Hey guys, just a quick story to:
a) vent and
b) get some opinions.
The other night my bike was parked at a servo in surry hills overnight (my mates live next door to it). I came out the next day to find damage all on the left side of the bike ie fairing snapped off, broken clutch, broken windscreen, loose gear lever etc. I went into the servo to tell them about it, and ask if they could review footage of the night to see if they can tell what happened. I was hoping to get a number-plate of a car or something similar, but when i followed them up about it they said they couldn't see anything happen to my bike, and that there are alot of druggos in the area and its a risk to leave my bike there overnight. I'm not sure if they are telling the truth, or if they haven't even bothered looking at the tape. My dilemma is that i don't want to get everything fixed up on the bike to have this same thing happen again, if my bike is just a shiny toy for some smacked out junkie.
Does anybody have any ideas on what i could do to prevent this from happening?
Are there any locks you can get which make it more difficult for a bike to be pushed over?
I don't want to have to stop riding to my mates houses just because i am worried about leaving my bike there overnight, but at the same time i can't afford to keep fixing it if this happens on a continual basis.
Any opinions or ideas would be greatly appreciated.
Ronan
a) vent and
b) get some opinions.
The other night my bike was parked at a servo in surry hills overnight (my mates live next door to it). I came out the next day to find damage all on the left side of the bike ie fairing snapped off, broken clutch, broken windscreen, loose gear lever etc. I went into the servo to tell them about it, and ask if they could review footage of the night to see if they can tell what happened. I was hoping to get a number-plate of a car or something similar, but when i followed them up about it they said they couldn't see anything happen to my bike, and that there are alot of druggos in the area and its a risk to leave my bike there overnight. I'm not sure if they are telling the truth, or if they haven't even bothered looking at the tape. My dilemma is that i don't want to get everything fixed up on the bike to have this same thing happen again, if my bike is just a shiny toy for some smacked out junkie.
Does anybody have any ideas on what i could do to prevent this from happening?
Are there any locks you can get which make it more difficult for a bike to be pushed over?
I don't want to have to stop riding to my mates houses just because i am worried about leaving my bike there overnight, but at the same time i can't afford to keep fixing it if this happens on a continual basis.
Any opinions or ideas would be greatly appreciated.
Ronan