Someone tried to steal the Ducati. Bike was found dragged up onto the sidewalk, cover off. Thank GOD they didn't drop it!! There was a kryptonite disk lock and chain on it and it was fork locked as well. I don't know why they didn't just push it over then.
Contrary to what the building management wants me to do where I rent, I just rolled the bike inside the back gate and onto the flowerbed back there. I'll have a chat with them about why the motorcycle is there later.
I am concerned about the front brake now. When they tried to roll it, it jammed the lock into the disk pretty bad and I can hear squeeking now. :( She's only been home a little over two weeks. Ah well.. at least shes still HOME and NOT DROPPED!!
I liver Rogers Park, in Chicago
Good to hear bike is intact. I know things happen quick in the big urbans, I lived in NYC for many years. Are your neighbors watchful of one another? In my old neighborhood, lower east side, everyone kept an eye for each other. Would an alarm help?
Wow...pretty scary. Is there anywhere else you can keep your bike overnight (friend's garage, your living room, etc.)?
Start thinking about a Scorpio alarm. And I'd say a gun too, but you live in Chicago :-\
I could NEVER park my bikes on the street. Scratch that. I could NEVER sleep while my bikes were parked on the street. I don't know how you do it, but best of luck!!
Perhaps consider moving. :)
Bike thieves should DIE!!! >:(
I just happened to try to ride my Yamaha with my disk lock once....anyway, I had the same symptoms, bit of squeaking so I took the caliper off, made sure nothing was cracked or broken on the fork leg or brake disc. Then I carefully wedged the brake pads apart very slightly to make reinstallation easier. Once I had the caliper back on and torqued, I spun the front wheel and gently squeezed the front brake a few times to sorta reset the pads. It was fine after that.
1. I have tried to find a garage to rent where I live. No go.
2. I have the scorpio... its not been nice enough for me to install it yet- meaning I've not had a nice Sunday where homework isn't due and it's not raining since I have to to this my myself. =(
Quote from: MsTek on May 16, 2009, 06:41:10 AM
1. I have tried to find a garage to rent where I live. No go.
2. I have the scorpio... its not been nice enough for me to install it yet- meaning I've not had a nice Sunday where homework isn't due and it's not raining since I have to to this my myself. =(
The good news is that it only takes 15 minutes to install.
Quote from: pompetta on May 16, 2009, 06:51:36 AM
The good news is that it only takes 15 minutes to install.
I hope so as that I don't know what I am doing.
I might be just speaking for myself here, but I usually only have a vague idea of what I am doing when I start out a project. Then when I am finished, I can't believe how easy/fun it was; or sometimes how retarded I am. It all depends on how the project comes out (both bike and non-bike related projects).
So since the police woke you up, does that mean they caught the perp?
Quote from: MsTek on May 16, 2009, 06:41:10 AM
1. I have tried to find a garage to rent where I live. No go.
2. I have the scorpio... its not been nice enough for me to install it yet- meaning I've not had a nice Sunday where homework isn't due and it's not raining since I have to to this my myself. =(
Take it to the local duc club meeting and look cute. ;D
Quote from: trouble on May 16, 2009, 08:03:56 AM
Take it to the local duc club meeting and look cute. ;D
I don't need to do that. Everyone wants to hump the tangerine dream and forget about me completely which I am totally fine with.
I will try to work on the alarm today or tomorrow. I just don't want to get in the positon where I make the beast with two backs up the wiring and cannot fix it back so it starts.
Still, I am not sure what happened last night wouldn't have happened if the scorpio was on it. One of the cops suggested it was a prank since the bike was put in the middle of the sidewalk, straight up, not over on her side. The divot left in the grass from where they dragged it off the street makes me wonder though. I think they wanted it and saw that the fork wasn't moving and that honkin' kryponite chain and lock was a pain in the ass.
I want to keep my bike but maybe I should just sell her now and have NO bike like I did before. If I can get the building management to work with me here, it will be okay. But that isn't looking ood.
Good luck. [thumbsup]
I live an urban life as well. I don't know about Chicago but we have storage lockers everywhere here. I have a 5' X 9' cube on the fourth floor in a building right across the street. It's perfect! One crosswalk away my bike is safe & dry and I have a small utility shelf that holds all those stock parts I'll never use. All my riding gear is there so I walk in in street clothes and come off the elevator ready to ride with my thumb on the starter. They also have 4' X 8's but the little more room gives me enough space to do mods & maintenance.
