STOLEN FIREBLADE SIGHTED!!

I didn't insure the 916 for the 6 years I had it

last time I checked it was $2500 a year with full NCB
and then you have excess on top of that

you do the math

the chance of it getting nicked at my place wasp zip,zero zilch
geez I leave the keys in the car all the time , the joys of living in the
sticks
LMAO but the insurance still thinks I live in the big smoke despite there
being
no street lights, no kerb and guttering and tank water

whenever I went somewhere on it , it was a weekend ride and it didn't get
left anywhere
that was out of my sight

 

I have 2 bikes insured, both for about $10,000 with each premium of $295 per
annum for comprehensive cover ($350 excess), to me its a real good deal.

Boxer

 

nev it would be quiet easy to do engine damage riding it around the streets.
i know if i wanted to i could. and these guys have a lot less
Intelligence than most.... no i shouldnt say that but less respect becuase
its not thiers and they didnt pay for it. think about it

 

Me too (rejigged for market value),
....but I was calculating for a sub-30 y.o. with an $18,000 theft-magnet.
Clem

 

Huh?

 

Well, when it all comes down to it, I'm actually not that far behind.
Considering I've owned a few sports bikes in the past few years, including
this one. You add up all the insurance (and that's a shiteload), and I've
lost a lot less than you think.

Cam

 

For sure, if I could get that kind of premium I would have done it, but the
absolute minimum was going to be around 2.5k per year, and for years before
that it was going to be even higher. Arghghg.

Cam

 

Yeah, it's got me fucked too.

I think he means that people selling CBR954RR's get a list of people who are
interested. A thief then rings up the sellers, and says "Hey mate, I'm
selling one too, but since yours is sold, do you mind giving me a few
numbers, 'cause they might be interested in mine" and hence form a group of
buyers without advertising.

I think ... that's what he means. Of course, then you need the original
sellers to also have taken down details of those who asked for others
details. All very complex.

Cam

 

Please explain how you would do damage in the streets without practically
killing yourself in the process. For a bike that does around 130kph in 1st
gear at redline, and an engine that is pretty unstressed at the best of
time, think about how hard it is to really hammer it around suburban streets
and not meet an untimely death or injury.

Cam

 

On 25/8/04 8:53 PM, in article

Eh?

How fragile do you think the motor is?

Hammo

 

sub-30's riding motorcycles?

It will never catch on!

Boxer

 

Phuck.
Bloody high premiums and excesses alright.
Don't you guys have a club you could join and "club" together
with other bikers to get a better insurance deal? Might be a
good way to at least lower the high costs. In a club environment
the older members can encourage the younger ones to be careful
so as not to adversely affect the group's premiums. Insurance
companies know that and might give a better deal because of it.
James

 

Thats plain silly, hope u learned your lesson

, then .. yes .. I fucken do want it back.

I hope it does return and those ****/S that stole it DIE, i have NO mercy
for filthy animals that steal

CDIHL

 

Easy, because its not his/hers they dont give a ****, rev the crap out of it
on cold start up, never check the oil or coolant, treat it like shit.

When they get tired of it, leave it at a car park somewhere [or if real
sneak try to sell it] and steal another

Hope that animal dies a painful death

CDIHL

 

I dunno, I mean, it sounds good on paper, but we know the insurance
companies will just tell us to get fucked. To tell you the truth, I find it
no surprise that someone my age has to pay that much. I would regard myself
as a quick rider, but not stupid. However, there's plenty of dickheads about
who push the premiums through the roof just 'cause they don't exercise any
cuation when they should. It's true, young guys takes more risks and are
generally idiots more than others, it just doesn't help when you are lumped
in with em.

I've had my car licence since 16, Rider licence since 19, and at 24 (soon to
be 25) haven't had a single incident (except where someone nudged into me
'cause they were looking somewhere else). Go figure.

Ah well, atleast at 25 things start to get a little cheaper ... well ...
just a .... tiny bit.

Cam

 

That kind of comment really doesn't help, and it's not as silly as it
sounds. It's not a fact that everyone MUST have insurance, it's a choice.
Unfortunately it's also driven by a market that says "I'll buy stolen bikes
or parts". It's not silly that I should have to have insurance, it's just
generally fucked that there are thieves out there looking to capatalise on
other peoples hard work.

Yes, that I do hope as well ....

 

Ok, might do a bit of damage, but that's what Mobil 1 Racing 4T oil is for.
And as far as coolant ... meh ... it's a 2003 "Honda" .. these things are
reliable and don't need checking much at all. I know I haven't needed to
change it in the 12,000kays since I've had it. Oh yeah, and it doesn't use
oil, so I'm fine there too.

 

Yeah at your age things will improve soon. I've been there myself.
Hope you get your bike back in one piece soon Cam.
James

 

yeah - sorry about that - not very clear.

basically, what FuTAnT said. It sounds complicated, but not really.
The ask the sellers of legitimate bikes (when they are sold) to give
the buyer the phone number for the stolen bike - neither the real
seller or the prospective buyer know that it is a stolen bike,
obviously.

that way - the theif avoids advertising a number or any details that
can be traced in the future - the investigators would need to go
through the same process to have an attempt to trace the number - all
more sneaky now we have pre-paid mobiles.

Anyways - worth a shot, you really have nothing more to loose.

Cheers,
James.

 

basically, what FuTAnT said. It sounds complicated, but not really.

What, until they do a REVS check on it, see that it's stolen and ring
the cops?

Are these buyers idiots or what? sheesh

How anyone could get caught out buying a stolen bike these days is
beyond me. In any case if it's been sighted and chased by the cops I'm
sure the thiefs intention is certainly not to sell the thing; whole at
least.

Cam - really sorry to hear it was uninsured. I always took the same
tack and luckily sold the R6 before it got pinched. Unfortunately for
all of us who do that eventually someone's going to cop the bad luck and
lose out.


Jules