Do you move badly parked motorbikes to park your bike?

[supercommuter]

I work in central London and the bike bays can become quite full at peak times.

I am curious if people move other peoples bikes to get their bike in if them deem the parking bad or unfair

I had a disagreement with somebody who i caught nudging a bike out of the way the other day and squeezing his moped in. His response was that it is normal, I do not think anybody has the right to move anyone's bike but curious if other people agree.

[supercommuter]

NS400R said:

I have and will move bikes that inconsiderately park me in.

So do i. I have amended the wording! I mean to park your bike.

[supercommuter]

dibblecorse said:

Yes, if someone has parked a bike in a bay in a way that diminished unfairly the number of bikes that can be parked then I have no issues with moving it, and should the owner return I'll tell him why ......

Pothole said:

Surely the ONLY reason not to move a bike is because you think you might drop it or otherwise damage it. I wouldn't have any issue whatsoever if someone moved either of mine (I know, worst "I've got two bikes" post ever) provided they were in exactly the same state when I returned as when I'd left. I'm not sure why anyone else would. trying to equate lifting a bike off its sidestand (for instance) and moving it gently out of the way, or across a parking bay (if the steering lock is on this might involved a 53 point manoeuvre, though) with breaking into a car to release a handbrake is utterly ridiculous. A mate and I did once move a poorly parked 2CV across into a space so we could park alongside it - it was across the white line over two spaces. No harm done.

See, I don't get this. I would be fuming if someone took my bike off it's centre stand or side stand or dragged it (as you say the steering lock is on) and it is chained up. So they could squeeze their bike in.

What if there is a problem with your stand or some difference to the norm with a bike and you broke it by moving it, then what do you do?

What would you say to the owner of a bike your are moving when he returned? It may not be his fault as one or both of the bikes may have moved either side. I put my bike on it's stand and it should be in the same place when I return. I should not have to worry about some busy body with the correct biking credentials/experience judging my parking and taking it upon themselves to move my bike while I am not there. There are hundreds of bays within a few square miles in London...

[supercommuter]

dibblecorse said:

supercommuter said:

See, I don't get this. I would be fuming if someone took my bike off it's centre stand or side stand or dragged it (as you say the steering lock is on) and it is chained up. So they could squeeze their bike in.

What if there is a problem with your stand or some difference to the norm with a bike and you broke it by moving it, then what do you do?

What would you say to the owner of a bike your are moving when he returned? It may not be his fault as one or both of the bikes may have moved either side. I put my bike on it's stand and it should be in the same place when I return. I should not have to worry about some busy body with the correct biking credentials/experience judging my parking and taking it upon themselves to move my bike while I am not there. There are hundreds of bays within a few square miles in London...

What would I say .... easy, 'i'm moving it to make space for my bike' .... he / she can do with that info whatever they like ...

Cool, you don't have the right to move anyone elses bike. I don't think it would go down too well with many bikers who may mistake it for you trying to steal it...I would anyway.

I started this thread to find out why people think it is OK. But I guess you are not going to explain it.

[supercommuter]

Pothole said:

dibblecorse said:

supercommuter said:

See, I don't get this. I would be fuming if someone took my bike off it's centre stand or side stand or dragged it (as you say the steering lock is on) and it is chained up. So they could squeeze their bike in.

What if there is a problem with your stand or some difference to the norm with a bike and you broke it by moving it, then what do you do?

What would you say to the owner of a bike your are moving when he returned? It may not be his fault as one or both of the bikes may have moved either side. I put my bike on it's stand and it should be in the same place when I return. I should not have to worry about some busy body with the correct biking credentials/experience judging my parking and taking it upon themselves to move my bike while I am not there. There are hundreds of bays within a few square miles in London...

What would I say .... easy, 'i'm moving it to make space for my bike' .... he / she can do with that info whatever they like ...

Same. Any ensuing silliness would be dealt with as it occurred.

Do you not mind people moving your bike when locked up?

[supercommuter]

Pothole said:

supercommuter said:

dibblecorse said:

supercommuter said:

See, I don't get this. I would be fuming if someone took my bike off it's centre stand or side stand or dragged it (as you say the steering lock is on) and it is chained up. So they could squeeze their bike in.

What if there is a problem with your stand or some difference to the norm with a bike and you broke it by moving it, then what do you do?

What would you say to the owner of a bike your are moving when he returned? It may not be his fault as one or both of the bikes may have moved either side. I put my bike on it's stand and it should be in the same place when I return. I should not have to worry about some busy body with the correct biking credentials/experience judging my parking and taking it upon themselves to move my bike while I am not there. There are hundreds of bays within a few square miles in London...

What would I say .... easy, 'i'm moving it to make space for my bike' .... he / she can do with that info whatever they like ...

Cool, you don't have the right to move anyone elses bike. I don't think it would go down too well with many bikers who may mistake it for you trying to steal it...I would anyway.

I started this thread to find out why people think it is OK. But I guess you are not going to explain it.

He's explained it.

Given your previous comment about rarely using busy bike bays, I doubt you have ever moved bikes and you are simply just being an obtuse double hard goatee wearer 'dealing with any silliness as it occurred'

[supercommuter]

heterosapien said:

I'd never move one to get in, but moving bikes to get out seems like a daily occurrence recently.

There's a repeat offender on one of those 3-wheeler atrocities that keeps parking so close to me that I can't even raise the bike vertically enough to get off the side stand without bumping into it. I just wheel it forward, pull out, then wheel it back.

Next week I'm thinking about taking off my top case and putting it on the right pannier mount to make the bike nice and fat on that side.

I always move bikes that block me in, i have to otherwise i would not be able to get home.

Moving them to park is not right IMO

[supercommuter]

Pothole said:

supercommuter said:

heterosapien said:

I'd never move one to get in, but moving bikes to get out seems like a daily occurrence recently.

There's a repeat offender on one of those 3-wheeler atrocities that keeps parking so close to me that I can't even raise the bike vertically enough to get off the side stand without bumping into it. I just wheel it forward, pull out, then wheel it back.

Next week I'm thinking about taking off my top case and putting it on the right pannier mount to make the bike nice and fat on that side.

I always move bikes that block me in, i have to otherwise i would not be able to get home.

Moving them to park is not right IMO

I honestly can't see the difference.

Somebody has actively blocked you in meaning they are a bellend.

Somebody parking in a bay with courtesy and then having somebody park like a dick either side making it look like it is them does not give you the right to touch their property to park your bike.