How do you make sure she stays put?

[Grahameeboy]

That be true to a word but unfortunately Rie has no garage and her flatmates have a laugh at moving it round so ground anchor has to be the way to go !

I'd anchor the flatmates down

[Grahameeboy]

Motorbike Theft Soars In the UK


Motorbikes are becoming an increasingly popular method of transport in the UK, with new bike prices ranging from £1,000 to £20,000 dependent on the make of the bike. Surprisingly though, most bikes irrespective of price are not fitted with additional security measures as standard.
A recent survey by the National Crime Intelligence Service (NCIS) based on the latest police figures on vehicle crime and performance bikes (500cc and above) has revealed some shocking statistics. More motorbikes are stolen in the UK than are bought new, and it takes on average 20 seconds to steal a motorcycle worth £10,000. The survey is also the first to reveal some of the UK's danger spots for motorcycle crime, and as such has been distributed to police forces around the country.
The report has shown that the theft of motorbikes in the UK has allowed criminal groups to steal £3 million worth of motorbikes from UK streets every month. Thefts are primarily undertaken to sell parts on the black market, although joyriding is also cited as a main cause.
The report is part of Project Contrail, which targets the organised theft of high-powered motorcycles and is seen by many as a prelude to new bikes being registered as a legal requirement (similar to the car register requirement issued by the Home Office). Other results show the thefts are undertaken by a dozen well known, highly organised gangs.

Some of the key findings in the report include:

1. More thefts occur in large urban areas.
2. The thefts are undertaken by a dozen well known, highly organised gangs.
3. 80% of bikes stolen from an owner's home.
4. Thefts are concentrated around Central London, probably linked to patterns of commuting.
5. The top five areas for theft include West Yorkshire, West Midlands and Greater Manchester.
6. The top four makes of motorcycle that account for over 85 per cent of thefts are Hondas, Yamahas, Kawasaki's, and Suzuki's.
7. The Honda CBR 600 is the hottest bike, which retails at £6,500, with 350 of them stolen between July and September 2002.

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FACT - 100 Motorcycles are stolen everyday in the UK.
FACT - £3m worth of bikes are stolen in the UK every month.
FACT - 80% of bikes are stolen from home.
FACT - A bike is over twice as likely to be stolen as a car.

Just think 100 bikes a day is almost = to number of registered bikes in NZ...

[rie]

maybe take the wheels off at night and padlock frame to yourself??

excellent idea. i already staple my laptop to my chest before going to bed. perhaps i should just sleep on the bike.

[rie]

Question:

would you rather

(a) keep the bike behind your block of units (ie not visible from your actual unit) but it is out of sight from the road, locked to a concrete-bound pole

the cons of this is that it is equivalent to keeping your bike at your boozy & unemployed neighbour's place (dodgy!) where you can't see it.


...or
(b) keep the bike in front of YOUR unit but visible from the road, locked to a ground anchor?

at status quo, bike is in (a)
- covered with oxford cover (stupid things - why advertise motorcycle apparel on something you are intending to hide away??)
- disclocked
- back wheel chained to concrete-bound pole
- on grass.

[scracha]

My top tip is to never wash your bike. Seriously though, we live on an island MILES from anywhere else so it's about time the government made alpha dot (or similar) scanning compulsory for WOF's (and MNZ or the cops should do random checks at trackdays and race meetings). Less than $50 per bike to implement and it would cut the thefts by 90% overnight.

[gijoe1313]

Hmmm I think putting a claymore mine wired to blast any miscreants when they move your bike would be the goer!

Or better yet a nice little hand grenade beneath the seat where their 'nads would be!

Or howsabout wiring it up to the mains?

Hmmm no real answer to this except storing it at a friend's place and get them to pillion you over to pick it up each time?

[pocketcracker]

ya all a bunch af f**(^% ! answer it properly,

i would suggest , using your cover stops the day to day grim, and keeps it out of plan view ,

continue to use your disk lock you already own ! and go see shelby or go across to cycle treads and get a oxforb boss chain and lock and utilize that pole you have near buy ! ,, ie. cant see it , cant wheel it , cant lift it ,, sorted !

