Good idea - it was Central Market, and I should ask them if they can help! I sure hope it was just some jerk pedestrian or a car, not another bike. That would be so demoralizing...
On Wed, Apr 17, 2013 at 12:29 PM, Rick, Scituate, MA, 82 650 NH < gibbon...@gmail.com> wrote: > You didn't mention which store you were in but I'd ask if they have > cameras. My car got hit in a parking winter before last and I was able to > find the other driver. This was in a company's parking lot and their > security was able to give me a plate number in about 2 hours. I went to > the police department and they made the first call. Turned out it was an > employee of the company and they started off denying everything but came > round after a day or two. > > I'm sure it varies, these folks keep the data a week. After that it is > deleted. So I'd check soon. > > Hope it was a car, I'd hate to think we'd do that to each other. > > Good luck, > Rick > > > On Tuesday, April 16, 2013 10:25:01 AM UTC-4, Christy Deering wrote: >> >> So I decided to stop by the store last night after work for a couple of >> things for dinner. Parked Gladys (the CB250) by a lovely Honda CBR 250, in >> a specially marked motorcycle parking area where cars can't go, made sure >> everything was in order, kick stand out all the way, helmet locked, etc. >> >> Came out from the store about 15 minutes later to Gladys on her side, >> leaking gas onto the pavement, CBR gone, but no real idea why Gladys should >> be lying down at a time like this. >> >> In the 90+ degree heat, hoisted all 350 lbs of her back on her feet, >> straightened out the mirror/etc, noticed the crack in the left plastic >> cover (probably caused by the bike falling on the helmet) along with >> numerous scratches...tried to start her up, she wouldn't go, sat there a >> while thinking maybe the engine was flooded and waiting would help...it >> didn't...finally got off the bike, threw all my gear on the ground (christ >> it was hot), took the seat off, pulled out the manual, followed the >> instructions for clearing a flooded motor, and she started up again >> (Huzzah!). >> >> To my heat and irritation addled brain, the instructions for clearing a >> flooded engine sounded like this: "Take off your left glove, whistle five >> and a half times, run the engine on and off for seven half past nine >> minutes, turn everything *completely *off, hold a seance, ask God for >> help, when he doesn't answer, turn bike ninety-eight degrees to your left, >> put your left glove back on, compose a sonnet, and then go out and buy a >> new bike." >> >> Mondays, I'm tellin ya. >> >> Does anyone know if damage caused in a parking lot like this is ever >> covered by insurance? >> >> >> -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to nighthawk_lovers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en-US. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to nighthawk_lovers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en-US. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
