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Someone set fire to my motorcycle cover and placed a six-pack of rotten eggs next to my bike. I'm so saddened and very angry... no idea who this could have been. I have a fire report #, getting the incident report and getting in touch with the arson investigator tomorrow.

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That totally sucks, sorry to hear/see!

That is rotten!
Something has to be done about bike haters! When I leave my bike covered in Park LaBrea I get stickers all the time on it complaining I am taking up a car space. Always wondering if it is going to be lying on the ground in the morning.
Really sorry to hear that!

Damn. Unbelievable. Supa sorry. Insurance?

what the hell?  I'm sorry that's all i can say.. I'm at a loss for words.
Speak say the word if you need anything?

Wow, that's painful to see.

People suck.

thanks guys.  yes, fortunately i do have full coverage on her.  i'm planning on repairing her as my deductible is pretty low and i really don't want to think about getting another bike.  but yeah, i'm *pissed.*

you homeowners might cover it.  Probably take less of a hit on your premium than on your auto.

oh i'm only 25, i don't own a home.  if i can prove it was arson hopefully my premiums won't increase... hence my detective work tomorrow.

Time to set up cameras. Or get a LOUD vehicle alarm system.

Then Issue some 12g love to the perpetrators chests.

When the cops show up just say

"It was justified"   [thumbsup]

Truly sucks though, It fills me with rage just seeing this happen to someone else. I don't want to imagine how I would react if it was my bike.

Just... Wow... If that were me, I'd be camping out around the corner out of site with a bat waiting for someone to come by and say something like, "That's what she gets." Then the beat down comes. WTF is wrong with people?

What a shame.  Sorry to hear it.  I once had someone at my work put an opened condom (hopefully not a used one) on my triple clamp.  When I saw it, I went ballistic and walked into work ready to lose my job, as I knew who must have done it.  Do you have anyone you suspect might have done it?  Any conflict or tension around there?  Might be a good start. 

Regardless, sorry to hear it.  Your bike looked beautiful.  Hopefully it's back to its normal self soon.

Joel

^ thanks, i hope so, too...   
yeah, the thing is i have absolutely no idea. other than silly political internet debates with other riders, i haven't been in a real fight for YEARS... i honestly didn't think anyone disliked me... i'm friendly or cordial with all my ex's...  i've not a clue. :/
Not many people know where I live, either... it concerns me.

this is one of the lowest, most crappy things i've ever seen. (and i've seen a lot)! there are cowards in this world and this is how they communicate. i'm guessing cowards have no communication skills. have you ever heard a single word about the 'noise' coming from your bike? i can't imagine anything else it could be given your comment of never being in any arguements with anyone.

This makes me very very sad.  :'(
This makes me very very mad.  >:(
This make the beast with two backser that did this hopefully has some seriously bad karma coming.

Embyr, if there's anything we can do, just shout.  SoCal DMF'rs are a good bunch.

[bacon]

True dat. These DMF folk are whizzes at finding/donating parts, labor and expertise. Especially when someone is a victim of such a bullshit act of cowardice as this. Ask for whatever you need.

Sorry this happened.

sac

wow, thank you guys.  insurance should take care of it but i will keep y'all in mind. :)

so i just spoke to the arson investigator-  looks like it was intentional, but i was not specifically targeted.    my bike lives in the alley right next to my garage (best i can do- she absolutely doesn't fit and i work late- it was juggling my safety by walking far by myself at 3 am or my vehicles' safety...), doubly locked, always covered- but there were 3 alley fires that night in the course of an hour... looks like i just caught a bad break. boo. :(
probably some punkass kids.  i hope they get taught a lesson by more vicious predators the next time they f*ck with peoples' stuff.

No matter what the circumstances, it still sucks.  >:(

Offer still stands. 

Hopefully you'll get her (him?) repaired in time to ride part of the way up to DIMBY with us.  [moto]




[bacon]

lol, her (him?) haha, this cracked me up. I guess if men ride women then women ride men?? (referring to bikes of course)

hmm... That's a valid point.  I wasn't really thinking of it like that. River rides a 620 that's "female" so I guess it's just up to the "personality" of the bike.

