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Reply #15 - 07/07/15 at 19:41:37
 
shaving cream on the seat is a prank

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Reply #16 - 07/07/15 at 19:44:02
 
I've had, ummm, "friends" take the valve stem caps off my car. Funny to them.
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Reply #17 - 07/07/15 at 20:09:19
 
Yeah, it's pretty weird. Lens and everything were fine. They took the time to unscrew it and put it back on... just didn't tighten the screws down. So it was a $3 fix but super annoying as I use the bike to commute so it ruined my morning.

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Reply #18 - 07/07/15 at 20:11:16
 
I feel like being a woman and having mostly female friends who don't ride makes the friend playing a prank thing super unlikely.

I think some jerk's bulb went out and they took mine...
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Reply #19 - 07/07/15 at 20:34:40
 
That's weird, put the lens back on.. just WEIRD...
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Reply #20 - 07/07/15 at 20:41:02
 
I won't say you're wrong, but that's a lot of work for a $3 bulb, and a thief usually won't take the time. (It raises the chance of them getting caught)
Unless it was a bike owner, they would have no way of knowing if your bulb would work in their vehicle, most folks don't know they interchange
I still suspect a personal thing, prank or maybe someone who thinks you slighted them in some way
It doesn't have to be a friend to be a prank, and you don't actually have to slight someone in order for them to think you did

Doesn't matter now, done is done, hopefully won't happen again
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Reply #21 - 07/08/15 at 04:22:57
 
When you buy the 2 pack....tape the extra one to the outside of the lens.

Then they can just take the spare bulb and leave your bike alone! Wink
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Reply #22 - 07/08/15 at 07:50:23
 
Grin Grin Grin
Like owning a convertible; never lock the doors, the theif will just cut the top open
Now your car has a ruined top in addition to whatever else they do to it (steal the radio, steal the whole car, etc)
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Reply #23 - 07/08/15 at 07:52:22
 
That's not a good "prank" to do.... especially if you got rearended.  That's exactly why I park my bike right where I can see it. Might wanna get a dropcam?
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Reply #24 - 07/08/15 at 07:54:29
 
Does anyone own an older vehicle that uses 1157s? those would be the first ones id be asking.
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Reply #25 - 07/08/15 at 08:21:23
 
savagerider87 wrote on 07/08/15 at 07:54:29:
Does anyone own an older vehicle that uses 1157s? those would be the first ones id be asking.

I do...   but I'm innocent, I swear... Huh...


Maybe some good Samaritan noticed yer' bulb was burned out, and was in the process of buying you a knew one, and replacing it for you...
That would explain not smashing the lens and putting the screws back...

That would be nice...  I think I'll hold on to that delusion...  Huh...
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Reply #26 - 07/08/15 at 08:30:37
 
Dave wrote on 07/08/15 at 04:22:57:
When you buy the 2 pack....tape the extra one to the outside of the lens.

Then they can just take the spare bulb and leave your bike alone! Wink



This I might do!  Wink
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Reply #27 - 07/08/15 at 15:14:19
 
I'm sorry to hear that happened to you.  What an awful prank!  In addition to the places mentioned above, you can usually get 2 pack of 1157's at the 99¢ store.  

I'm glad they didn't do anything worse to your bike...Let's hope this is an isolated incident.
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Reply #28 - 07/08/15 at 16:13:49
 
savagerider87 wrote on 07/08/15 at 07:52:22:
That's not a good "prank" to do.... especially if you got rearended.  That's exactly why I park my bike right where I can see it. Might wanna get a dropcam?


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Reply #29 - 07/08/15 at 22:10:08
 
savagerider87 wrote on 07/08/15 at 07:54:29:
Does anyone own an older vehicle that uses 1157s? those would be the first ones id be asking.


Um, I've got a whole yard full of vehicles that take 1157 bulbs... riding mowers, tractors, trucks, cars, 4 motorcycles, 7 trailers... One 59 cent bulb isn't worth the trip though (buy in bulk at the truck stop, unit cost drops a lot).
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