As far as humpin' the tangerine dream goes unless that's a picture of your BFF on your posts I think those guys are nuts. Not to take anything from your bike though I've seen a photo and it's pretty sweet!
Tiger
Quote from: MsTek on May 16, 2009, 08:16:38 AMI want to keep my bike but maybe I should just sell her now and have NO bike like I did before. If I can get the building management to work with me here, it will be okay. But that isn't looking good.
This makes me sad. Post some flyer ads at some local joints or talk to some of the Half Fast Chicago bike club people and investigate co-opping with somebody on covered/secure storage space. You're a Ducati-riding grrl so there ought to be SOMEBODY willing to help out. You shouldn't have to do without your bike, and no Duc should have to live on the street under constant threat of theft.
I've been trying to find some space in my neighborhood since just before I got her... I need only six by two and have said I won't start the engine in the ally. I have enough muscle power to get her to the street. I mean I said I'd pay $75 a month for unused space. No takers.
I just took her around the block twice. I don't hear the squeak on the brake right now. I looked at the brake again and realized that unlike my KZ1000, the caliper is towards the REAR and not top/front so the lock shouldn't have hit them when it rolled back- it hit the forks.
There is dog sh*t all over the tire. I'm going to take her for a twisty in a bit to get that "sh*t" off (literally).
Right mirror is broken (is okay.. I am waiting for my bar end slider anyway so I can install the bar end mirrors that I have)
Left front turn signal was smashed up behind the front cowl. I pulled it out- thank god for rubber stalks... still need to test to see if it is blinking.
I'm over-reacting about selling. I LOVE her. But I cannot move right now. Worse comes to worse , I have tangerine bike that I need to put in storage for a year and can't enjoy. =( My friend has a condo in lakeview with garage space for bikes at $80 a month. I know what my bike is really worth now (especially with her color) and I know what I want to do to her. I want to keep her as an investment, even if that means I don't get to ride her for a bit (which makes me sad).
I am going to try to install the Scorpio alarm that I have sitting in a box over here sometime today. I don't think that is going to stop what happened last night as the bike was a half block away and it was 3:30am and I was dead to the world sleeping at that point.
I just had someone from DRILL say that I can bring the bike over and put her up on his lift and take a look at her wheel/calipers. She actually might be okay as that when I took her around the block, I felt no wobble and the brakes seem to be acting correctly and I didn't hear a squeak this time.
Shes back on the street at this moment- its a bit of chore to get her in and out of the back gate without crushing more flowers. I will put her back behind the gate later on when I am done with errands.
I am very frustrated and this would be very easy if the building management would just let me park the bike under the deck where no one ever goes but the little kids to draw on the wall. the doors over there have been painted over. They are saying that its a building code violation of some sort. I don't see it. So they want me to pay $175 to park in the alley which brings us back to the initial problem.
I don't get it- if I had a garage (and some people in this neighborhood do), I would be all over a WOMAN (less likely to be trouble! *wink*) who was asking to rent a little bit of garage space. An easy, easy $75 a month. This is just my small little monster- not some huge, uber loud, full dress Harley. Just me and my little monster. :*(
The amazing thing is that this little Ducati is going to make me more of a mechanic than my Kawasakis ever did.
I love this bike that hard that I'm going to do what I can to keep her in decent condition and not get stolen.
Ever think about one of those screaming Xena disc locks? I accidentally set off a display model just by touching it in a bike parts/accessory store a few years ago... holy s#@t, it was loud as hell!! In a good way. [thumbsup] I also am a huge fan of the OnGuard Rottweiler locking cables. They come in several lengths in either 25mm or 30mm diameters. Tough as s#@t.
