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So last thursday was Thanksgiving morning and I wake up bright and early at 6 am and get ready to head down to my parents' place in Kingston, MA. After packing up and getting ready I head out about 7am. I put my stuff in my car and then go to pull out of the parking lot of my apartment building but before I get to the exit I notice my neighbor's bike on its side still covered up. So I quickly look to my left where my bike is parked and sure enough; bike is on its side as well.
I immediately hop out of my car and check on the bike. It is still covered so I can't see too much but all I smell is gas fumes. I call the police and they come over within 10 minutes. He helps me pick it up and does a police report. Unfortunately he says there is nothing he can do and even though this was his area to patrol he didn't come around the apartment building over night.
Great, no witnesses and now I am left with a broken brake pedal, cracked lower fairing, and a scratched handlebar end. The bike only has 1400 miles on it and I just got it in May. The bike still looked brand new until now.
It turns out that two other bikes in the parking lot were also pushed over that night as well and one of them was a Harley that sustained $2000 in damages. Luckily my damages are no where near that and should cost me under $500. Dedectible is $500 so insurance doesn't help at all.
It just pisses me off how some people think its funny to ruin someone else's $9000 machine. I paid for this on my own and is the first thing I bought when I graduated college.
I put the bike away and I will have to wait for spring to fix the damages.
Sorry for the lengthy rant but I had to get it out. Has this happened to anyone else here, particularly the Salem, NH area? Is there anything I can do about this?