WAR

[Fleegle]

Got back to the bike bay tonight to find guess what? Yes.. a fking scooter leant against my bike. His fairing in contact with my indicator. My alarm isn't the most sensitive, but when I pressed my fob it relayed the fact it had been activated.

I had a quick look while I was there for damage, but failed to see this until I got home



Only a little crack you might think, but these fairings are like hens teeth in undamaged condition.

The wker that couldn't give a fk how he parks has no idea what he has just started!

[bogie]

oh dear...what at tw@

[RemyMartin]

Having a new job at Reading this past year I've been forced to park with Scooters. I feel your pain, resisting the urge to kick them all over is massive. Unfortunately its a BTP car park as well.

It took around two weeks for a scooterist to damage my fairings.

[Tribal Chestnut]

Almost took a photo for you last week.

Returned to my new bike to find that some little had managed to wedge his ste machine between my bike and another scooter.

Next time I shall be sacrificing my disk lock.

[Fleegle]

Well, I have to say, this is the straw that broke the camels back. I always give consideration to how close I park to other bikes, and stupidly expect others to do the same. However, after suffering this sort of parking ignorance for far too long now, I think it's time to react

Im hoping I see the ignorant tomorrow so he has the opportunity to do something to rectify this issue. Failing that, I won't be posting my next course of action

[StuB]

Ouch. Got to be worth a disk lock

[Biker's Nemesis]

I said, war, good god, now, what is it good for?
Absolutely, nothing
Say it again, war, what is it good for?
Absolutely, nothing, listen to me

[Tribal Chestnut]

I know you're an old fella so if you need any help with some heavy lifting and this happened where I think it did, then I'm in the area tomorrow and Weds.

[Fleegle]

Tribal Chestnut said:

I know you're an old fella so if you need any help with some heavy lifting and this happened where I think it did, then I'm in the area tomorrow and Weds.

Haha, cheers. I'm on a new project about 5 mins away so in a different bay. Still, you wouldn't expect it in such an expensive area

[moto_traxport]

Fleegle said:

Failing that, I won't be posting my next course of action

Buying a scooter presumably?

[vonhosen]

Biker's Nemesis said:

I said, war, good god, now, what is it good for?
Absolutely, nothing
Say it again, war, what is it good for?
Absolutely, nothing, listen to me

There's got to be a better way.

[moanthebairns]

Biker's Nemesis said:

I said, war, good god, now, what is it good for?
Absolutely, nothing
Say it again, war, what is it good for?
Absolutely, nothing, listen to me

I dunno why, but I actually burst out laughing at this.

[John D.]

Tribal Chestnut said:

Next time I shall be sacrificing my disk lock.

That would be fun.

[Wedg1e]

Disc lock? I'd have thought a few meaty cable ties through the wheel and around the fork leg would be sufficient to immobilise most scrawny scooterists; they're unlikely to be carrying anything that could cut them.
If it was me (and luckily it's not as I don't work anywhere I have to park near scooters) I'd be tipping a bottle of threadlock into the ignition barrel...

[Baryonyx]

Ouch, what's the bike?

[LoonR1]

I'm glad I'm several hundred miles away. This will not end well for the scooterist

[Reardy Mister]

For that exact reason, my bike lives up on the sidewalk, chained to a fence that surrounds a park. fk running the scooterist gauntlet. I've seen them pushing them in from the front because there isn't room to be alongside the bike.

[Tribal Chestnut]

Reardy Mister said:

For that exact reason, my bike lives up on the sidewalk, chained to a fence that surrounds a park. fk running the scooterist gauntlet. I've seen them pushing them in from the front because there isn't room to be alongside the bike.

WTF is a 'sidewalk'? Please can you enlighten me?

Wouldn't be surprised if they rode them in for maximum wedge.

[moanthebairns]

Tribal Chestnut said:

Reardy Mister said:

For that exact reason, my bike lives up on the sidewalk, chained to a fence that surrounds a park. fk running the scooterist gauntlet. I've seen them pushing them in from the front because there isn't room to be alongside the bike.

WTF is a 'sidewalk'? Please can you enlighten me?

Wouldn't be surprised if they rode them in for maximum wedge.

Something a crab does

[Hooli]

Wedg1e said:

Disc lock? I'd have thought a few meaty cable ties through the wheel and around the fork leg would be sufficient to immobilise most scrawny scooterists; they're unlikely to be carrying anything that could cut them.
If it was me (and luckily it's not as I don't work anywhere I have to park near scooters) I'd be tipping a bottle of threadlock into the ignition barrel...

Superglue works too, so I'm told. Or expanding foam up the exhaust.