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Hi guys,


I think that box is probably mine. My CB500 was stolen from Underhill Road on Sunday night and had a Givi topbox with a pair of hiviz trousers in it.


Where exactly was the box and did you happen to see a red motorcycle attached to it?!


Sigh.


singalto Wrote:

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> Caesi01, I saw that too. There are still bits of

> broken plastic where it was. It also had a high

> viz jacket with it.

So adding just an idea i am now using.


I had my vespa nicked but found the same day...


i have since bought a "Tile" and stuck it on the bike. Just in case. Its not a GPS tracker, but seems a clever and cheap idea. Only one way to find out I suppose.


http://www.thetileapp.com


anyway thought I'd share.

thombe Wrote:

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> i have since bought a "Tile" and stuck it on the

> bike. Just in case. Its not a GPS tracker, but

> seems a clever and cheap idea. Only one way to

> find out I suppose.

>

> http://www.thetileapp.com


It's Bluetooth. You'd have to be within about 30m of the bike for it to work.

And here's one more the growing list of motorbike crimes....... I had my top box ripped off my scooter last night, breaking the fixings. Top box was left discarded a few yards down the road (Melbourne grove near junction with Tell Grove). The muppets who did it didn't even manage to get into it... Not much in there anyway but I'll have to replace the whole thing as the fixing was snapped so ??? and hassle.


Looking on the bright side I had a D lock on the wheel which might have prevented them taking the whole scooter.


I've reported it to the police so they can keep track of all of this...... very frustrating and a sad state of affairs.

Lambeth and Camden provide bars and ground anchors. If you have an off-street area, however, you can get a pretty cheap Oxford wall anchor that has done the trick for me so far. Either way, you'll need a very substantial chain and lock, which cost over ?100. Worth it though.

We've got substantial chains and locks for our own bikes. Sadly in our road there's no room for off street parking (well, very little anyway).


Between us and our next door neighbour we have 5 bikes/scooters. Counting the other bikes that 'live in our street there's probably about 10 or more. Given this, and the known high levels of motorbike crime in our area I was thinking that it would be helpful to have some kind of street motorbike parking with a designated anchoring place, so I was just canvassing to see whether anyone had ever achieved this locally?

I have considered the same thing with regards to petitioning for secure motorcycle parking. Many of us in the area don't have to option for putting in a secure ground anchor.


That said, after my bike being stolen, my insurance renewal has just come in and I'm having to admit defeat. Previously paid ?250, and now they want ?2500. Feel like the insurance company are trying to rob me a second time. I would have been better off if I hadn't made a claim, so now I'm going to have to sell my bike as can't afford the insurance.


So think about your insurance premiums if you are considering making a claim! Seems we now live in a high risk area.

  • 2 weeks later...

Ive only just seen it, but James Barber replied to my post asking what was being done:


mes Barber Wrote:

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> Hi mrsilencio,

> The offer of free ground motorbike anchors is

> still in place for all East Dulwich ward residents

> - any resident can email with their details so we

> can organise this.

> We also have free motorbike property marking kits

> - again any resident can email me their contact

> details and we can get this organised.

>

> I will ask our Safer Neighbourhood Panel Ward

> Panel to make motorbike crime number one priority.

> The Police can get a list of all registered

> motorbikes in the ward and proactively visit

> offering our free anchors and property marking

> kits. I will also contact the borough commander

> asking what other measures he plans to solve this

> problem.


Hope that's of some help to someone.

O

hi

Problem with the ground anchor is it has to go on your property i.e. your front garden most likely.

This might be difficult for many, as with wheelie bins taking up most the space, not much room left to also park a motorbike. The anchors IMO would be more useful if they could be installed on the pavement/Street in front

Also, another idea. Given that London has one of the highest density of CCTV surveillance worldwide, why can't cameras be installed at each side entry and exit of residential roads. It might work as a further deterrent.

I realise, this might sound a bit extreme, but I would be more than happy to give up some privacy for a peaceful night of sleep.

Caesi01 Wrote:

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> Also, another idea. Given that London has one of

> the highest density of CCTV surveillance

> worldwide, why can't cameras be installed at each

> side entry and exit of residential roads. It might

> work as a further deterrent.

> I realise, this might sound a bit extreme, but I

> would be more than happy to give up some privacy

> for a peaceful night of sleep.



Because helmets

Caesi01 Wrote:

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> hi

> Problem with the ground anchor is it has to go on

> your property i.e. your front garden most likely.

>

> This might be difficult for many, as with wheelie

> bins taking up most the space, not much room left

> to also park a motorbike. The anchors IMO would be

> more useful if they could be installed on the

> pavement/Street in front


Until then, a lamppost is just as good as a ground anchor as a point to lock up to - don't use street signs though, some of the thieves who come in gangs with vans have been known to lift a whole locked bike up and over the top of street signs, taking it away to work on the lock at their leisure.

rendelharris Wrote:


> Until then, a lamppost is just as good as a ground

> anchor as a point to lock up to - don't use street

> signs though, some of the thieves who come in

> gangs with vans have been known to lift a whole

> locked bike up and over the top of street signs,

> taking it away to work on the lock at their

> leisure.


almost unbelievable; they stop at almost nothing

MM22 Wrote:


> almost unbelievable; they stop at almost nothing


Incredible isn't it - a friend of a friend kept his R6 in his garage out in Surrey with a special setup of titanium bars which went through the spokes - not quite clear on the exact arrangement but it was obviously pretty unbreakable, as he came home after a weekend away to find the garage broken into and two wheels in situ - they'd lifted the rest of the bike, obviously to sell for parts.

Sadly, I sold my bike today and now have no wheels for the first time in 4 years. Insurance premium was just too high after the old one being nicked. Shame the scallywags have won - I hope others are more fortunate. At least I may be able to sleep at night now (no doubt dreaming of the days I could jump on my bike at weekends and get out of London!).

mrsilencio Wrote:

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> Sadly, I sold my bike today and now have no wheels

> for the first time in 4 years. Insurance premium

> was just too high after the old one being nicked.

> Shame the scallywags have won - I hope others are

> more fortunate. At least I may be able to sleep at

> night now (no doubt dreaming of the days I could

> jump on my bike at weekends and get out of

> London!).



Really sorry to hear. It's a shame it has to get that far. It just seems the police are powerless against theses thieves.

I have a query with council officers why we can;t deploy ground anchors in the road. I've seen this in Westminster City Council area for motorbike parking. Nothing to stop us having this in East Dulwich other than would we have sufficient demand to justify, will the council let us do this?



Caesi01 Wrote:

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> hi

> Problem with the ground anchor is it has to go on

> your property i.e. your front garden most likely.

>

> This might be difficult for many, as with wheelie

> bins taking up most the space, not much room left

> to also park a motorbike. The anchors IMO would be

> more useful if they could be installed on the

> pavement/Street in front

hi James


Would be great if you can find out. I think the forum posts should help showing there is sufficient interest in making our streets safer.




James Barber Wrote:

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> I have a query with council officers why we can;t

> deploy ground anchors in the road. I've seen this

> in Westminster City Council area for motorbike

> parking. Nothing to stop us having this in East

> Dulwich other than would we have sufficient demand

> to justify, will the council let us do this?

>

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