My storage unit was broken into recently and I keep several of my bikes there. The thieves got so excited about the bikes they left, went down the street and stole a large U-haul moving van to transport my stolen bikes. They drove it right through the fence of my storage facility and parked it in front of my unit. That's about the time they realized that every one of my bikes had Rottweiler locking cables through both wheels and they were all locked together back wheel to front wheel also with a Rottweiler. You can't just take one and none of the wheels turn on any of them! Try dragging several bikes all locked together with locked up wheels out of a storage unit and up a ramp into a van! They only moved one bike about 2 inches and gave up!! They even left the van sitting there and took nothing else from the unit!! I won that round!!! [clap] [thumbsup] [drink] ... and yes, they are now all moved to a different unit.
Rottweiller: 100 Thieves: 0
Quote from: pompetta on May 16, 2009, 05:15:18 AM
I could NEVER park my bikes on the street. Scratch that. I could NEVER sleep while my bikes were parked on the street. I don't know how you do it, but best of luck!!
Perhaps consider moving. :)
+1 x a google
I would
NEVER EVEN CONSIDER buying a Duc (or any other motorcycle for that matter) and leaving it on the street..
and then you mentioned you live in Chicago?! Where's the WTF thread?!
No offense but seriously..did you get dropped on your head at some point in your life?
[cheeky]
You people are wayyy too obsessive. I used to park mine in downtown Boston. No cover, no chain, no disc lock, key in it.
It's just a bike-not worth the constant worry.
Quote from: MrIncredible on May 16, 2009, 12:24:31 PM
You people are wayyy too obsessive. I used to park mine in downtown Boston. No cover, no chain, no disc lock, key in it.
It's just a bike-not worth the constant worry.
downtown Boston?! [laugh] [laugh] [laugh] [laugh]
try parking your bike in the projects and see how many people will tell you they are going to steal it the second you stop looking. then try living there with a bike.
Quote from: IZ on May 16, 2009, 12:17:47 PM
+1 x a google
I would NEVER EVEN CONSIDER buying a Duc (or any other motorcycle for that matter) and leaving it on the street..
and then you mentioned you live in Chicago?! Where's the WTF thread?!
No offense but seriously..did you get dropped on your head at some point in your life?
[cheeky]
Nice, very nice. Personal insults get you EVERYWHERE and prove your point and your intelligence level. Bravo!
Some of us chose to live a little, the rest of us choose to live in those people's shadows with "I wish I had.. I wish I could."
There is no "I wish" in my life, only "I will" and "I have".
There is nothing wrong with Chicago. There is something wrong with my neighborhood. Sorry, not only the rich ass snobs get to have Ducatis.
I don't think it's Chicago that sucks. It's the condo living thing. They are generally such assholes as I've discovered from experience.
Let's see...So far I've been fined for having a bicycle on the balcony.......a party that was too loud.......
I say keep the Duc and put a "For Sale" sign on the condo. [thumbsup]
There's a guy who parks next to me at school on an R6. He leaves the key in the ignition and his helmet on his handlebar. I've been tempted to flick the key to the ON position but would never do that to another [moto]. I guess he's not worried about theft.
I garage mine most nights but have left it parked outside my condo window a couple times. One night I moved it to the garage after everyone went to bed and my wife thought it had been stolen. I told her that's what the insurance is for.
Rent. don't own a condo.
We'll see what management says. Where it's parked right now is a pregnant dog and half for me to get in an out but its not int he way, behind a gate, under a deck with a cover on it.
Considering my neighbors like to leave their trash out on their back deck and I try to make mine nice, play my rent on time, etc.. I don't know why they won't work with me on this:
(http://tekwh0re.net/tek09/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/starter_garden-003_resized.jpg) <-- thats how I keep my deck. Trust me- I have the nicest one back there. Between me and Duc, we bring this place class.
Quote from: MsTek on May 16, 2009, 12:54:04 PM
Nice, very nice. Personal insults get you EVERYWHERE and prove your point and your intelligence level. Bravo!
Some of us chose to live a little, the rest of us choose to live in those people's shadows with "I wish I had.. I wish I could."
There is no "I wish" in my life, only "I will" and "I have".
There is nothing wrong with Chicago. There is something wrong with my neighborhood. Sorry, not only the rich ass snobs get to have Ducatis.
I love the newbs who fly off the deep end and start their rants..MsTek, DesmoRR, etc. [laugh]
Did you not see the [cheeky] at the end of that post?! You quoted it.
[roll]
BTW.."not only the rich azz snobs get have Ducs"?!
