my helmet got stolen

[LaRNZ]

im a lurker here, but ive been chatting with killbill and he said to post up on here cuz a bunch of you guys are from or around lowell so here it goes...

i was at the intersection of riverside and university ave. on my bike at a red light. i was sittin in neutral and waiting for the light to change when a kid came up to me and asked "where the f$($ did you get that helmet"(as he reached over and shut my bike off my turning the key) i replied with what? and he asked again, i said parkway cycle in everett. he said u effin stole it from me you POS, i said no i did not im not a thief, i dont steal from fellow bikers. he wasnt buyin it, so i pulled ova to the side of the road and got off. i took off my helmet to talk to him, he said give me back my effin helmet before i effin kill you, i said guy i have a receipt for this i can get it, hes like u stole it from me i know where you live and have your plate. i said thats cool but i didnt steal it, so he continues to threaten me and demands the helmet. he demands to look at the liner to see if its glued because his was, i have a removable liner so he took it and ripped it out and said you POS this helmet cost me a grand(BS), and threw my key at me, hit me in the chest and took off in his buddies car, i got the plate and stuff and the cops are lookin into it, hopfully something comes out of this. anyways if anyone knows the kid, and sees it at bike night or something please let me know my AIM in dalarns7

TIA Chris

PS i dont need to hear, "I would have done this, or that" cuz ive heard it and frankly dont care, i reacted how i reacted i am a passive kid, and if u want to replace passive with pussy go ahead, im posting this to see if anyone can help out, and atleast warn people to be aware of your surroundings cuz shit happens so fast, i was 10 feet from my driveway when this happened

[Awesome]

Hopefully the police will take care of it. Seems pretty cut and dry to me. You should get the helmet back and file assault charges while you're at it.

[akira700]

shit

What kind of helmet was it?

I had my helmet ripped off my bike while parked
in the Fenway about 2 months ago. Cable clipped.

My home owners insurance covered part of the cost of replacement.
Not sure if home owners or renter's insurance can help in
situation like yours.

[LaRNZ]

oops, it is a suomy ben boz replica

[Josephd14]

Only POS here is that Dick.. If this was Texas you could have shot him as he got in the car with your Property ... If they find him Make sure you press charges and give that POS what he has coming to him..

[stevecbr900rr]

What the fuck! he took your helmet. Holy shit...I'm so mad for you right now i can't see straight. So this is going to be the new thing now. Instead of car jacking now it's helmet jacking.

[gspot]

haha you could have shot him in massachusetts too, just woulda had to say he came at u with a weapon swinging.

[a13x]

Wow, that's fucked up. What a retard, like he has the only B.Boz replica in town.. ONE OF THEIR MOST POPULAR MODELS.

Not like when I had my Fugiwara rep and I saw only 1 other around Boston in 2 years.

Knob. Do what Jay said.

[SVRACER01]

that sucks dude. i dont think i woulda taken the helmet off and i def. woulda been callin the police. hopefully it all works out for you

[Punjistick]

I'm glad you posted this because frankly the thought of something like this happening has never even occurred to me. I hope you get your helmet back. Check ebay and craigslist in case he tries selling it.

I think I might get some kind of teather to attach my key to me so some one can't just walk up and grab it like what happened to you.

[LaRNZ]

yeh, if i could go back in time and slow it down i would have handled it alot differently, i wouldnt have taken my helmet off, and would have called the cops, but shit happens i reacted how i reacted and cant change it, i guess you live and you learn, if i heard this story from someone else i woulda been sayin the same stuff ive been hearin, o i woulda kicked his ass and shit like that, but the reality is, the way you think you are gonna act in a situation usually is alot different then when it actually sneaks up on you out of no where

[ejoy1220]

Someone did that shit to me, they would have gotten pretty fucked up. I mean, if someone I didn't know reached over my bike and shut it off while I was on it, dude would have a broken hand That is ridiculous. I'll keep my eyes out on Craigslist for you.

[stevecbr900rr]

+1 I'm with you on that one. I would have said choose Helmet or Hand you don't walk away with Two.

[Landers]

Thats some bull shit right there... what kidn of fucked up person does that shit? Man... i woulda kicked his ass right there on the side of the road. I hope the cops can do something for you..

[Ri_De_bike]

things were bad but didn't end with gun fire and a trip to the hospital / morgue and your bike didn't get jacked or crunched. i thought high end helmets were serial numbered???? still, it's a big wtf and was the subject of dinner conversation last night. question remains; helmet jack or legit mistake handled badly <very badly, but not by you.

could have been so much worse.
apparently there were a rash off bike jacks in nyc a few years ago; a tag team thing, grab key, get rider off the bike, ride off.

[KillBill]

yeh, if i could go back in time and slow it down i would have handled it alot differently, i wouldnt have taken my helmet off, and would have called the cops, but shit happens i reacted how i reacted and cant change it, i guess you live and you learn, if i heard this story from someone else i woulda been sayin the same stuff ive been hearin, o i woulda kicked his ass and shit like that, but the reality is, the way you think you are gonna act in a situation usually is alot different then when it actually sneaks up on you out of no where

Hey buddy,

I'm glad you posted this up here. Good thinking not to play the "coulda, woulda" game. You know what they say about hindsight. People should be aware that his is happening. Especially for people like us who are riding in the Lowell area. I would not be surprised if you saw the kid and your helmet at the Lowell Bike night on the 22nd.

If you need to borrow a helmet let me know. I have a two year old HJC sittin at home collecting dust.

Take it easy

[Kham]

wha'ts the kid look like? asian, hispanic, black, white? any pics of the helmet or similar pic? i hang out inLowell all the time.

[ZuminaZX]

That sucks. I love Bostrom replicas. If I could afford one, I'd own one! I'll keep and eye and a clenched fist out.

[Josephd14]

wha'ts the kid look like? asian, hispanic, black, white? any pics of the helmet or similar pic? i hang out inLowell all the time.

All the cops know is that he is Asian, and he gets alotta Tickets..

[BigShel]

I have to say I cant belive you gut punked like that. I dont give a fuck Where, When and How fast it happens. You should have split his fucking head once he turned off your bike.I just want to give fair warning to all of you guys that ride with me.If we are out riding and someone pulls some shit like that get ready to be a witness Because I am fucking him up with the quickness.

[skiierx]

Well,

Since no one has said anything, if the popo do not do anything about this then you need to post up the kind of car, color and plate number. There are plenty of people here who can get the info needed to pay this person a visit or just keep an eye out for him!

I personally think you did the right thing by being passive, you have no idea what you were up against and sounds like you were by yourself. The helmet is replaceable!

Keep us informed with the outcome

[KillBill]

Well,

Since no one has said anything, if the popo do not do anything about this then you need to post up the kind of car, color and plate number. There are plenty of people here who can get the info needed to pay this person a visit or just keep an eye out for him!

I personally think you did the right thing by being passive, you have no idea what you were up against and sounds like you were by yourself. The helmet is replaceable!

Keep us informed with the outcome

+1

[MnM]

Dam sorry to hear.

post up some info so the local guys can keep an eye out. Kill Bill had a good point going to the bike night and see if he is there.

[Billy]

Damn sorry to hear that. If ANYONE turned my bike off at an intersection that I didnt know and took the key I'd be PISSED. I'd go into "battle mode"

Alex the teather idea is cool but let's say you lowside/highside while riding on the street, there goes your hand.

[Billy]

When the kid came up to you he was on foot right? Stole your helmet and jumped into his friends car.

Sounds to me like these guys were following you around waiting for you to stop. Once stopped one of them comes out steals your helmet and gets back into the car and takes off.

I'm not surpised this happened in Lowell. Lot of scum live in Lowell (no offense to anyone on this forum who lives there). A friend of mine unfortunately lives there at the moment and he tells me all the time how ghetto it is there.