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There can be few things more gut wrenching than having your pride and joy stolen. The deep
dark feeling is primal, as you consider yourself a normal caring member of global society and so
swiftly your thoughts migrate to exactly how long someone could stand a set of hot pliers on a
raw and surgically exposed S1 nerve is amazing!
Yet over 24,000 motorbikes have been stolen year on year in the UK and around 50% of those
are stolen in London according to the MCIA (Motorcycle Industry Association). Many of MEM
readers living in the USA and Canada so not to leave anyone out…USA = 45,367 in 2013
according to the NICB and Canada came in with, no idea! There does not seem to be a record kept
for national motorcycle thefts for Canada. Bugger! Well if you do know the number and can give a
credible source then let me know ([email protected]).
But what can we realistically do about the issue of motorcycle theft; well you can combine as
many of the following as possible to reduce the risk. Many of these for me would be obvious but
it’s amazing how often we forget to do the obvious.
Acceptance or at least prepared.
With the odds out there then you may well get your baby stolen so at the very least you should
have theft insurance cover. It’s that rare in the UK for anyone not to have this cover that I was
hard pressed to add it. So I put at the top to get it out of the way.
Recover.
Yes that’s the job of the Police but there is nothing wrong with you making it easier for them.
Fitting a tracking device to your baby is not a bad way to go. Now, that will mean of course that
your bike has been taken in the first place and we would all rather avoid that by not letting the
scrotum licking bastard steal your bike in the first place. Also, even if you do have a tracker know
your vehicle registration number when you ring the police! You’d be amazed how many people
don’t know their bike’s reg.
Defend.
Locked garage is the best form of first line defense as it also blocks view. If you also happen to
have a large dog that sleeps there, you’re onto a winner. You may find that you have to oil the
chain more if you leave a dog in there. That does mean leaving the dog out and there is no way
our dog would be out for the night, soft pooch!