Bike THIEVES around Wellesley Drive area

**HungusMaximist** · 8th October 2009, 13:32

Originally Posted by 90s

Hi all,
I work around the Wellesley drive area. Anyone around here be aware that from Gov Fitzroy Place and St Paul's st 2 cars and 3 bikes/scooters have been stolen in the last 2 weeks. My friends suzuki scooter, a 50cc silver one, was taken around 6:00pm in daylight from outside the AUT cafe. This is a very busy area at that time, so be aware.
If anyone has any info pls pm me, that failing that everyone be on the lookout for suspicious behaviour. Be careful approaching anyone as someone told me that several weeks ago in another Auckland carpark they disturbed theives stealing a bike, who then jumped into a van. Heading off to the car park exit on foot he was lucky not to have been mowed down as they smashed the barrier arm.

I thought I'll just make a mention here.

Original thread here: http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...post1129446046

Watch out if you do park around there!

**Squiggles** · 8th October 2009, 17:28

Bugger, ill put a reminder in the next newsletter

**Metalor** · 8th October 2009, 18:55

I want to meet these bike theives, they sound like really nice guys.

**R6_kid:Me** · 8th October 2009, 18:57

Time to start using the beefy chain again!

**oldrider** · 8th October 2009, 19:12

Why doesn't someone wire up a dummy bike and blow the bastards to bits after they load the bike in their van!

Well maybe something slightly less drastic than dynamite but just as effective!

Well, you know what I mean!

**Slyer** · 8th October 2009, 19:45

Originally Posted by oldrider

Why doesn't someone wire up a dummy bike and blow the bastards to bits after they load the bike in their van!

Well maybe something slightly less drastic than dynamite but just as effective!

Well, you know what I mean!

If I had far far far too much money, I'd so be down for this.

**Mom** · 8th October 2009, 20:00

Tis a sad thing to read. I guess all I can suggest is to take a friggen HUGE chain and lock with you, and chain your wheels up to something that cant be stolen.

Fuckers

**Dean** · 8th October 2009, 21:12

Originally Posted by Mom

Tis a sad thing to read. I guess all I can suggest is to take a friggen HUGE chain and lock with you, and chain your wheels up to something that cant be stolen.

Fuckers

Sorry mom but for the better of KB dont heed the advice she said.

If you put chains on your bike it doesent matter, I could take your bike with a bolt cutter then lift it in to a van. If you are very cautious of your bike you can install a gps tracker, alarms dont really do the trick, not many people will stop to check out a bike alarm going off these days. Because we have been accustomed to the owners making common problems and expect the alarm to turn off eventually.

**ital916** · 8th October 2009, 21:42

Originally Posted by Dean

Sorry mom but for the better of KB dont heed the advice she said.

If you put chains on your bike it doesent matter, I could take your bike with a bolt cutter then lift it in to a van. If you are very cautious of your bike you can install a gps tracker, alarms dont really do the trick, not many people will stop to check out a bike alarm going off these days. Because we have been accustomed to the owners making common problems and expect the alarm to turn off eventually.

A good chain purpose built for motorcycles will do just fine. The heavy duty ones I sell at work would take the incredible hulk to cut through and if they do manage to (a few hours later), someone would have noticed by then. Only way you're getting through it is with a concrete cutter or a cutting torch.

In the end, if they want it enough then they will take it. But a heavy duty chain will make life hard enough that they will think twice.

**Squiggles** · 9th October 2009, 08:32

Originally Posted by ital916

A good chain purpose built for motorcycles will do just fine. The heavy duty ones I sell at work would take the incredible hulk to cut through and if they do manage to (a few hours later), someone would have noticed by then. Only way you're getting through it is with a concrete cutter or a cutting torch.

search the internets, theres a great vid out there where they destroy all those sold secure gold ones in under a minute :bugger: Good as a deterrent though.

**Reckless** · 9th October 2009, 08:40

yeh but doesn't the security hassle just Piss you off! Simply because some faggot wants what you have worked for!
I know Get get freckin sick of unbolting padlocks and chains every time I want to get my bikes out of the garage or park them somewhere!!!!

**Real_Wolf** · 9th October 2009, 08:57

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDXvgmNrn4Y - strong chain

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jfkn0...video_response - weak chain

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrsmQ...eature=related - not bad chain

Biggest thing I'd say (that I stole from someone else):

One lesson from this is that when chaining a bike don't have the chain near the ground or any other solid surface that can be used for leverage on the cutter.

**Dean** · 9th October 2009, 09:55

Originally Posted by Squiggles

search the internets, theres a great vid out there where they destroy all those sold secure gold ones in under a minute :bugger: Good as a deterrent though.

Too right squiggles, bottom line : Dont waste your time and money with supposedly "heavy duty chains", what makes it worse is their are videos, pics, tutorials all over the internet of how to snatch a bike in every possible manner for dummies.

Not to mention if you dont have an alarm people can sit on your bike and ruin the suspension, spit, deficate or spew on your seat, put products on your tyres, scratch your paintjob, put paint over the speedo, cut the speedo cables, push it off stand. If you have an alarm its very rare for people to stop and look. GPS TRACKER is the way to go.