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What a weekend.
Sold the Sachs and dropped it off on Saturday, I changed my insurance for the TZR, young lad bought it. I asked if he had a garage to park it he said no and he had only just bought a chain from ebay that morning.
I gave him the reg a few days before so he could insure the bike.
Got a email last night and he informed us that the bike had been stolen Sat evening and asking if we had any insurance as he hadnt got round to doing it (he lives in inner london).
I feel sorry for the bloke, and the fact that some scumbag has nicked it, but not locking it up , he was asking for trouble.
Sold the Sachs and dropped it off on Saturday, I changed my insurance for the TZR, young lad bought it. I asked if he had a garage to park it he said no and he had only just bought a chain from ebay that morning.
I gave him the reg a few days before so he could insure the bike.
Got a email last night and he informed us that the bike had been stolen Sat evening and asking if we had any insurance as he hadnt got round to doing it (he lives in inner london).
I feel sorry for the bloke, and the fact that some scumbag has nicked it, but not locking it up , he was asking for trouble.
London is a b
h for bike theft.
Mine's in a garage with CCTV, 2 Almax's and ground anchors, resident only electric gates and 24 hour security patrols, and I still wouldn't be surprised if the tea leafs had it.
If I'm not sat on the bike, then it's chained up.
I feel sorry for that lad, that's a nasty lesson learned the hard way, but he should really have known what he was up against.
h for bike theft.Mine's in a garage with CCTV, 2 Almax's and ground anchors, resident only electric gates and 24 hour security patrols, and I still wouldn't be surprised if the tea leafs had it.
If I'm not sat on the bike, then it's chained up.
I feel sorry for that lad, that's a nasty lesson learned the hard way, but he should really have known what he was up against.
Friend of mine in Greenwich had his RS125 nicked from outside his out whilst chained up. He then bought a GSX-R600 K7 and had it three days before someone attempted to steal it. It was secured by three chains to two ground anchors, alarmed, tagged, locked etc etc, but thankfully the pneumo bolt cutters the thieves were using woke him up.
I've been thinking about this all morning.
I just can't believe that after Lesley gave him the reg no. on Thursday evening and actually stating that he will need it for his insurance, he chose to completely ignore this. this is not a spotty teenager we are talking about, this guy was 24/25 and really should have known better.
I delivered the bike on a trailer, and the minute I got to the area of the buyer, I thought to myself that it looked dodgy. He came out and seemed a nice enough 'kid', but was a little concerned that he asked me to run through how to change gear.
Any way, on the way home, Lesley mentioned that he had ordered a lock and was still waiting for it to arrive. Jokingly, I said there's no way that will be there in the morning.................
A lesson learned, but a bloody expensive one. Not a good start to his biking career.
I just can't believe that after Lesley gave him the reg no. on Thursday evening and actually stating that he will need it for his insurance, he chose to completely ignore this. this is not a spotty teenager we are talking about, this guy was 24/25 and really should have known better.
I delivered the bike on a trailer, and the minute I got to the area of the buyer, I thought to myself that it looked dodgy. He came out and seemed a nice enough 'kid', but was a little concerned that he asked me to run through how to change gear.
Any way, on the way home, Lesley mentioned that he had ordered a lock and was still waiting for it to arrive. Jokingly, I said there's no way that will be there in the morning.................
A lesson learned, but a bloody expensive one. Not a good start to his biking career.
Rawwr said:
The would-be thieves made off in a Network Rail van, I'm sure that says something.
I used to work on the railway and I must say I'm not at all surprised by that. Sure someone who I was working with (in the same van as me) tried to nick my wallet out my bag. Went in the van to get my wallet to sign in and my wallet wasn't in my bag anywhere. I thought I will go outside for a minute to give them chance to put it back and when I went back there it was clearly visible in my bag. Nothing was nicked but why are people like this?Rawwr said:
The would-be thieves made off in a Network Rail van, I'm sure that says something.
To be fair, the graphics on Network Rail vans are very simple - anyone could get them knocked up at a graphics place and stick them on a white van - still, might have been genuine.Silly boy for not locking up his bike, especially in London though. The problem is, if your bike attracts the wrong sort of attention, these scumbags will seemingly stop at nothing to try and nick it. Easier to steal a £10,000 bike than hold up a Post Office I suppose - hard to find a Post Office these days...........
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