I hope they leave you alone. Opportunity and chance are the big factors in my opinion. I am fortunate enough to have a garage and dogs but it never makes me feel totally secure so I have case hardened chain and lock (the big ass Master {ha ha- a pun!} lock) and pipes in the floor&door. So pick your paranoia (justified in my mind)! My other tip is, when you're on a run, pick the ground floor motel room and roll your bike in at night.

thx all u guys~

in such situations as this its reassurin that there are peeps like you guys that care enough to hand down some wisdom advice and moral support.

garage or any secure space hmmm maybe if i can afford it in this town.

get a rat bike, sell/ trade the bike, get an enduro... loved ridin those out on the desert or maybe it was just a regular dirtbike i dont know... anyways fuck almost killed myself and practically gave one friend a heart attack as he watched me flyin and tearing into the playa... yah was definitely playin on the edge... but man was that so much fun. or paint it, but what i do like is gettin a rat bike... or rattin it out but ur right it aint gonna stop the nails.

btw... i had a cover over it... and this last time he had taken the cover off the tail end of the bike to "show me" that he did it... that it was no accident... that i didnt just pick it up on the streets riding... go figure... pretty sadistic but thats the guy for ya. but maybe he thought hey what if the nail was not noticed or what if its taken care of before being ridden... and with the nail it might just blow... maybe just maybe its hes way of showing that he has a conscious and might feel a little guilty if the nail he put in the bike wasnt noticed or had anything to do with me getting into an accident or possible death... but then again maybe im given the guy too much credit to being a sensible human with a conscious... he is a sick attention whore after all... and a nail in a bike is still a nail. and slashing blade cuts on both tires are still slashes and cuts. and smeared shit over a motorcycle still smells like shit and looks like shit... is still shit.

also like the idea of parkin it near a ground level window... ive been talkin with many of the neighbors and they said they will testify to get the guy. the neighbors dont like him either even this old timer whose been in the neighborhood for several decades. the sad thing is that he makes hes situation worse everytime he does such stupid things and this is just one of many stupid shit this guys done. the more sad for him is that in the end hes the one losing out... by doing harm to others and/or property and making enemies he has less and less friends... fuck id go to hell and back for some friends. great thing about having most of your neighbors as friends is that they look after eachothers backs... and if shit happens then the whole fricken block and surroundin neighbors know about it... but again you are right he is a sadistic attention whore. will do almost anything for attention.

another sure call is that hes also a hater. and you guessed right... way too much time on hes hands. what does one expect from a trust funder doin street work and thinkin hes savin the world at the same doin the same shit he criticizes and screams about just to do it behind most peeps back... and others beyond the immediate wouldnt have a clue to this guys real nature beyond the fact hes just a tad weird. i mean who in their right mind... who with a healthy mind spirit and soul takes the time and effort to smear human shit all over someones motorcycle let alone cutting and slashin as well as puttin nails in motorcycle tires.

i gotta admit i was pretty pissed several months ago when i tried to get on the bike to go see and give a friend moral support who was in icu with aids only to find that the guy had smeared shit all over the bike. and guess what... the friend was more important at that time than trying to report the shit to the cops. the funny is that you would think that he would have at least left a sneering note with all the time and preparation the guy had to go thru. at the time it was in what i thought was a safe hidden secure keyed area where only a handful of peeps had access including him and yah back then several months ago i didnt think he would sink so low. but yah its jus bullshit infantile child behavior that aint gonna win him any true friends or for that matter any real deep connections in this town... in life. but basically your are right this guy thrives and seeks for attention... and looking for a reaction.

and really at this juncture even if a little late its probably prudent to make an official report just in case i have to take him to court or insurance or whatever but yah i dont think i have damage insurance on the bike jus liability. and beyond that just ignore the guy and secure the bike somewhere and or get insurance for it or park it where more neighbors can keep an eye on it... or just live with it chalkin it up to part of living.

gotta say that i feel grateful for this community of bikers here... you guys respondin to my post leaves me feeling comforted. yah there is nothing like the alone feeling when going thru some of lifes trials. been thinkin bout joinin a motorcycle club... saw one i think it was on folsom the other night while i was out on the town with a friend. anyways thanks heaps for all the advice and moral support.

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