Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!
Attempted motorbike theft - Lausanne Rd
Hi all,
Had a second attempted theft in 4 months on my motorbike overnight on Lausanne Road. Both times they had attacked the ignition lock with screws jammed in the cylinder to the break the lock. Neither time successful but this time they have knackered the lock mechanism. The alarm activated but I must have slept through it.
Going to invest in a ground anchor if anyone has any recommendations?
Olly
Tags for Forum Posts: vehicle crime
Replies to This Discussion
-
Permalink Reply by John McMullan on
-
So while Wightman Rd was closed off, someone tried to steal it?
-
Permalink Reply by Olly on
-
Yes although to be fair the road blocks on Wightman didn't manage to stop any of the pizza delivery drivers I saw.
-
Permalink Reply by Jhalen on
-
Get an Almax chain, a Xena alarmed disc lock, a cover and look at www.yanchor.com as a ground anchor is only as good as the other security you have.
-
-
Seconding the Almax suggestion.
I use an Almax + lamp post - had 3 bikes nicked pre-almax, none since.
-
-
My bike had the cover off last night too. Think mine''s too old to be considered worth nicking these days. What kind of bike do you have?
-
-
I have a KTM which being bright orange is somewhat conspicuous I guess. I've had it 5 years and it's only now started to get noticed by the thieves.
Anyway I've decided to put the bike up for sale and get a bog standard scooter. I need it for the commute so can't afford to be without a bike and to change locks each time.
Thanks for the advice for the Almax chain and Y Anchor, they do look like being tough bits of kit.
-
-
Gave up on owning KTMs in London - had two out of three stolen. They're thief magnets and the high strung nature doesn't help the reliability. Awesome city commuter bike though.
Not sure that moving to a scooter will put you in a much better place against thieves. As many scooters/mopeds are stolen vs big bikes.
Joyriding little twerps are more likely to steal scooter than a big bike - no skill required to ride it and much easier to use as a support vehicle for other crime (no clutch/gearshift to worry about)
-
-
I sympathise...my 3 KTMS were also nicked...all my bikes have been single cylinder trailies and thieves love 'em.. trouble is scooters are just as likely to be targeted just by a different category of thieves. You could do worse than adopt my own policy of running much older bikes which aren't so pretty but are still reliable. My F Reg Honda Dominator 650 is indestructible, always starts, goes like a banshee but looks very tatty. I know thieves have cased it out but turned their noses up at it.
© 2024 Created by Hugh.
Powered by
