someone tried to nick my bike last night

[boxer1]

Buy some heavy duty fish hooks and if they come back use the hooks to hang them upside down by the nuts !! they may think twice before trying it again  :lol

[Captain Haddock]

All this talk of stupid thieving gits has reminded me of when some knobs tried to nick the outboard motor off my dinghy, they swam across the river to get to it, were disturbed trying to get the motor clamps undone, now the motor clamps were not locked just salt crusted, if they got the motor off were they going to swim back over the river clutching an outboard motor? the almost new dinghy worth £500 was not in anyway security marked and only tied up with a quick figure of eight hitch and the motor is worth £100 max....(mid 70's, maybe early 80's at latest)
Just can't get the criminals these days!

[solorider]

at last I have managed to get the steering straight, took several attempts to get it right, I also lowered the forks 5mm while I was doing it.

[stevierst]

at last I have managed to get the steering straight, took several attempts to get it right, I also lowered the forks 5mm while I was doing it.

Good effort Solorider. It takes a bit of doing to get it bang on. You'll notice quite a difference by dropping the forks through too. :thumbup

[FazerRuss]

You can get a cheap alarm form Hawk that is easy to fit. (£20-£30)


Good adjustability on the sensitivity, flashing LED, and is loud enough to be a good deterrent with all the hazard lights flashing.


That and chain it to the ground.


If you're friendly with the neighbours, maybe you could leave the bike in their garage/shed or somewhere behind locked gates out of sight for a while incase the same bastards come back to have another go.

[solorider]

You can get a cheap alarm form Hawk that is easy to fit. (£20-£30)


Good adjustability on the sensitivity, flashing LED, and is loud enough to be a good deterrent with all the hazard lights flashing.


That and chain it to the ground.


If you're friendly with the neighbours, maybe you could leave the bike in their garage/shed or somewhere behind locked gates out of sight for a while incase the same bastards come back to have another go.

I have bought a hawk alarm, just gor to find the plugs under the seat, I also have managed to park the bike around the back of the house, bit of a pain but once the alarm is fitted it will be below our bedroom window and right outside the mother in laws bedroom window.

[NorthWestern]

Anyone tried those metal "lockups"?  I seem to remember some guys at uni having those outside flats, like a bike sized shed - all metal, made a hell of a racket when getting in/out. 

[solorider]

found the plugs had been cut off, and I only found 3 wire total, and they were for the rear indicators and earth.