Bike thefts

[lew600fazer]

Just passing this on from a link on Facebook.


Following my rant yesterday following the theft of 2 of my motorcycles and having calmed down a tad - heres a more factual post of all the relevant details etc .
 Id be eternally grateful if everyone could share this post on various relevent forums etc to gain as much exposure as possible  Between the hours of 19:30 Sunday 15th and 11:00 Monday 16th Feb
 2 Motorcycles were taken from my locked garage in the NN5 region of Northampton.
 BMW R1200GS - yellow and silver in colour .Registration No - AF04 FUW
 Chassis No - WB10307AX4ZL26327
 Engine No - 08046757
 KTM 600 EXC 1988 . White bodywork red frame . Reg No - F366 UMM
 Chassis No - KTM880561491
 Engine No -02859
 If anyone is offered parts or sees these bikes either contact the police or message me directly PLEASE.
 Please share this post
 Thank-you to everyone , i really do appriciate your time and trouble

[bigbluebear]

Unlucky Lew, fucking thieving scumbags

[lew600fazer]

Unlucky Lew, fucking thieving scumbags

Not my bikes , just some other unfortunate guy, I reckon it is some scum bag who either knows him or has been watching him come and go. Most likely been chopped by now. Bring back hanging, they used to hang folk for horse theft so why not now. after all we refer to our bikes as our trusty steed.

[Deefer666]

Unlucky Lew, fucking thieving scumbags

Not my bikes , just some other unfortunate guy, I reckon it is some scum bag who either knows him or has been watching him come and go. Most likely been chopped by now. Bring back hanging, they used to hang folk for horse theft so why not now. after all we refer to our bikes as our trusty steed.

Nope, My money is on bikes being stolen for export and chances are that they are either stored somewhere central waiting to go out in a container or have left already. The thefts are happening a lot and in concentrate batches in a certain area at any one time. Bikes are going to Eastern Europe & Africa by the container load... The authorities know its happening but do not have the man power or the controls in the docks to stop it & it's being getting steadily worse.

If a 125 or off roader goes missing chances are its a local scrote or smack head, but these thieves are professionals they strike in the early hours, know what they are doing and seem to take late model bikes, Normally nothing else is touched.

[griff86]

I sold a zx6r 2001 a few years ago to a polish guy for £1800 and he said in Poland the same bike would cost him £3000 so he was taking it back to Poland with him. No surprise all these bikes end up in Eastern European countries if that's true about the prices. Somebody's making £1000 profit per bike to take a van load over.

[Deefer666]

I have a Romanian friend who has been in this country for 10 years, He told me that in certain areas they do not even remove the UK number plates and its well known even to the authorities what is going on and van loads of stolen bikes from western Europe are regularly sold in the open in an auction style sale..... So much for a "United Europe"

[adeejaysdelight]

I sold a zx6r 2001 a few years ago to a polish guy for £1800 and he said in Poland the same bike would cost him £3000 so he was taking it back to Poland with him. No surprise all these bikes end up in Eastern European countries if that's true about the prices. Somebody's making £1000 profit per bike to take a van load over.

Yeah, a £1000 profit... IF you pay anything to begin with!!!

[FZSteely]

I know there's all sorts of statistics out there, so I apologise if this figure is incorrect. I heard somewhere that all bikes nicked with the intention of shipping to Europe makes the thief £500 quid "per unit". If correct then whether your bike is worth £1000 or £20,000, the thief gets only a fraction of the bike's true value! Not that they will give a toss, £500 to them is still a good pay day for a day's work.


After been the victim of bike theft myself, i've become paranoid about security. I'm in the process of moving house from a two bedroom house without a garage, to a three bed with a garage. At the moment i'm keeping my Fazer locked in my dad's garage, but when I make the move i'm going to be putting a ground anchor in, alarm, upgrading the garage door security, gps tracker etc. My dad thinks i'm being excessive spending all that money to secure a £1600 bike, but to me it is my pride and joy! I don't want to risk giving another thieving little shit the satisfaction of ripping me off, if anything I want any "would be" thief to take one look at the security set up and keep on walking!

