| Author | Message | ||
     Corporatemonkey |
I went down to my garage this evening to take out my bike. My cover had been moved again, this time some f'er took a screw driver to my gas cap. This dude must have thought it was the ignition. The bike was chained down, and the chain wasn't even touched. I called the cops, and the officer looked at it for 3 minutes and proclaimed "That sucks... Well you have a nice night" he promptly left. Now I am not trying to rag on cops. They have a horrible job. BUT COME ON, ATLAST DO SOMETHING... Worst part was the office called back to ask me what kind/color of bike I had. I just had to wonder where was he when he was looking at it.  Anyone want to start a hunting party? Crackheads make great game. Daves, I am going to need an idea what this will cost to fixed. The gas cap is jammed so I do not know how to get it out of there. Any ideas? Also I think I need one of those alarms. PM me when you are around. | ||
| Spiderman |
Crackheads taste too gamey though  As for the jammed lock issue, Is it jammed cause of the screwdriver tip that is still stick in there? If so you can use a small jigsaw or coping saw blade to act like a barb to remove the broken tip. If the tip is out and lock is still jammed, you may have to drill it out unless some one else has a idea... | ||
| Corporatemonkey |
The lock pins are jammed. It looks like they attempted to punch the lock. I would be afraid to drill the lock. Last thing I want is metal shavings in my fuel tank. I am going to take it to the dealer today (I hope I have enough fuel). I still curious what will happen with my keys. Can they re-key the new gas cap to match my other locks (seat/ignition)? I am already trying to find a new key solution, I certainly do not want to carry 2... | ||
| Cowboy |
Well I cant tell you what to do IF it were mine I would booby trap the son of a bitch something he would steal like nice gloves with caustic soda or simiar substance and let it eat his damn hands off. You get the Idea. Get a old seat with bear trap hiden in side and keep other seat in house. lots of ways to screw up his world. | ||
| T9r |
Didn't someone make a device that they put on a car... if you had someone walk up to either drivers side or passenger side window that, with the push of a button, flames would shoot out from under the car cooking the person.... anyone remember that? | ||
| Cochise |
Maybe a Bear trap on TOP of the gas cap, won't do much to him in itself, but if he IS a crackhead, he may be dumb enough to try to put his hand in it. | ||
| Spiderman |
CM. If the dealer can't do anything that may be your last resort. If you do drill you can remove the fuel pump assembly then drill. When you are done flush the tank/frame. | ||
| New12r |
If you do get metal in your tank the fuel pump is easy to remove to wash them out. It sucks that some dirtbag would do that. I would park inside from now on. I used to park my bike in the living room until I got my barn. | ||
| Wolfridgerider |
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claymore_mine Just one idea I had...... | ||
| Djkaplan |
Teach that crackhead how to dance to some chin music if you ever catch him. Take my advice... wear gloves. | ||
| Wardan123 |
Couldn't you have a sign made up - something like " Due to recent tampering, this bike in now being surveyed by motion activated video." (Even if it's not - it may be enough to dissuade crackhead.) Just a thought. Andrew | ||
| Corporatemonkey |
I am thinking it is time to support "free crack" all you can smoke. I figure it would cause us just a bit of $, in a few days they would all be gone. Living in the middle of all of this I see this all day. The only thing that keeps them alive is the fact that they run out cash. As for draining the tank. I am sort of stuck with the dealer. I had to sign an agreement with the garage owner that stated I would not do any work on the bike. Sucks, but it is part of living in the city. The thing that galls me more than anything. I am the only bike in the garage. The garage is private with room for maybe 30 cars. All vehicles must park tandem, so everyone leaves their doors unlocked with the keys on the seat. As the cop was looking my bike over, one of my neighbor drove in a new Range Rover. She didn't bother to lock it. The garage has 5 Range Rovers, 2 Merc G500's, plenty of lexus. An M5. Yes the crackhead decides to mess with a bike that doesn't even cost what a down payment on a Range Rover is. So I have a favor to ask of our NY members. Can you send me a new mayor. Our city seems to suck dealing with lowlife scum. New Yorkers seem have luck getting mayors that are tough on this sort of crime. | ||
| Corporatemonkey |
As for putting a video surveillance sign up, it doesn't matter. I could have a cop sitting on my bike and they still would approach it. I have seen cockroaches that show more sense... My building has a "unique" on site manager. He deals with this stuff all day, they pick fights with him, basically just a bad situation. Every so often they find one in a dumpster. I never ask what happened, nor do the police. Nice society we have here... And before you all think I live in the ghetto, I really don't. I am surrounded by million $ condos (minimum price). For those of you that have been to Seattle. I am less than a block from Pike Place Market. So when you see those lovely postcards showing the market with its flying fish, and fresh flowers, remember the crackhead messing with someones stuff.  | ||
| Jlnance |
If you try and drill the cap out be very careful about fire. You don't want to ignite the gas fumes with either sparks from the drill bit, or the brushes inside the drill motor. | ||
| Corporatemonkey |
