joecro

I had my scooter nicked today! Went back to where i left it, had that aweful feeling that something was missing, my eyes were playing up, but then realised even tho i didnt want to.

All that was left were bits of plastic where the casing was broken to (I assume) hotwire it.

I had to return home on the tube, with my lid in my lap. I got some funny looks and was just in the mood for some smart comments but none came, fotunately otherwise i might be attending the police station for more than one reason.

BA***RDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Nelson

Sorry to hear that. Hope the insurers are kind to you.

Look on the bright side: You get to spend more time with the S2000.

joecro

Hurrah!!!!!!!!!!!!

I have him back (in a rather sorry state ). I got a call from the police at 3.30am to tell me they had found it on a 'notorious estate' in Islington. So with the aid of a very good friend i went to retrieve it armed with a very big maglite (legitimate tool for seeing in the dark )

The estate was very scary and i really expected trouble as the police had found it, cut the chain, called me and gone about their other business elsewhere. So it was just me and my mate

I had to wheel it for about a mile and a half to get it off the estate which stank of pee because it wouldnt start

It is pretty mashed up and my bike shop is now looking it over to assess the damage... but at leats i keep my no-claims discount. Phew!

Time for a new one i think and not another scooter, just too nickable by the great unwashed.

Funny story, while waiting in a petrol station forecourt to be 'recovered' to the bike shop four young yobs walked by and stopped with amazement when they saw their days work had unchained itself (Thankyou Mr Fantastic policeman) and managed to make its way 1 1/2 miles down the road. The young scum bags hung around for a while not quite sure what to do but thankfully swaggered off after a few minutes, probably in search of some more scooters.

...and before you ask, no i did not tackle them, they were about 13 yrs old (4 of them) and for me it would be a lose lose situation. If i came off best (unlikely) then i am the adult who beat up children but i think it is more likely that i would have neded up feeling the cool of their steel that they all seem to carry these days. No, better to walk away in the knowledge that they lost

Tonky

Joecro,

You're really lucky to get that back! Most of the nicked bikes and scooters get bastardised, painted and used as trackers by kids. It sucks that no-one went with you to get it back!!

joecro

Hey Cedric!

yeh I am lucky I dont think the thieves expected for it to be gone

islington is (for all the rich city types wanting to live there - I dont live there I must say!) a real poor area surrounded by poorer areas, the police are very busy and i am just happy that they found it, unlocked it and called me quickly - 6 hours from reporting to recovering So i didnt have a police escort but i had my mate for moral support and my maglite for ... ah yes seeing in the dark

To put it in context a 14yr old boy was being bailed (when i went to report the theft) and his crime was pouring petrol on his mum and setting her on fire. And he got bail????? I said to the desk PC "you need more money?" he said no we need "tougher sentencing".

glad you are out?

Tonky

Well... I've been retired 6 years and sadly I saw the downward spiral starting a few years before I left. BUT there was a time when I worked with some of the best, most committed professional people you could hope to meet. I've experienced job satisfaction like few people ever will. We used to say "You know at times I'd do this job for nothing" and we were only half kidding!

The politicians and spin doctors have changed what used to be a vocation into a job! Sadly .. yep, I'm glad to be out!

eSeM

Time to get an SV650? (Suzuki have reduced the list price of a new one by

joecro

[QUOTE]Originally posted by StevenM
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Time to get an SV650? (Suzuki have reduced the list price of a new one by

eSeM

Yes! Big Suzuki advert in yesterdays MCN. (Also a bit about the SV being the best selling bike in Europe)

joecro

Wicked! I am gonna buy a copy for the tube ride home I love the tube dont you?