1 slide hammer, 1 new m/cycle gone, easy

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Mon 19 May 2008 21:26
1 slide hammer, 1 new m/cycle gone, easy - tack
You'd think new motor cycles would have better anti theft equipment these days. A colleague lost his Triumph Street Triple (currently a 9 mth waiting list to get one....unless you steal one!) in less than a minute. CCTV shows thief in full riding kit walk up to the bike, use slide hammer on ignition, fiddle around for a few moments, then ride off. £6k gone....whoosh! This was in a supposedly secure company car park with access controls. Thief just walked in through out barrier as a car came out. Oh, genius!
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Mon 19 May 2008 22:00
1 slide hammer, 1 new m/cycle gone, easy - none
Yep, Dead easy. An ex copper pal of mine has a tool (confiscated from the previous owner) that just splits door locks apart.
When fitted with the right part, the cordless tool I use for model making slices through hardened steel chains.
Nothing will stop a professional thief, all you can do is deter the amateurs.
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Mon 19 May 2008 23:13
1 slide hammer, 1 new m/cycle gone, easy - gmac
No disclock, not chained to anything ?
I ride my wifes 11 year old CBR600F which is the Ford Escort of the bike world. I wouldn't dream of leaving it parked anywhere in the UK without the Abus chain AND Oxford disclock.

Edit: Where does a fully kitted up Powerranger keep a slide hammer ?

Edited by gmac on 19/05/2008 at 23:16

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Tue 20 May 2008 00:05
1 slide hammer, 1 new m/cycle gone, easy - henry k
>>Nothing will stop a professional thief, all you can do is deter the amateurs.
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Motor Cycle News item
Two high quality bikes stolen. The roof was removed from the garage and an angle grinder used to release the bike locks from the ground anchors, finally the very secure garage doors were dealt with.
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Tue 20 May 2008 09:22
1 slide hammer, 1 new m/cycle gone, easy - DP
I find it shocking that a new motorcycle can still be easily "hotwired" in this way. Since Honda started fitting HISS (transponder key immobiliser system similar to that fitted to most cars), I thought all the other manufacturers had followed suit.

As for home security, frankly I wouldn't make life any more difficult than the physical entry to the garage. Ground anchors and other barriers are still easily overcome by the most determined, and frankly just makes them more likely to kick the front door in and threaten my family to get the keys.

If we let things like this bother us, we wouldn't live in the UK.

Cheers
DP
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Tue 20 May 2008 11:02
1 slide hammer, 1 new m/cycle gone, easy - mike hannon
Last year I bought my friend a small but perfectly engineered slide hammer designed to take the tops off boiled eggs.
I guess it would make short work of an ignition switch...
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Tue 20 May 2008 11:08
1 slide hammer, 1 new m/cycle gone, easy - FotheringtonThomas
You'd think new motor cycles would have better anti theft equipment these days.


You can only slow down theives, generally. I am surprised it's that easy to steal the motorbike, though, so I agree to some extent. It's a Very Good Idea, though, to use extra security - I'm surprised that people don't, unless they're just dropping in to the chip shop, or something.
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Wed 21 May 2008 11:17
1 slide hammer, 1 new m/cycle gone, easy - MVP
In the company car park where I once worked, a motorcycle securely fastened by chain was stolen - they'd used a gas welder/torch (The tarmac was badly burned-up)

Same place, all 4 alloys gone from a BMW

The place was 2 mins from the M3, so any easy/quick getway....

MVP
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