Question for those that has their dt stolen an recovered
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When the yamaha dtr gets stolen how is started do they simpley turn the lock with a screwdriver or does the ignition lock need to be removed an wired joined together
I m asking as my engine is in a diffeent frame an the wires pass through the frame they can't be acessed unless the tank is removed -
For obvious reasons I won't state how they start them, not that all bike thief's don't already know. But the wires they need are behind the headlight to the ignition barrel.
Bike thief's don't really use screw drivers, as they're out all night looking for bikes, and if the police stop & search the screwdriver is a going equipped to steal charge.
Often or not, they'll steal a motorbike off their doorstep, like a moped with no locks on and then bring bolt crops and go out all night looking for more bikes. That's why a lot of stolen motorbikes get found in bushes not far from where another one was stolen. They also use the stolen bike to move yours into an area to start the bike.
I honestly don't know why people bother nicking motorbikes, it's usually little teenagers to just joyride them. No one steals bikes to make money, you're lucky to see £500 for a new R1M, and they cannot be started without ordering a new ECU and lock set off of Yamaha, which is a hard task to combat bike thefts, IIRC you now need a logbook to order them.
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@oldman Older bikes are easy to source frames for. Newer bikes are more complicated to find frames for. Older bikes the engine blows and it's hard to source one, or too expensive to source. So the bike is split into parts and the frame is sold with the logbook. Then someone with a stolen model maybe with a year or two difference in registration will move all the parts into the frame, and have the engine numbers stamped to match the logbook. I always look out for re-stamping when buying a bike, such as the numbers area on the engine being immaculate, in normal use the numbers will be covered in road grime, especially on DT's as they're at the top of the engine where it splits.
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I've got my latest DT project outside till get round to starting on it but have no worries about being stolen, have 3 chains on it with largest chain on rear wheel through ground anchor.
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It would be wiser not to tackle this topic here.Thiefs might get tips. Obviously, the safest way for your bike not to get stolen is to have it parked inside your garage or even install an alarm system.
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Best place to store a motorcycle is indoors and if you cant do that a garage. I've had DT's parked outside chained up and been woken up in the night by the sound of rattling chains - had to sleep in the winter with the bedroom windows open just to try and hear if anything was happening to my bike!
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@nottsbiker said in Question for those that has their dt stolen an recovered:
Best place to store a motorcycle is indoors and if you cant do that a garage. I've had DT's parked outside chained up and been woken up in the night by the sound of rattling chains - had to sleep in the winter with the bedroom windows open just to try and hear if anything was happening to my bike!
Second this. I’m privileged on a level most arent with how secluded and private where I am is. People just don’t nose around here and there’s a real good community.
The sort of place where my next door neighbour left his pushbike outside for year because it had a flat and it never got moved, you know that type of area.That still didn’t stop a van pulling up on our road and a couple boys coming around and start lifting up bike covers and walk off with one of his bikes
The truth is there isn’t a true deterrent for thieves, it’s just probability so make sure you do everything within your power to reduce those chances because even if you live in an area like mine you’re still at risk.
In a weird twist of fate though the thieves drew a short straw. They had a choice of trying me and my bike, my neighbours 83 ke100, cafe racer cg125 or the chink Lifan 125 dirt bike thing that has a seized engine, flat tyres and had sat for months. Guess which one the dull cunts robbed... yep you guessed it
Needless to say, whilst the violation of that happening was definitely a reality all of the boys got a fucking good laugh out of them.
(Sidenote: some tools etc got stashed at arms length and around in case the cunts tried it again)
