Atempted theft
 

Went to the bike this morning and noticed that some w*&^ers had tried to nick the bike during the night . Managed to get through the Abus city chain, hadn't touched the disc lock but had tucked the mirrors in as if to lift and put in a van. The alarm must have gone off but I didn't hear it :(
all I can think off is that they were disturbed.

Full off anger that they tried to nick it and I've had to pay £200 for a better chain, but also very very lucky that the bike was still there as they seemed to have done most of the hard work.

I think you were lucky, be thankful. ;)


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Be careful, they may be back...

Sorry to hear that... :(

Good point....

I read recently about how they are now working in gangs with specififc tasks.
1 gang is to rekky the bike, the next to make it ready...another to take it away. They say if you find a chalk mark on your bike be very worried as the rekky team have marked it for the others.

Very lucky escape mate. Is there anywhere else you can keep it for a few days to get them off the scent? Maybe a back garden...a neighbours garage etc??

Good luck.

You can park it my garage if you want (south croydon). Pm me.

Right............................I'm ready for sleepless night !!

1 x new chain
2 x disc locks
1 x new cover ( I've already had 2 nicked :shock: )
And have checked the alarm to make sure it's still working, they've tampered with it as the led isn't working now but apart from that everything seems to work.

Thor, many thanks for the offer and sorry for taking so long to reply but I think that seeing as they can come back at anytime ,tonight,next week,next month etc all I can do is secure the bike as much as possible and see what happens. Thanks again.

Popped into the local police station to let them know but there's not a great deal they can do but it makes me feel better.

One question though, as there isn't any damage to the bike do I need to inform the insurance company ??

Also have the old chain near the front door encase it's needed :crutches:

Still a very lucky escape

:thumbsup:

good luck mate. Its unlikely they'd come back tbh cos they know youre gonna have noticed and done something about it. But thats no consolation for the sleepless night ahead i'm sure.

Scum.... hope whatever they came in crashed and caught fire with them in it. In a fie;ld somewhere so noone else was hurt like. ;)

ahh spidy your wicked, wicked i tell you. but i like your thinking :twisted:

One of omy collegues at worked had his VFR nicked the other night.

He had it parked on his driveway by the garage with his wifes car blocking the bike in. There is no way that anyone could have riden it.

So he walks out putting on his lid and notices NO BIKE.

However there is two planks of wood by the pavement.

They have apparently reversed the van up the pavement and lifted the bike over his wifes car and taken it.

he is gutted what more could he have done, again no one has seen or heard this happening.

I have heard of th van lifting the bike but not over a parked car!! :evil:

Jesus! Now i know why jobless, tattoed, weight lifters go to the gym. Especially a vfr. not the lightest of bikes. Scummy C**ts! Bad news to hear dude.

And pepe, i recommend some NYTOL. :lol:

oh hell, that is our main security at the moment, while we wait to get some ££ together for a new garage door!

hope your bike stays safe anyway

Bloody hell!

So pepe, is it still there?

I'm getting worried that my garage door is a bit weedy! I think I'll fit a ground anchor when I get my bike.

Herd off one better actually,

my TA sargant, rides a harley and so do his mates, finished riding for the day, all went thome and claend and polished, sargant and other mate ride home.

Third guy, rides his bike in the garage, locks it to ground anchoer, disk lock, alarms bike, backs suburu estae right up too bike and alarms car,
locks and alarms garage, alarms house,

next morning, harley gone :shock: :shock:

the police couldnt believe it!! dont think he could either!!

Any way, glad ur bike was still there, and hope it is today!!
Alex

Blimey! Sounds like a case for Jonathan Creeke ;) Any more info on how they did it?

:lol:

actually the reckon, it was a case of experts, alarms can be got around, locks unpicked, but they reckon two or 3 reall big and i mean really big and strong ppl lifted it up over the car on its side :shock:

goodness only knows how!!


also heard abou tthe classic, taking the wall down at the back of the garage aswell!! lol but if that happened, i would have wished that the whole bloody thing had fallen on them!!

:lol:

Thor, yes the bike was sill there untouched this morning. Had a couple off moments during the night where I thought I heard something and went ( with chain in hand :twisted: ) to check. All you can do is secure it as best you can, if that means spending a few extra quid on a ground anchor then so be it., its got to be better than have bike nicked,paying ecxess,waiting for insurance, then try to find a bike for as good value and then your insurance goes up because of some thieving scum.

I can't believe the way people just take other peoples property when they want it. A couple of years ago when I owned a cagiva mito 125 and was living at my mums pub I heard some noises from the street outside, the poor little chav b&^*rd nearly had a heart attack when he realised that I was running towards him in hospital scrubs ( the girfriends a nurse and they're comfy to wear around the house :oops: !! ) without a top on, with a face of thunder and a motrax chain and padlock in my hand :shock:

He ran off but was still giving loads off verbal as he went, his parents must be so proud !

I actually know of a bloke that had his bike behind the brick wall of his front garden. The usual security attached to it and alarmed. He heard a big crash so ran outside. By the time he got there the van was already on its way down the road with his bike in the back and the wall was gone.

have moved my bike into the house all these scary stories :o

What bike did he have Ape?

Seems like a lot of effort these people are willing to go to, cant imagine they'd do it for an SV tho. Its a budget bike after all and how much to resell on the stolen goods market?

i can understand for the Harley mentioned above cos there is always someone who will pay big money for the name :roll:

A guy at work caught some *******s trying to nick his bike a couple of years ago, he went running out gave them a slap and starting chasing them down the road........that was when he realised he was stark naked, and of course by this time all of his neighbours had heard the comotion and was at their windows. :lol:

Imagine the thieving scums faces when they saw that coming towards them :lol:

Quality :lol:

I'd love to have seen their faces when they first saw him :shock:

Got exactly what they deserve :thumbsup:

Cool. :)

Yeah I used to live with a load of wannabe doctors so I have a set. They all used them as PJs. :wink:

Thankfully, my (current) bike is old and scratched so no-one wants to nick it!

Have a chat with some of the guys at Essential Rubber... lots of tales of very similar, and more amazing thefts!