So last Thursday I commuted to work like I do every day. I brought some flight training manuals to ship to my son who is serving in Afghanistan. Thinking they would be fine, I left them in my side bags along with both my cold and warm weather riding gloves. Head out to the bike at lunch to ride to the PO to ship the books…sure enough, gone, along with both sets of gloves. along with the books was the shipping documents. I sure hope the A$$ who stole them felt something when he realized he just stole from a US soldier. good thing is they are replaceable and were only worth about $40 bucks. Already replaced the gloves, so in total I'm out $120. Just had to vent, but like I said, lesson learned.
Lesson Learned
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Wow, wtf...some people are POS...what ordinary person would find use out of someone else's books. Probably saw they had something to do with flight and thought they were worth some ching. Eff that...keep an eye on Craigs list and ebay for the publications. Id never steal...let alone from another biker. Sorry this happened to you.
Mr Citrus
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Sorry that happened. 
I've also had people steal my gloves
I've also had people steal my gloves
Told you humans suck.
Sorry for the violation bro. You have a great attitude given the circumstance.
Brue what superhuman race are you? I ask but I never get a response youleave the thread....
Is this you?
I guess most of the places we ride and stop are fairly safe, but I still take the helmet, gloves and tank bag in when we eat.... couple leaves theirs hanging on bike. keep saying one day someone is gonna have to ride back without gear
hey is that alien male or female? can't tell
hey is that alien male or female? can't tell
Sorry to hear about the loss. Losing the flight training books does suck, the good ones are usually pretty nice.
That is the one thing I hate about my soft bags, kinda risky about having something or them taken. I guess getting stuck in rain and not having the covers on can stink too. Hard bags are moving up to the top of my list quickly due to these things.
Havent found any helmet locks that appeal to me. Just stopped and Gander Mtn today and got a $6 cable handgun lock. Figure When I go in I can put that around my chin bar or D ring and then to the frame or something to lock it up now; keeping the key with my bike key. Just gotta find something that can effectively lock my soft bags to my bike and lock the main pocket closed.
Son in the AF or what branch? If AF should see if there are any Boeing people working with him! Maybe he could get the Jeppesen kit cheaper? (being Jeppesen is part of Boeing!) Prayers go out for his safety also for you and your family!!
That is the one thing I hate about my soft bags, kinda risky about having something or them taken. I guess getting stuck in rain and not having the covers on can stink too. Hard bags are moving up to the top of my list quickly due to these things.
Havent found any helmet locks that appeal to me. Just stopped and Gander Mtn today and got a $6 cable handgun lock. Figure When I go in I can put that around my chin bar or D ring and then to the frame or something to lock it up now; keeping the key with my bike key. Just gotta find something that can effectively lock my soft bags to my bike and lock the main pocket closed.
Son in the AF or what branch? If AF should see if there are any Boeing people working with him! Maybe he could get the Jeppesen kit cheaper? (being Jeppesen is part of Boeing!) Prayers go out for his safety also for you and your family!!
Thanks. He is Army Infantry and thinking about helicopter flight school. We are sending him new books later this week.
Sorry to hear about that! I hope that idiot gets what's coming to him!
That is the reason I've been lugging my gear everywhere I go. I am paranoid about leaving anything with my bike. It's a pain in the butt lugging all that stuff around, but beats riding home "naked".
My thanks to your son for his service and I wish him the best in his aviation pursuit. Flying for the military is a pretty cool job!
That is the reason I've been lugging my gear everywhere I go. I am paranoid about leaving anything with my bike. It's a pain in the butt lugging all that stuff around, but beats riding home "naked".
My thanks to your son for his service and I wish him the best in his aviation pursuit. Flying for the military is a pretty cool job!
alaskanflyboy
Premium Member
It never ceases to amaze me what people will steal. I think he'll be as amused as you are now when he only gets maybe $5 for the manuals. Not enough for the drugs he was hoping to buy after pawning them.
Wow I'm too paranoid >_> Im uncomfortable enough leaving my helmet on with a lock on it. That's why I didn't even bother buying soft saddlebags. I wouldn't be able to leave it anywhere and I'd just be worried the whole time. Givi luggage will be ordered this week, I'm just waiting for amazon to pay meee.
rr_double_rr
New Member
Same here, I just use my rmy backpack to carry everything I need, toss the gloves in, and carry the helmet with me. I get a ton of strange looks, people thinking that I'm just trying to show off that I ride I'm sure, but I'd rather deal with that than lose the helmet that helped me meet the woman of my dreams.
Haha! That's funny. My buddy just bought a Buell and it's got a sticker on the instrument cluster that says "If you value your a** as much as I value this motorcycle, DON'T F*** WITH IT!" I thought that was pretty awesome too.
Thats hilarious. :thumbup: