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

**XP@** · 6th January 2005, 14:00

Aie, had my kh100 (first bike) nicked years ago in the UK.
I woke up horrified, i knew it had been taken when i looked out of the window found it had gone... first time and not the last I have had a psychic link to a bike.

it was found at the bottom of the hill with a munted electrical system.

**gav** · 6th January 2005, 14:09

Had 2 cars stolen, both Fords, so no great loss.....

**Blakamin** · 6th January 2005, 14:16

Originally Posted by gav

Had 2 cars stolen, both Fords, so no great loss.....

**Coyote** · 6th January 2005, 14:22

Originally Posted by gav

Had 2 cars stolen, both Fords, so no great loss.....

But you have to admit, the Ford Laser is an exception. Such a fine piece of machinery

**MSTRS:Me** · 6th January 2005, 14:41

Originally Posted by alarumba

But you have to admit, the Ford Laser is an exception. Such a fine piece of machinery

Mazda in disguise

**Coyote** · 6th January 2005, 14:46

Originally Posted by MSTRS

Mazda in disguise

Bah, humbug

**ALTRON** · 6th January 2005, 16:27

I had a brand new shiny red BMX which got stone from outside 'Wizards' spacies Lower Hutt when I was 10 (back in the 80's) That day changed me for the worst.

**grantm** · 10th January 2005, 16:25

I must be a bit unlucky, as I have had three bikes nicked...first one was an old BSA500 - it was parked in Dunedin, I was with a few mates in one of them's car nearby - we saw the guy trying to steal it so he was politley removed from the seat by the car owning mate, and carefully shown the error of his ways - once the blood stopped flowing sufficiently, he was then escorted down to the police station and left there for them to deal with...bet that guy never tried to nick another BSA !
Second was a Triumph 650, parked in my drive for just 10 mins, went to put it away and it was gone ....5 or so months later and a bit of detective work, I found it ...or what was left of it ...he appeared in court, I am still waiting for the restitution ordered...
Lastly, just last year, had my garage broken into at 4 pm on a Tuesday afty, and the assholes nicked my 2003 WR250F + all my gear....it had only been at home a week ...so in my experience, maybe Insurance Co's have a point...but none of my three bikes were insured..
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**Yokai** · 10th January 2005, 16:28

Umm - I now know someone who had their bike nicked - Viffer, Frosty etc... Does that count?

LB · 11th January 2005, 04:37

Originally Posted by matthewt

I thought the MV had been stolen just after Xmas but that's another story.

Have I heard this particular story?

**Krusti** · 11th January 2005, 14:16

Originally Posted by scumdog

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!)

Yeah have had three trail bikes stolen ..XR250,kdx200, KX125. KX had 2 flat tyres and seized they pushed it 300m out to the road. All ended up at Kaiangaroa. Road bikes have trouble getting out to plantations eh?

Cops knocked Tribesman off KDX so I bought it back off Ins for $200 after they had paid me $3600 six months earlier. Hehehe.

SH38 not good place to keep hold of bikes.

One of the positives with shifting to Okoroire.

**matthewt** · 11th January 2005, 19:58

Originally Posted by Lynda Blair

Have I heard this particular story?

Running a year behind ???

When the tow truck was meant to pickup the f4 from the Lewis Pass some kind passerby had put it onto their trailer and dropped it off at the closest police station.

**moko** · 12th January 2005, 13:38

Bike theft is a major problem in the U.K. as bluninja says and there are plenty of bikes I can have as I dont have a garage and insurers would just turn me down flat.There are 2 kinds of bike thief,the young arsehole who just wants something to razz around on,Scooters are big with the young here and they actually head the theft league table,trail bikes are popular as well.Then there are the pros,they go for Superbikes,usually broken as it`s harder to identify and they can get almost the same money for the bits of a broken bike.Trail bikes are popular as well,chain `em or lose `em,and there have been reports in the press of crooks going to amazing lengths to get to bikes that most would consider as secure as you could get.Even one of my local bike dealers now chains all their bikes together with a specially made alarmed chain,they`ve had bikes wheeled away from in front of their showroom on one of the busiest roads into the city in broad daylight.Another guy I know had his Bandit nicked,bastards came back 3 times,he`s an ex-Foreign Legion/Doorman/Evil Bastard so a shame he never caught them in the act.I`ve had 2 nicked in the past,both recovered trashed and Bob who does the BikerNews here had one stolen a couple of years back as well.
I remember being amazed when I picked up the BMW I hired in Auckland,asked the guy if they had anything extra by way of thief-proofing for it,he said I wouldn`t need it and to use the steering lock if I was bothered about it.Over here that bike is a prime target,another one I doubt I`d get insurance for.We can now check a bike`s history over the phone or on-line,same as the credit companies do,and this has stopped a lot of the sale of stolen bikes and push the rodents into the breaking business.

**Stevo** · 17th January 2005, 23:49

Originally Posted by Timber020

Quads and dirtbikes get nicked ALOT. A mate of mine lost 2 quads and his motocross bike from a locked shed around the back of the house. they went past the house, drugged the dogs, cut through the side of the skyline garage to get in and unbolt the main doors and pushed them some 200m to get them clear of the house. Highly organised team.

Bstards would not get away with that here. I have a high power rifle that groups 12 inches ................ at 900 yards, and a Mrs that sleeps one hell of a lot lighter than I.
Would never aim to kill just make it hard for them to get away...

have a few other weapons such as a house dog and smaller rifles and guns too.
Funny that none of my bikes have ever disappeared.

Still I take as much precaution as possible.

**Stevo** · 17th January 2005, 23:53

Originally Posted by grantm

I must be a bit unlucky, as I have had three bikes nicked...first one was an old BSA500 - it was parked in Dunedin, I was with a few mates in one of them's car nearby - we saw the guy trying to steal it so he was politley removed from the seat by the car owning mate, and carefully shown the error of his ways - once the blood stopped flowing sufficiently, he was then escorted down to the police station and left there for them to deal with...bet that guy never tried to nick another BSA !
Second was a Triumph 650, parked in my drive for just 10 mins, went to put it away and it was gone ....5 or so months later and a bit of detective work, I found it ...or what was left of it ...he appeared in court, I am still waiting for the restitution ordered...
Lastly, just last year, had my garage broken into at 4 pm on a Tuesday afty, and the assholes nicked my 2003 WR250F + all my gear....it had only been at home a week ...so in my experience, maybe Insurance Co's have a point...but none of my three bikes were insured..
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Ah well I insure everything and most days pray that someone would steal the Yamaha FZR 250. Unfortunately no takers yet? Why would they with some of the other far superior bikes in the shed, like the Mrs zx9r, cbr600, or race quad. Still we can all dream I guess............................