Bike Stolen - Black Hayabusa - Wapping, London

Unfortunately my P&J was stolen last night (Tues 29 July) while I was in Waitrose, Wapping/St Katherine's dock between 1938 - 1948.

Parked on the corner of Thomas More st and Nesham St.

Suzuki Hayabusa Black/Red HY10 CTO.

Apparently 2 chaps on a scooter in helmets just pulled it along the road, alarm going and everything.

Any information or sightings much appreciated. Not holding out much hope as the police said it was fairly common and the bikes get broken up...

I work at a certain newspaper publishing company nearby. I'll keep an eye out!

Oh I just Google street viewed it. Were there other bikes parked there at the time or was yours the only one?

Thanks for your replies everyone. There were other bikes parked next to mine in addition to people being about. A very nice young lady called the police whilst the theft was in progress but by the time they arrived, within about 5 mins or so, the crims had long gone.

Sorry to read this.

To add, my mates Husqvarna 610 reg number VX55RZH was nicked in East London today from his work. Appreciate if anyone sees it.

Tis the season...

Sorry to hear that mate.
My BMW S1000RR was stolen a couple of weeks ago and i am still fuming at the police response!!

both parked up in bike bays,one had a tracker fitted,same thing guys came along on a scooter and pushed the R1's away.

At the moment? London has always been terrible for bike theft. The odds are something daft like 1 in 10 of it being stolen, hence why premiums are so high there.

If they get pushed away by petty crooks on scooters, it seems to me that a disc lock would reduce your theft risk by a lot.

Only if you have disclocks on both wheels. The scum round here are quite adept with a bit of scaffolding pole to bypass a lock on the front wheel.

The only half-decent security for public spaces is to chain it to something immovable with a chain that can't be cropped. The downside is that the thickness of chain you need to be invulnerable to cropping makes it almost impossible to carry around with you.