Grrrrrr, cnuts stole me bike!

madrab · 27-04-2010 10:32pm #1

Came out of college today & my africa twin was gone

Bastards!

KamiKazi · 27-04-2010 11:08pm

Sorry to hear that man, post in the stolen bike sticky above.

madrab · 27-04-2010 11:12pm

Done and done, thanks

Dorsanty · 27-04-2010 11:22pm

Sorry to hear that, there are few worse feelings.

Any CCTV coverage to help?

Did you have the disc lock and chain on her (you have them in the pic)? Just wondering how well tooled up the cnuts were.

Wossack · 27-04-2010 11:53pm

sorry to hear

ikb · 28-04-2010 5:31am

Thats Sh1t man. You cant keep nothing from the Bstrds. Will keep an eye out.

madrab · 28-04-2010 7:50am

CCTV in the college isnt great you cant make out much, only had a disc lock and the steering lock on

redout · 28-04-2010 1:16pm

What College was it stolen from ?

madrab · 28-04-2010 3:49pm

DIT Kevin Street

redout · 28-04-2010 4:00pm

madrab wrote: »

DIT Kevin Street

So it was out on the street then ? I have seen many bikes/mopeds belonging to students parked out on the footpath outside DIT Aungier street. Always thought they were safe enough as the street always has people walking on it. Bastards.

Cuddlesworth · 28-04-2010 4:02pm

madrab wrote: »

DIT Kevin Street

I know you lost your bike, but seriously why wasn't it chained?

madrab · 28-04-2010 4:15pm

Because i love hearing people ask me why it wasnt changed!

Really helpful, thanks!

madrab · 28-04-2010 4:31pm

:-)

It was parked in the college by the way under what i though was a good cctv camera, turns out its pretty **** & only cover half the exit

Cuddlesworth · 28-04-2010 4:31pm

madrab wrote: »

Because i love hearing people ask me why it wasnt changed!

Really helpful, thanks!

Well after two years in that college I can tell you that if it isn't bolted down into place it gets lifted in seconds. Your surrounded by some of the most hard-core scum in this city. If it was unchained I have no sympathy for you. And I should know, I'm a three minute walk away and my bike is unchained. But its in a locked compound with three security guards, over forty cameras and a cop standing outside 24/7.

jameshayes · 28-04-2010 4:34pm

Cuddlesworth wrote: »

Well after two years in that college I can tell you that if it isn't bolted down into place it gets lifted in seconds. Your surrounded by some of the most hard-core scum in this city. If it was unchained I have no sympathy for you. And I should know, I'm a three minute walk away and my bike is unchained. But its in a locked compound with three security guards, over forty cameras and a cop standing outside 24/7.

You work in mcdonalds?

madrab · 28-04-2010 4:34pm

Im not looking for your sympathy or your pointless remarks thank you very much

Cuddlesworth · 28-04-2010 4:35pm

madrab wrote: »

Im not looking for your sympathy or your pointless remarks thank you very much

Ok, here is a pointed remark. Buy a chain.

madrab · 28-04-2010 4:38pm

Good ole Ignore button :-)

MonkeyTennis · 28-04-2010 4:40pm

my sympathy. Mine was stolen 2 weeks ago from the front of my house. absolutley gutted

Wossack · 28-04-2010 6:04pm

Cuddlesworth wrote: »

Ok, here is a pointed remark. Buy a chain.

move along...

Steffano2002 · 28-04-2010 8:44pm

I'm gutted for you madrab...

Hope it never happens to me! Were you Fully Comp. at least?

Paparazzo · 28-04-2010 8:58pm

Nasty, hope you get it back or it was insured. I got an almax chain, always bring it with me if I'm parking in a dodgy area. Cost about €150, but worth it when you consider I'll have it forever. Unless someone uses a grinder on it!

Cuddlesworth wrote: »

If it was unchained I have no sympathy for you. And I should know, I'm a three minute walk away and my bike is unchained.

Cuddlesworth wrote: »

I know you lost your bike, but seriously why wasn't it chained?

Jasus, who pissed in your cornflakes?

Sids Not · 28-04-2010 9:09pm

Paparazzo wrote: »

Nasty, hope you get it back or it was insured. I got an almax chain, always bring it with me if I'm parking in a dodgy area. Cost about €150, but worth it when you consider I'll have it forever. Unless someone uses a grinder on it!

Jasus, who pissed in your cornflakes?

He doesnt eat cornflakes..he enjoys a big bowlfull of "Itoldyouso"........:rolleyes:

madrab · 28-04-2010 10:37pm

I actually have an almax but its on the big bike, think i may buy another one as they are a fantastic piece of kit

antiskeptic · 28-04-2010 11:58pm

Years ago I worked as a bike mech. One day we got a call that a 'good customers' bike had broken down. Parked up in O'Connell St it was, just where the Spire is now. We pulled up, grubby as can be, in a bashed up Transit and calmly wheeled the bike into the van. Middle of the day and no one said a word to us.

No one would notice someone spending 10 seconds slicing through your £200 chain with a battery powered angle grinder. Which is why they use battery powered angle grinders to slice through chains. (They're less cumbersome than portable oxy.acetylene to boot

)

I carry a 6mm dome headed bolt + nut with me. When parking up in a 'worrying' place I thread the bolt through the back disc and screw the nut on by hand (nut on the inside of the disc). It's completely invisible but try wheel the bike! If you're inclined you could tighten the nut up with tools - that angle grinding toting tealeaf won't be carrying spanners...

This might seem like giving the game away but there are dozens of tricks you can pull to lock up the wheels on your bike in a less visible way than a angle-grindable chain. It's the surprise that stumps 'em.

Bike thieves might be smart - but they haven't the time to be figuring out one off solutions to the problem of why the bike won't wheel...

KTRIC · 29-04-2010 12:10am

My stomach dropped when I seen the title. I'm sorry for your loss but I'm glad it wasn't the Honda.

marlin vs · 29-04-2010 8:34am

I hope you get it back in one piece, a **** thing to happen to anyone,it must have never happened to cuddlesworth, then again he's probably perfect in every way.

Cuddlesworth · 29-04-2010 10:41am

Yeah, I'm a p***k because I have no sympathy for somebody who leaves their bike unlocked right beside some of the biggest bike thief's in the city.

KTRIC · 29-04-2010 12:59pm

Keep it civil lads

Sids Not · 29-04-2010 3:30pm

Cuddlesworth wrote: »

Yeah, I'm a p***k because I have no sympathy for somebody who leaves their bike unlocked right beside some of the biggest bike thief's in the city.

Your words mate............;)

I know he should have locked his bike up properly , but even i'm not going to start hitting a guy when he's down.....if they want ANY bike they'll get it, chain, alarm ,disc lock..doesnt matter....my mates cbr 600 was taken from his shed out the back..and lifted over a 6 foot wall in the middle of the day...:mad:

Cuddlesworth · 29-04-2010 5:21pm

Silver and sort of yellow Africa Twin with what looked to be a black Belly pan and being driven by a young lad with no helmet, being driven down the side road beside the last luas stop at Stephens green. Couldn't follow or get a good look as I was on foot a good three hundred yards away and he was moving fast. I reckon its still around the flats, probably in a lock up. If it is your bike cops will take it off them soon with the attention there were attracting.

Don't go looking for it, those lads will skin most people alive for entering and snooping around.

Grrrrrr, cnuts stole me bike!

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