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They say there are two types of biker... those who have had a bike stolen and those who will have their bike stolen. I now fall in the former category and who knows, may still qualify for the latter. My Kawasaki ZX-7R was stolen - from a garage and with a chain to ground anchor plus a disk lock! And it wasn't even professionals - no, local youths out for a joy ride! Now as it happens, both were Oxford products and when I emailed them, I got the following reply: "Firstly my commiserations about your theft. Once it happens to you, you always wish that you had gone to town with security in the first place. The lock and chain you had is really in the middle range security bracket." So please don't think like I did (stupidly) that all chains are equal - in fact it appears even quite heavy duty chains can be bolt cropped. And I guess if I had a quality alarm fitted then that may have prevented the loss. The best bet appears to be to look for Thatcham or Sold Secure products and to go for as many "layers" of security as you can afford - and keep chains and locks off the ground. Good luck and maybe some of the following links will be of use: Sold Secure (see comment from one visitor below) PS my bike was recovered half a mile away - they never did get it started, so just smashed it up. It was an insurance write-off. No excuses - get your bike secured. And a visitor to this site adds: Just
one thing - you recommend a sold secure chain and lock. I am a locksmith
as well as a Harley owner and rider therefore have some insight into Sold
Secure and bought one to put it round my stepson's 125 Yamaha - came out
to find the same as you, chain on floor, bike gone. |
