Stolen - please keep eye out
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So sorry to hear this. I've yet to have a motorbike stolen but a friend had an XT660Z with ALL the extras on it, stolen. Police suggested that many targeted bike thefts are by gangs who take them straight across the channel and into europe.
I really wouldnt hold out much hope for getting them back but obviously im sure everyone will keep an eye out/ ear to the ground.
Obviously it doesn't help now but all you can do is take away what you can from it for the future. I'm sure it feels like you dont want another bike but at some point you will and at that point:
-Do all you can to keep the bike inside and out of view.
-Get fully comp insurance
-Get CCTV or even dummy ones pointed at the bike.
-Use ground anchors, a certified chain and lock and keep both off the floor ( most of the time they use a sledge hammer and a chisel to whack straigh through the lock. If you can keep it off the floor it becomes very difficult and requires cutting discs which is too slow)
-The basic idea is to slow them down, if it looks too difficult they wont try. -
Damn bastards, always a pain to see these things happen. When I had my DTs MOTed the guy told me I better keep them in a garage or in my kitchen! He gave them a week before they got stolen which thankfully hasn't happened yet. But these bikes are popular after all, easy to nick and sell off. Shame you only have 3rd party insurance.
I remember getting my PW80 stolen, was moving house for a second time and so had the same guys moving me so I acted a bit too friendly. Told them a few stories about the bike, let them have a go on it and stupidly told them I'd be on holiday the following week. Come back to find my cellar door open and only the bike missing even though there were other valuables like tools and other equipment.
Well anyway, I'll keep a lookout online. Good thing you drop this on us, hopefully we can find something you never know
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Found this earlier today, thought it looked a lot like your bike despite a few minor differences.
https://www.gumtree.com/p/yamaha-motorbikes/2005-yamaha-dt125r-£900/1204171014
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@Minia said in Stolen - please keep eye out:
Found this earlier today, thought it looked a lot like your bike despite a few minor differences.
https://www.gumtree.com/p/yamaha-motorbikes/2005-yamaha-dt125r-£900/1204171014
@ninja1 said in Stolen - please keep eye out:
Hi mate, I have found your girlfriends bike, please call me 07833 091415. I have reported it to the police.
Great job lads - well done!!!
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@ninja1 Excellent work! Well done. Keep us posted, I'm curious to know what happens
@CYBER-NINJA Good to hear, have you gotten your DT back? Or is that still missing? Either way, at least you're getting one bike back!
It's good to see some magic can happen even after time has passed!
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@Uber_Beluga I hope u find them mate a lot of friends I know have had this happen even though there bikes were secured really well. Good luck
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Makes me sick!!!!!!!! My lock up has 3 alarms, I also use alarm disk locks front and rear and have the bike chained and padlocked to a anchor cemented into the foundations of the garage.
On top of that I have a sneaky rape alarm boobie trapping the garage door lol.
I once had a dt125x back in 07, I wernt so cautious back then and lost out to a thief!!.
Im sorry for your loss bro
Scumbags man
