Bike jacking in London

[Silver]

Taken from another forum. Worth reading, especially if you live in the Greenford area of London.

[Misc]

Intresting read.

I live in London, Bit late for me tho, I got kicked off by a gang 2 years ago & slid under a car then hit with bats until they saw i wasn't the boy they was after. Worse bit was walking home with no bike & bruised ribs & all my clothes ripped at 1am to my mum.
2 police arrived on the scene a fair bit away & the gane surrounded the police (Not violently) But the police new there was somthing up & shit it.

Attempted murder really & police do shit.

[Section59]

Hope they are caught, not that it'll help, they'll get 5 yrs, with that cut in half for good behaivior.

If they are caught though, that david bloke/rest of his gang should get their name's/address, and pay the Fcuker's a visit.

Fcuking scum want shooting in the head and put out of their misery.

[Black Knight]

I'd lead them straight to my home, never mind the cop shop.
introduce them to my housemate, Mr Tonifa.

Bloody scumbags. Never ever ever touch a mans bike. Its like sacred territory!

[MattEMulsion]

Its not just in London that this kind of thing happens. I live in a relatively quiet village in the Midlands and a few months back my neighbour was car jacked right outside his house for his Mitsubishi Evo.
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[kawakid]

Get out of the city, this sort of thing realy frightens me, my sister lives in London and some one in her flats was murdered recently. (not at the flats, but elsewhere).

Can't think why anyone would want to live there.

Its not the middle of the country here, its still a town, but a skip getting set on fire, makes the headlines in my local rag.

I know 2 people who've moved up from London to Huddersfield and they both say it was the best thing they ever did.
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[instigator]

Christ, that's madness. I try to shake off cars that I think are following me but don't know if I would if a bike was.

Why people see the attraction in London I don't know.

[illusion]

This sort of shit happens everywhere, not just London.

Greenford, Ealing:

https://www.crimestatistics.org.uk/tool/default.asp?region=9&force=12&cdrp=361&l1=0&l2=0&l3=0⊂=0&v=24

For comparison, Peterborough (where I have had to move back temporarily ):

https://www.crimestatistics.org.uk/tool/default.asp?region=2&force=10&cdrp=209&l1=0&l2=0&l3=0⊂=0&v=24

I know where I would rather be

Although it could be worse, could be living here:

https://www.crimestatistics.org.uk/tool/default.asp?region=7&force=33&cdrp=232&l1=0&l2=0&l3=0&sub=0&v=24

[Section59]

[illusion]

[iCraig]

Vehicle jacking is a problems these days, ever since the introduction of more and more sophisticated security devices. Its made it impossible for vehicles to be stolen in the traditional ways, so these days the criminals have become aware of it and though of different ways to steal the vehicles, key theft is one and the other is hijacking.

[McGee]

And people ask me why i own guns

Here its called self deffence.... No witneses No questions
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Its pronounced Jixxer!

[primalcarl]

[McGee]

I did for a bit and L.A

I want to move back to either one
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Its pronounced Jixxer!

[Paivi]

It looks like the guys did it again: a couple of nights ago they pulled up at traffic lights next to a biker on his R1, kicked him off the bike and stole it. Again in Greenford, North London.

Both times, the bike in question was a dark blue ZX6, as shown in the picture. Second picture shows the headlight shape. EDIT: I think it's inverted the photos now.

So, if you think you're being followed by two guys on one of these in that part of the world, don't go straight home (as they attacked the first guy at home), go to the nearest public area or, preferably, police station. If you can, try to take a licence plate, in case it matches a partial one somebody else might have taken.

Edited as I said 'tried it again' but as they did succeed in stealing the bike, they obviously 'did it again'. D'oh...

[riichy]

well anyone wants my bike, i dont care how big they are al have a go......
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[colin1]

I have heard that most vehicles get nicked by someone braking into the house and stealing the keys, so dont leave them somewhere obvious like on a hook in full view.
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[Paivi]

That's actually quite rare, as if the keys are in the house, so is often the owner, and most people are not willing to take the risk of being caught.

Most bikes are still stolen overnight, just lifted into refrigerated vans, unless they have ground anchors, which most people don't. Another, more day-time, scheme is to use recovery vans and just lift the bikes out of bike bays.

Bike jacking seems to be a new thing in London. If they surprise you so you can't speed away, let them take the bl00dy bike, it's only a bike. It's two against one, and they're willing and equipped to beat you up. If you ride a bike like R1, I'm assuming you're insured against theft anyway. You'd need a fully comp insurance to cover any lost earnings while you're in the hospital recovering from any resistance related injuries.

[89CBRChris]

damn, I work in greenford, i'll keep an eye out for a dark blue zx6r and note down the plate if I see any

anyone know what pub the attack happened in?

on the plus side, I still feel pretty safe ..... my bikes not worth nicking
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[Jack_Cheese]

I Think it was McGee who had some rather loverly bike gloves covered in metal bits, by the time i get a nice bike, i'll buy some of them, weld knuckle dusters on, and wear gene-simmonds style armour, not to mention equipping my bike with two flamethrowers (one aimed either side) to torch the fuckers, and a remote kill switch, so if they succeed in getting it, they ain't keeping it. We need a BCF lynch mob

My sympathy goes out to the poor buggers who got attacked in London.

Jack
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[McGee]

My keys stay with me the whole time, when i go to bed they sit on my bedside cabnit

And Jack those gloves would cause some damage
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Its pronounced Jixxer!

[innominate]

On bikes with an immobiliser, would it be possible to have a spare FOB that would kill the engine if you pressed it, even if the orig key is in the ignition?

mby a bit pointless, as bikejacking is the only thing I can see it being used for. That and annoying/killing your freinds/enemys.
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[Ste]

[LUXY DJ]

dodgy!! as im fairly near + my runner 172 was jacked on road @ lights

i see the 1st story few days back now & spoke to a m8 who told me his sister knew him

but as for the 2nd story thats new to me but you said they TRIED it again but looks like they succeded AGAIN also id like to go back to my place with them following then get them dealt with along with me helping too but then they know were the bike is & get you when your alone

fed station is a joke!!! my runner was jacked when surrounded by 4 on a friday afternoon @ 3pm with UNTOLD cars,bikes,public,etc EVERYWERE & a police station RIGHT opposite but they still got it & no 1 did SHIT
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[sickpup]

Been going on for years with the big bikes especially around the north circular from Tottenham west around to the M4.