Bike Thieves

[The Stranger:Me]

Some bloody cock smoker tried to steal the bloody gsxr.
Only had it a few days and some bastard tries to steal it.

Ok those cable locks which they recon you can't cut with a hacksaw, well guess what? you can, cause you can tell the the thing was cut and there are hacksaw blades (x2) on the ground by the cable lock.

Having cut the cable lock they tried to mush the ignition lock to disable the steering lock. That failed. The ignition lock still works though.

They dragged the bike back and the disk lock has smashed up the front guard.

Found the bike out on the road. Not sure why they gave up, but hey they didn't get it and at least it is still ridable.

Was in at Cycletreads yesterday and they have bike alarms reduced from $1,249.00 to $149.00. That is not a mis print, I double checked. Guy recons they are a bastard to fit is the only thing. But now seriously considering it.

[frogfeaturesFZR]

Mate that sucks, buy yourself a big DOG !

[sAsLEX]

Mate that sucks, buy yourself a big DOG !

And a shot gun!

Installation of an alarm aint too hard, IF you have a wiring diagram a Multimeter and a bit of sense! But it is tedious!

[SimJen]

Get a bigger lock, a big thick chain type or one with extra steel shells around the cable. Also be sure to park it somewhere safe.
Alarms aren't much good I reckon, noone pays attention to them going off anymore. Pager type alarms (some don't have sirens) are the best, then you can catch the thieving scum in the act and stab em in the eye with a screwdriver

[marty]

actually, i'd be contacting the lock co, taking the locks to them, and billing them - some of the better known brands have a no-steal guarantee. and by moving your bike, it has technically been stolen.

[sAsLEX]

Get a bigger lock, a big thick chain type or one with extra steel shells around the cable. Also be sure to park it somewhere safe.
Alarms aren't much good I reckon, noone pays attention to them going off anymore. Pager type alarms (some don't have sirens) are the best, then you can catch the thieving scum in the act and stab em in the eye with a screwdriver

The alarm mention in his post is a pager type which is bloody good value for under 200!

But would YOU notice a bike alarm going off! I mean if i saw some little c**t fiddling with a bike withs its alarm going off I would intervene.

[Fishy]

catch the thieving scum in the act and stab em in the eye with a screwdriver

Yeah!, and after the eye comes the seckateres on the fingers, joint by joint.

[The Stranger:Me]

Always worked on the principal that the more locks you have, the longer it takes the more likley they will give up, or better still not bother starting at all.

I suspect that they didn't notice the disk lock until after the cable had been cut. So will get one of those big ugly alarm disk locks, a decent chain, and use a cable lock as well. Still nothing there which can't be defeated with a battery powered 4" angle grinder unfortunately. Except the alarm would make a racket for a while.

Sure no one takes notice of an alarm, but I recon you would need balls to continue trying to steal a bike when it is making a hell of a racket. The alarm mentioned in my first post does dial a pager apparently.

Does anyone know how that works, I assume you need a cellular phone contract for the bike too do you?

[SimJen]

Yeah I would notice it going off, but for instance where I park my bike....basically noone in the building would notice or possibly give a shit.
So I lock it and park it in a tight spot where its impossible to see from the road, if someone wants it bad enough and theyre good enough, they'll get it.
Flame throwers and 240 volts would keep em away.

[SimJen]

I had a cheap alarm off trademe on my Car with a remote that was the pager. Cool little gadget, just gotta make sure the batteries are good. It worked up to about 500m away. Which was fine for where I used to park.

[placidfemme]

That really sucks CaN. Seems the bike thieves are on the prowl now that winter is here (proberly hoping bikers would bus/drive to work and leave the bikes unattended at home because of the cold...

Was your bike at home at the time or parked somewhere else?

Anyway, at least they didn't manage to get the bike. Hope your insurance company helps out with fixing the damage.

[The Stranger:Me]

That really sucks CaN. Seems the bike thieves are on the prowl now that winter is here (proberly hoping bikers would bus/drive to work and leave the bikes unattended at home because of the cold...

Was your bike at home at the time or parked somewhere else?

Anyway, at least they didn't manage to get the bike. Hope your insurance company helps out with fixing the damage.

It was actually quite close to my bedroom window, where it normally is. Had it had an alarm, I probably would have woken.

Bastard thing is I doubt damage would exceed the excess. Had it been the X11 I would have been real pissed cause I have no insurance on that. Mind you, it is a Honda so no one would want it. I do use an alarm lock on the X11 and and additional big cable lock too and it has a built in immobiliser.

The old storey, ah I have insurance on this bike, so hey no need for the "extra" locks. But screw that, it is getting the works too now.

[Motoracer]

Shit, that's lucky! I might be keen on getting that alrarm for myself as well.

And I'll seriously consider getting a licence for having a shot gun around. No more mucking around.

[SwanTiger]

We have a really nosey old guy living next door to us. Best security EVER.

[NotaGoth]

Mate that sucks, buy yourself a big DOG !

Big dogs help, I should know got two round here. No one gets to the door without us knowing, and thats if they even attempt it.

But, sad thing is... If they really want your bike, they'll just shoot your dog.