| Author | Message | ||
     Freezerburn |
the forecast was for 14 degrees celsius which was our first real hint of spring here in Vancouver BC. I anxiously put on my riding gear and took the elevator down to the underground parkade where my XB sleeps. The thoughts of wheelies were in my head for a fun commute to work. I pulled out my key and got ready to .....WTF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Some •••••• ground out my ignition hoping to take her. Obviously the ignition was mucho smarter than the criminal. Now comes the hassle of getting it fixed. I am so pissed off. I think its open season on criminals now. Think I might just go hunting. I hope some of you got to enjoy the nice weather on your bikes today. Peace brothers and sisters Freezer | ||
| Edmbueller |
Very sorry to hear about your troubles Freeze - be very thankful you still have your bike! I lost my XB last June here in Edmonton and let me tell you - it SUCKS ASS. | ||
| Ft_bstrd |
Frickin' Canadians! You can't trust 'em!  | ||
| Treadmarks |
Frickin' Canadians! You can't trust 'em! It's cause they talk funny.  Sorry bout yer bike Freeze.  | ||
| Freezerburn |
So it's gonna take about 8 to 10 days to get the new ignition in. Gotta get the bike towed. I guess it could have been worse...like been taken and then beat the piss out of and then been found. We don't get paid out for 30 days if it is taken. So I have to check my policy to see if I get a replacement until my bike is fixed. Obviously we need more jails here 'cause we have losers cruising around with over 50, yeah fifty offenses on their rap sheets. Of course the bleeding heart liberals get outraged when the coppers rough up those little 'bastages', yet they don't seem to notice when our hearts get ripped out by some dreg of society. | ||
| Nevrenuf |
at least they didn't get the bike. nothing worse than getting your vehicle stolen, but when it's stolen and you lose all your tools that you use to work with then that's when it really sucks. hope you don't have that much problem getting it fixed like one guy on here did. | ||
| Freezerburn |
Yeah, I am relatively lucky. The insurance company isn't being difficult...yet and Trev Deeley in Vancouver does good business. There are actually Buell lovers there. They even have a Drummer on one of the Uly shop bikes. Yes it could be worse. Thanx for the nice words. | ||
| Hughlysses |
Freezer, You need one of these, the ultimate in vehicle protection: http://tesladownunder.com/tesla_coil_sparks.htm#Te sladownunder%20Car%20Theft%20Protection Scroll down for the car photo. (From a previous thread on the Quickboard) | ||
| Freezerburn |
Thanks Hugh!! I always think of things like that. I have been on the receiving end of some high voltage and now bear the name Tazer on my name tag at the bar I work at. I think the gift of electricity might just cure some of those crooks. PS: I have a Tesla coil at school but it's just too small to do the trick. I might just have to re-engineer it. | ||
| Spatten1 |
Canada does not have the death penalty, does it? Sorry to hear your troubles. Hopefully charma will catch up with that scumbag. | ||
| Comeauzee |
Hey Ft-bstrd and Treadmark, watch what you say about us Canadians. You don't want us to start talking about you stupid Americans. Lets call it a truce, before it gets nasty.  | ||
| Ft_bstrd |
Dood, It was a joke! I'm assuming that because he lives in Canada that he is ALSO Canadian. The irony of the statement was to call both the OWNER and would be thief distrustful. I would say that more thefts occur in the US than Canada making us more distrustful. Wouldn't you? Someone woke up on the sensitive side of the bed today.  | ||
| Saintly |
Perhaps this guy has what you need cheaper & faster? http://www.badweatherbikers.com/buell/messages/21/ 261994.html?1173204428 Its in the classified, and he's got all 3 keyed alike parts. | ||
| Molly_hatchet |
same thing happened to me....two days after i bought my bike...still pisses me off...again thats why i have my paintball gun nice and charged..im lucky my bike is right outside my bedroom window...one of these days,...some butthead is gonna get hosed with paint. | ||
| Xbullet |
hey hatchet... you'd get in less trouble if you hosed 'em with lead. funny how the system works... | ||
| Terribletim |
Word! Ft-bstrd is right! Although them Canadians do look suspicious. I mean look how they just sit there right above us doing nothing. Makes you think they're up to something. . . | ||