'03 620 with 11tyb miles. Main means of transportation for 3 years now. It looks like sh*t. Runs like sh*t. Tank leaks, etc. I believe the current rear tire has two home patched nail puncture wounds?? Can't think of the last time it's been serviced?
Ahh..the life of a rich snob. ;)
Quote from: MrIncredible on May 16, 2009, 12:24:31 PM
You people are wayyy too obsessive. I used to park mine in downtown Boston. No cover, no chain, no disc lock, key in it.
It's just a bike-not worth the constant worry.
You know, when you want the insurance payout, nothing will ever happen to your bike. [roll]
Quote from: somegirl on May 16, 2009, 01:59:59 PM
You know, when you want the insurance payout, nothing will ever happen to your bike. [roll]
true
Quote from: IZ on May 16, 2009, 01:51:27 PM
I love the newbs who fly off the deep end and start their rants..MsTek, DesmoRR, etc. [laugh]
Did you not see the [cheeky] at the end of that post?! You quoted it.
[roll]
BTW.."not only the rich azz snobs get have Ducs"?!
'03 620 with 11tyb miles. Main means of transportation for 3 years now. It looks like sh*t. Runs like sh*t. Tank leaks, etc. I believe the current rear tire has two home patched nail puncture wounds?? Can't think of the last time it's been serviced?
Ahh..the life of a rich snob. ;)
I just don't take kindly to people who act like asses for the sake of being asses. There is enough ass in real life to have to continue it on.
But hey... respect is hard to come by these days. Better to just act like a dick and hope people know your joking than just plain be a decent human off the bat.
you really gotta relax, its the internet for make the beast with two backss sake.
Quote from: MsTek on May 16, 2009, 02:05:16 PM
I just don't take kindly to people who act like asses for the sake of being asses. There is enough ass in real life to have to continue it on.
But hey... respect is hard to come by these days. Better to just act like a dick and hope people know your joking than just plain be a decent human off the bat.
IZ can't help it. Seriously, we've tried. It's a lost cause. ;D
I didn't read carefully enough to see if you had a cover. I lived in a shitty neighborhood and kept my Duc outside on the sidewalk for a year and a half. A locked cover made a big difference. The crackheads were more likely to screw with bikes without covers.
As for those who say they would never park it outside or on the street, <shrug>. Some people wash their bikes after every ride, some once a week, some every coupla months, some never. <shrug> Some people replace crash damage with brand new OEM parts. Other just leave it alone or rattle can the part black. <shrug> Everyone goes about it different.
crashing is just an opportunity to upgrade in disguise. everbody knows that.
Quote from: MsTek on May 16, 2009, 10:26:19 AM
The amazing thing is that this little Ducati is going to make me more of a mechanic than my Kawasakis ever did.
(http://lh3.ggpht.com/_1scqjPtQ0R4/Sg8yO4TQcAI/AAAAAAAAArk/0rHPAkSsWi8/s800/281435829v1_350x350_Front.jpg)
Quote from: MsTek on May 16, 2009, 01:29:02 PM
Rent. don't own a condo.
Considering my neighbors like to leave their trash out on their back deck and I try to make mine nice, play my rent on time, etc.. I don't know why they won't work with me on this:
I ran into this so many times back when I was active duty I coined the phrase "Apartment management syndrome" I hope I don't offend anyone on here that actually does this for a living, but it is a prime example of giving someone authority who should absolutely never have any.
Every place I ever rented looked better when I left than when I moved in
Yes, it has a cover on it. There are three other bikes parked on this street, all have covers. They took the cover OFF the bike. Which only goes to show they were looking for a particular one...
(http://lh3.ggpht.com/_1scqjPtQ0R4/Sg8yO4TQcAI/AAAAAAAAArk/0rHPAkSsWi8/s800/281435829v1_350x350_Front.jpg)
Can you actually BUY that T-shirt? I need one ;D
Quote from: PizzaMonster on May 16, 2009, 03:45:03 PM
Can you actually BUY that T-shirt? I need one ;D
http://t-shirts.cafepress.com/item/white-tshirt/281435829?CMP=CJ-CLICK-10463747 (http://t-shirts.cafepress.com/item/white-tshirt/281435829?CMP=CJ-CLICK-10463747)
I actually saw a poster with this on it somewhere but can't find it now
I forgot to add this tidbit:
When the cops walked with me to where my poor bike was up on the sidewalk, they wouldn't stop:
"What a nice bike. What a great color." The cops were all too happy to help me with her and talk about her at 3:make the beast with two backsing 30 am. LOL...
Tangerine Dream indeed!
Quote from: Spidey on May 16, 2009, 02:35:58 PM
IZ can't help it. Seriously, we've tried. It's a lost cause. ;D
Unfortunately..he's right. [cheeky]
I work with head injured patients all day.
They may be rubbing off on me?
Sorry to get off on the wrong foot Tek.
Quote from: IZ on May 16, 2009, 08:44:41 PM
Unfortunately..he's right. [cheeky]
I work with head injured patients all day.
They may be rubbing off on me?
Sorry to get off on the wrong foot Tek.
You're just whiny because she's probably taller than you. :P
Quote from: MsTek on May 16, 2009, 12:54:04 PM
There is nothing wrong with Chicago.
Sure there is.....it's called winter. [cheeky]
Quote from: MrIncredible on May 16, 2009, 08:57:09 PM
You're just whiny because she's probably taller than you. :P
Dammit MrI!! I was flat footing an 1100S today (yes, both feet..at the same time and without shoe risers) so there will be no name change to IZ_Bilbo "T" Baggins anytime soon!! >:(
T baggins
[laugh]
[laugh]
[laugh]
[laugh]
Quote from: MsTek on May 16, 2009, 08:36:20 PM
I forgot to add this tidbit:
When the cops walked with me to where my poor bike was up on the sidewalk, they wouldn't stop:
"What a nice bike. What a great color." The cops were all too happy to help me with her and talk about her at 3:make the beast with two backsing 30 am. LOL...
Tangerine Dream indeed!
I seem to remember you not liking the color at first. I have gloss black with white stripe bodywork for trade. Just sayin' [moto]
My Raven '05 R6 got stolen from my apt. complex years ago, they got 7 bikes that night and all from apartments. They scout 'em out and usually are painters/carpet cleaners/etc. or their friends. Insurance is your friend, carry good coverage and the rest won't matter, cus if they want it bad enough, they'll get it. Good luck with winning the battle with your mgmt, my experience with dealing with rental mgmt isn't good. >:(
Quote from: BMiller on May 17, 2009, 01:02:52 AMThey scout 'em out and usually are painters/carpet cleaners/etc. or their friends.
I just thought they were make the beast with two backsing thieves.
Quote from: kopfjager on May 17, 2009, 01:08:01 AM
I just thought they were make the beast with two backsing thieves.
Yes, they are, but usually they are someone in close proximity all the time and not just a passer by.
Quote from: IZ on May 16, 2009, 09:28:31 PM
Dammit MrI!! I was flat footing an 1100S today (yes, both feet..at the same time and without shoe risers) so there will be no name change to IZ_Bilbo "T" Baggins anytime soon!! >:(
Hey, watch it dude! That actually is my real last name... minus the Baggins! And no, I haven't read all the stupid JRR Tolkein books!! [laugh]
Quote from: fastwin on May 17, 2009, 09:44:47 AM
Hey, watch it dude! That actually is my real last name... minus the Baggins! And no, I haven't read all the stupid JRR Tolkein books!! [laugh]
Another hobbit!
Although I didn't read all 4 pages of comments, I thought that I'd put in my 2 cents here too since I have had the renters worries while living in an apartment.
When I first got my Monster I was in an apartment and very VERY concerned about it getting stolen. So the first thing that I did was buy a disk lock and a cover, and make sure that it wasn't in it's spot for more than 3 minutes without a cover on it. I tried hard to not talk to anyone about it, especially when you get those people who look at it like "wow that's an expensive bike!!!".
In addition to the cover, disk lock, and immobilizer, I still felt insecure about it being parked in my spot. So, I started parking it in front of my truck, perpendicular to it, in the same spot (sort of wedged in in front), and fortunatly since i had a poll that came down in my spot I got an extra thick hardened steel chain and wrapped it around the poll and through the frame of the bike.
