What did you do to your bike today?

[dynax]

I stopped at a Travelodge on the way back from Devon.

Parked the bike in the special m/c bays here:

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At least, this is what the bays looked like in the morning.

Reported it stolen and came home by train.

 

I would get onto their facebook page and give them a good fekking off for not providing adequate securing points, even Sainsbury's have decent metal hoops to chain your bikes to

[Guest]

I stopped at a Travelodge on the way back from Devon.

Parked the bike in the special m/c bays here:

20200811_082644.jpg

At least, this is what the bays looked like in the morning.

Reported it stolen and came home by train.

 

That's horrible. Hope you get it sorted without any stress. Any chance of CCTV in the car park or anything useful?

[sm0129]

I stopped at a Travelodge on the way back from Devon.

Parked the bike in the special m/c bays here:

20200811_082644.jpg

At least, this is what the bays looked like in the morning.

Reported it stolen and came home by train.

 

I was going to like your post- then thought it is not something to like. I'd be absolutely gutted, I hope the scrote who pinched it end up in a wall.

[bonio]

That's horrible. Hope you get it sorted without any stress. Any chance of CCTV in the car park or anything useful?

Ta!

The cctv covers the parked cars, but it doesn't reach the the m/c bays.

But even if it did, the police aren't really interested. Can't blame them really, they've got more important things on their plates than trying to find posh gits' bikes.

[Stu]

I stopped at a Travelodge on the way back from Devon.

Parked the bike in the special m/c bays here:

20200811_082644.jpg

At least, this is what the bays looked like in the morning.

Reported it stolen and came home by train.

 

Gutted [mention]bonio[/mention] hope you get sorted quickly

[Tiggie]

Not good

I'm wondering if others have been taken from there before, sounds likely

[S-Westerly]

Probably cruise around in a van and just lift anything that looks likely. Can I say Pikeys?

[SometimesSansEngine]

Bloody nora [mention]bonio[/mention], I bet that wasn't a nice feeling

[geofferz]

Shit! Sorry bonio mate

[KiwiBob]

I stopped at a Travelodge on the way back from Devon.

Parked the bike in the special m/c bays here:

20200811_082644.jpg

At least, this is what the bays looked like in the morning.

Reported it stolen and came home by train.

 

Which Travelodge was it? .. So we know to avoid it!

Had cars stolen so I feel your pain.

[Marino]

Bloody dirty k****, lowlifes

[bonio]

Cheers guys. Makes me feel better

It was the Travelodge at Thurrock West. With hindsight, not a good choice. The car park was well lit. But it never dawned on me that I was in London.

No reviews of stolen motorcycles there, although one person says they had 12k worth of tool half inched by a man with a van.

[JRH]

Pick it up off me

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Oops not good. Hope you both mend quickly.

[rennie]

[mention]Mawsley[/mention] hope the knee and the lever are sorted quickly!

[mention]bonio[/mention] That really is shit! scrotes should be shot!

[JRH]

I stopped at a Travelodge on the way back from Devon.

Parked the bike in the special m/c bays here:

20200811_082644.jpg

At least, this is what the bays looked like in the morning.

Reported it stolen and came home by train.

 

That’s not good. Hope everything gets sorted quickly.

[SometimesSansEngine]

I haven't even collected the new bike yet, but I've already started modding the modifications.

(But seriously, who wants bare metal showing on the crash bungs of an all black - or dark grey as the manufacturer claims - bike?)

[Mawsley]

Probably cruise around in a van and just lift anything that looks likely. Can I say Pikeys?

 

You can. But my experience of thievery in Essex was that it is more likely to be a bunch of shithead 1%ers in a transit van.

[Marino]

Bloody makes me feel my blood is boiling, how is possible no one can stop these lowlifes scums. Sometimes I think that Saudis are right, f**king cutting arms, legs and heads

[geofferz]

Good reminder for people to chain it down where possible. Lamppost works.

[dynax]

Good reminder for people to chain it down where possible. Lamppost works.

 

If there are no suitable places outside to secure it, chain it to the reception desk inside

[Gerontious]

Drained the engine oil over night and replaced it this morning with 4 litres of Castrol Power 1. 10w-30

left both filters untouched as per schedule. (2 oil filters) it also has 2 drain bolts... did the front one first and the oil gushed. when i came to do the rear one i wasn't expecting much, but that one gushed too. Is having 2 drains usual these days? I know having 2 filters is peculiar enough.

First filter is normal, the second refilters the oil before it flows into the Clutches.

finished off the rest of the checks.. crankcase breathers were all spotless.

Anyway.. thats the 8,000 mile service done. a bit early at 6,000. But the engine is going to be worked hard in a couple of weeks time.

[Guest]

I stopped at a Travelodge on the way back from Devon.

Parked the bike in the special m/c bays here:

20200811_082644.jpg

At least, this is what the bays looked like in the morning.

Reported it stolen and came home by train.

 

Shit......that's bad news!

That's all I seem to see on FaceButt these days.....nicked bikes in Britain.

[fastbob]

I stopped at a Travelodge on the way back from Devon.

Parked the bike in the special m/c bays here:

20200811_082644.jpg

At least, this is what the bays looked like in the morning.

Reported it stolen and came home by train.

 

Sorry for your loss mate . Exactly which Travel lodge was it ?

[fastbob]

Made an interesting discovery, every so often the back wheel on the CG would lock up and i couldn't figure out what it was, so after dinner i took the bottom half of the chain guard off and was checking to make sure there was enough play in the chain, and the brakes were set right and no binding, then i found it, it is the centre stand when it is partially lowered it locks the whole drive train, when its up everything is fine as is when the bike is on it properly, it's just that halfway point where it won't move

Also been and bought some ATF for the Rizzato and bought some new pedals from evilbay, still looking for a suitable fuel tap though

 

That's because the back brake pedal is on the same shaft as the stand and the whole lot is invariably rust- welded solid . On many of my CG restorations I used to give up trying to free it and angle grind it off altogether . You don't really need two stands on a CG .

[dynax]

Made an interesting discovery, every so often the back wheel on the CG would lock up and i couldn't figure out what it was, so after dinner i took the bottom half of the chain guard off and was checking to make sure there was enough play in the chain, and the brakes were set right and no binding, then i found it, it is the centre stand when it is partially lowered it locks the whole drive train, when its up everything is fine as is when the bike is on it properly, it's just that halfway point where it won't move

Also been and bought some ATF for the Rizzato and bought some new pedals from evilbay, still looking for a suitable fuel tap though

 

That's because the back brake pedal is on the same shaft as the stand and the whole lot is invariably rust- welded solid . On many of my CG restorations I used to give up trying to free it and angle grind it off altogether . You don't really need two stands on a CG .

 

It only has a centre stand