If the dealer torches my bike, I guess that would get me a reason to leave the dealer with a new Cherry bomb xb. | ||
| Lake_bueller |
Deleting my own posts. (Message edited by lake_bueller on December 05, 2006) | ||
| Spiderman |
so whats the name of the book? quit holdin out on me man | ||
| Bake |
Guard dog on patrol inside? Or inside and out if there is a fenced compound. | ||
| Lake_bueller |
Book is called Rising Phoenix by Kyle Mills. | ||
| Stealthxb |
Maybe you need an alligator! Naked man smokes crack and gets attacked by an 11-foot alligator. Wednesday, November 29, 2006 Naked man smokes crack and gets attacked by an 11-foot alligator. This morning in Florida, a large alligator tried to eat a naked gentleman who was smoking crack.  The alligator had the man in his jaws when deputies arrived at Lake Parker in Lakeland about 4 a.m. today. They were called by nearby residents who reported hearing a man yelling for help. [Adrian J.] Apgar, 45, of Polk City, suffered a broken arm, partially amputated left arm and trauma to his left leg. | ||
| Stealthxb |
They killed hundreds of thousands of druggies. this is too much of a tangent for me to interject my opinion, I am however wondering why you think this would be a "great idea". | ||
| Xring |
Maybe he was after the spark plugs. http://www.craigslist.org/about/best/sfo/27499971. html | ||
| Daves |
Corporate To have matching keys again, after you drill out the lock on the gas cap the crackhead ruined. You would need to buy a cap/ign switch.seat lock set. You can buy just the gas cap but the key will be different. | ||
| Wolfridgerider |
If you had a Uly with the Top and side cases, you would have 3 keys in your pocket to begin with. Then you could add a 4th for the new gas cap. | ||
| No_rice |
cheapest solution, buy the new gas cap that has the key to operate it and keep the key under your seat. your ignition key will operate the ignition and seat. meaning when you need gas you just lift the seat and always have the gas key with you. unless you can round up a cheap set of everything off of someone | ||
| Lake_bueller |
Delete #2 (Message edited by lake_bueller on December 05, 2006) | ||
| Stealthxb |
I think you get my point. I think you are wrong. Sounds kind of harsh to me. Rather than murdering human beings it may be prudent to analyze the regulations that have resulted in the current state of affairs. The War on Drugs is ineffective, expensive, has led us closer to a police state and is a corruption of constitutional principles. 1) Reduced crime A better way to reduce crime would be to de-criminalize acts committed without the initiation of force, the threat of force, or fraud. Therefore consensual activities such as gambling, prostitution, and drug use would not be criminal. If there is no victim, there is no crime. There are now about 400,000 drug offenders in jails and prisons, and more than 60 percent of the federal prison population consists of drug offenders. It costs all of us to feed and shelter these offenders. 2) Lower taxes due to reduction in crime(less need for DEA, local law enforcement, etc, etc) The War on Drugs is expensive. Between 1981 and 1994, well over $150 billion was spent on the drug war, according to the Drug Policy Foundation. And another $150 billion has been spent since then. In 2000, the National Drug Control budget exceeds $18 billion and the states will spend upwards of $20 billion more. I think this money could be allocated more effectively. Who really profits from drug prohibition? Organized Crime. According to the United Nations, drug trafficking is a $400 billion per year industry, equaling 8% of the world's trade. By empowering organized criminals with enormous profits, prohibition stimulates violence, corrupts governments at all levels, and erodes community order. Homelessness and health care are separate issues all together. Life is full of problems. But only a few were made the subject of federal concern, and they are enumerated in the Constitution. Search this document as you might, you will not find retirement security, health care, education, or drug abuse included, even implicitly, among those concerns. There simply is no constitutional authority for the government to address those problems. Drug prohibition, just like alcohol prohibition, has lead to a black market and increased the power of gangsters. According to FBI data, one out of three robberies and burglaries is committed to obtain money for high-priced, black market drugs. Up to 40% of the murders in major cities and 20% of the killings nationwide occur in the drug trade. Innocent children and police officers are often caught in the crossfire. Prohibition just doesn't work. It didn't work for alcohol in the 1920s and it isn't working now. According to the Drug Policy Forum, the rate of addiction in 1914 was about 1.3% of the population, and hard drugs -- drugs like cocaine -- were readily available on grocery shelves. In 1979, before the big "War on Drugs" crackdown, the addiction rate was still 1.3%. In 1998 it was still about 1.3%. Prohibition is an awful flop. We like it. It can't stop what it's meant to stop. We like it. It's left a trail of graft and slime, It don't prohibit worth a dime, It's filled our land with vice and crime. Nevertheless, we're for it. Franklin P. Adams (1931) | ||
| Stealthxb |
Apologies for the hijack Corporatemonkey. | ||
| Daves |
Lower taxes Bwwwahahahahahahahahahahahaha Like the Govt is going to lower our taxes for any reason. That's a good one. | ||
| Daves |
PS, I was too busy laughing about the tax savings we would realize by killing all the people on drugs. Wolf, Why would you need 3 keys for a Uly with bags and a topcase? The bags/topcase are keyed the same = 1 key Ign,gas cap and seat = 1 key Total 2 keys |
