Stolen Bikes

My Beta got stolen a while back and I have now replaced it and don't want the same to happen twice. I regulary see on this forum bikes getting stolen. I was wondering what people do as their best line of defence. I have been looking at ground anchors, different types of alarms, chains, locks and even a doberman...... Any suggestions?

I got a phone call this morning at 8:30, from the wife, saying that our neighbour has just been around and said at about 1:30am as he was going for a slash, he heard a loud bang, so decided to take a peek through the window. There was 3 guys. One was in next doors garden looking over my fence, and the other two were kneeling down in front of my garage. They saw him and ran off. I made some bits at work, and spent the afternoon beefing up the security, extra locks, and alarm. I have a good hasp and staple on the bootom of the door, cos I heard that the scumbags just bend garage doors up from the bottom and get in that way. The hasp and staple is fine still, but they'v…

how can anyone find out if a motorcycle i want to buy is stolen? I have so far found only this to check vin numbers https://www.nicb.org/theft_and_fraud_awareness/vincheck anyone know of anything else?

Dear All The scroats have been in The 3 below bikes were stolen from my house in North Yorks last night. Both adult trials bikes fairly unique, pictures attached: 1.Oset 16 (blue/silver) 2.Rothmans 4rt based on an '07 Repsol NX56FUV vin:VTDMT04A06E010042 Full Termignoni exhaust, 300 barrel, frame spars notched out, black wheels, blue chain 3.Evo 2T 300 Factory 2013 NX13BMV vin:ZD3T60102D0650457 Ohlins yellow shock, black apico levers, black 2014 rear mudguard, Raptor pegs 2013 SSDT paint no:238 on frame and barrel Amongst bike lads they will be easy to spot Anyone with information that leads to any bike being recovered or being able to get hold of the scum…

2017 Beta Evo 200 stolen from my garage last night and my mate's 2007rev 3 250 from his garage about 2 streets away. My evo was as new only done 4 events, got a red rear spring, inlet hose and rim tapes Both gone from Annfield Plain area of County Durham Please keep a look out, these horrible c**** have no idea what I've been through to finally have another bike after a 15yr lay off and hope they have an excruciately painful death in front of their families on christmas morning That bike was my life and there's no way I can afford another one Ian "Strut" McPherson

Yup, this morning i found my garage lock and the casing its in was pretty much knacked i suppose the scum will be back soon so anybody got any ideas to make my garage more secure Btw my bike is a 1999 scorpa 250, my most prized possession.

Not been on here for a while and decided to check out the stolen bike thread, as I thought that trials bikes wouldn't be stolen as often as the MX and enduro bikes...but I'm wrong! It seems that the police seem to getting a real bad press on here too as regards their reaction to a stolen bike....I have been there too when I had my enduro bike stolen. Some of the conversations I had with the police after I found out whom stole my bike, where it was being kept, were so laughable, to the point of being just unbelieveable.... " I have just seen my stolen bike"... "ooh, right thank you sir, we will get someone there this afternoon, goodbye sir" "ermm...don't you want to …

STOLEN THROUGH EBAY FRAUDSTERS 2009 MONTESA 4RT REPSOL LIMITED EDITION NUMBER 622. STOLEN ON THE 20TH MARCH 2012 FROM HERTFORDSHIRE PLEASE CONTACT HERTS POLICE ON 0845 330 0222 THE THIEF IS FROM THE GRANTHAM AREA AND CHESTERFIELD AREA HE TEXT AND CALLS STATING ITS FOR A BIRTHDAY PRESENT HE WILL MAKE A STRONG OFFER HOPING IT WILL BE ACCEPTED THEN STEALS THE BIKE THE SAME NIGHT NOTE TO ALL MEMBERS DO NOT GIVE YOUR ADDRESS OUT.

Jon Sands (big boy) had his Beta Evo 250 2010 stolen 8 weeks ago, the bike poped up on ebay this week, a sting operation was planned for tomorrow. But the plan has gone wrong due to the fact that some poor person has been to Leicester today and paid cash in hand, please help Jon to identify who bought the bike today, with in the last two hours. The bike has an IRC rear tyre, missing rad guard, hebo pegs, and drilled out nuts to lift front mudguard, also the chain was fitted with out being passed through the tensioner. Jon's mobile is 07791073070 PS it is suspected that the guy we were talking to is responsible for over 50 stolen trials and mx bikes. Admin Edit: More …

Stolen, stolen, Stolen From Chesterfield Saturday night 03.08.2019 2 TY250 Yamaha Trials Bikes, both unique. Please keep your eyes and ears open and share this post. Let’s make them impossible to sell or break up ! Reward offered for any information !

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Bob Forrest a member of the trials fraternity has sadly had his garage broken into in the early hours of this morning Saturday 6th April. He was at home in Leeswood near Mold, North Wales and heard a bang but didn't realise what was happening. His newly completed Faber framed B40 and his immaculate TLR with 1 piece tank/seat unit were ... stolen together with two helmets, his trials bum bag and many hand and power tools. Please keep your eyes open and let Bob aka Rob 07810 301980 or rgforrest@btinternet.com or the police know if you suspect you've seen them. This is happening now to the Classic fraternity too often to just be opportunist thieves. Where are these …

Right then here's the story, In jan this year I got sent on a 6 week course at marham In Norfolk, as it's I'n the middle of no where and over 1000mile round trip to get home at weekends I decided to take the trials bike and ride with a few mates based In Lincolnshire. Organised to ride a Lincoln trial with my mate, as I used to be based in Lincolnshire I knew quite a few of the guys at the trial, whilst sitting in a q I asked one of the guys who owns a bike shop if he had any 250 4 banger Enduro bikes in, he said no, but another lad who I know said his mate had a yam wr 250f for sale, I got the sellers details after the trial and phoned him. I asked all the usual qu…

Beware Stolen Bike Some of you will know Malcolm Evely a well renowned and respected clubman rider from the South Midland Centre. After purchasing a brand new 08 Gas Gas 250 pro (Red with Black Frame) from John Lees Motorcycles in Higham Ferrers 3 weeks ago, some low life scum bags broke into his garage between Tuesday 18th December and the evening of Wednesday 19th December and stole it. Engine Number: GG 250 70709096 Frame/Chassis Number: VTRGG 2502J0970103. Please be aware if any one tries to sell you this bike and if so please report it to Wellingborough Police.

After hearing about my friend who had his bike stolen I have also found out another one of my friends who runs a off orad tour company has been broken into over the weekend. They were stolen from st albans, hertfordshire. Hello everyone - we have had a big setback at TrailWorld, over the weekend we were broken in to an 10 bikes have been stolen. I don't know all the details at them moment but wanted to get something up here to get you all on the lookout. The 4 Yamaha WR250's, 1 Beta 400, 2 x brand new Sherco 450's, 1 x brand new Sherco 510. My Sherco 510 with all the bling has also been stolen. If you get offered anything or suspect someone is dealing dodgy bikes then…

Hi Guys My Honda RTL was stolen from the house from Sunday 3rd / 4th May Please can you all share it. It's a 1988 in Rothmans Colours. Frame number - RTL250SF - 8910128. Engine number - 8910125 Stolen from Ramsbottom Lancashire £1000 reward Thanks Any info could you either message us on here or call Jack on 07852197022 or Ring 101 quote reference 623 4/5/2015 or greater Manchester police on 0161 872 5050 quoting same reference.

http://www.toolstation.com/ have some good offers on CCTV etc at the moment, a lot cheaper than replacing a stolen bike. I have no connection with toolstation other than as an occasional customeer

Aprilia TX240 Stolen. White orange tank model. Rotax motor. Gold front rim, silver rear. Reward.

Hi sadly my beloved bikes was stolen on the night of 25th April 2012 from my garage in Messingham, Scunthorpe one of the bikes was a brand new 2012 beta evo 300 with full arrow exhaust system on, raptor foot pegs, all carbon guards, red gear leaver and oil filler plug, road reg YJ61 HRR frame numberZD3T60102B0600428 ENGINE NUMBER : ZD3B9T-L0907517 Other bike that i did have for sale on ebay and on here !!! 2011 Beta Evo 290cc all standard bike by has a white spring on the back black back sprocket and gold chain road reg: YJ60 HLV frame number zd3t60101a0302544 Engine number ZD3B9T-1090450R Both of these bikes was locked down with high securith chains that was some …

Any recommendations for a garage alarm? I've been looking at various ones; they're not expensive but I have an issue with the delay time before they go off. Some have 15 seconds, which seems enough to allow the scrote to smash to siren before it goes off. Others only have 4 seconds, which with my sticky up-and-over door may not give me quite long enough to cancel it before I get hit by the noise. I would have thought somewhere halfway between would be ideal.