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Originally Posted by *Touring Ted*
I had to park my DRZ in Barcelona city centre. On the street. Whilst in the hostel around the corner overnight. I didn't sleep a wink with worry.
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In a lot of major cities, there is an option that would provide reasonable security against thieves - but at the cost of biker karma... so use this advice sparingly if at all!
Look for secure paid parking. Shopping centers, office buildings, etc. - anything that costs money to park a car. Ride in, take your ticket. There are cameras, there are usually guards to look out for shady characters. When you are ready to leave... it's usually easy to ride around the exit boom without paying.
Yes, it absolutely IS an asshole move. But yes, I have absolutely done it. In the same way that I have absolutely walked into the door of a paid toilet when someone else is coming out, without putting my coin in the machine.
To decrease the hit to your and fellow bikers' karma a little bit... try to park in a corner, or between pillars, or generally anywhere that a car would not be able to fit. So you're not taking away the parking operator's revenue for a car's worth of space.
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