Round the world biker has machine stolen hours after arriving in.....................

donation sent - any word on his bike?

i have had 4 bikes stolen over 20 years - 3 of them when i was working as a courier , so not just my bike that was been stolen but my livelihood.

and as someone said , Finglas is the place i would start looking, 2 of mine were found there - one was "sold" back to me.

some notorious bike thieves up Finglas direction , one of the worst bike thieves from the 90's was killed in a hail of bullets in Spain a few years back ,
i cried no tears for him - i even smiled - thieving ****er.

hope this dude has some luck getting it back

tin79 wrote: »

You need a geography lesson. That was nowhere near O`Connell street.


I actually don't think its as bad as people make out myself.

Agreed.

That horrible incident with the homeless man being pushed into traffic by another homeless man was at the very bottom of Dawson St beside TCD.


It's awful what happened to that young fella and his bike, but any of the big cities in most countries have a nasty underbelly. I was in Limerick the other week. Saw a few scumbags, was in Cork a few months ago, saw some scumbags.

I'll be in Belfast this weekend. Willing to bet I'll see one or two then as well.

Lollipops23 wrote: »

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I'll be in Belfast this weekend. Willing to bet I'll see one or two then as well.

Nope.

There's scumbags all right but they (as should be the case) dont congregrate downtown like in Cork or Dublin so you wont see any.

tin79 wrote: »

What did you expect, its on nearly every thread. You cant stop the chip on shoulder brigade.

I've lived in Dublin for almost 40 years. I've had 5 motorbikes stolen in the last ~13 years. I've had bicycles stolen. I've been burgled. I've been beaten by a gang of 6 drunk teenagers that left me in hospital for weeks.

I've also had motorbikes kicked over on several occasions, along with 3 ignitions damaged beyound repair from attempted thefts.

And when a bike gets stolen, I have to take taxi's to work (no nearby bus service), and it can take weeks/months to get a new bike. So that's a lot of expense.

In total, I reckon the total cost of the crimes against me is at least €40,000.

My current bike cost me €11,000. It has an alarm, immobiliser, €350 Almax chain & a tracker...yet I'm terrified to leave it anywhere as I KNOW it's just a matter of time before it's stolen. I've had it for 1 year and it's already been knocked over (scrapes + needed new mirror and indicator for €90) and the seat has a hole it it from a what I assume is a screwdriver.

Also, very few locations offer secure parking for bikes (ground anchors/poles), so it's almost effortless for the scum to steal bikes (lift into back of van and drive off).

I think I'm well justified in my opinion of Dublin. Even the Gardai have told me that the majority are stolen by a gang working in Finglas, but they can't catch them in the act.

>>Is Dublin as non-descript a city that this video made out? <<

Dublin ,my home place ,is a beautiful City ,and i have been around the World ,and currently living in Chiang MaI .It has always had an under class of scum though ,and i can go back 60 years .( my age ) .

munchkin_utd wrote: »

Nope.

There's scumbags all right but they (as should be the case) dont congregrate downtown like in Cork or Dublin so you wont see any.

There's a "fleg" protest happening on Saturday. There'll most certainly be scumbags around, as with most protests.

2smiggy wrote: »

i had my van with all my possessions , except for my bank cards, passport and clothes i was wearing , when i arrived in Melbourne. I received no money from any Australians, or any money from my travel insurance. Things get robbed, don't see why we should be paying for his bike.

You did not loose any money anyway ,just your crappy van and a couple of black bags i presume .If you had some means you should have booked into a hotel ,which the young man with the m/c was trying to do .:rolleyes:

ScumLord wrote: »

I didn't think Dublin was that bad, it sounds worse than many UK cities. One thing I noticed walking around different parts of London is that there's very few scumbags around the place and I never, ever felt in any danger.

I've often forgotten to lock my car door at night (small town) and the worst thing that's happened is someone left a teddy bear in the drivers seat.

When we do have crime we're told it's Dublin gangs doing the rounds of all the small towns.

As has been highlighted by the slavery incident, there are scumbags of an entirely different level lurking in London.

It will take about 20 seconds to get all the Class A you want here. Thats a 30 second walk off the main street of our capital. They don't even bother being discreet about it.

Cuddlesworth wrote: »

It will take about 20 seconds to get all the Class A you want here. Thats a 30 second walk off the main street of our capital. They don't even bother being discreet about it.

central location to meet customer demand

no point in setting up shop in the Wicklow mountains

MadsL wrote: »

Was she on her way around the world thus far with no incident?

sure she was :rolleyes: