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Someone knocked over my bike! <rage!>

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#1 ·
So... somebody knocked over my bike in my apartment complex.

There I was, sitting in my apartment in peace when I hear a knock at the door. My neighbor tells me my bike is on its side. RAGE!!

I go to check it out and sure enough, she's on her right side. I pull it upright and luckily, my fairing guard (forget the name for the part) took 80% of the damage. It's banged up with a few scratches on my mirror and brake bar, but here's the worst part...

A 1/4th of my foot peg chipped off... -.-

I called down to my apartment's office and checked to see if there was anything they could do about it, but without knowing who it was, there's nothing. I'm pretty sure it was these kids that I've seen around my bike (and were playing outside when I found out about my bike), but again... no proof without harassing the kids. :\

So... short of a police report, is there anything I can do about this? I really doubt the police can do much of anything, so why file a report? If I talk to my insurance... will my rate go up, even though it was absolutely no fault of my own? Can I murder some ****ing children?

bah, so much rage right now! >.<







 
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#6 ·
You can buy replacement pegs but looking at where the peg broke suggests its a poor quality rearset and you should probably invest in better ones (woodcraft, driven, etc). Theyll run you 300-600 dollars but will protect the bike better than frame sliders in the event of being dropped.
 
#8 ·
Then just replace the peg then. :D
 
#12 ·
I believe the passenger ones are a little shorter...but I cant say for sure. Just try it?
 
#14 ·
I wouldn't cheap out on that peg. I had to replace mine as well and thought it was a good idea to do cheapo china pegs but I ended up going to a dealer and just ordering a factory peg for $40. The assembly from a dealer comes riveted already so all you need to do use an allan key from the back side of the rear set to get it off.


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#20 · (Edited)
That sucks man. I'm so glad I can ride my bike right into my apartment on the first floor. That really sucks about the foot peg, because the right one is a PITA to replace. It's held in by a rivet, unlike the left, which is a bolt and pin. Good thing you had frame sliders though. I wouldn't even worry about replacing the mirror or lever. Chances are this or something similar will happen again. Definitely don't claim something this small on insurance.

All of this is extremely minor as far as damage is concerned. Excellent choice buying frame sliders, because that's exactly what they're for. eBay is your friend right now. Levers, pegs, etc are super cheap. You really should consider renting a garage at your complex.
Technically, frame sliders are designed to protect the frame. They just happen to also give some protection to the fairings. It's not their sole purpose by any means though.
 
#17 ·
Do like I do and sit on your bike with a shotgun every once in a while. Fcukin kids will learn to fcuk off. The only problem I have in my apts is cats spraying on my bike. Fcukin stinks when I start that mofo up
 
#18 ·
Upgrade your game bruh... Get a place with a garage... Considering, your bike made it Out pretty unscathed. Kids will be kids... If it even was them.

Fix it yourself and move on. Crying about it accomplishes nothing. Best of luck!

:cheers
 
#19 ·
I would put an alarm lol. I know there's some alarms that alarm when someone goes near your bike within a few feet or so. Best would be getting your own garage/storage place but I'm pretty sure you wouldn't want to be spending that amount of money.
 
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