05-03-15, 09:15 AM
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 ?
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 ?