# theiving c\*\*ts could have killed me!! **URL:** \ **Category:** Off-topic\ **Created:** [15 April 2009 11:27 UTC](https://londonbikers.com/t/theiving-c-ts-could-have-killed-me/78798 "2009-04-15T11:27:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![The\_Sleeper](https://londonbikers.com/user_avatar/londonbikers.com/the_sleeper/32/30395_2.png) [@The\_Sleeper](https://londonbikers.com/u/The_Sleeper)\ **Post date:** [15 April 2009 11:27 UTC](https://londonbikers.com/t/theiving-c-ts-could-have-killed-me/78798/1 "2009-04-15T11:27:19Z")
this morning come out warm the bike up and off I start riding, about 1.5 miles down the road I hear a bang! pants I think chain snapped or something so start braking no rear pressure at all nothing, like there is no brake! so pull over to inspect I’m looking at the back wheel cannot see what wrong but know there is something no right about the setup… then I realise there is no brake caliper there!!! WTF so looking back in the road nothing I eventually find it hanging down still on the hose. so looking over it some theiving little sh!t has taken the 2 caliper bolts! I know they were knicked as I only checked over the rear brakes last week (bearing in mind I’m riding once a week at the moment) I’m just lucky the caliper spun out instead of into the wheel or I would not be here writing this now!!! ---
**Author:** ![photographichero](https://londonbikers.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/c4cdca/32.png) [@photographichero](https://londonbikers.com/u/photographichero)\ **Post date:** [15 April 2009 11:43 UTC](https://londonbikers.com/t/theiving-c-ts-could-have-killed-me/78798/2 "2009-04-15T11:43:04Z")
made any Enemies lately? :w00t: ---
**Author:** ![NinjaJunkie](https://londonbikers.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/4da419/32.png) [@NinjaJunkie](https://londonbikers.com/u/NinjaJunkie)\ **Post date:** [15 April 2009 12:04 UTC](https://londonbikers.com/t/theiving-c-ts-could-have-killed-me/78798/3 "2009-04-15T12:04:12Z")
Bloody hell - sorry to hear that - sound malicious - if it was a theft surely they wouldhave nicked the caliper - unless they were disturbed or something. ---
**Author:** ![tattooist1000chick](https://londonbikers.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/7ab992/32.png) [@tattooist1000chick](https://londonbikers.com/u/tattooist1000chick)\ **Post date:** [15 April 2009 12:05 UTC](https://londonbikers.com/t/theiving-c-ts-could-have-killed-me/78798/4 "2009-04-15T12:05:58Z")
damn!! at least you didnt crash ---
**Author:** ![whistler](https://londonbikers.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/a3d4f5/32.png) [@whistler](https://londonbikers.com/u/whistler)\ **Post date:** [15 April 2009 12:08 UTC](https://londonbikers.com/t/theiving-c-ts-could-have-killed-me/78798/5 "2009-04-15T12:08:08Z")
## [quote] **photographichero (15/04/2009)** made any Enemies lately? :w00t: +1:D Nasty either way… ---
**Author:** ![stevewright](https://londonbikers.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/7ba0ec/32.png) [@stevewright](https://londonbikers.com/u/stevewright)\ **Post date:** [15 April 2009 13:24 UTC](https://londonbikers.com/t/theiving-c-ts-could-have-killed-me/78798/6 "2009-04-15T13:24:05Z")
are you sure you tightened them correctly when you were checking them last week? wouldnt be right to have some hoodie getting wrongly accused 😉 ---
**Author:** ![gurninman](https://londonbikers.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/49beb7/32.png) [@gurninman](https://londonbikers.com/u/gurninman)\ **Post date:** [15 April 2009 13:54 UTC](https://londonbikers.com/t/theiving-c-ts-could-have-killed-me/78798/7 "2009-04-15T13:54:43Z")
Sheeit - I had a similar experience - not long after I’d bought my ZX9, I parked it at my mum’s overnight - got on the next day, backed it out and touched the front brake… nothing.Got off the bike and found some little shites had cut the stainless lines and nicked me front calipers. Had to ride the 45 miles back to Slough with only the back brake to stop me. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Sleeper](https://londonbikers.com/user_avatar/londonbikers.com/the_sleeper/32/30395_2.png) [@The\_Sleeper](https://londonbikers.com/u/The_Sleeper)\ **Post date:** [15 April 2009 14:09 UTC](https://londonbikers.com/t/theiving-c-ts-could-have-killed-me/78798/8 "2009-04-15T14:09:11Z")
> [@](#): > > ## **stevewright (15/04/2009)** > > are you sure you tightened them correctly when you were checking them last week?wouldnt be right to have some hoodie getting wrongly accused 😉 I’m seriouly anal when it comes to brakes and anything to do with them, I use the loctight stuff on them all the time. I cannot believe for a single second that they shook lose after less than 10 miles riding in total…however I did notice yesterday a new gpz500 had turned up round the corner which I have not seen before, not accusing or anything just seems a little conveinent ---
**Author:** ![dlchatel](https://londonbikers.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/3ab097/32.png) [@dlchatel](https://londonbikers.com/u/dlchatel)\ **Post date:** [15 April 2009 15:16 UTC](https://londonbikers.com/t/theiving-c-ts-could-have-killed-me/78798/9 "2009-04-15T15:16:44Z")
Glad you’re ok, can you get exploding ones that they can nick? ---
**Author:** ![Vale](https://londonbikers.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/v/9de053/32.png) [@Vale](https://londonbikers.com/u/Vale)\ **Post date:** [15 April 2009 16:18 UTC](https://londonbikers.com/t/theiving-c-ts-could-have-killed-me/78798/10 "2009-04-15T16:18:00Z")
Sounds like a classic case of “I need em bolts” Glad ur ok and nothing locked up 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![easyrider](https://londonbikers.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/d26b3c/32.png) [@easyrider](https://londonbikers.com/u/easyrider)\ **Post date:** [16 April 2009 09:16 UTC](https://londonbikers.com/t/theiving-c-ts-could-have-killed-me/78798/11 "2009-04-16T09:16:24Z")
> [@](#): > > ## **The Sleeper (15/04/2009)** > > > [@](#): > > > > ## **stevewright (15/04/2009)** > > > > are you sure you tightened them correctly when you were checking them last week?wouldnt be right to have some hoodie getting wrongly accused 😉 > > I’m seriouly anal when it comes to brakes and anything to do with them, I use the loctight stuff on them all the time. I cannot believe for a single second that they shook lose after less than 10 miles riding in total…however I did notice yesterday a new gpz500 had turned up round the corner which I have not seen before, not accusing or anything just seems a little conveinent dont u have a cheap chinese alaram on it… ---
**Author:** ![Kevsta](https://londonbikers.com/user_avatar/londonbikers.com/kevsta/32/32924_2.png) [@Kevsta](https://londonbikers.com/u/Kevsta)\ **Post date:** [16 April 2009 10:45 UTC](https://londonbikers.com/t/theiving-c-ts-could-have-killed-me/78798/12 "2009-04-16T10:45:15Z")
If it ain’t screwed down they’ll nick it, if it is they nick the screws. Some people have absolutely no consideration for anyone else but themselves. Time the justice system started hammering down on little shitty crimes like this. Glad you didn’t come off mate.