I don't know if any of you know me, but whether u do or not I consider this TWF like family & I need to call on family now so show me some love, die hard truth, logic, and neutrality.
I'm a gov't contract worker in the middle east currently & I left my GXR-750 K6 in my garage a month ago. I had just repaired it for the most part because I dropped it. Only thing that was left to repair was the left mirror, but the bolt was stripped & I asked my best friend to fix it for me. I figured he would repair it in my garage since that is where we repaired the rest of the bike(fairings, windscreen,fender, etc). I go back to work in the Middle East and he sends me an e-mail a week later saying the mirror was fixed and I thanked him.
Here is the issue.My daughter's mother went to my home to check on things & she instant messaged me telling me the bike wasn't there. I'm freaking out.My brother told her that my friend said that I asked him to repair the bike & told my brother that I said he could take it. I only have liability insurance only by the way. My brother said he had the bike for 3 weeks and even came over to get my gloves claiming his hands were hurting from riding the bike.I immediately sent word to him to put my bike in the garage. He's been my boy since High School so how should I handle this situation. I've already said he can't use my car or my bike anymore. I'm just thinking I would have never done that to a friend. So my question is, Is he not a true friend or am I making a big deal out of nothing. He has had my back in the past, for which I am appreciative.

Sounds like a shiesty deal. has any harm come to your bike from this? was there maybe a miscomunication?

maybe he though since he fixxed it w/o you you owed it to him, who knows. From the sound of things dont get too upset about it right now. If it's possible that he stole it than you should know how to get ahold of the guy and kick his ass, and if he claims he didnt steal it and its still missing you know where to find him.


The law is very sketchy otherwise, in this sort of situation though. Unless you have documented proof that you said he WAS allowed to use your facilities but was NOT allowed to take the bike off your property than you are out of luck.

what you need to do is explain to HIM how serious the situation is, and that your friendship may be on the line. If he values you as a friend he'll understand.

No harm has come to my bike. He brought it over the moment I left a msg for him to bring the bike back. It was never communicated for him to take the bike and definately not to keep my bike for 3 weeks. He could have easily e-mailed me and told me. He was nice enough to email me and tell me that the mirror was fixed. When I e-mailed him and told him that I didn't appreciate it he responded by saying something like, "Excuse me for riding the bike around the neighborhood" After that response I'm more angry, but I've learned not to make a decision while upset. That's why I'm with my TWF family now.

He's just taking advantage of you-period. Sure he helped fix you bike but did he pay for it? I used to have friends that would do sh*t like that. Funny that ususally these "friends" can't afford to replace or even buy a bike if they wreck them. Honestly drop your "friend", if he was your friend he wouldn't be taking what's yours out for his own enjoyment.

yah this really boils down to a matter of respect. He doesnt respect you enough to understand that you were concerned about your investment. Bikes arent toys, they are very expensive. If he is too childish to man up and say "im sorry i took advantage of your trust" then you are better of seeing him less and less, he'll only bring you down with him man.

NonTooSoft and Ghostrider, thank you for your input. Both of you have pretty much told me in one way or another that he was wrong. It's a shame that he and I have been through alot and helped each other throughout the years and I have to distance myself from him. Well I'm quite far away now since I'm in Iraq for another 7 months. My bike is not a toy. It's an expensive acquired taste that I take seriously. Just like Ghostrider said earlier if he would had dropped it or totaled it he hasn't the funds to replace or repair it so why would he take a chance? Why, because he has no respect as nontooSoft suggested. I wish I had friends who were on my level mentally instead of dooshbags!!

wash your hands of this fool. would he just take it upon himself to help himself to your girlfriend if you left her behind? that's not a friend...

I caught my ex wife sleeping with my supposed best friend.... he was my best friend for over 10 years...my brst man in my wedding... and was my daughter's godfather.... I have a real problem with trust now... so i let actions do the talking. confront him and ask him why he took the bike out and if it looks like bull**** and smells like bull****..... then it's bull****... if the reason sounds legit... you make the call.

Man that's unbelievable. Makes you wonder if he was doing her while ya'll were still married. That's like the most disrespectful thing I ever heard. Here I am talking about a bike, but this was your ex-wife. I feel for you bro. There is just no comparison between a bike and a person you love. Well, I do love my bike and that is why I'm seriously considering dumping him as a friend. Because friends do friendly things and not evil things. As friends we screw up sometimes, but as friends we don't Fk up<<< Can I say Fk on this site?

ouch man. he might be a friend but he cant really be trusted. only one of my friends rides my bike (when i know hes ridin it) and he knows if he hurts it i ride his while he fixes it! I could ride a cbr900 if he wrecked my cbr929. woudnt like any of it but i would.
i wouldnt say ditch him but id make sure he didnt have a key to my house or garage!

I would say that your friend is at the least very disrespectful of your property, and I would not put up with that. If he were to own up to being wrong about taking your nike with out permission and apologize I might let it slide. If he doesn't see what the deal is then he is not the kind of friend you should have. Its one thing to lend a friend in need a hundred bucks and know that it could be a very long time if ever that you get payed back. It is a totaly different matter for a friend to decieve your brother and use your bike with out asking you that is not cool at all...