any particular patterns to bike theft?

[Kwakki Si]

Due to circumstances my bike is kept out on the road, chained and disc locked (yes it will take a good theif 20seconds to remove) I was wondering what kind of bikes are more prone to being nicked, say do high value bikes that are worth a fair few grand more likely to get nicked and targated as they can sell on for alot and is worth the hassle etc or is my humble old zx6r g2 just as likely to be targeted even though its not worth much? Im guessing mine would attract the joyrider as appose to the profetion theif?!
Vandalism could be a problem aswell. anyone clued up on this subject? thought it would make for a bit of interest.
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[andys675]

lock it to something and keep it covered seems to be the best advice I can give

re-route the side stand cut out switch to a secret switch somewhere on the bike, if some scrote nicks it every time it goes into gear it will cut out, and likely be abandoned
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[Kwakki Si]

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[Kwakki Si]

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they "should" only go off if someone kicks the lock or if someone tries rolling it and it hits the forks/mudguard. they're usually impact triggered so in all fairness, lifting the front wheel and setting it back down could also trigger it.

some are movement triggered as well though.

probably go off less than most car alarms lol.

as a side not, is the back garden not a viable storage place?
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no im not gunna ride as his pillion holding the wires together!


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[Kwakki Si]

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[HJM]

To the comman theive, mopeds and supermoto's are the most attractive. Mopeds are easy to ride, while supermoto's are very lightweight, thus easily stolen!

Like you said, someone with a few braincells would be able to steal nearly any bike, under the best security. These "Clever" thieves, steel to order. So if they had "clients" that wanted parts ect then said thieve would steel the bike and sell off the parts. This is unlikly in your case, so all you have to do is deter the mindless thug who thinks he will look cool on your bike.

Which is fairly easy, if you make the bike look hard to get, they wont bother in the first place, as said already disc locks, chains, and fit your own alarm and your bike shouldn't be going anywhere!!
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[hellkat]

Regarding "patterns" of theft, all I know is that chavscum LOVE trailbikes (which they irritatingly refer to as "crossers") ... and will do almost anything to thieve them.

I dearly long to have another trail bike on the road, whether big or small, but living in East London, its simply pointless, it would last about 2 days if I was lucky before some scrotehead tried to steal it.
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[kernow24]

All this talk of multiple security devices is imo pointless.
if someone wants your bike, they are gonna get it.

A chain and / or disc lock and an alarm will deter 99.9% of the
usual chav scum scrotes, after all they want something easy
to take, to rag around for a bit. They don't walk around with bolt
croppers and stuff.

The man with a van, if he wants it, its gone, and no amount of
security will stop it from happening

There isn't really a bike that's targeted more than others.

Scooters seem to get stolen more often, but that's probably down
to the fact less owners actually use any kind of security device, a
just rely on say the steering lock.

High end bikes are a no go for your common garden thief, along wit
rusty pieces of crap, choppers / cruisers again not that sought after.

So go high end or scrape the botto of the barrel and you 'should' be
fine, go for something mid range and sporty, stick a lock and alarm on it
and again you 'should' be fine

Would be interesting to have a poll and see the percentage of bikes stolen
from members of this forum, along with bike types and security used.

I really don't think bike theft is as common as people like to make out.

I mean, I know about 30 riders locally, and only one has ever had a bike nicked,
and that was when he left the keys in it. Most have been riding for years, so that's
one out of say 150 bikes.

[Clanger]

My mate has just had his beloved SuperDuke nicked. He had all sorts of security devices all over it...and they managed to nick it without waking up the neighbourhood, setting off any alarms and getting through all the other security items.

It's been said once, I'll say it again. If the bike thieves want it, they will take it...no matter what security devices you have in place.

Best place to store it is in your hallway with a bungee strap attached to your toe.
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[Joncrete Cungle]

I have to leave my bike chained to a lamp post outside the girlfriends house as there is no garage and I can't get the bike in the back yard. 19mm chain & Abloy 362 through the back wheel, frame and round lamp post. 13mm chain through front wheel, cover and yokes then round the lamp post and an Abloy 342.

Alarmed disclock and bike cover finish things off. Yes it is a pain in the arse locking up & unlocking. But not as bigger pain in the arse as waking up to find your lock and chain purchased from a bike shop on the floor and your R6 gone.