| Author | Message | ||
     Aatch |
so i was at work all day yesterday and decided to ride in due to the fact that it was the first day without rain in almost 3 weeks (this is oregon!). parked the bike in front of the office, and some jackass apparently backed into it and tipped it over...that sucks! well, the only thing that broke was the right footpeg, along with some minor scratches to the right side of the handlebars - could have been much worse! anyway, just wanted to rant about morons not paying attention when parking next to motorcycles.... | ||
| Mainstreamer |
That sucks! Is there the possibility security video tapes exist? Could help to identify the SOB. | ||
| Garyl |
The strange thing about bikes in parking lots, is that they attract cars like a magnet. Whenever I park my bike in a lot, I always park way down at the end of the row where no one else is parked. There is literally a 50 foot radius of empty spaces around my bike. I figure that it will be safe from knock-overs there. But sure enough, when I come out of the store there will always be one, sometimes two cars parked RIGHT NEXT TO my bike!! There is still a ton of empty spots that are closer to the store, but the cars are parked right where I don't want them. This stresses me out why people do this crap! | ||
| Darrell_ks |
Stay Calm Gary It is quite possibly another motorcyclist. I always park at the back of the lot (nice car syndrome) even when I am in the old pickup. If I see a bike or another nice car, I park next to it to protect it from the idiots that don't care. The bonus is that I know they wont hit my car or truck. | ||
| Panhead_dan |
I live in a small town so I can get away with "strategic parking" techniques that are likely to be considered towable offenses elsewhere. I try to park only where it is nearly impossible to hit the bike with a cage or shopping cart. Sometimes this means a bit of a walk to get inside but theres nothing wrong with my feet. Sometimes it's right outside the door. | ||
| Diablobrian |
Sometimes having a handicapped plate can be a big bonus. It ensures that there will be no one parked right up against my bike. It also means that no one tries to whip into the parking spot my bike is in because they think it is an empty spot. I've seen this happen to bikes before. The down side (aside from being a gimp that is) is all the nasty looks I get from elderly people when I ride. They pull up along side and lay the evil eye on me for long periods of time. I suppose it is people that don't think anyone on a motorcycle deserves a handicapped plate. Or maybe it is people that were turned down by their doctors when they asked for one. Anyway, FWIW I'd gladly trade my plate, leg and cane to anyone that wants it! In exchange for their working leg of course  Even though Steve might miss "rock star parking" at homecoming I'm looking at getting one of the Xena alarm/locks myself. In addition to my lever lock I got from aerostitch.com, and my Geza bike cover. You recommend model 15? Of course I rarely park in a place where I am out of line of sight when I ride my Buell. I couldn't bear the thought of it disappearing.  (Message edited by diablobrian on November 19, 2006) |