[odbguy]

I agree with you completely about security FZSteely. .
My brother bought a crosser few years ago, nearly brand new .. 2 days later it was nicked out shed.
My dad upped the security on his garage pretty soon after as it stores a few bikes. Big steel gate inside garage, all alarmed and that ..
I know if my bikes there its safe as anything ... well safer than most. 
My misis moans cos I store my bike there and not at home and it's a 15mins drive.  Got a few jobs to make it more secure at home before I move my bike! :/

[Deefer666]

A few years ago before I started working for myself I bought a KX500 with the intention of making it road legal, that was stolen from my home garage within a week, then I bought a CR500 super moto that was road legal and used to cover it in chains and padlocks, after the 3rd theft attempt on it I decided that it was just not worth it and sold it on.

That is why I will not have MX bikes in my workshop, 9 times out of 10 they have no numbers on them which is a no-no at my place, NO NUMBERS - NO REPAIR... But I know other mechanics who have taken in MX bikes for repair and then get broken into pretty much the same or next day. Its just not worth it, I have a couple of customers who are into dirt bikes and if they need engine work they remove the engine and bring me just that. 

[noggythenog]

Just one point from me




The more awkward or difficult or inconvenient it is for you as the owner to take your bike out for a spin = the more awkward or difficult or inconvenient it is for the thief to pinch it.


When designing your bike storage dont be tempted to make it easy on yourself ie right out front facing the road with loads of manouvering space, have it out the back, needing a ramp and a 3 point turn & a tight squeeze and poor lighting.

[FZSteely]

I agree with you completely about security FZSteely. .
My brother bought a crosser few years ago, nearly brand new .. 2 days later it was nicked out shed.
My dad upped the security on his garage pretty soon after as it stores a few bikes. Big steel gate inside garage, all alarmed and that ..
I know if my bikes there its safe as anything ... well safer than most. 
My misis moans cos I store my bike there and not at home and it's a 15mins drive.  Got a few jobs to make it more secure at home before I move my bike! :/

Thanks mate, i'ts always good to have someone reading from the same page.

[SteveCardiff]

Got a garage? Get a baby monitor. Hear the bastards before they even get your garage door open. Old trick but a good one

[pilgo]

Just one point from me




The more awkward or difficult or inconvenient it is for you as the owner to take your bike out for a spin = the more awkward or difficult or inconvenient it is for the .


When designing your bike storage dont be tempted to make it easy on yourself ie right out front facing the road with loads of manouvering space, have it out the back, needing a ramp and a 3 point turn & a tight squeeze and poor lighting.

you've just described my routine noggy almost exactly !!

If ( ok, lets be honest, WHEN )  i get the Tracer, im getting a ground anchor put down  before I pick the bike up, I wrap the Fazer up in a gurt chain and a disc lock and under 2 covers so the Tracer will be even more solidly secured !!
 I fecking detest tea leafs and the snooker cue by the door WILL be used if I catch them at it the scum kants 

[slimwilly]

https://www.aldi.co.uk/en/specialbuys/sun-8-mar/product-detail/ps/p/wireless-driveway-alarm/

[Dave48]

A few years back the amount of car theft prompted the industry to improve built in security to the point now where it is almost impossible to steal a car without the keys-hence dont leave your car keys where they are visible to scrotes peeking through the letterbox.
The bike industry is now looking at the problem with a number of manufacturers fitting datatag security from new.Sadly bikes can physically "lifted" relatively easily so the more difficult you make it for the thieves the less likely you will end up as a victim of theft.It isnt just the pain of loss of your pride & joy-theres the aftermath of hassle dealing with insurance (increase in premium?) etc etc.
Dont get paranoid but do you always take the same route home-check if anyone follows you in an attempt to find out where you keep the bike.
Locked,secure buildings best with ground anchors,chains ,alarms.
High value/popular bikes will be on professional thieves "shopping list"-as said often stolen to order for shipment overseas where few, if any, questions get asked about provenance & paperwork is easily falsified.
Mainly try and think like a scrote-how difficult would it be to pinch my bike the way things are & how can I make it too difficult for them to get it without too much risk of being seen/heard/caught ?