Stolen 2008 Ducati 848

[mossy1200]

Spent the last hour trying to track 848 and 675 parts being sold out of NZ but couldnt find any.Ill try Craigs List later when I have time.
Join as many ducati forums as possible and see if anyone is advertising bits.

[Viper-Byte]

I noticed Viper-Byte said something about a 1098 being stolen recently. Is this the bike he meant or is it yet another ?
Sheez,..I'm thinking of buying a big-arse lock for the Guzzi.

I think it is the same bike. My mate must have said 1098 meaning 848. Hahaha

[Halds]

one other thing i forgot to put in the original post.

It has been transferred into a 1098 frame and has an ohlins steering damper on it. no other 848 would be like this

[Brett]

Gutted mate, sounds like a really nice bike..hope you find it (and not damaged!)

[5150]

Couple of pics could be useful

[Halds]

Couple of pics could be useful

the really depressing thing is i don't have any pics of it finished only of it in pieces putting it together.

and i still have more parts that i have ordered that will turn up over the next week.

[Lula]

You can advertise your missing bike on the Motorcycle Trader website and in the magazine for as little as $10 until found.

Visit www.diyads.co.nz or call Ross on 0800 872 337 and he'll do it for you.

Best way to let the riding community and any potiential buyers out there know about it. Plus if its in print its around for months, even years as most people collect the magazine.

[Dafe]

I know this doesn't help after the fact but some of the KB'ers that are spending big bucks on their pride & joy rides, should be investing a measley $99 into a GPS tracker (Prepay sim required too).
http://www.trademe.co.nz/electronics...-461853723.htm
This tracker has motion alarm text direct to your cell phone and onboard battery backup should the thieves drop the bikes main battery connecter straight away.
From anywhere you can text your tracker and it will respond with GPS coords. Smartphones can plot the response straight to google maps.
For less than $150 total, those thiefs would have probably gotten caught.

The above tracker is nearly identical to the $400 version mongoose tracker that comes in the same casing with same features.

Anyways, Will keep my eye out.....

[Dafe]

Public execution should be brought back for the thieves!
There are lot of cheap (under $200) GPS tracking options available on trademe. Ive got one on my classic mini. works like a charm.
you can track where your car / bike is anytime anywhere and even remotly turn the ignition off. (when stationary or while moving on motorway at 100km, is up to you)

Read a story recently where a UK biker activated their killswitch mode. Bike lost power on the motorway and caused a massive accident with one fatality (Not the bike thief). IMHO Killswitches are bad options.

Any chance someone can pinpoint the two locations (Close to exact please) from which the bikes (848 & Triumph) went missing recently?

[Halds]

spoke to my landlord today. he said someone tried to steal a ninja 250 today/overnight from right next to where my bike was stolen on friday night. something had been jammed in the ignition to try break the steering lock

[actungbaby]

yes i know what your saying but alot people dont have garages avaible eps living in the inner city

What i used to do when i left my car only like for week once in cbd in chc was take out the main fuse

But you dealing with someone in know that not going stop them

Sorry buddy thats really rough surley somone going see these parts on ebay or trademe will contact you

dam even you unbolted the rear wheel tak it inside with you bloody assholes trouble is

people just dont want earn there own money to pay for things , karam says what goes around comes around

I cant see how you enjoy something you stole inside of earned , and dont think them getting away with something

Look at it there just sad lazy pathic losers that never amout to much to anyone. and u have already achived

alot already , and your next bike be even better

Who knows. Datatag etc don't seem to be used here. Crims could just break it for parts then flog bit by bit on ebay a year or two down the line. Easy money.

What I do know is that I wouldn't leave a tricked up Ducati parked up in a quiet spot overnight without it being alarmed, physically attached to something immovable and in view of a security camera........actually...fuckit...no...I just wouldn't leave a Ducati parked up in a quiet spot overnight.

Without risking a Katman like response......a bit of common bloody sense goes a long way. Shit like this bumps up everyones insurance premiums.

[Halds]

Read a story recently where a UK biker activated their killswitch mode. Bike lost power on the motorway and caused a massive accident with one fatality (Not the bike thief). IMHO Killswitches are bad options.

Any chance someone can pinpoint the two locations (Close to exact please) from which the bikes (848 & Triumph) went missing recently?

848 from approx 53 haining st

triumph from approx 149 taranaki st

[mossy1200]

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/List...x?id=445838121

http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/moto...-461601719.htm

These people been advertising keys and key codes for 848s on tard me.Maybe contact them and see if they have had enquiries

[sil3nt]

spoke to my landlord today. he said someone tried to steal a ninja 250 today/overnight from right next to where my bike was stolen on friday night. something had been jammed in the ignition to try break the steering lock

Can't you camp out overnight? seems like you would have a good chance of catching them.

[Halds]

also to update

when i got up 7.15 there were workers in the carpark so thought they had moved my bike so ran down. spoke to them, one guy who had just turned up said he had seen a new ducati parked down tory st a when he drove down there coming to haining st a 7am. so he drove me down there but there was no bike there. he said it was on tory st between wakefield and courtenay place.

seems strange that someone tried to break the steering lock on the ninja if there weren't wheeling it somewhere. steering lock wasn't on on my duc