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Sload World Chat Champion
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Posted: 08:11 - 11 Jun 2017 Post subject: |
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Interesting read so thank you for the share.
Some bullet points for the TLDR crowd
Don’t be a statistic
• When you park your bike, do something to prevent it being pushed away; engage the steering lock and any other manufacturers’ security. Lock it to something with a chain or a U-lock, preferably through the rear wheel and frame – thieves sometimes carry spare front wheels in the event of only the front being locked. Disc locks are best on the rear if they’ll fit, but they’re still much better than nothing if you can only use one on the front; just know that there are some simple methods used by crooks to work around a front wheel with a disc lock.
• Consider fitting a tracking device – while you’ll need to pay a yearly subscription for monitoring, a notification to the police from a professional company is more likely to get a response than from someone with a cheap tracker they’re following themselves. Bikes often get moved, then left for a while, to see if they have a tracker fitter – any device that locates it could see you get it back, though we recommend a monitored service.
• Alarms and immobilisers are also an important deterrent – view footage of thefts on YouTube and you’ll see the alarm is often the first thing that’s checked. It won’t stop the violent criminals willing to threaten bystanders, but it could prevent you losing your bike to an opportunist.
• Garage thieves work mainly at night, so overkill your security if you can. Check for holes drilled in the door, as an endoscope may have been inserted to check what you have in there. And please, keep it locked. A thief might try many doors in an evening, and once they’re inside, they can work in comfort, undisturbed.
• Mark your machine with both overt and covert systems to give the police a chance to identify the bike and get the thief who stole it, which also acts as an extra deterrent.
• Cover your bike when parked.
• Consider CCTV – there are an increasing number of home systems, such as www.blinkforhome.co.uk, that allow remote, alerted monitoring without any subscriptions. ____________________ Honda Varadero >> Triumph Speed Four >> Honda CBR1100xx |
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Posted: 14:51 - 27 Jun 2017 Post subject: |
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Samsbike wrote: |
Anecdotally, I am sure India does not have the same issue despite a lot of bikes. I wonder if it's the same in other Asian countries |
If the case, probably more to do with the (generally) lower value of the kind of bikes used in India. Small capacity, built to a budget, cheaper new prices, low resale values. Not much profit for thieves, unless they steal on a massive scale. ____________________ Chickenystripgeezer's Biking Life (Latest update 19/10/18) Belgium, France, Italy, Austria tour 2016 Picos de Europa, Pyrenees and French Alps tour 2017 Scotland Trip 1, now with BONUS FEATURE edit, 5/10/19, on page 2 Scotland Trip 2 Luxembourg, Black Forest, Switzerland, Vosges Trip 2017
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