Got Bikejacked - Stamford Hill - Recovered

Baffler186 · World Chat Champion Joined: 31 May 2013 Karma :

I'd give my bike up in an instant. Firstly, carrying a weapon would not work out; you wouldn't have time to grab it. Even if you managed to grab it, the chances of you using it effectively are low. The chances of you hitting yourself/someone else's car with it by accident are probably higher.

In the longer term, as soon as these devils twig that people are "carrying" and fighting back, they will probably start to use acid/ pepper spray etc first, to prevent a struggle.

The tracker seems to be a win/win. More chance of the bike being recovered intact. More chance of you letting the bike go without injury. Fewer/smaller insurance claims can only be a good thing for Londoners' premiums? At worst, it might just prevent them from spiraling up into the £2k area for 3PF&T for a 125.

I also like Stinkwheels idea of remote engine block. It wouldn't be made legal of course, as it could be used in anger and throw the rider off. Perhaps as soon as you hit the app on your phone, it could send a silent alarm to police. That way the scummers would never know if a bike had a silent tracker, and may hopefully divert their attentions to attempted theft of blades from moving agricultural machinery.
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MarJay · But it's British! Joined: 15 Sep 2003 Karma :

I've had this argument with some of the idiots on the motorcycle crime prevention FB group. They want to carry 'marker spray' (Legal pepper spray they call it) and big knives, heavy maglites and the like. One said he keeps some enormous weapon or other in a rucksack so that if the scrotes attack he's ready.

Now how in the hey-ull are you supposed to get the rucksack off of your back, pull out your maglite or axe or 10lb lump hammer or whatever and attack when the scrotes have already ridden off or pushed you to the floor or stabbed you? Also with regard to the 'marker spray' (which is not legally allowed to be noxious), I think it is more likely to serve to p1ss off your assailant than to incapacitate.

Some people just have no clue about real fear and intimidation.
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kawashima · World Chat Champion Joined: 03 May 2005 Karma :

I'm glad OP wasn't hurt. It is most important (than anything else). I hope this incident doesn't worsen your mental balance after a while. Carrying self defense tools is not nice. Those tools make you feel like doing a revenge. and risk yourself. (Special baton, tazor etc).
I suggest you not buying (or watching) these items.
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almostthere · Traffic Copper Joined: 28 Oct 2013 Karma :

I wear these one on each arm whenever I ride in london I've lost count of all the bike jackers I've maimed and killed with these badboys
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ZX-7R · Banned Joined: 24 Jan 2016 Karma :

Bought some new gear for if i go riding in London.No fear of those bike jackers now.
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Ste · Not Work Safe Joined: 01 Sep 2002 Karma :

Big ugly fuckers like Pieroe are less likely to get bikejacked than those who are smaller and or floppier haired.

You might have whatever weapon concealed on your bike but the chances are bikelife are much more willing to use their weapons.

Wink

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almostthere · Traffic Copper Joined: 28 Oct 2013 Karma :

next time I feel like upgrading my bike I think I'll take a trip to londanistan
put on my balaclava and when I see a bike I fancy I'll step out in front of them and pretend to be a 13 year old chav.
hopefully It'll be some snowflake bcf rider willing to give up their bike without a fight win win situation, free bike bcfer makes insurance claim drinks all found Very Happy

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Pete. · Super Spammer Joined: 22 Aug 2006 Karma :

No it would not.

You can't use dictionary definitions to prove legal definitions of a word.
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132.9mph off and walked away. Gear is good, gear is good, gear is very very good Very Happy