Well, just got back from Cezar’s. Green Flag told me twice on the phone that I’m covered for the removal of the bike, after I told them about the superglue in the ignition. Then, two hours later, SOS turn up, after having been told my bike is a ‘Scott’ which some of you may know is a British company who made bikes from 1929 to 1963. So, the guy expects to find a classic motorbike which he can move on his own, even with the steering locked. Instead, he finds a 150kg scooter which needs either a small trolley under the front wheel or another burly bloke! So, no go with him. He then calls his people, who call Green Flag to have a go at them, to which Green Flag say they don’t actually have to do anything, as I’m not covered for vandalism after all! How the hell did they think the superglue got into my ignition if not by vandalism?
So, frantic phonecalls, and of course, by this time everything had closed, and eventually Green Flag sent me another recovery van who took the bike with the trolley to Cezar’s.
Tomorrow morning I need to make sure it’s not one of those ECU ignitions, as if it is, the bike’s a write off. It’s not just superglue in the ignition, they’ve actually rammed a screw or something else metallic into the ignition, possibly trying to force it, and when they couldn’t, decided to superglue to make sure I wouldn’t be able to move it either. No idea how much a new unit like that would cost for my bike (for a CBR600 it’s £2,000), but if it were material, the insurance company might decide to write off the bike.
Once I know what’s going on, I can start ringing the garages to see who can do it and what the charge will be, so I can decide if to go through the insurance. My excess is £150, and as the recovery was £70 and the leg cover is £100 (not sure if it’s covered anyway), I may have to go through them to save any money. My NCB’s fcuked anyway, as I’ve had to make two big vandalism claims this year already.
So, hoping to get my bike fixed in the next few days.
This whole thing happened in the safety and security of my locked courtyard! It’s now been discovered that loads of people who shouldn’t have keys to the courtyard actually do have them, including the immediate suspects.
This is obviously a planned operation, as they also removed the CCTV camera yesterday. Just annoyed the police couldn’t be bothered to even return my call, even when I told them all this. All they’d have to do was to rig up a camera to catch whoever the thief was entering into the enclosed area where my bike was parked, and they would have got their man. But, I suppose they’re too busy catching shoplifters.
Shock, horror, must get up at crack of dawn to get to work by 8am, as by tube & foot, it takes me best part of an hour.