I know we have a few motorcyclists on here, just wanted to give a heads up (although I'm going to guess most of you know) about the current trend for motorcycles being nicked by scumbags on mopeds - often in broad daylight.
There's a shitload of videos on Youtube of people catching these people in the act, but this week it seems to have finally made the news a bit -
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4008872/Dramatic-moment-passers-attack-armed-thieves-attempting-steal-40-000-motorbike-London-force-flee-handed.htmlThere's also a reddit thread here -
https://www.reddit.com/r/MotoUK/comments/5h2tc0/stolen_2013_kawasaki_z1000sx_gn63bzs_charlton/ - where the poor bastard had his bike stolen in Charlton; with exactly the same method:
At my workplace's parking lot, bright lights, 4 cctv cameras. Two guys on a moped. Jumped off, broke the steering lock, wheeled it away in 40 seconds. Then one was sitting on it the other was on the moped pushing it.
So keep safe out there guys.
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It's worth noting that RoyalJordanian, who has an absolutely cracking motorbike channel on YouTube, seems to have got a bit lucky with a potential run-in with these c*nts:
What looks a bit innocuous, and an over reaction, takes a dimmer light when another motorcycle youtuber got two videos of the same little shits fleeing from another theft - and even committing another one.
So I'm not sure if they'd be prepared to have a go if the bike is stationary, even if you're on it. It's worth noting that he wheeled back to check out the rear plates, and they seemed to get the message.
3 of them 1 bike 2 up with the pillion passenger armed with a cordless angle grinder.
They cut the chain off broke the steering lock and stuck in a van.
A 'moped' can have no more than a 50cc engine.
The bike in the video carrying two people and catching up with a large powerful motorbike, must have been more than a 50.
These machines are 'twist and go' (automatic) scooters. Some of which CAN have engines up to 350cc.
Greenhithe had a few not long ago and now I disconnect my battery every night. You can't win. You've just gotta make it as difficult for these scrotes and co as possible.
I rode my Harley down to St Tropez a few years ago for a big Harley party on the beach. The French bike thieves knew there would be a lot of expensive bikes about and were out in force.
The common theme was a van would pull up along side a parked bike, four guys would jump out, drag a mattress out the back, tip the bike onto the mattress, lift it into the van and drive off.
The above could be done in under a minute.