DT125R ARCHIVE

ToySoldier · DTR Legend

never forget to use your steering lock...

gernster · DTR Member

Picked my bike up today and went to show it my dad. He invited me in for tea and I made him take the disk lock of his Bandit (which was in the garage to be fair) and then fit it to my bike before I went in. Was still checking it every 2 mins!

Ive ordered one of these:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/160814545040?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649

But its not arrived yet, so at the moment my bike is sat in my front room!!!

Think Im going to gat an anchor plate and stocky chain to be mounted INSIDE the garage too!

PS, my steering lock has already been removed (previous owner told me the key snapped so he had to have it removed?

-- Edited by gernster on Friday 8th of June 2012 09:01:05 PM

plebpl · Guru

well guys, my bike was stolen and recovered last night. i was woken at 2am bye police at my door asking where i had parked my bike, when i looked at the spot it usually is all there was was a broken chain in its place. turns out i had forgotten to put my steering lock on, so with bolt cutters they could litrally just walk it away.... basicly the police told me they saw 2 guys trying to start it so stop checked them.

they couldnt arrest them untill they had confirmed from me it was stolen and of course when they returned the guys were gone.

im just happy i got my bike back. bar a few cut wires and a broken indicator relay ive got away with my lack of care pretty well.

pspsps **** YOU YOU MOTHER ****ING SCUM

ToySoldier · DTR Legend

lucky man tbh steering locks are pants and takes seconds to brake easyer to snap a steering lock then cut a chain get a alarm disk lock thats your best bet chains can be cut but disk locks need angle griners and if there alarmed they will run off best £30 i have spent

Energized · DTR Legend

Ryan bro dont try blame yourself mate, steering locks are SH1T it takes any scumbag thief 2 seconds to snap a steering lock, by one of em holding the bars and the other kicking it, done. Honestly feel for you though bro, it must be a horrible feeling being woken up and told something like that out of the blue

Just gotta look on the bright side, atleast you got your baby back and can make her better than ever now with building her up again! smile

ToySoldier · DTR Legend

if u can get one of these get one i have one and the moment the bike is touched or moved it goes off and will scear away any thiefe allso stoped them wheeling it away the only way to get one off is to angle grine the lock or grind the disk witch will make loads of noise

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/XENA-ZXX6-ALARM-DISC-DISK-MOTORBIKE-MOTORCYCLE-LOCK-/370373021095?pt=UK_Motorcycle_Parts&hash=item563bf3cda7

FunkeyMunkeyDavid · Guru

thats proper **** BUT WTF?!?!? there was actually a copper when you needed one? and you got your bike back? fancy picking tomorrows lotto numbers for me? biggrin lucky touch that one....

Nathlaad · DTR Legend

getting pissed off with bastid thieves! glad you got it back tho in a reasonable state tho dude!

NEV · Guru

Good idea Toy but for £30 you can get 3 of these, one on front disc, one on rear wheel, one on padlock of garage/shed, I have one of these on garage door noisey as fook when it goes off.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/230603111403?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649

NEV · Guru

Sorry Toy mines a good un mate had it 2 months now, no probs, you musta got a dudd one, admittedly i replaced with new batteries straight away as the originals looked old.

ToySoldier · DTR Legend

i hope it lasts for you mate but with a bike like yours i wouldent trust it a small nock with a hammer and it will pop

ToySoldier · DTR Legend

my dad has that xena its a beast you might have a problem geting the 14mm pin throw your disk.

gernster · DTR Member

Hmmmm, did think about that, but I can always drill one of the holes out!

I live in a fairly safe area, but still not taking any chances, it's such a nickable bike for young lads!

Cameron · Guru

I've got one of those disc lock/alarm things, pretty good tbf, go off a lot if you leave it outside though lol

Lost the key to it which isn't much help lol

NEV · Guru

NORFE wrote:
that takes piss that ud of thought they would of held them till they spoke 2 u

Surely its procedure to take names and addresses anyroad?

In case of outstanding warrents etc? Someones ****ed up somewhere, there'll be fingerprints all over the bike no doubt, theft, then criminal damage surely enough to arrest the scrotes.

