So I'm laying in bed, 5:45 AM, about to get up and get ready for work, when I hear yelling, a loud crash, and old loud truck start up and take off, then tear through the apartment complex. Just another day in the apartment complex I think, but alas, a pounding comes at the door. Its a neighbor who when leaving for work, found two guys had decided my bike should belong to them.

He tells me, he walked out his door to get in his car and found these guys with the rear end of the bike pulled up into the bed of an old truck. He yells, "What the eff are you doing?" ....What else for a criminal to do than to just let go of the bike, letting it fall from the bed of the truck, onto the asphalt and get in the truck and take off!! These guys drug the bike from inches in front of my truck, sideways!!, dragging it on a tire and kickstand for about 4 feet!!

While I'm grateful the bike is still around, its so aggravating that I have to now buy new pegs and powder coat them, repaint the fairing, deal with scratches on the exhaust, most likely replace the bar that holds up the windshield and mirrors, and we'll see what else. Poor bike.

Either these guys are just complete idiots for trying to steal the bike when its time for people to go to work.. or they grossly underestimated the 430 pound bike that stood before them, and they were out there for a while. They dropped a pair of sunglasses though so hopefully the police get something off those.

 

Douchebags like that should be shot on site, sorry to hear about the bike.

 

that sucks, hopefully they can get a fingerprint off the glasses. fixing it is better than having to replace it though.

 

Glad you got to keep the Hawk. Get an alarm, they're cheap. That way, when it goes off you can greet them with another anti-theft device of your choice, (bat, gun, etc...)

 

+1 There is nothing like a friendly shotgun pump to announce yourself.

 

Glad they didn't get it...hats off to your neighbor for not just minding his own business.

Do you have a steel post or something solid and heavy you can chain it to with a super heavy duty chain? That's what I did for 13 years when I lived in an apartment or condo and didn't have a garage. I came out of my condo one morning in 1990 and my 4 month old Isuzu Trooper was gone, but my CB700SC Nighthawk was still there, securely chained to a steel post. I was going to ride to work that day anyway.

Covering it may help as well, with a cover that has eyelets for a lock on the bottom. I had a cover stolen once.

 

Yeah I always garaged it, but I recently moved. I thought about chain, alarm, etc etc, but after seeing 10 other newer, nicer, more accessible bikes at the complex I figured I was on the bottom of the hit list. Definately will have to get something now. Only thing I have to chain it too is my truck frame.. What a hassle Good news is Progressive ran the blue book for a 98 superhawk with no mods and the bike is still worth $3175 to them.

 

I am so paranoid about my bike at night or when I am gone at work. I also live in a apartment with out a garage and it freaks me out. My bike is an ugly bish but still shes my bish. At night I wrap a huge chain through the rear tire and kind of loop it through the frame. Just dont know how to get peace of mind.

Bike is salvaged and old so full coverage is out of the question. Ok just venting I am ok now.

Glad to hear they didnt get your bike... Total pieces of ****, I hate thieves too.