When someone knocks your bike over (Dublin airport)

howardmarks

Just off a plane and went to get the bike to go home. Cover on the bike didn’t look right.

peeled it off. My helmet face shield was under the bike. I chain it to the bars under the cover. Mirror snapped clean at the bar sitting under the bike. Indicator broke and hanging off.

Just to note. I only park where bikes can go, no cars. Never anywhere where pedestrians need to pass. My bike was chained at the front to a stationary metal thing, to the left a big metal electric thing and one bike to the side when I left it. Anyone who parks regularly at the airport could guess the spot.

tank is scratched. I have never dropped my bike myself.

so someone dropped my bike hard enough to mess it up and picked it up and left it like that.

Thanks a lot.

anyone know anywhere in Dublin to get the mirror replaced. Preferably tomorrow? Or do I have to wait til after the bank holiday? It’s dark out so no idea if there is more damage. Rode it home with one mirror. That’s a weird experience

abmoto

Bastards. If they weren't they would have left you a contact number at the very least.

Stanford

What a bummer, hard to advise on the mirror without bike make, model??

howardmarks

So update. Need the part ordered and it’ll be a few weeks. It’s the housing bracket for the mirror which is also part of the clutch handle. The scratched plastics are just going to be like a bike scar. The indicator I fixed with Gaffa tape. For now.

2 year old bike. It’s a shame.

motorcycle community is small in Ireland. When parking your bike next to another bike take some care. Especially at the airport where it might be a while before it’s noticed.

its **** returning to our bikes and seeing someone messed it up whether it’s on purpose or in this case most likely an accident. Lotto quote “it could be you”

finally if you knocked a bike over in the airport in the T1 bike spots in the past 4 weeks

1. thanks for at least picking it back up
2. it may have had a cover but the damage underneath was worse than you thought
3. Im not angry. I am disappointed

blade1

Any cameras?

Bluefoam

Have you contacted the parking company? If you paid for parking you have a reasonable expectation of security. I'd be looking for a response from them and CCTV footage. Then you can report to the gaurds...

Wouldn't it have been a lot less bother in catching the bus or taxi than leaving a bike there

for however long you did?

Easy to be wise after I know!

blade1

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119408336#Comment_119408336

You should be able to go wherever you want and expect your stuff not to be touched or damaged by some c*nt who then f*cks off leaving you to pay for the damage they caused.

Scumbags.

Melted

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119408352#Comment_119408352

There is always one!

Del2005

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119408311#Comment_119408311

The only obligation the parking provider has is that their property doesn't damage your property. If someone else damages your property it's their job to report it not the place where it's parked.

You won't get access to CCTV, you have to contact the Gardaí and they can request CCTV.