-- Edited by NEV on Saturday 9th of June 2012 08:55:48 PM

Ralzy · Guru

Dame right there is police error they had every reason to hold the 2 people who was in possesion of the bike under arrest for suspision of theft or TWOC. This is totally questionable & unprofessional for the officers to simply let the 2 geezers go whilst they check out the registered owners address to make sure that bike is not stolen. The only logical explanation for them letting them go as there wasn`t any nearby officers to assist in the matter. However like it has been said already any name given would not of been your name unless the people who attempted the theft knew or know you somehow?? This would give the police a reason to think it was the owner of the bike but it still wouldn`t stop the police to ask further questions like how long have you owned the bike for & asking them to produce the key for the bike all these simple type of questions which an owner would easily know or have. After all these 2 geezers are found with a bike at 2 am in the morning a Enduro bike which all police know are targets for bike theives. Its standard to give the bike the once over for any signs of something not being right especially given the circumstances e.g time of night, two geezers etc

-- Edited by Ralzy on Saturday 9th of June 2012 10:56:05 PM

-- Edited by Ralzy on Saturday 9th of June 2012 10:57:16 PM

plebpl · Guru

hey guys sorry i havant reply'd been working. anywhooo thanks for your messages they mean alot :) ive ordered a new disk lock already first thing i did when i woke up in the morn lol.

a question. they messed around with 2 wire blocks and now my indicators are messed up. there flashing really fast like a bulb is out but it isnt. i can also hear a clocking sound from the back white relay thing as it flashes.

the blocks they touched were behind the head light cowl on the left hand side. one was a 4 pin red block the other a 6 pin black block. ill get pictures tomorrow. they cut the rubber surround on them to get to them which is anoying but im just wondereing if anyone knows if they have any connection leading to the rear indicators?

Grantypanty · DTR Senior Member

times like these i wish the jigsaw man from saw did exsist for theiving wankers it would be funny to watch, be like chuckle brothers all over again like

NORFE · DTR Trusted Engine Builder

that takes piss that ud of thought they would of held them till they spoke 2 u

plebpl · Guru

ide have thought so too mate, but aparantly the excuse they gave meant they couldnt hold them untill they had spoken to me. they did tell me the guys were known criminals around the area too.... makes it even worse. i live in a culdisack in a quiet area. they must have seen me riding it before and have gone after it specificly.

plebpl · Guru

i had a phone call from forensics the day after, asking me if the bike was in the rain over the night. when i said yes they said they wouldnt be able tio find any evidence on there

gooner78 · Guru

plebpl wrote:

hey guys sorry i havant reply'd been working. anywhooo thanks for your messages they mean alot :) ive ordered a new disk lock already first thing i did when i woke up in the morn lol.

a question. they messed around with 2 wire blocks and now my indicators are messed up. there flashing really fast like a bulb is out but it isnt. i can also hear a clocking sound from the back white relay thing as it flashes.

the blocks they touched were behind the head light cowl on the left hand side. one was a 4 pin red block the other a 6 pin black block. ill get pictures tomorrow. they cut the rubber surround on them to get to them which is anoying but im just wondereing if anyone knows if they have any connection leading to the rear indicators?

Mine done that it turned out to be the main fuse

NEV · Guru

Apart from forensics, surely theres evidence enough that the copper caught the bastards red handed, he obviously fooked up big time, shoulda called for back up to go round to your house,bet none of them had a helmet between them, it woulda looked well suss.

plebpl · Guru

ok ill have a check of that then.

if anyone else has ever had there bike or car stolen, does it sicken you to think that those theifs have had there grubby mits all over it? it makes me physicly angry knowing im touching where i have

NEV · Guru

Its good you got your bike back, but why the fook should you have to fork out to repair the damage those bastards did, I'd take it out of their noses, if I couldnt take it out of their wallets, the thieving swines.

plebpl · Guru

one thing i will say, is although im grateful for the police for finding it ect.

when my bike wouldnt start because the wires were chopped ect, i had to walk it home while they waited at my house.

now this normally wouldnt be too bad but there are 2 theivs somewhere one with some sort of sharp object used to cut the wires and surround. i couldnt beleive one of them didnt offer to walk with me.

MDK · DTR Legend

so lucky and the stupid cops letting them gat away ? did the plod not even get their names ect .. surly their names was not registerd as keepers and supose they had no helmets ?

also as said above steering locks are pure pants and can be broken so easy .... most chains also are total pants .. if I was you either get a alarm cctv or a good granate chain and chain it to something thay can not move ... also a chain of the ground is hard to cut than one thats one the ground . du to they have to use all body strength to cut with bolt cutters ....

after liveing in some bad areas and knowing some bike theif types I would say 75% sure they will be back even maybe tonight as they may asume you now have no lock and it may just be in garden ect unsecure .