I found this link on another bike website .... very interesting tale told by an ex motorcycle thief and stolen bike fence.
Many good tips on how to keep you from losing your scooter. Some revealing thoughts and experiences.
http://www.reddit.co...p_operator_ama/
Pro Bike Thief Tells His Story
Started by Suitcase, May 08 2012 11:17 PM
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Posted 09 May 2012 - 12:40 AM
Interesting read. Thanks for posting!
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Posted 09 May 2012 - 01:08 AM
He may be an "Ex"bike thief, but I hope his Chickens turn into Emu's & kick his Outhouse down.
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Posted 09 May 2012 - 01:45 AM
According to the UK Police Officer, the Abloy PL362 is the lock he uses and recommends as it is "pick proof". Did a quick google search and the lock itself sells for ~$265.00. Next would be finding a chain to match. You can imagine the weight of both chain and lock, so this may not be the ideal combo to carry around, but might be the right one to use if you have to park your bike in the open at your home.
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Posted 09 May 2012 - 01:51 AM
ahhh looks like we have a fellow redditor on here!
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Posted 09 May 2012 - 02:05 AM
To the person(s) that stole my K100RS in 1989....
F U. !!!
F U. !!!
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Posted 09 May 2012 - 02:43 AM
When does the Narwhal bacon?
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Posted 09 May 2012 - 10:36 AM
Man and I thought they used vans and couple of guys to steal bikes.
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Posted 09 May 2012 - 10:46 AM
I wasn't planning to haul my disk lock to Tmac, but after reading this I'm reconsidering.
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Posted 11 May 2012 - 04:12 PM
Key lock the forks today after reading this.
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