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Parking at Motels/Hotels
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Damn good question!
lee
Debbie's Servant
The rider was rude to park like that, but I would not be happy if someone moved my bike without asking.
The motel staff should have called his room and told him to move the bike.
The front desk clerk could have reminded him to move bike when he was done unloading.
kioolt
New member
Not exactly the same thing but once when I checked into a hotel I was asked if I was going to park the bike in my room. I thought I heard wrong so I asked the clerk to repeat. I was told if I wanted to park my bike in the room that there was an available room a couple doors down that I could put it in. I was in North Carolina and it was later then I usually stop for to get a room. Most of the hotels going down the main road had no vacancy signs lit. I found a not so good looking hotel that had a vacancy and decided that if I was going to stay somewhere tonight it had to be there. No, I do not put the bike in the room.
patiodadio
Motorcyclist
Doesn't take many bad apples to give us all a bad name 
azgman
Addicted to curves
If one parks in the middle of the street one might expect to have their vehicle moved for them.
Or hit and knocked over!
lee
Debbie's Servant
If they have a wide canopy with room to park to the side and the weather is bad, we ask. Most of the time they say yes. Sometimes the local fire laws do not allow a vehicle to be parked in front of the entrance, or the desk clerk does not know if it's allowed.
One time in Texas when a nasty storm was moving through the desk clerk called our room and asked if we wanted to move the bikes into the lobby.
I went outside and saw the building was protecting the bikes from the wind and left them were they where.
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Several years back at a supermarket a guy actually parked his motorcycle {IN} the cart coral ! As he was returning to it an elder woman bumped it with her cart....He went nuts...another shopper & myself intervened , he continued to rant , but did stop threatening her. Someone called the PD, the rider went off on him !.......cut to the chase.......the rider left the scene in the back of the Ford.....the motorcycle left on the roll-back.....
Several years back at a supermarket a guy actually parked his motorcycle {IN} the cart coral ! As he was returning to it an elder woman bumped it with her cart....He went nuts...another shopper & myself intervened , he continued to rant , but did stop threatening her. Someone called the PD, the rider went off on him !.......cut to the chase.......the rider left the scene in the back of the Ford.....the motorcycle left on the roll-back.....
An excellent resolution!
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wbrownell9
New member
Agreed. That would have been the way to handle it.
Fork may have been locked, so 'moving the bike' may not have been an option in any case.
Rude behavior for sure. Hopefully, patrons noticed the brand and didn't lump all of us into that category.
Shirley you jest! Non-riders aren't very discriminating about brands. Generally all they know is "Harley", and possibly "not Harley". So yes, that idiot tarred everyone, not just clowns on red H-D's.
36654
New member
Hey, fork lifts are easy to rent and operate.
Yeah, but it's America. Touch the bike, the Biker will claim to be threatened and justified in shooting you. If you live, you can take him to court.
As is, you walk away and let someone else, who is really inconvenienced, deal with it.
