Theft attempt, buggrit

On Jamie's CD125 Benly. Fuckers.

They smashed the ignition lock. Completely. He found the bust swivelling
contact on the ground, pressed it to the contact plate, rotated it until
he got the neutral light, and started it. Interestingly, it runs even if
you then separate the two ignition components although you have no
lights and stuff.

So he got home, and I've figured out how to mate the two halves so that
it all works properly. Gaffa tape is your friend and we'll get a new
switch. Pattern ones are about a tenner.

So why did they bother trying to nick a 22 year-old 125 Benly? My guess
is that he didn't bther with the chain, and they assumed that it had the
steering lock incorporated in the ignition, instead of having it on the
side of the headstock in true SOB fashion.

They smashed the lock, realised it still had the steering locked, and
fucked off. Quite probably, if he'd used the lock and chain as well,
they wouldn't have bothered.

 

The Older Gentleman coughed up:

Utter low life bastards.

Lucky for Jamie he'd deployed the steering lock.

I fitted a cheap and cheesy eBay special alarm to the TS50 after it got
stolen for the second time. Was a good bit of kit and had the desired
effect too as there were no further attempted thefts.



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Dan L

http://thebikeshed.spaces.live.com/
1996 Kawasaki ZR1100 Zephyr

BOTAFOT #140 (KotL 2005/6)
X-FOT#000
DIAABTCOD #26
BOMB#18 (slow)
OMF#11

 

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At least the attempt failed. A swift boing on the head for number one son
should see him using the chain more often too.


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Beav

VN 750
Zed 1000
OMF# 19

 

My feeling exactly.

 

Having been the victim of bike theft in the last 12 months, you are
lucky & I'm glad it didn't get nicked.

Mate whos an Inspector reckons there's loads around at the minute. You
should see the security I have now, It is unreal.


--
'Lenny Henry Is Not Fucking Funny'

Nige

Subaru WRX (54)
Land Rover Discovery II
BMW GS1200 2007

 

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But do it and you'll be branded as "something". I had a similar thing with
my boy when he let the battery go flat on his Evo. Flat battery = no alarm,
so when it got broken into and his "Power Commander" (wee the care equiv)
was stolen along with his boost gauge and dump valve, I told him that the
bank of dad was closed.

It wouldn't have been an issue if I'd not asked him if the battery was
topped up while he was running around in the Renault estate thing just a day
or two before. He assured me it was "fine", in that typically boy child
stylee.


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Beav

VN 750
Zed 1000
OMF# 19

 

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I wouldn't jump straight to that conclusion; you can't underestimate the
stupidity of some bike thieves.

Someone tried nicking my VFR once, starting by attacking the disc lock
with a *large* set of bolt croppers (until they knocked the bike enough
to set the alarm off) ... completely ignoring the rather substantial
padlock and chain that was attaching the bike to a convenient lamp post.

 

You're probably right. They were amateurs. A pro wouldn't bother going
for a Benly.[1]

Got some more details off him today - seems they similarly attacked
four or five bikes in the bike park, so they must have been awesomely
incompetent scrotes.

Jamie did actually report it to Plod. Who knows, they might just
glance at the bike park next time they drive past.

Dave Silver didn't have a switch (pattern or OE) available (fx: throws
hands up in disbelief) and was quoting £43 for a genuine Honda item,
but there's a trader selling pattern items on Ebay for a tenner plus
p&p, so I've just phoned him, clicked on the BIN while we were both
logged in, gave him the CC details, and asked him if he could send it
today, first class. Very nice and sympathetic he was, so it's a big up
for user aughacashel.

Fucking bike thieves, fucking scrotes, fucking scumbags, mutter
mutter. Trouble is, of course, that his 125 is insured TPO...... If
nothing else, this has made him understand the importance of using the
padlock and chain.

[1] Or, indeed, most of the bikes currently in the Chateau.

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique,
TOG@toil.?.murray.invalid typed

Must be a grey import.

--
Wicked Uncle Nigel - Podium Placed Ducati Race Engineer as featured in
Performance Bikes and Fast Bikes

WS* GHPOTHUF#24 APOSTLE#14 DLC#1 COFF#20 BOTAFOT#150 HYPO#0(KoTL) IbW#41
SBS#39 OMF#6 Enfield 500 Curry House Racer "The Basmati Rice Burner",
Honda GL1000K2 (Falling apart) Kawasaki ZN1300 Voyager "Oh, Oh, It's so big"
Suzuki TS250 "The Africa Single" Yamaha Vmax Honda ST1100 wiv trailer

 

Well they have to start somewhere ...

 

<G>

You little tinker....

 

True, but given that their bolt croppers just dented the plastic
covering of the disc lock, I can't imagine it would even have scratched
the padlock and chain (actually an expensive one, but it didn't look it
because it was covered in an old inner tube).

I think they just weren't paying attention.

 

I remember a long time ago a female constable extolling the virtues of a
battery operated alarm which you stuck under the seat. Cost a tenner at
the time and you set it to vibration sensor m. It doubled up as a rape
alarm too.

 

"Excuse me Mr Burly Attacker, would you mind waiting while I post to
UKRM asking how to remove my seat?"

--
Krusty
www.MuddyStuff.co.uk
Off-Road Classifieds

'02 MV Senna '03 Tiger 955i '96 Tiger '79 Fantic Hiro 250

 

If someone was so desperate for a **** that they'd rape my bike, I'd let
'em.


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Beav

VN 750
Zed 1000
OMF# 19

 

"Anything with a warm tailpipe"

 

I knew that last statement would need a reply.

It was to emphasise that the device fitted into your pocket. I've not
seen anything similar anywhere since, although maplin have something
which could do the job (but not the rape alarm bit).
http://www.maplin.co.uk/module.aspx?ModuleNo=99414&doy=22m3#overview

The importance being cheap and easy to use, otherwise it'll be like the
chain, left off for quickness and convenience.