Who's Had Shit Stolen?

[VStromTom]

I've ridden for over 55 yrs and NEVER had anything stolen from my camp site or off whatever bike I have ridden. I have ridden in about 40 states, camped in most, big towns/small towns, boonies, Canada, state parks, KOA's, up in the mountains, you name it. NEVER had anyting stolen nor felt need for a gun. How many of you FF's have he same experiene? Share your stories.

[Snarky]

Originally Posted by VStromTom

I've ridden for over 55 yrs and NEVER had anything stolen from my camp site or off whatever bike I have ridden. I have ridden in about 40 states, camped in most, big towns/small towns, boonies, Canada, state parks, KOA's, up in the mountains, you name it. NEVER had anyting stolen nor felt need for a gun. How many of you FF's have he same experiene? Share your stories.

When camping and riding I haven't been stolen from either, but I know people who have. I've been robbed at gun point, but that's an unrelated mugging. I always try to secure my shit and don't flaunt what I got. I also keep my phone and GPS pinned, so if I 'lose' them, nobody is getting use out of them. On my external carrying gear I don't try to keep the newest or most expensive shit around (or keep it particularly clean), not only does that make replacement easier, but people also don't focus in on it.

[Jim K.]

Also 40+ years & never had a thing stolen from any bike, ever. That's mostly over here (N.Amer.) & 8 months all over western Europe. I have had 1 bike stolen & 1 attempted theft that needed $250.00 worth of new lock cylinders & a battery to repair. But never had anything stolen from the bikes though.

[peterman]

1 tankbag, from a monitored parking lot 2 blocks away
1 helmet, from right in front of my shop,,minutes after I got off the bike, and unlocked the door to go in.

2 separate occasions,,got meth?

[smoky]

left my helmet on my bike, just like I have, for 40 years, all over Can the US and Mexico. came out after lunch and it was gone.

Had my backpack stolen from a bus in Costa Rica a couple of years ago.

that's all I can think of.

[Wolfgang55]

Having a black bear carry off my fishing equipment count? Never did get any of it back. That was in Bamiff bout 1956.

[Donkey Hotey]

Had a totally skanky, dirty old Shoei stolen off of my Gold Wing around 2000. Whoever took that was a moron. It was getting to where *I* didn't want to put my head in it anymore, Dipshit.

[GRBTA]

I've never had anything stolen, ridden throughout US Canada & some in Mexico. I routinely leave my jacket thrown over my tank/handlebars and helmet on the mirror. I have to admit once in a while I wonder why I do it but I just have never had anything stolen. Now I've left a lot of stuff in remote campsites etc. (unintentionally) gas can, numerous straps and bungee cords, flashlights & headlamps, critical topo maps, my bike's key, all my tent stakes, one glove, and other miscellaneous stuff.

[crazydrummerdude]

At the shop my brothers and I share, we had 2 Honda 400EX's stolen right after a full service tune-up fix-up and general makeover by my oldest brother. They were his friends Hondas.

A couple years before that, the same brother caught someone trying to steal one of our dirtbikes from the same shop.

When I was a kid, the same brother had his go kart stolen.

He's just bad luck, I guess!

[yellowbirdrs]

1 GoPro, from a parking lot @ Philly

[ThatOtherGuy]

Just had my cheap moto cover stolen the other day.

Who steals a $20 cover?

[Snarky]

Originally Posted by ThatOtherGuy

Just had my cheap moto cover stolen the other day.

Who steals a $20 cover?

Sure it wasn't the wind that stole it?

[Firestorm]

Someone stole a open water bottle from my bike at a rest stop north of Phoenix, Arizona once. Came out of the bathroom, saw some guy going through a backpack I had bungied on the back of the bike and he saw me come out, and jumped in a truck and they peeled out of the parking lot with a opened water bottle. Pissed me off, but also laughed, because all he got was a a water bottle full of backwash and hot water.

[Grinnin]

Not a thing.

Motorcycle camping.
Bicycle camping.
Backpacking w/day trips away from camp.

Nothing ever stolen.

I've just had some work done by a machinist that I'd call a thief, but there is a possibility that he thinks he cannot make a mistake.

[jagged slider]

Had my helmet stolen off my bike. I used the helmet lock so the thief cut the strap. What good is a helmet without a strap? Well at least I still have a souvenir D strap now!