That pretty much left my Monster locked up tigher than Fort Knox and anyone who would have tried to take it, would have been there far too long for any theifs comfort zone and been noticed by someone for sure.
Ultimatly though, you've got to accept that if someone wants it bad enough, it's in danger of being stolen and that's fortunatly what insurance will support you with for your investment. So let your insurance know about any mods so that they are covered too.
Anyway, that's my 2cents. Glad yours didn't make it far from it's home before it was discovered. [thumbsup]
I heard some loud noises outside last night, I thought were power tools. I run outside, just to be safe, only to see a pickup truck speeding out of the gate. My heart sank then I looked over to the left and saw the bike still there. I get so paranoid I even check under the cover in case they set up an elaborate decoy out of boxes and bags of sand to match the silhouette of a sleeping Monster.
I have a Python lock thingy that I wrap around a telephone pole which has kept it safe for a month. Will be upgrading to one of these (http://www.lockitt.com/lockdown.htm#ABUSWBA100) and a sturdier chain after I move (apt management permitting).
I would say get a gun as well but I live in California where the only people that are allowed to have guns are the government and the criminals. :-\
Glad to hear your bike is okay (for the most part).
Quote from: IZ on May 16, 2009, 08:44:41 PM
Unfortunately..he's right. [cheeky]
I was dropped on my head as a kid.
makes me short and crabby...
Sorry to get off on the wrong foot Tek.
fixed [cheeky]
Quote from: MsTek on May 16, 2009, 08:16:38 AM
I want to keep my bike but maybe I should just sell her now and have NO bike like I did before.
Yeah, I think maybe you ougtha sell it.
one of these would be cool...if you had a place to bolt it down
(http://www.securitgb.co.uk/images/opening-ceremony-motorbike3.gif)
Quote from: herm on May 17, 2009, 05:21:47 PM
one of these would be cool...if you had a place to bolt it down
(http://www.securitgb.co.uk/images/opening-ceremony-motorbike3.gif)
Not really practical in Chicago- even in an outdoor space. The hoopties (my word for the little gang-kids who hang out) would crack it right open just because that screams "something in here is important enough to be locked up". At least with the crappy cover, there are three other bikes on my street with a crappy cover on them so you never know what's under that cover.
The more I think about what happened, I am starting to have a hunch about what happened that night. Obviously they knew what bike they wanted as that none of the other bikes were bothered that night. The problem is that I have my suspicions about a neighbor of mine due to his behavior after this happened and he's been a bit of trouble in the building.
If I get my way tomorrow, I will have the bike somewhere safer. It will have an alarm on it and if it ends up being who I am starting to suspect, they're going to get caught if they try it again.
As I said- there's an HD on the next street over which is a worse street than mine. No one ever bothers that bike and there is no cover on it. It's heavier than my bike, but I wouldn't say its as heavy as a Harley with all the bells and whistles and it has been customed out.
I'm just happy that I have my bike still and very happy that quite a few of the local Ducati owners have offered space for my bike if my current situation does not work out. Even better- those spaces offered have lifts and tools that they said I can use. (go-go modding the bike!) The down side is that I wouldn't' be riding nearly as much at all. But at least I would still have her.
I do appreciate the suggestions however. Hopefully things will work out tomorrow when the Building manager is back.
I have a buddy in Chicago with tons of useless cash that has actually been looking to add a sportbike to his stable if you're really interested in selling. Not that I'm trying to convince you to sell, I just figured I'd let you know. If I even think about having to sell the Duc I cringe. Good luck with the storage solution. At least you had her locked up :)
My family used to live in Rogers park actually, are you in one of those three story, three apartment brick places? From the hoodlum-ism you have to deal with it sounds like it could be the same place :).
Quote from: Jarvicious on May 17, 2009, 07:30:17 PM
I have a buddy in Chicago with tons of useless cash that has actually been looking to add a sportbike to his stable if you're really interested in selling. Not that I'm trying to convince you to sell, I just figured I'd let you know. If I even think about having to sell the Duc I cringe. Good luck with the storage solution. At least you had her locked up :)
My family used to live in Rogers park actually, are you in one of those three story, three apartment brick places? From the hoodlum-ism you have to deal with it sounds like it could be the same place :).