[TOTO]

Dick lock mainly. If they steel it, I'll get to buy a new bike so it doesnt worry me. Having insurance is the best

[Swoop]

Dick lock mainly.

Sound's painful.


Seriously now. Pressure pads?
With Grameeboy's post regarding %80 occurring at home, is there a pressure pad available that can be put under the wheel/s?
Lift bike or roll forward = alarm.

??????

[gijoe1313]

Are you able to install a ground anchor into the concrete with the landlord's permission? That way you can at least use a strong chain with a decibel alarm to provide a little more deterrent?

[buellbabe]

A shottie and a rottie.

Er... dunno about the shottie but I got it covered with my Bullmastif Ridgeback and my Rotty/Huntaway.

Case in point: A couple of weekends ago a mate came round on Saturday night. He had only ever been to my place once before and that was during daylight hours. This time it was full dark.

He got as far as the first gate before the dogs alerted me. Shar (RottyX) didn't stop to investigate, she just launched herself through the air at throat height. If it weren't for the fact that I have a 6ft high double netting gate nailed to the first one she would have done some damage.

Dogs and locks... work for me plus my bike goes thru 2 gates and once its beyond the 2nd gate no-one can see where the hell it goes.
Also my house and garage are fully alarmed...

You can NEVER have enough security.

I used to live somewhere that only had a carport and limited access to the house so I did some 'landscaping' and with a bit of manoeuvring and a ramp the bike lived in my bedroom.

[PrincessBandit]

Dick lock mainly.

Bwahahaha, is that to lock the theive's appendage as they attempt to ride your bike away? Some serious chastity belt variation?

Seriously, anyone determined enough will take it despite precautions. My suggestion is find whatever is noisiest and time consuming to circumvent. While an immobilising lock may be annoying to a lowlife turd bike thief as it would require lifting the bike, something that makes a hell of a racket while they do so is more likely to be off-putting. Even noisy things won't guarantee it'll never get nicked, but theives generally don't like anything that might draw attention to what they're doing, especially if what they're attempting is time-consuming.

[motorbyclist]

get a dog - a big loud one

all my neighbours have been robbed several times since i've lived out west (over 12 years) despite all having alarms, yet my place has never had a theft for the past 11 years when someone stole our front gates.

so either this is because my family have been stealing all the motortrikes, playstations (which we only want during the school holidays), jewellery etc etc, without anyone noticing, or it's got something to do with the rather large, and most importantly, LOUD dog we installed

thieves hate dogs. the only other thing you can do is get insurance and keep it hidden.

some thieves are opportunists put off by a disc lock, some are thick and don't realise a screwdriver can never start an R1, and some simply pull up with a van with painted windows, 4 guys hop out, cut cable/chain, lift the bike into the van and are gone within 2 minutes and there's not much you can do about it.

though i'm thinking of rigging up one of those GPS units some employers put on their company cars to keep track of them - if my bike gets nicked i'll not bother with having the police simply not give a shit and instead have a KB party at the theif's house - if KB brings cars i won't mind, it'll help us reclaim all the stuff he doesn't actually own.

[*]The top four makes of motorcycle that account for over 85 per cent of thefts are Hondas, Yamahas, Kawasaki's, and Suzuki's.

well that might be because they're the four most common makes of bikes?

[klyong82]

...and go see shelby or go across to cycle treads and get a oxforb boss chain and lock and utilize that pole you have near buy ! ,, ie. cant see it , cant wheel it , cant lift it ,, sorted !

Boss chain and lock....i think they were haaving that on sale last week at cycletreads....if you go in and mention that deal they might do it at that price... I bought 3 sets of brake pads for the price of 2 even after the sale had ended...

[munterk6]

I think its actually worth shifting to a better area/house with a Garage just for the peace of mind! Stuff the cost, who wants to live next to a bunch of dole-bludging thieves? NOT ME!!!! I shifted after my bike was stolen and my flat cleaned out by the scum bottom feeders and Im soooooooo glad I did.