curtis mayfield live at the bitter end...nklr

[Eric Knight Holbrook]

Am I the only one who parks their bike for the day, and comes back to find it not exactly the way you left it (mirrors slighly shifted or something else "a little off" that make it a dead giveaway that someone was "trying" out the bike by sitting on it or leaning against it. Is there anyway to stop this?... or heck.. maybe charge for it! Seriously though, I don't like the idea of someone sitting on the bike while I'm off at work. Any suggestions? Should I get one of those little spy cameras? (half joking but the more I think about it...)

[elcapitanuno31@hotmail.com]

I've had the same issue several times, I've even caught the culprit a time or two as well.... I've been considering one of those disk locks with an integrated alarm. they cost about $60 and if someone tries to move the bike or sit on it, it lets out a screetch. only problem is you don't want anyone soiling their britches while sitting on your bike.... el capitan - In DSN_klr650@y..., "Eric Knight Holbrook" wrote:

> Am I the only one who parks their bike for the day, and comes back

to

> find it not exactly the way you left it (mirrors slighly shifted or > something else "a little off" that make it a dead giveaway that > someone was "trying" out the bike by sitting on it or leaning

against

> it. > > Is there anyway to stop this?... or heck.. maybe charge for it! > > Seriously though, I don't like the idea of someone sitting on the > bike while I'm off at work. > > Any suggestions? Should I get one of those little spy cameras?

(half

> joking but the more I think about it...)

[Leon Droby]

You could try covering the bike. When I use to park my bike in NYC, I kept it covered. The only time I had a problem was when someone saw me use the helmet lock with my helmet. They lifted only that part of the cover, cut the chin strap and stole the helmet. Other than that, no one every touched the bike. Leon Gherkin - A14

> -----Original Message----- > From: Eric Knight Holbrook [mailto:eric@...] > Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2001 11:48 AM > To: DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com > Subject: [DSN_klr650] Park the bike... and people go sit on it!? > > > Am I the only one who parks their bike for the day, and comes back to > find it not exactly the way you left it (mirrors slighly shifted or > something else "a little off" that make it a dead giveaway that > someone was "trying" out the bike by sitting on it or leaning against > it. > > Is there anyway to stop this?... or heck.. maybe charge for it! > > Seriously though, I don't like the idea of someone sitting on the > bike while I'm off at work. > > Any suggestions? Should I get one of those little spy cameras? (half > joking but the more I think about it...) > > > Visit the KLR650 archives at > http://www.listquest.com/lq/search.html?ln=klr650 > > Post message: DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com > Subscribe: DSN_klr650-subscribe@yahoogroups.com > Unsubscribe: DSN_klr650-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com > List owner: DSN_klr650-owner@yahoogroups.com > > Support Dual Sport News by subscribing at: > http://www.dualsportnews.com > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > >

[ATO137528@aol.com]

In a message dated 6/21/2001 11:01:15 AM Central Daylight Time, eric@... writes:

> Am I the only one who parks their bike for the day, and comes back to > find it not exactly the way you left it (mirrors slighly shifted or > something else "a little off" that make it a dead giveaway that >

I can top that. I went out to our "guarded" parking garage a while back only to find my KLR on the ground! Soneone had been playing on it, dropped it and left it laying there! I thought I was in the clear when it started, but the drop on the left side had broken the shift lever. (Yea, I know...it needed replacing anyway, but I had to use pliars to shift into second and ride all the way home like that!) Last week, I was told by security that a Surburban had backed into the poor KLR and dropped it in the same "guarded" garage. This one cost me a set of grips and some handle bars. What next? Lamar A14 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[Devon Jarvis]

First off, why did it cost YOU a set of grips and a handle bar? Didn't the garage have the plate# of the Suburban? Second, as far as keeping people from sitting on your bike, in the past I have used a long cable lock to go through the frame and the opening in my full face helmet, locking the helmet on top of the seat. Maybe use textile paint to carefully paint a big, fake blob of bird sh*t in the middle of the seat. Devon A15 78 SR500 81 SR500 ATO137528@... wrote:

> > > Last week, I was told by security that a Surburban had backed into the poor > KLR and dropped it in the same "guarded" garage. This one cost me a set of > grips and some handle bars. > > What next? > > Lamar > A14 > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > Visit the KLR650 archives at > http://www.listquest.com/lq/search.html?ln=klr650 > > Post message: DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com > Subscribe: DSN_klr650-subscribe@yahoogroups.com > Unsubscribe: DSN_klr650-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com > List owner: DSN_klr650-owner@yahoogroups.com > > Support Dual Sport News by subscribing at: > http://www.dualsportnews.com > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/

[elcapitanuno31@hotmail.com]

the last time my bike was knocked over while at work, the guilty party, hoisted it back up and then tried to "hide" their guilt by taping my broken front brake lever lever together! the nerve! as soon as I touched the lever it fell off! -- In DSN_klr650@y..., ATO137528@a... wrote:

> In a message dated 6/21/2001 11:01:15 AM Central Daylight Time, > eric@e... writes: > > > > Am I the only one who parks their bike for the day, and comes

back to

> > find it not exactly the way you left it (mirrors slighly shifted

or

> > something else "a little off" that make it a dead giveaway that > > > > I can top that. I went out to our "guarded" parking garage a while

back only

> to find my KLR on the ground! Soneone had been playing on it,

dropped it and

> left it laying there! I thought I was in the clear when it

started, but the

> drop on the left side had broken the shift lever. (Yea, I

know...it needed

> replacing anyway, but I had to use pliars to shift into second and

ride all

> the way home like that!) > > Last week, I was told by security that a Surburban had backed into

the poor

> KLR and dropped it in the same "guarded" garage. This one cost me

a set of

> grips and some handle bars. > > What next? > > Lamar > A14 > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[jimkeal@hotmail.com]

--- In DSN_klr650@y..., elcapitanuno31@h... wrote:

> I've had the same issue several times, I've even caught the culprit

a

> time or two as well.... > > I've been considering one of those disk locks with an integrated > alarm. they cost about $60 and if someone tries to move the bike or > sit on it, it lets out a screetch. only problem is you don't want > anyone soiling their britches while sitting on your bike.... >

I have one of those locks and have watched it deter persons from molesting my bike on more than one occasion. They are not extremely loud, but get the attention of people in the neighborhood. I have not experienced any false alarms. But I'm not sure it works in the rain - seems to fail when wet (Ok when dried out). -Jim

[Conall O'Brien]

I was checking out John Lee Hookers Bibliography and seems he did a show with Canned Heat that is supposed to be pretty good. Backroad Bill did you see Hookers last show in Santa Rosa last weekend? Conall

>From: "Kurt Simpson" >To: DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com> >Subject: [DSN_klr650] Curtis Mayfield Live at the Bitter End...NKLR >Date: Sat, 23 Jun 2001 18:00:48 -0600 > >Anyone on the list privileged to have witnessed any of the four nights in >New York >City, 1971...I'm listening to Curtis/Live! and I think it is the best live >soul >album I've ever heard... > >Back to Gin and Tonics... > >Kurt > > >Visit the KLR650 archives at >http://www.listquest.com/lq/search.html?ln=klr650 > >Post message: DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com >Subscribe: DSN_klr650-subscribe@yahoogroups.com >Unsubscribe: DSN_klr650-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com >List owner: DSN_klr650-owner@yahoogroups.com > >Support Dual Sport News by subscribing at: >http://www.dualsportnews.com > >Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > >

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