Have you ever had your bike nicked, or know someone who has?

**Gixxer** · 3rd July 2003, 08:29

I think it was around 4 years back, good bike, would have made a nice little trail bike, no need to register and all that, no key needed to start it.

my mate in a fit of depression went out and blew 9 grand on a brand new XR 650 the next day.

**What?** · 5th July 2003, 09:39

A bloke I know had his FZR thou stolen a few years back. Must have been trailered away - the theiving mongrels launched it into a lake after discovering the hard way that the gear shift pattern was down-side-up! Sadly, the asshole did not drown. The bike did.

**ducati996** · 16th July 2003, 04:26

My 96 ZX6-R was stolen about 3 years ago.

It was fitted with Datatag & bolted down with a heavy duty chain.

When I bought my 7R they insisted on it being garaged & fitted with Datatag & a Spyball.

ducati996

**scumdog** · 16th July 2003, 10:02

Down here a lot of farm bikes and quads are stolen, maybe the insurance dudes etc. lump all "bikes" into the same catagory for their statistics?
Had a 120Y Datsun nicked once, got it back from a town 80km away the next day but the bodywork was not so flash (had dings now as well as rust!)

**wkid_one** · 16th July 2003, 13:20

I have mine bolted to the ground with a Harley Bolt (Dynabolt) merely as a precaution - been lucky enough to not have anything nicked thus far (yes I am touching wood)...using a Abus Security Lock.

In the end it is merely a deterrent rather than an absolute preventative method.

**Big Dog** · 10th August 2003, 01:46

My first road legal bike got nicked before i got to ride it (other than the demo). It arrived a 7.30pm Dad made me leave my first ride till daylight.

(Yamaha xs250rk 88ish)

Got up to go to work. No bike.
Bugger, hitching to work again (Urenui to New Plymouth).

Police found it about lunchtime 20feet up in a tree in Waitara.

No major damage was able to ride it back to the shop.

$200 of switchgear damage

But what really got me hopping was when the insurance co was if the damage had been $500 or more they would have paid the lot no damage to the no claims bonus, and no excess

WTF is up with that?

**jrandom** · 11th August 2003, 09:08

A mate of mine had his '97 ZX-7R nicked last year. Parked up in High Street, apparently a couple of scrotes screwdrivered it and rode around town snatching bags (really!)

Cops found it down a ditch somewhere and he got it back several months ago, unrideable, about $7000 of damage, which he ended up paying for most of.

Poor bastard. It was like his child had been run over by a bus, or something

They never caught the guys.

Dunno what the lesson is there... use a disk lock, I suppose. Or ride a shite old bike

**Hitcher** · 9th January 2004, 13:29

I had a most excellent conversation with Dave at Kiwirider insurance brokers when I bought the Zrex (bloody good company to deal with too, by the way. A $800 annual price difference between the policy Dave sold me and AMI's best quote). The three key indicators they appear to use for insurance pricing steps are: Over $10,000, over 1,000cc and over $30,000. The $30,000 step is code for "Harley".

**Ms Piggy** · 9th January 2004, 14:53

...before I owned it. We live up near a resevoir and my flatmate used to keep it chained up to that. She got it back & all they had done was take out the ignition & smashed the lights. I guess she got it back b/c it has a very distinctive paint job.

**sAsLEX** · 9th January 2004, 19:04

Originally Posted by ducati996

My 96 ZX6-R was stolen about 3 years ago.

It was fitted with Datatag & bolted down with a heavy duty chain.

When I bought my 7R they insisted on it being garaged & fitted with Datatag & a Spyball.

ducati996

Could you please enlighten me as to what a datatag and spyball are and what they do?

**angle** · 10th January 2004, 02:32

Originally Posted by jrandom

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Dunno what the lesson is there... use a disk lock, I suppose.
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That reminds me, a couple of weeks ago I bought a "Buffo" disc lock at Motomail (that was the only disc lock they had). I used to put it on the rear wheel, and two days later I forgot to take it off before riding away. After covering around three meters I heard a "clanking" noise, stopped and looked back to find the disc lock lying on the groung broken into two. It was a total waste of money...

**Jackrat** · 10th January 2004, 08:20

I worked in insurance investigation for a while.
Checked out hundreds of stolen bikes.
If the scum really want it they will get it.
Use a disc lock, And chain it to something.
Iv'e seen a garage with a new door,Via chain saw.
A full dress Harley dragged over the top of a car they couldn't move.
A new fireblade wheeled over a km on two skate boards.
A cop from Hamilton had two brand new Harleys taken from the same place in the same way,Do you think he got payed out the second time?

**georgedubyabush** · 10th January 2004, 09:02

Originally Posted by Jackrat

I worked in insurance investigation for a while.
Checked out hundreds of stolen bikes.
If the scum really want it they will get it.
Use a disc lock, And chain it to something.
Iv'e seen a garage with a new door,Via chain saw.
A full dress Harley dragged over the top of a car they couldn't move.
A new fireblade wheeled over a km on two skate boards.
A cop from Hamilton had two brand new Harleys taken from the same place in the same way,Do you think he got payed out the second time?

A guy in Rawene had his Harley chained to the floor... came home to find just the frame... chained to the floor.

**Ogri** · 10th January 2004, 09:10

Stop, stop, stop......................... you're scaring the shit out of me. Mine is just sitting in the garage, no lock, not even the steering lock. I'm going straight into town to buy a dirty great chain and then to the local pound to get a dirty great dog!!!!

**James Deuce** · 10th January 2004, 10:56

I think Jackrat is right. If the scumbags want it they'll take it. And after being burgled 3 times, believe me they TAKE it. I just use the normal precautions to make sure it meets the insurance requirements.