Confessions of a Motorcycle Thief

[wadave]

I have been working out some new security for my Warrior as its value is ever increasing due to my mod addiction.

I have come up with an ingenious (IMNSHO!) kill switch that seems to be fool proof. Will post later with pics as it is installed.

But I digress...I came upon this blog from a former, but reformed, motorcycle thief that I found very interesting and informative. Thought I would post a link for anyone interested...

EX Thief & "chop-shop" operator AMA : motorcycles

[Matthew]

Kill switch wont do a thing if your bike is stuffed into a van.

[Cruzader66]

What's interesting to me is the part about dealerships selling you a bike and then stealing it back from your home. Never even thought about that.

[jabo]

Lot of good information on how to protect our bikes here.

[cobber]

wadave, are you the bike parked near the tracks, or used to be outside the bayside?

[capttwb]

I had two bikes stolen through out the years. The first bike that was stolen, I got back just by never giving up looking for it. It was stolen for a joy ride. We found it 5 weeks later sitting in a impound lot. Yeah you have to check the impound lots yourself, the police never called or contacted me. The other one, a dirt bike, I never got back. The best deterrent at home is in a garage, and a big loud barking dog, and motion detector lights. Both my bikes were stolen at night at the place where I lived. Did not have a dog then or a garage.

[BiggG]

Once a thief ....always a thief is my beliefs !!!!
Being 1 who's had a brand new sportbike stolen from me and SUV instilled hatred in me for all crooks & theives.

As the previous poster stated....the best protection is a garage, great lighting and a loud barking dog.

Not surprised at all to read the bit about dealers stealing bikes back either. We had a local repair shop here in Maryland that was doing that and they got snagged with a load of stolen bikes.


Never been worth it IMO.......Karma always bite you back 2-3 times as hard as you bite others.

[smtroupe]

I live in mn were we are all nice so i don't have this worry haha. Just kidding but seriously every car I have ever owned has been broken into... Sucks

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[68ramair]

Originally Posted by Matthew

Kill switch wont do a thing if your bike is stuffed into a van.

Unless this is you kill switch!

[wadave]

Originally Posted by Matthew

Kill switch wont do a thing if your bike is stuffed into a van.

Yeah, but its sure doesn't hurt! That with a good disc lock and chain are pretty solid security.