I live in an apartment building and purchased my first bike this year in late april. I had been keeping it in a friends garage down the road but came to find out he was taking the thing on joy rides when I wasn't looking so hes no longer a friend in my opinion.

So I rode it back to my place yesterday park it, go back get my car and park it in-front of the bike as thats the apartments policy, to take up 1 parking spot so everyone has room to park.

So I go out later in the day and I see storm clouds so I take my car to run a few errands etc.. I come back 2 hours later and somebody parked a god damn SUV in front of my bike, about an inch away from the damn bike. I was pissed to say the least. I cannot believe how stupid people are, I couldnt take a quick ride because I couldnt get the damn bike out, I had to get lucky and people next to bike left and I could barely squeeze it out by riding thru some soft dirt (on a heritage classic) that I thought the bike was gonna sink into to get the angle.

Wonder how they would like it if they came out to go to work one day and I was parked right behind them so they couldnt leave. Im gonna bitch to the land-lord not that it will do anything, now I have to move the bike up farther out in the parking spot when I leave and hope one of these idiots doesnt hit the bike pulling in.

 

I'd move.

 

I think you can have the vehicle ticketed when they do that to you.

 

Not on private property. Definitely not, here in Virginia. You may be able to have the vehicle towed, though.

 

Whenever you move your car, just put the bike in it's place. I know it's a pain in the ****, but problem solved. If you're concerned about someone pulling in on top of it, make sure to park it square in the middle. A big bike like that will be seen just as well as one of those new little Toyotas.

 

in south boston, when you havea spot taken or blocked by a neighbor, it is expected that you will go up on the roof and drop at least 1 cinder block through windshield of said offender. It happens all the time up here in boston,ma. tire slashing/ pinstripping with sharp object is o.k. and expected. Do that and I guarantee that your neighbor will find another place to park his chit-box.

 

I would keep it in your ex-friends garage. Give him some money and take the keys. Apartment living and owning a bike without a garage sucks. I couldn't sleep at night knowing my bike is out therearound all the stupid d_ck slaps.

 

are they assigned parking spots ?
if so then just call and have it towed it is their responce ability not yours and they have to pay to get their car back

otherwise you are screwed from a legal standpoint

 

Yeah, and that new parking spot might be right on top of his bike!

 

by the time he has car fixed, you will have found new spot. Trust me on this, he will get the message. It is a tried and true method. It has been going on up here for many.many years. The mayor can't even stop it. he has tried and failed . Now he just asks people to be "neighborly" on t.v. It's kind of funny. but it works.