Rush,, I have some parts as well, PM me if ican be of help...

 

Pizzaguy: I don't have a good answer for you...It can be dishearting at times..For me what it comes down too, is knowing at the end of the day I did my job to the best of my ability If I started each day thinking of the end result. I would not even leave the parking lot. However when you see things that happen to a person like Rush you want to do all you can to locate and arrest those involved. BTW your last statement was on the money,,,,

 

Rush - I concur with OleDoc - check with your homeowners insurance. I know here in NJ if your property, including your car/bike/etc is damaged on your property it's covered by your homeowners, not your auto policy. Been there, done that... For example: You back your car into your garage door - both the garage door and your car would be covered under the homeowners policy - it wouldnt even be reported to your auto insurance company...

Good Luck!

Bill

 

A guy I worked for up in Michigan had a very interesting way of keeping his stuff safe: an alarm system.

It would go off if you entered the place and didn't hit the right numbers on the keypad within about 30 seconds.
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OH, did I mention that the alarm tripped a 200 watt siren and two of those old-school alarm bells? ALL of three of these were INSIDE! I set it off by accident once and the noise was actually PAINFUL. So loud, you could hear it several hundred feet away.... and way worse inside.

Nothing is foolproof, but I KNEW it was there... imagine some kid that doesn't realize what he's in for!

 

BTW I may be slow but what is your air bubble?? laying outside?? Never saw a description of it, thank you. Woody

 

This is why I went with the reinforcing. I can't wait till someone tries really hard to kick my door in again and breaks their ankle or foot LMAO

 

I called two insurance people I know personally, they both told me the same thing. Homeowners insurance will not cover anything that is titled. They are insured separately in Kansas. So I'm screwed there. On the bonus side, in Kansas my insurance pays me for the damage. Minus the deductible of course. If the culprit or culprits are found, the insurance company sues them. If successful, the insurance company will return my deductibles. Then I would have to sue them myself for the damage to the bike. So there is a tiny glimmer of hope. Possibly another glimmer is this. The night this happened my neighbors girlfriend had got off work at eleven or so. On the way to my neighbors house she had three boys on bicycles run out in front of her moving fast away from my area. She didn't think much about it till the next morning when she noticed his truck door open. They had went through his truck, then moved on to my garage apparently. Then she noticed the window knocked out, my garage entrance door left open, my Traildusters tailgate left open, and my air bubble thrown in a mud puddle. She called the police and told them about the incident, and the boys she saw the previous night. The officer said that this same group of boys were interviewed that night by another officer. So we have suspects. An officer I talked to today says they have several other suspects as well. It might be in my favor the these ijjits hit 27 houses that night!!!

As for parts, the car should be covered. As for the Harley, They destroyed my $425.00 Corbin solo seat was heavily slashed. But I might be able to recover it. Any help on someone that specializes in leather bike seats, that is talented, would help. The rest is just replacing the front tire and tube. I ordered them last night. The back tire was bald and I already had a new tire bought for it. Back to the seat. I have around 7 different seats. Three of those were solo seats. I had the other two solo's set on a bench in the garage. I thought they had managed to escape harm...Nope, one, my favorite, an alligator covered solo was slashed clear through the center. So I'm good on all fronts except repainting the rear fender and the tank. I may have to be content to ride it with it's new scars. I'll just tell all the girls I wrecked it running from the bank I robbed. Besides girls loves scars...don't they?

I really want to thank you for your offer. It means a lot to know there are people out there willing to help.

 

Thanks for the offer. I can't thank all of you enough for all your advice and support. I have all the parts I need, I hope anyway. I'm just gonna have to live with some battle scars on the ol' hog for awhile. They will serve as a reminder of an Maffiaescue beatdown someone deserves.

 

That's what us Kansas country hicks call a portable air tank. It was in the back of my old Plymouth Trailduster. When they were rifling through it they threw the "air bubble" in a mud puddle. Part and parcel to their vandalizing excursion.

 

Just so you are aware, last year in the town of Greece N.Y. at 230 am 3 teenagers were seen breaking into cars on the street. A neighbor heard the noise and looked out his bedroom window and saw these punks breaking into a neighbors car , not his. He called the police and decided to confront these guys outside, he was armed with a pistol.In the commotion one of them ran towards him. This gentleman was very large and could handle himself but decided to put 2 bullets in the kid. The police charged him with murder and after a lengthy trial he was found not guilty. At a first look someone could say he had no right going outside, it wasn,t his car, and the police were on the way, and apparently one bullet stuck the kid in the back. The jury here found him innocent, and talk radio in rochester was 10 to 1 in favor of the innocent verdict. People are fed up are starting to fight back. Do not ever be afraid to defend your property.

