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acricha3
Original Poster
58 posts
75 months
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Rode into London today and had parked up to pick up some lunch for later.
Got a phone call about 5 mins after I parked up from the tracking company to say the bike was on the move!! Ran downstairs to check and yep its been stolen!
Quick phone call to 999 to report it and the chase was on!
3 hours later its location is apparently static and confirmed to within a few garages although the battery has been disconnected! :-( Police turn up but the garages are locked and they cant hear any noise and they cannot open them to search .............. so Im currently in catch 22, tracker company are confident they know where it is and the police cant go in to get it.
Tracking company have been fantastic throughout ....... police not so (although a few were)!
Unfortunately this is the second bike Ive had knicked in less than 8 months ......... both brand new, both stolen in London :-(. Currently working myself up to ring the insurance company, I know its going to be difficult (last one was a complete drama)!
Im currently thinking I just wont replace it and will hang my leathers up Im clearly cursed! :-(
Many Thanks,
Adam
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RemaL
19,906 posts
103 months
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What a b  h and the tracker seems to be doing it's job. my tip would be to pop over to the garage with a huge hummer and get it yourself. if the BIB won't help.
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J B L
3,030 posts
84 months
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Hang on that's ridiculous...you know where the bike is but no one is allowed to get to it!? Knee-jerk was get a few mates who know their and break in the garage but then I remembered this is not The Lounge.Could you plant yourself at the garage location and wait to see if it gets taken somewhere? Are the police patrolling the area? Have they chaecked there isn't a name they recognised associated with vehicle theft who could own the garage? edit: RemaL said: What a b h and the tracker seems to be doing it's job. my tip would be to pop over to the garage with a huge hummer and get it yourself. if the BIB won't help. 
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mickymellon1
197 posts
34 months
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police are s shocker they know the location of stolen property but wont pull their finger out and have it returned or set up a sting to arrest the thiefs? fwiw, get an Almax chain and Squire lock, they weigh a ton but you'll get to keep your bike
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btdk5
1,179 posts
59 months
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What bike was it and what did you lock it with??
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Pothole
18,079 posts
151 months
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mickymellon1 said: police are s shocker they know the location of stolen property but wont pull their finger out and have it returned or set up a sting to arrest the thiefs? fwiw, get an Almax chain and Squire lock, they weigh a ton but you'll get to keep your bike any chance of you looking at the big picture?
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MrB1obby
556 posts
19 months
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I would buy a load of food, and sit in my car just down the road and wait. When you see someone go into one of the garages it could be, wait for it and if they're wheeling out your bike. Shoot without hesitation.
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2seas
3,309 posts
52 months
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Are the police at least staking it out so that once someone comes by to open it up they can go in? Surely they have enough evidence to force the doors? Strange one.
Failing that just rent a wrecking ball crane and bring the whole place down..
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3doorPete
6,868 posts
103 months
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Bastids. Personally, if the police/tracking company tell you where it is, I would be racing out to buy one of the below. Run it under the garage doors and to find which one your bike is in. When you spot it, break in and take it back or call the police and say you saw it in there when someone opened the garage. http://www.espow.com/product_info.php?products_id=...
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Pothole
18,079 posts
151 months
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3doorPete said: Bastids. Personally, if the police/tracking company tell you where it is, I would be racing out to buy one of the below. Run it under the garage doors and to find which one your bike is in. When you spot it, break in and take it back or call the police and say you saw it in there when someone opened the garage. http://www.espow.com/product_info.php?products_id=...Amazing item: "looks like a snake and shares some common with snake for it can be bended as snakes"
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Ruttager
1,945 posts
61 months
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The crimms will probably leave it in that garage for a few weeks\months to let it cool off. They probably won't come back anytime soon. Could be a long stakeout. 
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CAPP0
5,858 posts
72 months
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Ruttager said: The crimms will probably leave it in that garage for a few weeks\months to let it cool off. They probably won't come back anytime soon. Could be a long stakeout. Exactly what I was going to say. And if their little spotter scrotes are earning their blow, the crims will now know that Plod have been snooping and they won't touch it. I'm not coming over all Lounge but I think you're going to have to get proactive here - if you want it back. Failing that, go into the local nick and kick up merry hell until someone tells you WHY they won't investigate a known stolen item in a known location. That doesn't seem phenomenally ridiculous to a civilian like me. What part of London is it in? PH Recovery Posse??
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CAPP0
5,858 posts
72 months
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Oh and another thing - there's an outside chance your bike is sitting in that garage having a chat with Mario's Triumph.....
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2seas
3,309 posts
52 months
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CAPP0 said: Oh and another thing - there's an outside chance your bike is sitting in that garage having a chat with Mario's Triumph..... and robstvr's aprilla..
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The Moose
9,006 posts
78 months
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CAPP0 said: What part of London is it in? PH Recovery Posse?? I might be up for a bit of that  What type of lock is the garage locked with... 
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The Moose
9,006 posts
78 months
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Seriously, PM me and I'll pop up this evening after work...
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DaveH23
949 posts
39 months
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3doorPete said: Bastids. Personally, if the police/tracking company tell you where it is, I would be racing out to buy one of the below. Run it under the garage doors and to find which one your bike is in. When you spot it, break in and take it back or call the police and say you saw it in there when someone opened the garage. http://www.espow.com/product_info.php?products_id=...Or use a flat mirror. Seems a bit strange the police wont knock on doors asking who owns what garage and asking if they can see inside to check for stolen property. Hope you get it sorted OP.
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tbc
1,536 posts
44 months
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surely the plods could get whoever rents out the garages to come and open every one
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sc0tt
7,522 posts
70 months
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Let me know whereabouts and I'll head down afterwork too.
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jackh707
982 posts
25 months
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Wow, if you don't mind me asking what tracker do you use, if I get an expensive bike in the future I'll be sure to have one fitted. It sounds very good, even though you've had no luck.
It is a difficult situation for sure. Be as detective as possible to Figure out the most likely garage it's in, motorbike sidestand marks on the floor outside recently used lock etc.
Get some shady friends and brake in if your confident, that camera thing looked good aswell.
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