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OK, so two days before Christmas someone smashed my car window and nicked my GPS receiver (thanks a bunch) - a pain in the arse, but the insurance company covered the glass FOC (no damage to my claims bonus) and the GPS gadget I bought in the sales - annoying, but not the end of the world.

 

Well on Saturday night some little sod (or group thereof) nicked my VFR750 off my drive, took it to a local park, absolutely smashed all the panels and fairing and then tried to torch it. No attempt made to start the vehicle as far as I can see (i.e. locks etc in perfect condition - no screwdriver marks), and no obvious noise. The fact that they had not moved the fuel tap when torching it was a reasonable sign they'd not got it going i.e. the fuel was set to off - when they lit the bike, all they did was light the fuel in the actual fuel feed pipe NOT the tank (which has 3 gallons of fuel - so would have gone with hell of a bang).

 

The damage - two new hangers (£30), new set of HT leads (£20), new side-stand/switch (£20), a bloody good clean and an entire set of fairing panels (obtained from a friend for free who I now owe favours to for the next ten years!). Steve, a mate fixing her up thinks I've been very very lucky - the fire damage is minimal and the electrics/brakes/forks are all perfect. The panels will need a spray, so I am £200 out of pocket there as well!

 

The thing is we live in a country town in Lincolnshire - until the age of 20 (I am 27 now) I don't think we locked the house or windows ever! More to the point what little sods nick a bike only to damage it - fair enough - get some enjoyment out of joyriding it or something, but simply to steal a vehicle to push it 200 yards to kick it about and torch it, well I don't know. I am not a local activist, drinker or otherwise sh1t stirrer, I don't drive a porsche and rub peoples nose in it, and frankly the bike (a 1990 VFR750) isn't really a stealable number (i.e. not like a KMX or something).

 

Not a happy bunny this week!

Ian W

 

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OK, so two days before Christmas someone smashed my car window and nicked my GPS receiver (thanks a bunch) - a pain in the arse, but the insurance company covered the glass FOC (no damage to my claims bonus) and the GPS gadget I bought in the sales - annoying, but not the end of the world.

 

Well on Saturday night some little sod (or group thereof) nicked my VFR750 off my drive, took it to a local park, absolutely smashed all the panels and fairing and then tried to torch it. No attempt made to start the vehicle as far as I can see (i.e. locks etc in perfect condition - no screwdriver marks), and no obvious noise. The fact that they had not moved the fuel tap when torching it was a reasonable sign they'd not got it going i.e. the fuel was set to off - when they lit the bike, all they did was light the fuel in the actual fuel feed pipe NOT the tank (which has 3 gallons of fuel - so would have gone with hell of a bang).

 

The damage - two new hangers (£30), new set of HT leads (£20), new side-stand/switch (£20), a bloody good clean and an entire set of fairing panels (obtained from a friend for free who I now owe favours to for the next ten years!). Steve, a mate fixing her up thinks I've been very very lucky - the fire damage is minimal and the electrics/brakes/forks are all perfect. The panels will need a spray, so I am £200 out of pocket there as well!

 

The thing is we live in a country town in Lincolnshire - until the age of 20 (I am 27 now) I don't think we locked the house or windows ever! More to the point what little sods nick a bike only to damage it - fair enough - get some enjoyment out of joyriding it or something, but simply to steal a vehicle to push it 200 yards to kick it about and torch it, well I don't know. I am not a local activist, drinker or otherwise sh1t stirrer, I don't drive a porsche and rub peoples nose in it, and frankly the bike (a 1990 VFR750) isn't really a stealable number (i.e. not like a KMX or something).

 

Not a happy bunny this week!

 

 

Absolutly disgusting, asbo's won't sort them out, a good kicking might. :schmoll:

Free to choose apart from the ones where the trust poked their nose in. Common eel. tope. Bass and sea bream. All restricted.


