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PostPosted: 08:11 - 11 Jun 2017    Post subject: Reply with quote

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.
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PostPosted: 06:17 - 27 Jun 2017    Post subject: Reply with quote

Samsbike wrote:
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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


Singapore. I've seen dozens of bikes parked up unlocked many with their keys in them.

Motor vehicle theft rate of Singapore fell gradually from 23.53 cases per 100,000 population in 2005 to 5.7 in 100,000 by 2014.

Motor Vehicle Theft' means the removal of a motor vehicle without the consent of the owner of the vehicle. 'Motor Vehicles' includes all land vehicles with an engine that run on the road, including cars, motorcycles, buses, lorries

https://knoema.com/atlas/Singapore/topics/Crime-Statistics/Burglary-Car-Theft-and-Housebreaking/Motor-vehicle-theft-rate


(edit, something up with the formatting of my post, given up trying to edit it Embarassed )
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PostPosted: 14:51 - 27 Jun 2017    Post subject: Reply with quote

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.
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