Ari Rankum
NAFO Karting Champion, 2012
I'm looking for creative ideas. Note that my primary goal is to eliminate the problem. A secondary goal is to eliminate the problem in a humorous way. An equipotent secondary goal is to avoid conflict.
So, there's this new guy, or gal, (we'll just call it a him for brevity) at work parking his R1 in the bike paddock. While the paddock is relatively full, there's plenty of room for the FNG's steed. This room be damned, FNG seems to really like giving his steed a snuggle partner for the long days when he has to be locked in cube land doing...well, something. To wit, on every occasion I've seen this bike, it's been parked so close to an adjacent bike that there's no way said adjacent bike could be lifted off its side stand and stood up straight without contacting the R1. On two occassions, my bike has been the victim. On many other occassions, some other poor ******* has had to deal with it. Note that, to the right of the R1, in every case I've seen it parked, there has consistently been enough room to park the bike without creating this situation.
I'm no small guy, but I find it a real chore to raise my bike just barely off the side stand, then, while off balance to the left, kick the side stand up, then while holding a 600 lb FJR at a strong left lean, back it out of the tight squeeze, and then stand my bike upright. Rather than continue to do this, I'd like to modify the R1 pilot's behavior.
I'm sure the question will come, "so why don't you just write a note?". I've thought of that, but I won't achieve one of my secondary goals if I do that - unless it's a killer note. As to talking to this person in person, I rarely run into other riders at the paddock, and I've never seen this particular rider, or I would have had a conversation. I'm sure the group can help with ideas for behavior modification that achieve all 3 goals. In fact, a note might be the best vehicle to achieve all of them. It's just a matter of figuring out the contents...
Help?
So, there's this new guy, or gal, (we'll just call it a him for brevity) at work parking his R1 in the bike paddock. While the paddock is relatively full, there's plenty of room for the FNG's steed. This room be damned, FNG seems to really like giving his steed a snuggle partner for the long days when he has to be locked in cube land doing...well, something. To wit, on every occasion I've seen this bike, it's been parked so close to an adjacent bike that there's no way said adjacent bike could be lifted off its side stand and stood up straight without contacting the R1. On two occassions, my bike has been the victim. On many other occassions, some other poor ******* has had to deal with it. Note that, to the right of the R1, in every case I've seen it parked, there has consistently been enough room to park the bike without creating this situation.
I'm no small guy, but I find it a real chore to raise my bike just barely off the side stand, then, while off balance to the left, kick the side stand up, then while holding a 600 lb FJR at a strong left lean, back it out of the tight squeeze, and then stand my bike upright. Rather than continue to do this, I'd like to modify the R1 pilot's behavior.
I'm sure the question will come, "so why don't you just write a note?". I've thought of that, but I won't achieve one of my secondary goals if I do that - unless it's a killer note. As to talking to this person in person, I rarely run into other riders at the paddock, and I've never seen this particular rider, or I would have had a conversation. I'm sure the group can help with ideas for behavior modification that achieve all 3 goals. In fact, a note might be the best vehicle to achieve all of them. It's just a matter of figuring out the contents...
Help?
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someone parked so close to my 56 chevy that it was just about impossible to get it out...but with help from some friends we managed to. So to teach the ofender a lession I took my Vice Grips and riped out all 4 valve stems <_< :lol: 
