People messing with your bike

So I had the bike parked outside uni on Friday for most of the day, right next to a very busy road and right in front of huge floor-to-ceiling windows at the entrance to uni, same place I always park it and same place other bikers park too.

I come out of uni later that afternoon, climb on bike, de-activate alarm, ignition on, press button, nothing. Hmmm. Turns out someone had flicked the kill-switch (I never turn it off using the switch, always with key), so I flick it back on, and go to pull the clutch in to start the bike. Clutch has been adjusted out to full reach. So I re-adjust it and as I'm doing so, notice that the rubber sleeve over the clutch cable has been moved off too.

Suspicions now raised, I get off bike and give it a cursory look over, wiggling bits and testing the brakes repeatedly, all seems ok, so I set off on a nervous ride home, wondering if anything else is iffy.

Now, I can't think of anyone I know at uni who knows anything about bikes to do something like this other than Owenski, but I called round his later that day and he knew nothing of it, so pranks are out of the window. But it doesn't make sense to think someone was trying to steal it either - it wasn't locked up so could easily have been pushed away - no sign of damage to ignition barrel either.

Having a chat with Owenski, we wonder if someone has dropped their SV and is looking for replacement parts. This makes most sense given that mine has Pazzo-esque shiny shiny levers (chinese copies but meh) which might seem attractive to someone looking to repair theirs after say a drop?

Anyway, I'm now worried about leaving it there next time I have to go to uni, is it worth sitting inside the building waiting for the culprits or am I reading too far into this?

Also, after 100miles or so of riding, that the back brake seems a bit vague. Get off bike and notice that as the brake pedal is depressed, the footrest peg is rotating forwards at the same time. Anyone else had this? I can't seem to find the fixing points which hold the peg in place to check / tighten?

Apologies for the long post, but intrigued to see what people's views are!

I think Owenski is reading this and pi$$ing himself laughing

Originally Posted by -Ralph-

I think Owenski is reading this and pi$$ing himself laughing

Haha I seriously doubt it!

[dizzyblonde]

I seriously can't see a fellow nice orger such as Matt, tampering with such important parts of your bike Roberrrrrt.
I can however believe someone could tamper with it for the spares. Its not the first time I've heard of 'bits going missing' whilst parke up in such places.

I suppose you could get one of those disk lock alarms (zena I think) that let off such a high screeching when slightly disturbed, it may put whoever it is off.

MY GUESSS IT OWENSKI TOO

somones mesing you about, why else would they flick the kill switch. my advice is to find out who it is and break their fingers. messign with a bike is attempted murder in my book!

Originally Posted by -Ralph-

I think Owenski is reading this and pi$$ing himself laughing

Originally Posted by dizzyblonde

I seriously can't see a fellow nice orger such as Matt, .

Originally Posted by AndyBrad

MY GUESSS IT OWENSKI TOO !

Well at least Dizzy has my back
It honestly wasnt me, rob knows I was neither at work nor Uni on Friday. I was infact at home expecting him to arrive so I could replace his indicators.

From what was said I agreed with rob, they may have been after his levers or at least looking at what tools they would need in order to pinch them but that they lost bottle/got disturbed.
There is also the chance that someone still thought it was mine so tried to prank me as opposed to you. Like I said the feckers have kindly relocated it for me in the past, just to watch my reaction.

I didnt think about it until dizzy said about the alarm disc lock but you can turn that alarm on so that the tilt switch will work its hyper sensative though so you best make sure puddin keeps off it at night.

Originally Posted by Owenski

I didnt think about it until dizzy said about the alarm disc lock but you can turn that alarm on so that the tilt switch will work its hyper sensative though so you best make sure puddin keeps off it at night.

Yeah I thought about that, but TBH I reckon a disc lock makes more sense on the basis that it won't drain the bike's battery? (bearing in mind that my studio at uni is at the other side of a courtyard and 5 floors up, so I won't be able to hear it and turn it off...)

More importantly perhaps - anyone got any ideas on my last point RE rear brake?!

I dont understand your last point if im honest.

When i push back brake pedal down, the foot-peg spins forwards at the same time and by the same amount...