 

if you have some time on your hands.... this may help...

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Doesn't sound like a first time event and mebbe they're stupid enough to leave a clue.

 

They did leave a clue and the police found it.
I guess he could start up his own CSI lab, first priority though is to find the hot looking babes to staff it.

 

If you were out here in San Diego I could set you up with someone who could recover your seats very inexpensively. Like pocket change inexpensive.

 

My grandpa used to tell me there were dozens of ways to disrepect a man. But nothing shows lowlife desrespect more than senseless destruction of his work.

So sorry for your losses Rush.

Here's hoping the perps are found out and the law shows them no kindness.

But more, that your life and your property, soon gets back to normal.

roadster with a stick

 

This was in our newspaper, it differ from what the officer told me on the phone yesterday. But that comes as no surprise...

PPD investigates recent burglaries
10 hrs ago

Parsons police are investigating nine burglary related crimes that occurred early Wednesday morning on the west side of Parsons.

Deputy Police Chief Scott Gofourth said no arrests have been made but officers have spoken with three suspects in the crimes and hope to interview a fourth and possibly seek charges. The suspects range in age from 16 to 21.

The burglaries occurred in the 2500 block of Washington, the 2300 and 2400 blocks of Clark, the 2400 block of Crawford and the 2200 block of Stevens.

Two homes were broken into, one of them with the family sleeping inside. Five detached garages were broken into, and three vehicles received damage either independently or during a burglary.

An undisclosed amount of cash was taken from the home in which the family was sleeping. Officers are still working on the reports, so additional information was not available.

“We’re still investigating,” Gofourth said.

Persons with information on the crimes may call the police department at 421-7060 or the tip line, 421-7057.

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Any updates?

 

Yes. I made it home with that sinking feeling in my gut awaiting what what I was going to see. Luckily the photos sent to me by my brother and friend and their support helped a lot. I now have my four spares put on, seeing it up on blocks while we took the wheels off about made me physically ill. And the fun of driving it and being seen in it has really diminished. Though I can't see the scars from inside the car till the tail comes up. So that helps. My usual parking attitude has changed as well. I no longer care about scratches or dings. But I still park it away from people as I don't want it to be seen this way. I took it to have an estimate. It was $4800.00 plus the tires. Ok, some good news, maybe. My neighbors girlfriend was on her way to his house around 11:00 to midnight. She said three boys on bicycles ran out in front of her going away from the crime scene general area. She said she almost hit them. Too bad she missed. Well anyway, in the morning they found the mess they had left and called the police. The policeman she talked to told her he had stopped the three boys that evening and talked to them. They are known vandals and thieves. At face value that seems good. But in many instances these kind of people in our area seem to skate on by without punishment. he latest news article on the event. I will add more as things surface. I talked to my neighbor across the street, he is the city attorney. He said he can find out more for me as well. My insurer told me if they get convicted and they win a settlement that I will get my $1000.00 in deductibles back, provided they get paid. Otherwise, I'm at the back of the line till they get paid. You can bet I'll never see that money. As for the Harley. I have the rear tire replaced and the seat as well. I'm waiting for the front tire to arrive. I'm just gonna have to ride it battle scarred for awhile. This whole mess truly sucks...

PPD releases more details on burglaries



Below are pictures I took of the car

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Here are pictures of the bike...

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Well it looks like you have a little good news , the police have some possible suspects, If I were you I would sue the 21 and 19 year old and the 16 year olds parents, Even if they don't have any money you can garnish their wages and put a lien on future earnings. Make their lives as miserable as possible, arm yourself and hope they try it again when you are home.Little worthless maggots, to bad the car didn"t hit them. Hopefully they will be charged and do a little time.

 

I think Rush has the arm yourself part handled already

I hate to see this happen to anyone. From the pictures, it appears it could go two ways. Either the boys were just simply trying to mess up everything as badly as possible, or IMO they either knew you or have noticed you around. I have seen more and more lately where the 'have nots' are destroying things the 'haves' have worked so hard to get because in their minds they think, "If I can't have it, no one should"

It's a damn shame....