I'm thinking this could be a whole thread by itself...  ;)

 

Sorry about your bike, man, that makes me so angry!!

What in the hell is wrong with people?!  >:(

After seeing and reading all of that, I 'll be thinking about that one for a while. Who ever did that sucks ball's hard!! Like they say what come's around, goes around! From looking at some of the pic's, mybe you could put up a small gate. Out of site out of mind,if you know what I mean. Sound's like your on top of it all and your just itching to get your bike fixed and back out there! Hope to see you out there on the road some time! I ride a Red Monster S4.

What the hell is wrong with people today? Sorry you're having to deal with that.

Thanks again for the support, everyone...
I look forward to getting her repaired so hopefully I can make it on some of these rides and meet more of you! :)

Hrmm...  I always feminize my vehicles. Which either means I read too many nautical tales as a kid or I also like riding women. :P

...Embyr's a chick btw...... ;D

cute on too....... (arent all Monster riders...?) [laugh]

+1

(aww thanks... not sure how you can tell by a tiny profile pic, but i'll take it! :P)

but i'll respond to man/dude/whatever... makes me giggle.

Hey Bro...  [evil]


;D



[bacon]

I had to re-read that one too. I think there was supposed to be a period after "Sorry to hear about your bike."

^ LOL.  Hey, like I said, on those no-makeup + baseball hat days, I make an adorable little boy.

So the bike is now @ cyclemall in tustin... hopefully it won't be totaled out (worried most about the brembos). I may be posting some WTB threads if the cost is hovering around the 1/2-2/3 value of the bike.

tige is good peeps. he'll take care if ya.  [thumbsup]

^ tige is awesome.
(i'm assuming you know the shop)... plus paul is my neighbor... and gp-watching partner/drinking buddy. lol.  helps having your mechanic a block away.  ;D

Would you say it got burnt to an ember?  :D

Doooood....  That's messed up.





 
I must admit, I didlaugh a bit... [roll]

Thaaaaaaats bull shit.  I bet that happens to bikes more often than cars.

I don't mean to pry too much, but where abouts do you live?

I live in Moorpark... Why, are gonna ride the 33 with us Sunday?  ;)


;D




[bacon]

This bs is one reason my bike spends so much time in the garage and not in the streets.

LOL.  nice.  thank goodness no!


I live in Long Beach... in the 'Gayborhood.' Not an unsafe area (kinda near the 4th st. retro row district); although there is some petty crime, I think this was just an unfortunate anomaly.

yeah, sounds more like some drunk a-hole and their buddies stumbling home..."dude, watch this bro."

uhhh sorry,

http://www.crimereports.com/map?search=long+beach+ca (http://www.crimereports.com/map?search=long+beach+ca)

drag the map over to your neighborhood, zoom in and modify the date range. Then you can come back here and modify your post.   [popcorn]

And I'm posting this so you can begin to be more aware of your surroundings. Hopefully that will keep you safe.

Um, thanks for painting me as naive... I am aware of my surroundings, thanks... I have a few police contacts and I do understand the area. I'm closer to broadway than to 4th st.- I just named the area for reference. I understand that as one gets further away from Ocean and closer to... well, Anaheim St...  things get really rough.
It's Long Beach- unless you live in Bixby Knolls you face some risk- I get it. 

However, if you wanna see something really fun, go check out LB on a sex offender map.  Or in the papers regarding that topic.  (And yes, I'm being facetious when I say 'fun.')

How everything coming along you gonna be riding again soon?

You painted yourself as naive. Sorry if me being concerned with your safety bothered you. When I was with LB I rolled up on an in progress armed robbery at Ocean and Cerritos. My old beat was LBB to Cherry, 7th to Ocean. There is no magic line where this crap doesn't happen. 5th and Cherry is worse then Anaheim and Redondo. Anyways....be safe.

Dude,  we all know you mean well, and have the best interests and safety of your fellow DMF'rs in mind, and we appreciate that.
 
But, sometimes you come off a little harsh/sarcastic/whatever, especially if a member isn't familiar with your writing style.  It's hard to convey tone of voice and inflection over the interwebz... Even with a  ;) or a  [thumbsup]

Anyway, I learned something new about Long Beach.   :)

Thanks for your expertise.   [beer]




[bacon]

That's the bottom line.

... I appreciate the concern for my safety- but I'm not a naive person, nor did I say anything like "omg, i can't believe this happened," "long beach isn't like this," etc.  I appreciate your experience and advice but I will politely disagree with you.

Well, I could tell my bosses that if they didn't have their heads shoved up their collective butts, and listened to me when I first offered them a solution to a particular problem, we could have avoided this bigger problem. But that probably wouldn't go over too well.

There's something to be said about good presentation...

The bottom line isn't always the bottom line...  People tend to ignore it when the rest of the statement comes off sounding cocky or condescending.  :-\

 

First, sorry to hear about Embyr's misfortune.  Hopefully the bike is on the road (get it?) to being fully repaired soon...  I work in/near LB and hate hate hate the stupid SOBs who foul up that area.

Next, let's all agree that all people have a different way of expressing themselves.  hbliam's work requires a certain terseness in language so it only makes sense that it carries over.  I'm sure most everyone here just wants to look out for everyone else.

Not to state the obvious, but have you considered moving somewhere with more parking space?  And if you find such a place in Belmont or somewhere else in LB, let me know if they have more units... I'm looking to move closer to work.  ;D

^ i found a better place to park the bike when i get her back... but no, she doesn't fit in the garage, and parking only the bike and not the car isn't an option. (there is literally NO street parking after 5pm)
i'd move but i'm applying to grad schools this fall anyway... kinda not worth it. moving's a pregnant dog.

but they are repairing the bike... ordering parts as of today. :)

How long is it gonna take before it's done?

^ i would like to know that as well! i'm guessing 3 weeks. between the number of bikes they have in the shop, the amount of work, dealing with ins. and the possibility some parts may have to come from italy (we'll see... hopefully not, ack, we all know how long that takes), it'll probably take somewhere around that time. i hope not, though! i'm getting antsy.

Keep us posted. Maybe an IBN or Sunday ride when it's all better!   [thumbsup]

On the bright side, your shoes match the tank nicely.   :)

Glad to see the ball rolling on getting you back on two wheels...

What year Monster is it again? What parts do you need?  I know some of us on the board have extras of different things that you might be able to use.  For instance, duc_poultry had a tank for duc750 when he banged his up. Duck-Stew hooked me up with some extra rearsets he had, etc...

  Post up what you need, maybe some of the riders here have what you need for a lot less $$$ than if you were to order brand new OEM stuff from Italy.

Good luck getting back on two wheels soon..   [beer]

^ aw, thanks!  i know i need new headlights and an instrument cluster... but really, since insurance is getting raped, i mean, covering all of it, it's not really a problem. i do appreciate it though. :)  (plus i think everything was already ordered.)

(although if anyone else needs random 750 dark parts i have some from my old bike, lol)


why thank you!!   ;D

Do you have some monster side cover's your will to sale? I been looking for a pair for my 02 S4.

Bunch on ebay:

http://shop.ebay.com/?_from=R40&_trksid=p3984.m570.l1313&_nkw=monster+side+covers&_sacat=See-All-Categories (http://shop.ebay.com/?_from=R40&_trksid=p3984.m570.l1313&_nkw=monster+side+covers&_sacat=See-All-Categories)

Embyr,

Any updates on how your bike is coming along?

How long 'til you're back on two wheels?


[bacon]

^ no idea. i haven't heard about the parts coming in yet...   just hope things happen soon.  i'm just glad it wasn't totaled-  parts + labor were 3000!!!!  i'm guessing the bike was only worth 3500-3800 max...     i'm one lucky girl.

(and sorry, sean, no side covers. my bad)

Glad it wasn't totalled...   [thumbsup]

That sounds frustrating that you don't know when the parts will come in or you can get your bike back. Between Icelandic volcanoes and the Italian way of doing things, it may be awhile yet. :(

But at least it isn't August, otherwise the entire country would be on vacation

have faith.  when I low sided, a couple of my parts went from 12 weeks backordered to 2 weeks.

Sorry I'm just getting around to chiming in. Sorry to hear about the misfortune, but sometimes it just happens  [puke]

The anticipation will making riding your bike that mush better, or at least keep telling yourself that... [thumbsup]

Lol, every time I haven't ridden for more than a week I start asking myself, "Did it make that sound before? I don't remember that vibration..."  [laugh]

A little late, but it still blows.

I really dug your bike, especially the color. Hang in there.

aw thanks guys.  i'm not being that impatient... i know it takes what it takes. :)

Oregon Trail was/is the bomb, btw  [thumbsup]

Okay, I swear I wasn't drining when I wrote that...... [drink]

it turns out the mobile adjuster dropped the ball and never called my shop back or made the final approval...   [bang] [bang] [bang]   he has to go back to the shop and give the last ok before the shop can order parts... apparently i was repeating heresy. faaaaack. 

this is gonna take FOREVER.
 :'( :'(

GEEZ...!

That really sucks...   >:(

So the parts that were supposedly ordered a few weeks back were never ordered?  How come the shop never notified you until now?!

Try not to get down about it. (easier said than done, I know) Use it as a chance to make sure you're getting the exact parts you want.

Good luck, you'll be back [moto] before you know it..






 [bacon]

this is a good question. ugh.  i should have called earlier, i guess it's partially my fault. there will be a few harder-to-find parts- i might start asking about things fairly soon and seeing if people have parts i can buy, or if anyone can direct me to people parting out. (cluster, etc.)

Keep us in the loop.  Lots of the peeps around here have stock parts they took of when they did mods.

I'm sure some of them would be willing to sell/donate/help in some way.

Unfortunately, all I have are some ugly mirrors and a set of Paioli forks off of a '99 M750.






 [bacon]

^ will do, and thanks.  i'm gonna go by the store and get a parts list this week to speed up the process...  i'll work on getting the more difficult parts and let them handle the rest.  the nice thing is i have a semi-decent chunk of change to work with, thank you insurance. :)    how lovely when it doesn't come from your pocket, lol.

+1   [thumbsup]

So here is my parts thread- if any of you guys have a carbon fender or cluster i would be eternally grateful. thanks...
http://ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=38862.0 (http://ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=38862.0)

Hey kids-  sorry to be totally absent from the forum this past month or two-   just got my bike back last night!!! she looks fantastic, sounds great, feels superb!!  i have a better spot for her now, but here are some pics (in the old spot); doesn't she look purty? 
Can't wait to finally meet y'all on some rides now!

New headlights/front fender
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So shiny! The detailer @ Cyclemall did an AMAzing job... thought I was gonna have to repaint her, but this was not the case!
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Looks beautiful... even if you can still see the burn marks from where this happened. (again, she's in a safer spot now)
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So when are we riding? :p

Congrats!   [beer]

She looks great.  :D

I'm liking the dual headlight look...  carbon front fender is purty too!   [thumbsup]







 [bacon]

Thank you!!  I had both of those mods before but now they are new and spiffy. :P

That's a very nice color Duc!   Now it's time to take the  Duc's out for a test Flight! [moto] I'll be out on bike this weekend. Thinking about  going to Newcombs.  ;D

That is a gorgeous colour blue!

You're welcome! 

I never saw your bike pre-torching.  Didn't know about the mods.  I thought maybe they were generous "gifts" from your insurance company.   [evil]  ;)

I might be riding sunday morning.  Not sure where, though.  Prolly local...


 [bacon]

...   i pocketed the 'generous gift' from my insurance company.  *cough*    (is it wrong that at one point i told my shop 'damn, perhaps the bike should burn more often!')   [evil]   not that i ever would do something like that intentionally, of course...  this was pretty devastating.    i may wait another week or two til i feel comfortable going on a canyon ride- it has been three months, but i will be looking out for sunday & mid-week ride posts. :)

Awesome!
And my, ahem, gift from the insurance company got me a gixxer.
 :o

welcome back.

Yes, welcome back!  [clap]

I'll keep an eye out for the custom "blue" bike  [thumbsup]

good job on getting it back to normal, it looks like the repairs weren't that bad, so that is good.

^ thank you guys, but au contraire re: repairs... it should have been totaled. everything combined that was torched, including the fork seals, was way more than 2/3 of the bike's value. my shop somehow convinced insurance to let me keep it... i'm very grateful.