Stolen Bikes Please read the guidelines on this thread before posting an entry | 07-Dec-2005, 12:49 PM | #1 | Banned Mille Posts: 237 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: ROI Mood: 1098S done 1460 miles... | Stolen Bikes, will people ever learn? Owning a motorbike in England. Lets face it, England is a dump. The criminal justice supports the criminal. How can the police with straight faces, urge the public to rely on the law, when we all accept the law is an ass. The police are sh*t scared of the criminals and are totally powerless. We are surrounded by drugs addicts, organised bike thieves, and imports of a mixed variety with no identity, you cannot trust any ****er. The fact is you can NEVER leave your bike out of site. If you have to do this, even if it is locked, you may as well leave the keys in it and the engine running, leave your helmet for them as well. I cannot sympathise with anyone thus far who has had their bike stolen. I cannot believe people are stupid enough to take a bike to a track (especially a ‘flash’ Ducati), leaving it unattended for several hours, relying on a bunch of reprobate security staff? WTF???!! and as for parking a Ducati outside, unattended, Iam amazed at peoples niavety. And it’s no good posting empty threats toward the criminals unless you are prepared to follow them through, and look what happend to Tony Martin.... Most bike thieves are gangs, who don’t have the mentally that you or I have. My dad had a works van stolen last year, fully loaded, he made a few enquires, was given a name, but was advised to leave well alone.... My advice, don’t give the opportunist the opportunity in the first place. 1. Keep the bike in the House. If this is not psychical possible, then move house, (I did). If you partner ‘does not want a bike in the house’, tell them to move out (I did). 2. Alarm the House. 3. Chain the bike to something fixed, like a radiator and remove the wheel nuts. 4. Immobilise & Alarm the bike. 5. Buy a large dog and keep it hungry, (not starving!). If you cannot do any of the above, move to Spain or Italy (No ice, cheper beer, slimmer girls). RA | | | | 07-Dec-2005, 12:52 PM | #2 | Administrator Webteam MotoGP God Bikes: 748S, HM1100S, DD-A Posts: 12,747 Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Back in Essex Mood: Passion Killer | I get the feeling you have some issues you'd like to discuss... | | | | 07-Dec-2005, 02:09 PM | #3 | Registered Forum User 500SD Posts: 723 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: leeds | so are you saying your dad should have parked his van in the house, booted out your mum and chained it to a radiator?  | | | | 07-Dec-2005, 02:10 PM | #4 | Registered Forum User 500SD Posts: 723 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: leeds | whilst i agree that people should be careful i think your post ignores the fact that it takes seconds not hours to nick a bike | | | | 07-Dec-2005, 02:16 PM | #5 | Registered Forum User BSB Star Posts: 5,208 Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: In the wilderness Mood: All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing | Quote: Originally posted by RCA Iam amazed at peoples niavety. | Blimey, who rattled his cage?????  | | | | 07-Dec-2005, 03:05 PM | #6 | Banned Mille Posts: 237 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: ROI Mood: 1098S done 1460 miles... | Quote: Originally posted by loverobot so are you saying your dad should have parked his van in the house, booted out your mum and chained it to a radiator? | No, you have taken/what I meant out of context. You know what I mean. | | | | 07-Dec-2005, 03:10 PM | #7 | Registered Forum User Big Twin Posts: 1,174 Join Date: Mar 2008 | England is what you make it. You have a choice in this Democratic land. Sell the bike, eat the dog, move to spain? | | | | 07-Dec-2005, 03:11 PM | #8 | Banned Mille Posts: 237 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: ROI Mood: 1098S done 1460 miles... | Quote: Originally posted by loverobot whilst i agree that people should be careful i think your post ignores the fact that it takes seconds not hours to nick a bike | Which is my point, NEVER leave the bike unattended, even for 5 seconds. If the circumstances at the time make this difficult to do, don't be suprised when it's vanished. In the words of TT 'it only takes a minute girl'. | | | | 07-Dec-2005, 03:18 PM | #9 | Banned Mille Posts: 237 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: ROI Mood: 1098S done 1460 miles... | | | | | 07-Dec-2005, 03:19 PM | #10 | Registered Forum User Big Twin Posts: 1,174 Join Date: Mar 2008 | Quote: Originally posted by RCA Quote: Originally posted by loverobot whilst i agree that people should be careful i think your post ignores the fact that it takes seconds not hours to nick a bike | Which is my point, NEVER leave the bike unattended, even for 5 seconds. If the circumstances at the time make this difficult to do, don't be suprised when it's vanished. In the words of TT 'it only takes a minute girl'. | 1 - how do you ever get any work done if you don't leave your bike unattended, even for 5 seconds. 2 - "In the words of TT 'it only takes a minute girl2" - for those of us old enough to remember, that was originally by One hundred ton and a feather (also known as Jonathan King). | | | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | Display Modes | Linear Mode | Postbit Selector | | Posting Rules | You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts HTML code is Off | | | | |