Ask a motorcycle thief
- duke63
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Ask a motorcycle thief
Interesting questions asked of a bike thief.
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- Kwacky
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Re: Ask a motorcycle thief
I use squire locks, but the insurance companies don't recognise them. They're much happier for you to use a £20 Oxford lock you can pick with a biro.
- C00kiemonster
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Re: Ask a motorcycle thief
Very interesting.
I have squire locks, hardie anchors and 19" chains. Can't do much more I suppose
I have squire locks, hardie anchors and 19" chains. Can't do much more I suppose
- Blade
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Re: Ask a motorcycle thief
I ve got all sorts tbh but do have some of the abloy locks they mention and can vouch for the quality.
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Re: Ask a motorcycle thief
Only security you need for a bike is an invisible force field that when someone touches it slices off their hands. All we need is someone to invent it and make it conpletly legal. Chains and locks just arent fashionable nowadays!! Lol
- TonyB
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......and claymores. I fackin' love claymores.Rossgo wrote:Only security you need for a bike is an invisible force field that when someone touches it slices off their hands. All we need is someone to invent it and make it conpletly legal. Chains and locks just arent fashionable nowadays!! Lol
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Re: Ask a motorcycle thief
I reckon that if you tried to protect your bike with a claymore, you would just get a burned out wreck in place of your P&J.TonyB wrote:..........and claymores. I fackin' love claymores.
Of course I have no clear evidence to reinforce my theory.
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Re: Ask a motorcycle thief
I'd rather see a mangled mess of a semi-concious torn up body next to my mangled mess of a bike rather than just a mangled mess of my bike in a back alley to be honest. I have so much disregard of thieves right now. I hope they all die in pain while trying to tuck their putrid guts back into their crack riddled bodies. The cants!StMarks wrote:I reckon that if you tried to protect your bike with a claymore, you would just get a burned out wreck in place of your P&J.TonyB wrote:..........and claymores. I fackin' love claymores.
Of course I have no clear evidence to reinforce my theory.
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Re: Ask a motorcycle thief
Whilst I know its wrong, I have to say I agree wholeheartedly with Tony's sentiments.
Yes I know the scrotes that steal your P&J are not the ones that are making the big money, but they are still bike thieves and therefore are nearly the lowest form of life (lowest being tool thieves and child molesters), and imho deserve no pity or quarter.
Yes I know the scrotes that steal your P&J are not the ones that are making the big money, but they are still bike thieves and therefore are nearly the lowest form of life (lowest being tool thieves and child molesters), and imho deserve no pity or quarter.