My first bike stolen. What to do next

[MikegJ]

So it’s happened, I’ve had my Honda cbr600 stolen. 6 minutes to angle grind two chains and two disc locks. The w@nk#rs even took my cover. Sad times but I guess unfortunately it’s part of being a biker, I’ve been told. My biggest regret is not having a tracker. Yes I’m a idiot!!

So what do I do next?

I want a new bike, but I’m scared I’ll just be leaving for the w@nk#rs to take again.

I’m looking at the Almax chain and lock if I do get a new bike, any recommendations?

A tracker of course, any recommendations?

I don’t want to let the barstards win and give up on biking it’s been a absolute joy. But I can’t keep taking the costs of insurance increase, replacing locks And chains. And the heart ache of losing a friend(my bike)

Joys of living in south east London
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[Skudd]

Wait until the insurance company rapes you. You will feel very dirty dealing with them from start to finish.
Once you have got your 45% of the value you insured it for, go try and buy another and get raped again by the insurance company when you try to insure your next bike.
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[slowside]

That sucks, I leave in a sleepy village, yet still little scroats have done in a few garages and tried to rub their shit infested fingers over bikes in the area.

My 125 commuter is chained up in the garage but I’m looking to replace it with something bigger/nicer to will be upgrading to a chain from a ships anchor.

Was yours kept outside (multiple locks and cover made me ask)?

Any chance you can find someone to rent you some garage space? I appreciate being a non-Londoner I may be grossly underestimating the costs involved in that one.

[Easy-X]

On trackers your options are: horrendously expensive (~£300 install cost + service subscription) or pathetically cheap (chinese crap with PAYG SIM) and very little in between

Reminds me: still need to fit mine!
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Husqvarna Vitpilen 401, Yamaha XSR700, Honda Rebel, Yamaha DT175, Suzuki SV650 (loan) Fazer 600, Keeway Superlight 125, 50cc turd scooter

[Polarbear]

I'm presuming your bike was on the road outside your house?

TBH I wouldn't get a decent bike unless you have somewhere secure to keep it.

Get an old Bandit that looks sh1t, it doesn't have to be sh1t, just look it.

Actually I wouldn't even do that, someone will still nick it.
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[sickpup]

[ZRX61]

[1198]

I have a BikeTrac, it works.
The software isn’t perfect - the company often ring me to tell me it’s been nicked when I’m out on it myself but that’s not really a problem, I just give a password and they reset it.
It costs me £100 per annum but was fitted f o c when I bought the bike.
It does mean that if I don’t get out on the thing often it would drain the battery. It needs connecting to an Optimate charger if left for a period.
It was the only way I could get insurance so I regard the renewal fee as part of the insurance cost really.

[ThunderGuts]

If it's outside, it's always going to be a target unfortunately. Assuming it's something that can't be hotwired easily, I'd imagine the best thing is to try and predict the mind of the thief: I expect they're most interested in bikes that can be stripped/sold quickly, moved easily and ideally have a high value . . . so something a bit oddball is less likely to be in demand for a quick sale (maybe?!), something heavy will be harder to move with a scooter (especially if you're inventive with how you park it, e.g. create a little dip for it to sit in if it's in your garden - without the engine running it'd be hard to get it out of the dip, even with a scooter?) . . . unfortunately sports bikes like the one you had stolen are in demand, light to move and fetch reasonable money.

Get an old RT?

Seriously though, it's crap it has happened and I dread it happening to me . . . if it's parked on the road, I think there's probably little you can do with any bike as angle grinders will get through any security measure sadly - if they want it, they'll take it.
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[Skudd]

With bikes it's not IF it gets stolen, but WHEN. I've been riding for over 35 years and had two offs with neither being insurance claims, but I have had six bikes stolen. All have been secured, all have been garaged, all, but one, have been recovered, mainly due to the security measures taken. The insurance companies just write them off. All had their steering locks broken.
Bike makers aren't going to do jack shit about security. They put things like HISS on bikes, but that's no good if the scrotes have done the steering lock in, moved the bike and ripped the fairing off trying to start the bike.
Make it too hard to do the steering lock first of all, but they won't do that as the more bikes that are stolen the more that are sold.
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[Easy-X]

[Polarbear]

[MarJay]

Unhelpful response:

Move out of London. Get a garage.

Helpful response:

Something about Sadiq Khan, police numbers, Boris Johnson... Meh I would put in the effort but I'm tired of it all.
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[Ste]

[Evotion]

[Evotion]

[A100man]

What was the value of the CBR? I mean, it might not even be worth making a claim if the extra insurance cost tips four figures or more..

I d on't think own anything worth more than a grand but then my stuff is for weekend tinkering mainly - they rarely get ridden
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Then: Fizz, RS200, KL250, XJ550, Laverda Alpina, XJ600, FZS600

[Riejufixing]

[Polarbear]

[MarJay]

[stevo as b4]

I'd try and get another bike if I could keep it in the house maybe? But London seems shit and I'd just own a bike if it was the only sensible and or cheapest way to get around compared to the alternatives?

You could maybe buy a bike if you move, or get one to keep at a relatives place far from you? Or just rent bikes on holidays or for weekend adventure breaks etc?

[Riejufixing]

[Ste]

[Riejufixing]

[Ste]

If you're making a claim from someone else's insurance then that's different to if you're making a claim from your own insurance. You can add stuff like increased insurance costs when you're claiming from someone else but not when you're claiming from your own policy.

If their computer says your vehicle is worth more than you think it is then it's not your place to question the knowledge of their computer.

No one will have been sacked, the amount of money involved in for replacing a vehicle is very small compared to the big personal injury claims they deal with.

Nothing to do with insurance has to make sense when it goes in your favour.