My bike has just been stolen from outside my house in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Please keep an eye out. Thanks.
Damn Nick, I feel your pain. Hold out hope............ I got mine back 3.5 months after it was stolen......a bit worse for wear but happy to have gotten it back.
Well I found it. All the wires have been ripped to shreds and my new trailtech speedo has been smashed. The thief obviously got frustrated trying to hotwire it and gave up. I had zip-tied the fairings on and I think that must have slowed him down. He dumped it right next to CCTV camera so hopefully get that tomorrow.
Well, that's better than never finding it. Not sure how insurance is over there, but hopefully they'll make it right.
BTW, thieves and vandals will never get any sympathy from me, whatever may befall them in their endeavors. Around here that may include but not be limited to some high speed lead therapy...
I was once asked by an old butcher to weld the bolt on an old humane killer. But he died before I could give it back. At the time, pushbikes were being nicked from in front of our house at the rate of about one a week. Ultimately I got fed up with this. So I re-welded a looong shaft onto the bolt and installed it in the saddle strut of an old pushbike so that pressure on the pedal fired the bolt; through the saddle and up the thieves rear end. My then girlfriend persuaded me not to leave the bike outside. But the thought of the scum, sitting there next morning, still on the bike, leaning against a tree still warms my heart.
Glad it's recovered in what seems to be mostly be "I want it back" condition. Lots of times they're recovered and so trashed that you'd rather not have them back.
Nick, even with the damage, you have your baby back and wires and instruments can be replaced. Hope you can enjoy the rebuild!
