Are Yamaha's easy to steal?
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Edinburgh has a bit of an issue with bike theft, there is a group of 'promising young footballers' in the north-west of the city who like nothing more than destroying other people's pride and joys, either thrashing and burning them or t
tting them into solid objects.
However, over this summer, I have noticed that the vast majority of stolen bikes that get posted on the local forums, facebook sites, community pages etc seem to be Yahama MT's of one size or another.
My question for you, the BB masses, is whether there is some flaw in Yamaha's security systems that make them easier to steal and start without the keys?
tting them into solid objects.However, over this summer, I have noticed that the vast majority of stolen bikes that get posted on the local forums, facebook sites, community pages etc seem to be Yahama MT's of one size or another.
My question for you, the BB masses, is whether there is some flaw in Yamaha's security systems that make them easier to steal and start without the keys?
Janluke said:
I suspect they have bought an immobiliser bypass kit from Ebay, plug and play 1 kit works on a load of Yamaha models. I'm not sure if Yamahas are any easier to steal than other models its just thats the bypass kit they have
How naive am I!I didn't even realise you could get these so cheaply these days!
Just had a look on ebay and you can buy a plug and play for less than £50.
So much for security systems if that's all it takes!
My Tracer 700 was stolen at lunchtime from my works car park right under our admin block windows and CCTV. They took minutes - battery disc cutter through the chain, sat on bike and kicked the handles seem to remove the steering lock, then they pushed it along and rode off. It was a 2017 model with YISS.
Got it all on video.
Got it all on video.
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