Pro Bike Thief Tells His Story

I found this link on another bike website .... very interesting tale told by an ex motorcycle thief and stolen bike fence.

Many good tips on how to keep you from losing your scooter. Some revealing thoughts and experiences.

http://www.reddit.co...p_operator_ama/

Interesting read. Thanks for posting!

He may be an "Ex"bike thief, but I hope his Chickens turn into Emu's & kick his Outhouse down.

According to the UK Police Officer, the Abloy PL362 is the lock he uses and recommends as it is "pick proof". Did a quick google search and the lock itself sells for ~$265.00. Next would be finding a chain to match. You can imagine the weight of both chain and lock, so this may not be the ideal combo to carry around, but might be the right one to use if you have to park your bike in the open at your home.

ahhh looks like we have a fellow redditor on here!

To the person(s) that stole my K100RS in 1989....



F U. !!!

When does the Narwhal bacon?

Man and I thought they used vans and couple of guys to steal bikes.

I wasn't planning to haul my disk lock to Tmac, but after reading this I'm reconsidering.

:sleep:

Key lock the forks today after reading this.

[image: View Post]Switchblade, on 09 May 2012 - 10:36 AM, said:

Man and I thought they used vans and couple of guys to steal bikes.
They do in the UK.  But bike theft is much more of a problem there than in the 'States.  I used to use a combination of mostly Kryptonite stuff, along with some Abus, but I probably just got lucky no one ever saw my bikes (probably related to me not riding them!).  I was always paranoid about letting anyone walking by on the street see into my garage.

Just look up "Almax" on YouTube to see what I'd get if I moved back to London...

Ciao,

Normally I park in the garage at my house. Pretty low risk for theft of a 14 yo bike.
Week after next when I go to San Diego, I'll take 2 locks and the bike cover.
Thieves suck. :angry:

[image: View Post]Redbikepainter, on 09 May 2012 - 02:43 AM, said:

When does the Narwhal bacon?

Midnight. The Narwhal bacons at midnight. haha

Here's something that may surprise you, according to Motorcycle Consumer News (May 2012 edition) from a study by Progressive Insurance, the five worst cities for bike theft were:

1. Honolulu, HI
2. Miami, FL
3. San Diego, CA
4. Las Vegas, NV
5. New York, NY

The one that gets me is #1. Ohahu is not a big Island and being that there really isn't anywhere to go other than in the Ocean, this would suggest that these are either just joy rides, someone has a boat waiting to ship them somewhere, or they quickly strip them for parts.

Oh, and thieves of any type suck!