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Most Common Method for Theft

Z3n said:
Best case scenario:

You still have a front wheel...but no motorcycle.

Worst case scenario: You discover the bike is gone, trip over the anchor, fall on your face, get metal shards from them cutting the chain embedded in your face, it gets infected, and then you die. The motorcycle cover becomes your permanent resting place, and the body bag they use to carry you out.

Dunno, I like the insurance idea better.


;)
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That's what I love about the barf. Such fucking smart asses... Yes, all that plus insurance too... :rolleyes
 
morad said:
I didn't know those existed. So if someone is doing something to my bike, I'll know. Then I can go down, and threaten to differentiate them, and because they're a constant, differentiating them will make them vanish. :nerd Are thieves usually afraid of nerdy lookin' dudes who wear pi shirts? This means I'd have to buy a gun or learn to fight...

Is there a model you recommend?
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The one I have sends me a different tone for someone bumping it, lifting it off the side stand, and trying to start it. It also has a silent vibrate mode. If you're a nerd, at least it tells you to go see who's stealing it so you can write down the license plate number.
Mine is an older version, I'm sure they have gotten better. Check out the link below.

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=paging+motorcycle+alarms
 
Aluisious said:
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I wish... :laughing

Z3n said:
Best case scenario:

You still have a front wheel...but no motorcycle.

Worst case scenario: You discover the bike is gone, trip over the anchor, fall on your face, get metal shards from them cutting the chain embedded in your face, it gets infected, and then you die. The motorcycle cover becomes your permanent resting place, and the body bag they use to carry you out.

Dunno, I like the insurance idea better.


;)
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This would be the second best way to die. I'm going to look into getting more insurance, even if it means eating top ramen for weeks.

MrIncredible said:
It's not worth worrying about it constantly.


They'll make more bikes.
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Yeah, but I won't be able to buy one as a broke ass grad student. I'm constantly worrying about my bike. Since I'm not in the Bay Area, I don't have any friends around, so my bike is the only thing that makes me happy. :( Porn does too... :teeth

I really like the idea of a fake camera...
 
Hooli said:
"I can get rides whenever I want, it never has a headache, and I can bring a black bike home to meet the folks."
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Goddamnit, you always win these. :laughing
morad said:
I wish... :laughing



This would be the second best way to die. I'm going to look into getting more insurance, even if it means eating top ramen for weeks.



Yeah, but I won't be able to buy one as a broke ass grad student. I'm constantly worrying about my bike. Since I'm not in the Bay Area, I don't have any friends around, so my bike is the only thing that makes me happy. :( Porn does too... :teeth

I really like the idea of a fake camera...
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I wish there was a better solution, but short of parking it in your living room (is that an option? :laughing) theft is basically impossible to defend against.
 
morad said:
So what is the most common way of stealing a motorcycle?
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To answer your question... lifting. 2 guys, a mini van with a driver and your bike is gonner in less than 30 sec with or without disk lock, alarm, lowjack, GPS tracker, etc.

Unless attached to an unmovable object, that's the kinda bike thieves target the most!





Fuckers!
 
Z3n said:
Goddamnit, you always win these. :laughing


I wish there was a better solution, but short of parking it in your living room (is that an option? :laughing) theft is basically impossible to defend against.
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The contract explicity states that no motorized vehicles are allowed in apartments. It also doesn't help that I live on the second floor.

Xof711 said:
To answer your question... lifting. 2 guys, a mini van with a driver and your bike is gonner in less than 30 sec with or without disk lock, alarm, lowjack, GPS tracker, etc.

Unless attached to an unmovable object, that's the kinda bike thieves target the most!





Fuckers!
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My bike is right next to a support column, so it looks like tying it to that, and purchasing comprehensive insurance is my best bet (next to buying a claymore).
 
wrexallen said:
Ok, I just moved here and all I see everyday are bikes parked in front of peoples houses, next to the curb with the front wheel pointed towards the street. Like it's saying "Come take me".
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Okay, newbie that I am, I'll bite. Why would parking front-in make any difference?
 
my insurance agent told me that in some of the cases of stolen bikes they had dealt with is that they pull a mattress outa the truck bed and put the bike on it, than just pick the bike up with mattress and lay it in the back of the truck.

i thought, no way a mattress would be able to lift up bike... but than i was like, o shit, i guess it would seems how FFs lift bariatric pt.s and some of them way as much as a sportbike or more.

so the whole low clearance isnt an issue
 
A friend of mine had his harley Dyna stolen from inside his one car garage his car was parked behind the bike and they didnt move the car! they got the HD out without putting a scratch in the car thats about a 700lb bike. Im afraid your best bet is probably having a lojack installed. If they want it they will get it unless of course it a Buell! Even theives wont take those. I could park mine anywhere and even leave the key in the ignition no takers.
 
morad said:
Yeah, but I won't be able to buy one as a broke ass grad student. I'm constantly worrying about my bike. Since I'm not in the Bay Area, I don't have any friends around, so my bike is the only thing that makes me happy. :( Porn does too... :teeth

I really like the idea of a fake camera...
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Many people who love to ride aren't wealthy.. because it's not a cheap sport. :|

But anyways. If you can't afford to buy another bike if your bike is stolen (or fix it if it's knocked over), get comprehensive coverage.
If you can't afford to fix your bike or buy another one if you crash, get collision coverage. Collision is notably a large addition to any insurance policy, fyi.
While we're on the topic of insurance, look into adding UM/UIM as not everyone drives with insurance, and many who do only carry the bare minimum limits, which won't do much if you end up needing to pay hospital bills.

On a different tangent, my friend has LoJack, and it works great. However, he also has a new bike, so it makes it more "worth it" to have. Adding LoJack to my 8 year old R6 would be kind of a moot point when it's somewhere in the neighborhood of a grand to install.
I went with the paging alarm method of peace of mind since it's a deterrent to the average person walking around thinking of sitting on my motorcycle.
Worked great at a party I was at. Some friends went outside, and they were sitting on the other motos. One girl comes up wanting to sit on the untouched one, mine. The guys are like "noooo, you don't want to touch that one, it has an alarm on it." She's slightly tipsy and was like "nonsense, motorcycles don't have alarms." Sure enough, after mounting the bike, the neighborhood comes outside :laughing
Just a disclaimer on paging alarms though: it will only page you if you're close enough to the bike. Most of them advertise a 1/2 mile radius, but things like cement walls or power poles can degrade reception. But the alarm is still loud as ever if you don't muffle it up.
Scorpio makes some of the nicest alarms for motorcycles imo :thumbup
 
morad said:
Are thieves usually afraid of nerdy lookin' dudes who wear pi shirts? This means I'd have to buy a gun or learn to fight...
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:laughing No. but they might be a little scared of your drunk crazy girlfriend. Hook that shit back up man.
 
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