New for 2016 TAT are the main instigators for the demise of the u k bass charter boat industry, where they went screaming off to parliament and for the first time assisting so called angling gurus set up bass take bans with the e u using rubbish exaggerated info collected by ices from anglers, they must be very proud.

Upgrade, the door has been closed with regards to anglers being linked to the e u superstate and the failed c f p. So TAT will no longer need to pay monies to the EAA anymore as that org is no longer relevant to the u k . Goodbye to the europeon anglers alliance and pathetic restrictions from the e u.

Angling is better than politics, ban politics from angling.

Consumer of bass. where is the evidence that the u k bass stock need angling trust protection. Why won't you work with your peers instead of castigating them. They have the answer.

Recipie's for mullet stew more than welcomed.

Angling sanitation trust and kent and sussex sea anglers org delete's and blocks rsa's alternative opinion on their face book site. Although they claim to rep all.

new for 2014. where is the evidence that the south coast bream stock need the angling trust? Your campaign has no evidence. Why won't you work with your peers, the inshore under tens? As opposed to alienating them? Angling trust failed big time re bait digging, even fish legal attempted to intervene and failed, all for what, nothing.

Looks like the sea angling reps have been coerced by the ifca's to compose sea angling strategy's that the ifca's at some stage will look at drafting into legislation to manage the rsa, because they like wasting tax payers money. That's without asking the rsa btw. You know who you are..

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Not a happy bunny this week!
You have my sympathies mat. The same thing happened to my old BWM when I was about your age. I never thought anyone would pinch an old R80/7 for a joy ride but they did. Slightly off topic, but I wish I still had my old Beemer today. Edited by corydoras

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It's a fair bet they live within walking distance..............

 

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The thing I really don't get is why steal something for no gain i.e. just to vandalise the bloody thing - it was a very nice example of what was a very finely engineered VFR (one of the early cam driven models - massively over engineered by Honda due to their embarrasing early failiures).

 

I am sure she will be fine, and possibly exceed her former glory AND to be honest it's not even the money which annoys me - I could do without losing £300, but it could have been worse and in the grand scale of things it just means watching the pennies for a few weeks. It's the bloody time - I lost virtually all the weekend stripping it down, cleaning off burnt plastic, getting the bike to my mates workshop, getting the tanks/cables etc all removed for inspection - all in a real ball ache.

 

I am also without my virtually primary form of transport - we own a car, but the misses drives the bloody thing 100 yards for a loaf of bread, so I tend to stick with the bike unless I specifically need to carry owt about.

 

It's probably a co-incedence but the guy up for nicking my GPS and vandalising the car was up in court on Thursday the day before this all went off. The lack of a proper theft attempt made me suspicious, but even if it was (I accept it may well be coincedence) you know it wouldn't be him but a mate of a mate......

 

Security lighting installed tomorrow if I get time for my drive, a pair of 500w halogen bastards on a separate PIR 20ft high (i.e. under the soffits) so it will light up the street like wembley stadium if they try it again - might not be great for the neighbours but I am not carrying on with doing nothing.

Ian W

 

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total waste of a bike(kicking it about etc)it was probably 12-13yr kids but it could be a mate of a mate as you say

 

security lighting is well worth having even if my cats do set mine off every ten minutes:(

 

maybe if your pc etc is close enough to the window,you could wire up a webcam in the window or get a cctv kit which normally comes with the lot!! loads of little camera`s:)

 

fortifie the place:):)i would:)

 

with a nice bike etc its not worth taking the chance so D LOCK the two tyres aswell:):)never be too carefull

 

i caught someone who had been in my back garden by rigging up afew home protection systems of my own

 

he didnt come back!!!and im talking old school warfare:)didnt even need to padlock my shed after cos he didnt want to play anymore.

this bloke even tried to jimmy the window while i was home(my metal bar tapped on the window and he decided to go away quickly!!!

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sod everyone else,do it anyway:)

 

sod duck season lets have tvla season!

capita beware(thiefs with badges)

 

 

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