Just starting out

Is the almax III good enough for when out and about? I've got a IV in the garden, but it's awkward to put on and heavy. The III is at least 'portable', I was thinking of getting the 2 - 2.5 meter one with the squire lock, and getting a Kriega DryBag US10 or similar to carry it about.

I figure that chain / lock + 2 disk locks should make people think twice...
 
TallPaul_S said:
Is there something you can chain it to? It sounds like this was a van job, probably 2 or 3 blokes, lifted the bike into the back of a van, 30 second would be all it took. Disk lock/chain etc won't help if it's not chained to something immovable.
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A couple of minutes from my office is another place where bikes park up. That place has 5 large steel tube hoops - about 3-4 inches thick and 3 foot high / long which are embedded in the ground. I figure with a chain, that's as safe as it gets. Also directly under cctv and off the road on a paved bit.
 
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Came into the thread looking forward to see how you were progressing and was greeted by the bad news. Sorry OP. I do hate free-loading scumbags like the ones who obviously took from you.
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I was progressing well until this kick in the teeth.

Security have found the guys on CCTV. Said they drove up on a bike, both helmeted. Drove around, scoping the area, then cropped the lock, broke the steering lock, and I guess they must have hot-wired it. The bike didn't have an immobilizer. They then rode it off down some footpaths.

They couldn't see their faces, but said they were wearing distinctive clothing.

As **** as it is, it seems having a good quality chain would have stopped it from happening. Next time I won't take any chances.
 
The insurance claim seems to be progressing nicely, sent all my docs off recorded delivery today, and it seems they might provide a brand new bike - which will be better financially as I wont have to pay excess etc.

I'm going to order an almax 3 and two meaty disklocks and will be carrying them in a Kriega tail bag, locking the bike up even if I'm only going to be off it for 2 mins. I'm not taking any chances this time :p
 
That's a bit crazy - already had a call about a replacement bike, will need to pay £350 excess, but I'd have lost more if they'd have gone for a straight cash payment.

They're now going to contact the dealers and sort out a replacement and I should hear back in a couple of days. I was expecting this to take weeks / months (!)
 
Definitely, it also looks like work is going to install some anchors in the motorcycle bay, and have said I can park it directly outside the main entrance window and chain it to the bike shed.

It's been a ****** few days, but some good might come from it.
 
It seems they don't want to announce how many bikes are stolen... One of the guys from my office has had two push bikes stolen from campus. When he requested information about number of thefts, what areas they occurred etc they refused. So he put in an official FOI request to force them ahah :D.

I'm not sure if the police have been down, security are keeping things close to their chest. I can't see the CCTV footage myself for data protection reasons - which sounds a bit nuts.

The replacement company said once the bike is ready, I need to pay the excess to the dealer when I pick it up. I'm guessing they're holding no hope of getting the old bike back if they're already sourcing a replacement.
 
Booked up for my DAS today. Due to having to folk so much cash out recently... and the time of year, I'm planning on doing it in Feb. Hopefully I'll get a replacement 125 prior to that, so can build up the road experience.

The school I'm going with are positive it shouldn't take long. They said they'll first take me out for a half day on a big bike, and will take it from there. Looking forward to it already :D


If all goes well, I'll pass that asap, perhaps keep the 125 until the start of summer, then trade it up for a bigger bike to enjoy in the good weather :).
 
I was going to buy two Kryptonite Evolution Series 4 disc locks, but after looking around, it was suggested that the Kryptonite New York were better. A bit of youtubing has put me off them as they seem a bit insecure.

I next looked at xena alarmed disks and oxford monster, but again, they receive many mixed reviews(!) The xena supposedly not waterproof, rain causing them to malfunction.

I'm open to suggestions on the most secure disk locks to get - I don't mind paying a bit for something which is going to make a difference.
 
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Thanks, I'll look into that lock!

Since my last bike was stolen, I'm perhaps a bit paranoid now, which is why I was going for two disk locks. Anything that will make it take longer to steal...
 
Those ABUS disklocks look great, I've just ordered one ;).

I've got a almax III chain on order, and have told my wife to get me a kriega us-10 drybag for Christmas, so I can haul all this extra weight around.

I'm really tempted to get biketrac installed, and perhaps an alarm... They can be moved to future bikes, so it's just the initial outlay which will hurt.
 
fez said:
So how is the biketrac fitted so it's not super easy to disconnect from the bike. Seems expensive if it's useless when confronted with a smarter than average criminal.
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I think it's bike dependent. As far as I know, if it's been installed well, they'd need to strip your bike down to get at it. I'm guessing most opportunistic thieves perhaps don't consider tracking devices.

There's some interesting recovery stories on their website including tracking superbikes across Europe and still getting them back. I'd imagine thieves who are shipping out to Europe and stealing such bikes are a step up from your usual bike thief, and they're still caught out by the device.
 
Just received a call and email with the order form for the new bike! They said they'd be happy with a photo of the signed document, which I'm about to send. Then it's a case of arranging pickup from the dealer :D

Whilst it's going to depress me next year when my insurance is through the roof - I didn't imagine that in less than 2 weeks the new bike would be sorted(!) That's brightened my Christmas up a bit :).
 
I took out the insurance with Carole Nash (CN), but it seems they're a broker for Aviva. I seem to have bypassed CN and have dealt directly with Aviva. The last letter I got from CN stated my contact with them would review my case sometime in the next month, and it took him over a week to send a letter out requesting specific documents. If I'd followed their lead, I can imagine it would have taken months to get to this point.
 
Spoke to the dealer today and everything is sorted. I'm getting a datatool trakking device fitted, they're going to datatag it for me for free, and also fit an optimate lead for free too, so i can top up charge due to tracker usage.

I actually bought a datatag kit from ebay last night for £50 (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/181968916149) which I wont need now, so I've got one going if anyone is interested.

The only negative is that the dealership garage is closing down until the 2nd of Jan, then there will be a backlog. So I'm looking at the 7th-ish of Jan for bike pickup.
 
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Craig321 said:
Hmm, tempting to go for that. It's a pretty cool gadget to have as it does trip tracking and stuff as well if you want & of course the safety aspect.
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I was going to go for it, but then read some stories about the speed logging element being used by insurance companies in their investigations. I'm not saying I'd ever go over the speed limit.... but in the unfortunate instance of having an accident, having the claim refused due to evidence of your own tracker might be a bit much.

I went for trakking because they specifically claim that they don't collect speed data.
 
The kriega us-10 easily fits the almax 3 (2 meter), squire lock and disklock. I went for a Abus Disc Lock Granit Sledg 77 in the end.

Something else which I picked up which is quite cool is a Tony Perotti Italian Leather Key Case:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B003VVA7XA

So when riding, you just poke the ignition key out, the rest of the keys then don't scratch up your bike.
 
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Since my bike was stolen, I've been checking out various sites for wr125x's or parts for sale - perhaps a pointless, but I couldn't help myself :p.

This morning I discovered a 125x for sale with less than 200 extra miles on the clock than mine. The sale location is also a couple of hundred miles away...

What's making me really suspicious is that my dealer put the L plates on in such a way that I've never seen on any other bike - the bike in the photos has the L plates in exactly the same places... I've sent an email over asking for more pics and the reg.

Is this kind of circumstantial evidence something the police would laugh at me about, or is it worth giving them a call with the info?

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