I.Am.Not.Selling.My.Bike.I will garage her for a year first if I have to and not ride her.
And there are two apartments per floor. My apartment is very, very, very nice, vintage, close to the "L" and bus (less than a block to both) and in the summer can get a little too "interesting" but the rent is really good and I don't pay for heat have a dishwasher and more important, a good sized deck. My apartment would cost twice as much somewhere else in the city.
The bike is my one little "totally for me" thing that I have done considering I am a full time grad student and work full time in a semi-crappy job (long story- I used to LOVE my job but then the economy came crashing down and the company has restructured and bascially I don't "DO" what I am trained to do anymore. They are making me do something I have no interest in but hey, its a check in this economy!) Once the grad school degree is done (one more year left!), I am hoping to make more money somewhere else (though once again, those days might be over) and am willing to move at that point. Until then, the Ducati makes me feel like a little girl again and I just grin and grin and grin and I've not done that in a while so even if she has to go into storage, she's worth every crazy penny I spent on her.
No more.
No less.
She makes me happy.
Quote from: MsTek on May 17, 2009, 07:43:26 PM
I.Am.Not.Selling.My.Bike.
No more.
No less.
She makes me happy.
That's the point right.
[thumbsup]
Don't they have public storage out there?
Quote from: MsTek on May 17, 2009, 07:43:26 PM
I.Am.Not.Selling.My.Bike.
Long thread, I must have missed that but frankly I'm glad to hear it. My bike was my first major purchase as well and I can't wipe the shit eating grin off my face ever time I whack the throttle open. Chicago winters suck, but days like today next to the lake make up for it :).
Quote from: herm on May 17, 2009, 05:21:47 PM
one of these would be cool...if you had a place to bolt it down
(http://www.securitgb.co.uk/images/opening-ceremony-motorbike3.gif)
Why would you bolt down a GS? ???
:P
Yes they have public storage but if I recall correctly, you cannot store a motorcycle in them and they are not 24/7.
I know a place I can have a spot for $80 a month and I was planning on taking her there in October if I didn't have the funds to have a shop do the mods to her that I want over the winter. If things don't work out, I will take her there or to one of the Chicago Ducacti people who offered me space yesterday. Then I can at least work on mods on her until I move and find a garage closer, where I live.
Just wish me luck with my landlord tomorrow and this will all be a moot point.
Good luck. [thumbsup]
If I understand the picture of your back porch...there has to be supports of some kind - at least that is what I've seen in Chicago with the style of porch you have shown. Could you use your chain and wrap it around the support and then secure it to your bike?
Quote from: greenohawk69 on May 19, 2009, 01:19:53 PM
If I understand the picture of your back porch...there has to be supports of some kind - at least that is what I've seen in Chicago with the style of porch you have shown. Could you use your chain and wrap it around the support and then secure it to your bike?
!!?? When did I show you my porch?
Creeepy.... :-\
How to secure the bike in the back isn't the problem. I haven't been told if I can keep her there or not yet... seems like it's "slipped the mind". If they say nothing this week, I am going to buy some plywood and move the bike to another spot in back that you cannot see in the through the gate in the alley. There I can also possibly get the chain around the support but the chain isn't THAT long.
Quote from: MsTek on May 19, 2009, 03:07:35 PM
!!?? When did I show you my porch?
Creeepy.... :-\
How to secure the bike in the back isn't the problem. I haven't been told if I can keep her there or not yet... seems like it's "slipped the mind". If they say nothing this week, I am going to buy some plywood and move the bike to another spot in back that you cannot see in the through the gate in the alley. There I can also possibly get the chain around the support but the chain isn't THAT long.
Right here...
Quote from: MsTek on May 16, 2009, 01:29:02 PM
Rent. don't own a condo.
We'll see what management says. Where it's parked right now is a pregnant dog and half for me to get in an out but its not int he way, behind a gate, under a deck with a cover on it.
Considering my neighbors like to leave their trash out on their back deck and I try to make mine nice, play my rent on time, etc.. I don't know why they won't work with me on this:
(http://tekwh0re.net/tek09/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/starter_garden-003_resized.jpg) <-- thats how I keep my deck. Trust me- I have the nicest one back there. Between me and Duc, we bring this place class.