WTF?!! Why steal my plugs?

[conflicttheorist]

Someone stole the spark plugs out of my GS while I was parked in downtown san francisco the other night.  Why?!!!  It's so friggin senseless!!!  I had to take the subway home and then go pick up my bike.  Two hours out of my life, a bridge toll, a train ticket, and while I was supposed to be studying for the friggin bar.  Why?!!! It makes no sense!  Who?!!  Why?!!!

I just feel so damn violated.

[banner]

haha...that is the funniest thing i've heard in a while.

I remember when my dads friend was in new york city...he left his car parked for 6 or 7 hours in this shady section of town. When he came back he noticed the car is up on bricks and all 4 wheels are missing.

i think in this case it was done as a prank rather than anything for profit.

[davipu]

crack pipes,  the porclien piece out of the plugs works great

[davipu]

that just goes to show you how ghey your city really is. they can't even do a good vandalisim

[sprint_9]

crack pipes,  the porclien piece out of the plugs works great

Yea Ive heard of people doin that,    :guns:  :guns:  :guns:  

[Cal Price]

Yes, that's it. There was an earlier post, possibly from NYC about plugs being stolen for crack pipes, I can't recall who it was but it may have happened twice. Only answer I can think of is to take them out and fit some kind of blank plug or old crappy ones just to plug the hole.

Scumbags everywhere, what can you say.

[Jeppy]

Sorry....My plugs got a little dirty and I needed replacements :nana:

Just kidding....

[scratch]

Always carry spares when you go into the city. This has been mentioned on BayAreaRidersForum often. Just do a search on 'crack'.

http://gstwins.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=14082&highlight=crackheads

[goat]

Hmm, would it be possible to use ignition coils (an extra one, not bastardizing the ones on your bike) to shock people who touched your bike?

I'm sure its illegal, and it would probably just piss people off but the thought is funny.

I thought about putting chicken wire and some high voltage, low current device (like an ignition coil) over my window when I was having some "issues" with another tennant in my building but figured it wouldn't work.

[scottpA_GS]

OMG! Now crack heads have learned how to use tools!!! We are screwed.

But, man that does suck. It would be sweet to catch him doing it KICK HIS SKULL IN ... Thump, thump

:guns:

[starwalt]

OMG! Now crack heads have learned how to use tools!!! We are screwed.

You made a good observation...the thief must have tools to do this AND have the right size socket to accomplish this. Wouldn't it be a lot less risky to just buy a new plug at WalMart?

My vote goes toward a biker with a perverse sense of humor. Sounds like there is a market for security plug guards in here somewhere. (I am sure Smith&Wesson or Ruger makes a nice one.   )

On the other hand, they could have just cut your plug wires and then pinched your plugs to really piss you off!  :x

[bcutrufelli]

Wow that really sucks that this happened to you.  I think it was a Biker having some fun with you.  Even if they were used for a crackpipe why take the time to steal both.  A crackhead would steal one and be on his way.

[scratch]

http://www.bayarearidersforum.com/forums/showthread.php?s=371cbbcadd06c48e9429664d44fe7127&threadid=126080&highlight=crackheads

[conflicttheorist]

I found this great rant on craigslist concerning this recurring crime
http://www.craigslist.org/about/best/sfo/27499971.html

[Daniely]

ive read on barf too, that you should leave your old spark plugs on the ground or on top of the bike cover sort of as a peace offering.

[Roadstergal]

You made a good observation...the thief must have tools to do this AND have the right size socket to accomplish this. Wouldn't it be a lot less risky to just buy a new plug at WalMart?

Buy a tool once, and you never have to buy plugs again.

I'm too lazy to read the rants, but I read one once about putting rat poison in a spark plug and swapping your real plugs with those overnight.  I'd go for that.

[Daniely]

You made a good observation...the thief must have tools to do this AND have the right size socket to accomplish this. Wouldn't it be a lot less risky to just buy a new plug at WalMart?

Buy a tool once, and you never have to buy plugs again.

I'm too lazy to read the rants, but I read one once about putting rat poison in a spark plug and swapping your real plugs with those overnight.  I'd go for that.

Wouldnt that be considered attempted murder??

[Roadstergal]

Wouldnt that be considered attempted murder??

1 - Rat poison usually just makes you very, very sick.  Of course, that's oral ingestion - I have no idea what it's like to mix it with crack and smoke it.

2 - That's not the intended purpose of spark plugs, and it sure as hell isn't the intended purpose of MY spark plugs.  Are you supposed to, legally, make your plugs safe for a crack smoker who might steal them?  BS.

[conflicttheorist]

I can often take spark plugs out with my hands and a cloth if the engine is cold.

I'm prettey sure it is attempted murder.

[Roadstergal]

I'm prettey sure it is attempted murder.

You could have gasoline or oil in your plugs.  Is it attempted murder to not clean them thoroughly out of consideration for the crackhead who might steal them?

To go and taint their crack stash - yes, that would be attempted murder.  I still firmly believe it is not my duty, morally or legally, to ensure that my property is in such a state that if any of it were stolen, it would cause no harm to come to the thief.