Bike nicked & receovered

So just a normal day in the centre of Bristol then!

You know that sick feeling wen you look out of the window and there's
a bike shaped hole from where you left it.....Police were called & the
security guard questioned (nice guy but had been wambling elsewhere at
the time) & as we chatted the theiving scumbags ran across the end of
the road with it. So I ran after them, and lucky for me they dumped
the bike by the river - one of the guys who helped me look found it.
I've discovered that there are some nasty people in Bristol, but also
some really great ones too (oh and running full pelt in flip flops is
not to be recommended!).

At least I have the bike back - it was the XT, and I've not even had
it for a week! It's now not parked at work, and has the biggest chain
& lock I could find (if thats any deterent at all these days).

 

Result - sort of!

 

Clearly you need a nice Xena disc lock/Alarm madam

 

Oi - sort out your attributions!

 

Glad you managed to keep hold of the bike.

On the security front, get an Almax chain.

Last night a friend of mine in Milton Keynes was chatting to me online
from her first floor flat when she heard a noise from downstairs. She
looked over her shoulder to see a pair of eyes watching her fthrough
the front door's letterbox. Police were called as she didn't feel safe
and as she was on the phone an unknown to her van screamed off from
the small close she lives in - this was about 1am. She had the
presence of mind to recite the number to the police as she was on the
phone. It turns out the number plates belong to a green Mondeo, not a
white Transit.

Anyway, a police unit arrived and informed her that the huge Datatool
chain and the Oxford Monster chain securing her Ducati Monster and her
CBR400 together at each end have both been bolt-cropped, but the
Alamax securing her Z1000 to the CBR was intact, despite being the
easiest to get to.

On closer inspection this morning, it would appear that they've made
at least a couple of attempts at cropping the Almax with no success.

She was lucky.

 

Lucky you.

Repeat after me: "All dirt bikes are scrote magnets".

 

Hmm verry interesting!
Still think a Xena is a good idea too. Fucking loud and if you are close
gives a bit of warning.
To be combined with a really strong padlock and FO chain of course.

Just looked back at the Almax website <nods to Veggie>. It details the steel
alloy for chains. Carbon Manganese Boron. Folk might recollect I suggested
the material used in railway stock wheels was cutting and grinding
resistant, this is a *very* similar steel alloy. So you cannot hacksaw it
(it work hardens to diamond within a millimeter of penetration) and is very
difficult (slow) to grind.

<works out credit card>

 

Need something myself but it's only for my ER-5, wonder if a Xena would be
reliable they seem too cheap at £40.

David

 

Seems to be. I have an XN18 and the Claw to use on a chain.

Mostly it stops me riding off with the disc lock attached. Maybe 6 times so
far.

 

That's always my worry with a disc lock, I know people say use a disc lock
reminder cord, but if I could remember to put one of them on I could
remember to take the bleeding lock off.

So does the alarm sound quick enough before you do a hurried fire up and
away?

I suppose I am really asking if it will activate with the movement of
putting your arse in the seat or does the disk need to rotate a bit?

TIA, David

 

Lucky? Too right! I used to have 4 bikes. Then I had kids...

Cheers,

Nick

 

you need a garage, madam.

 

Two witnesses to the guy running off with it and the copper who ran me
around that afternoon to get a new reg plate identified him so fingers
crossed they get a conviction - the copper was hopeful anyway as
they've been after him for a while.

You're the second person to suggest that - so I might just to that, at
least that'll fit to either bike.

 

So am I - I've only had it a week!

Bloody lucky aye. I'm looking at all possible security at the moment,
daft as I've only ever had a dsic lock on the R1! Now the bikers at
work are starting to chain their bikes together & get tighter on
security too.

 

I have a garage below the house for the bikes at home, but this was at
work. But the guys that helped me find the bike are letting me park
it at the back of their garage (bikers themselves) and its now
chained, steering locked & watched during the day so although I have a
10 min walk to work now, I don't care, the bike's safe(r).

 

It does yes, as soon as you sit on the bike

 

Who cares if she's reliable?

<goes for a lie down>

 

Excellent. Don't forget to go all girlie and tearful when in front of
the beak and get the sympathy so the scrote gets the hard time.

 

I'd limp in on bloody crutches if it'd help! - but luckily the
witnesses have provided excellent descriptions, so we're just waiting
to see now.

 

A piece of piss. One allen key required, 6x 357 cells (not .357
rounds, however; this is an important distinction, although bike
thieves do deserve the latter more) go in a little plastic holder and
Robert's shagging your auntie.