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STOLEN BIKE from Bloor and Lansdowne
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Depends on when you came to Canada. You may never understand it if you havent seen better times here.
sburns
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OK I've got to borrow that one...
bigpoppa
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crime and theft werent invented in 2022.
If you see the stolen bike thread, I think it was started probably 20 years ago in the early 2000's
Not much anyone can do apart from making it inconvenient and difficult for potential thieves to steal your bike.
Usually smaller, lighter bikes in underground parking spots are targeted (supersports, nakeds, supermotos)
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You guys are mistaking the word issues, and actions. Those were not a list of issues, they were a list of actions someone took. Grammar, syntax, blah blah blah...
Where abouts in the country? I moved to a small town about 30 years ago. We didn't lock the house or car when we first arrived but we do now.When I lived in Toronto, I locked my doors at home, locked my car everywhere, always lookin over my shoulder....left Toronto for a better life in the country......funny..all of the above issues went away
bobjohnson
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Sucks, someone stole my bike just up the street too, 1980 CB125T. Completely pointless, its worth nothing, i hope those thieves die.
They also ****** up my triumph but they couldnt get it unchained, so they just cut all the wiring on it.
They also ****** up my triumph but they couldnt get it unchained, so they just cut all the wiring on it.
Druggies have really messed up the small towns in the last few years. We live in the country and had someone go through our vehicles a year or so ago is it really worth it for some change. Also a big risk as alot of the places they hit are back a long way from the road with no escape if the home owner catches you.
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Update: a constable called me on Saturday telling me that they found my bike on the east end. Apparently, neighbours complained about an illegally parked bike. This occured one day after my insurance payout. Anyway, the bike was stripped beyond recognition and they even chained the front wheel as if it were theirs!
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So they stole it just for the plastics? Makes me wonder if this was on-demand procurement.
While there might be a small immigrant factor, the bigger problem IMO is that today, what you are is less important than what you appear to be. Entitlement is rampant.
Sites like Craigslist and Kijiji make fencing easy with nameless transactions.
If someone smashes a $700 taillight on their car and insurance is going to cost $$$ down the line it's "I deserve...the other guy is better off." Besides, my landlord just raised the rent $500 or my variable mortgage went sky high. I shouldn't have to suffer.
People steal farm equipment. Kids at school and parents working in town.When I lived in Toronto, I locked my doors at home, locked my car everywhere, always lookin over my shoulder....left Toronto for a better life in the country......funny..all of the above issues went away
So in this case, what happens to the bike now? Either you take it, refund the payout and the insurance company pays to fix it, or you keep the payout and they sell it at auction somewhere?
Insurance company already bought that bike. I dont know if you could unwind that transaction if you wanted to. Look for it at auction.
matt365
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If its been stolen once, you're etter off buying something undesirable to thieves.
Might I suggest an old spray bombed klr with a milk crate for a top-box.
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bigpoppa
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exactly, something no one in their right mind would want.
matt365
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