| Molly_hatchet |
ive said it before in other threads of this nature..i dont wanna kill someone for tryin to hork my bike,,,but i do want them to pay dearly...and i really wanna call the cops and tell em to look for some idiot running down the street with pink paint all over him....that just cracks me up for some reason. | ||
| Treadmarks |
Comeauzee, Relax dude. It was a joke. Besides, they do talk funny.   | ||
| Ft_bstrd |
He's only 15 posts in. He hasn't gotten used to my sense of humor yet. I take a little getting used to. | ||
| Comeauzee |
Speaking of people that talk funny have you visited some of your southern states. Billy Bob, Bubba, and all the other down home southern people. Know they talk funny.  | ||
| Ft_bstrd |
Mating call of the southern woman? "Ya'll, I'm SOOOOOOOOOO druuuuuunk!"  | ||
| Freezerburn |
Ft_bstrd: I think I have just found my new wallpaper for my computer at school!! So....they didn't pick up my bike yesterday. I waited around for pickup and no show. So after a couple of calls I get to talk to the tow truck company. He gives me the "we were busy" line so what ever. He then says they will come with a flat deck to pick it up in an hour. Two and a half hours later I call and say WTF? He responds "Oh, I forgot to give you a call". I then started thinking about tow truck drivers up here in Canada. Many of them have questionable pasts with regards to auto crimes. So it is like the slime world is having its way with my backside. Now the insurance company supposedly wants to see the bike to evaluate all of the damage before it goes to the shop. At this rate I might be back on my bike by September. I grew up in a small town and nobody dicked with your stuff. In the big cities you can count on being messed with. Time for some small town style restitution. | ||
| Ft_bstrd |
Freezer, I think this picture might better encapsulate your feelings at this moment:  | ||
| Molly_hatchet |
most dealers have their own trucks...im suprised the dealer wont pick it up....i personaly wouldnt want some tow truck guy messin with my bike....i worked at a body shop ..we owned two tow companies....i wouldnt let any of those guys tow my cat let alone my bike....for me it was easier to just pay to have it fixed my deducable was 500 the ig was way cheaper than that. | ||
| Treadmarks |
Freezer, I think this picture might better encapsulate your feelings at this moment: HAAAAAAAA Nice shot of an azz slipper fatty! | ||
| Terribletim |
Be careful with tow truck drivers. A lot of them are using straps that go on the end of your handlebars, kind of like a "chinese finger trap", what happens is, they tighten them down so tight, it bends your bars. If you see them pull those things out, tell them to stop! You want the old style straps that have the hooks on the ends of them, or better yet, soft ties. | ||
| Elff |
Floppy headed thieves I can just hear em now Eh, that's a nice loooooking bike What's aboot that front brake? Eh? that eees funny Let's steal it OOO KAY EH, sure I can't get the eeeegneeesheen off, what's that all aboot Eh, AAAa screw it. hee hee, I hope everything works out in the long run. I had a bike stolen and it sucks. It happened in May and it took me until August before I was through all the crap and could buy another one. | ||
| Freezerburn |
It appears that many of you were much worse off than myself but the powers that be seem to be tinkering with me a bit. So I had to get two classes covered today so that I could have my bike picked up from between 10:00 and 11:00AM. I call to make sure that it was dispatched at about 10:45. They said it would be cleared to leave at 11:15 - thanks for the call. So I wait and at 11:50 I call Cork Smoker Towing and say I'm going back to work, you might as well cancel the truck. They put me on hold............WTF, then say it will be there in 8 minutes. TFB, I have work, and a discussion forum to get back to! So more BS. I wish I didn't care as much as I do but this is really pissing me off. Peace yet I don't feel too peaceful | ||
| Elff |
Do you have a friend with a trailer or truck That's just B.S. for starters, screw that company, go elsewhere. Also, How expensive is the ignition module? If that's the only damage, I say, have the insurance adjuster come to you, then you install it. It is literally one bolt and you disconnect the wiring. Piece of cake. I just had to do that to change to my helibars |
