Warning - Stolen Clocks (Again)

[alex_rsa]

Make the parts unsellable...

Engrave the registration number visibly on the front of the clocks and headlight. As they remove so easily I am sure if you pop into an engraver with the parts he can add a registration number in a nice font and add some colour to make it visible.

There is space on the black section around the clocks of the 800 and old 1200 to mark them, I am sure the LC has some space.

Even if they do get knicked at least you know that they will not be sold on to someone else.

 

[bikemad]

contacted the eBay seller asking for chassis number or registration details - response was they came from a friend abroad... dodgy very suspect!

Win an item then insist meeting to collect it & pay make excuse your unhappy buying,whilst getting evidence of him on secret cam then relay footage & info to relevant parties

 

[bikemad]

Another of his listings set of hexhead clocks 2007 yet he has an exhaust but it's 2008 ?
Check out his email address

 

[Squigles]

Oh look a throw away gmail account, hotmail must be out of flavour!!

 

[Nutty]

Win an item then insist meeting to collect it & pay make excuse your unhappy buying,whilst getting evidence of him on secret cam then relay footage & info to relevant parties

So do the police's job for them?

Waste of time.

 

[DrFarkoff]

If I remember correctly the vehicles VIN code is coded to the clocks SO what you need is a plod with a GS 911 and a GS that he can fit the clocks to and read the VIN and ave Matey boy stand in the corner till he checks

Seriously go to the station and pass your suspicions on to a senior plod

 

[MikeO]

Where is your evidence, though? Just going to the police and saying it doesn't seem right is not going to be enough. If you could say that there are marks on the clocks for sale that match those on the ones you had stolen, for example, then you'd have a starting point. Selling used items on eBay is not of itself a suspicious act...

 

[bikemad]

So do the police's job for them?

Waste of time.

I'd post it on stolen bike sites,etc for all to see the theif & maybe a few guys who've had bikes stolen could visit

 

[JimVonBaden]

Do you use a disc lock/ chain?

From the picture it doesn't look like , he even leaves his sat nav on....

No alarm, no disc lock and yes, the Nav unit stays on the bike. It is locked on of course.

Jim

 

[Squigles]

The location of the pesky retaining clip

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[jolly green giant]

Is it the same for the GSAW?

 

[Fluffmeister]

Yes indeedee

 

[Prawnini]

Just done the Grim Reapers mod, lets hope it deters the thieving feckers

 

[Sooty09]

Went to look at the new R1200R today, new type of instrument display fitted. This is a flat panel mounted above the headlamp with no screen or cover. After all these comments about the easy removal you would think BMW would learn a lesson and fix them securely. NO, could not care less, one fixing circlip ??? and two prongs into rubber bushes. I'm saying ???? to the circlip, it cannot be seen and I think its hidden behind a small cover but one other visitor tugged the assy to check and it pulled off in his hand, maybe somebody had snapped the plastic peg testing the security previously. 0/10 again BMW.

 

[JohnnyBoxer]

Went to look at the new R1200R today, new type of instrument display fitted. This is a flat panel mounted above the headlamp with no screen or cover. After all these comments about the easy removal you would think BMW would learn a lesson and fix them securely. NO, could not care less, one fixing circlip ??? and two prongs into rubber bushes. I'm saying ???? to the circlip, it cannot be seen and I think its hidden behind a small cover but one other visitor tugged the assy to check and it pulled off in his hand, maybe somebody had snapped the plastic peg testing the security previously. 0/10 again BMW.

They couldn't give a toss, why would they when they can sell you another set for £700+

 

[Nutty]

Went to look at the new R1200R today, new type of instrument display fitted. This is a flat panel mounted above the headlamp with no screen or cover. After all these comments about the easy removal you would think BMW would learn a lesson and fix them securely. NO, could not care less, one fixing circlip ??? and two prongs into rubber bushes. I'm saying ???? to the circlip, it cannot be seen and I think its hidden behind a small cover but one other visitor tugged the assy to check and it pulled off in his hand, maybe somebody had snapped the plastic peg testing the security previously. 0/10 again BMW.

If people want the clocks off these bikes, they'll get them, no matter how they are secured. The general public take no notice, so whether it takes 5 seconds or 5 minutes, is irrelevant.

If they were secured better, people would start moaning that their headstocks have been damaged during the thefts, and BMW should be ashamed.

 

[JohnnyBoxer]

If people want the clocks off these bikes, they'll get them, no matter how they are secured. The general public take no notice, so whether it takes 5 seconds or 5 minutes, is irrelevant.

If they were secured better, people would start moaning that their headstocks have been damaged during the thefts, and BMW should be ashamed.

All true

 

[Deleted account 251212001]

If people want the clocks off these bikes, they'll get them, no matter how they are secured. The general public take no notice, so whether it takes 5 seconds or 5 minutes, is irrelevant.

If they were secured better, people would start moaning that their headstocks have been damaged during the thefts, and BMW should be ashamed.

I agree Nutty.

Whole front ends off Range Rovers are being stolen round these parts whilst theyve been left in carparks etc, i suppose its 0/10 Range Rover too

 

[Matty589]

It's the price of popularity. If only 500 GSes had been sold there would be no market for stolen clocks. With a half decent toolkit you could have large parts of any bike off within minutes. It's all about whether there is a market for them. Even if you buy special security bolts they won't help with low-torque applications as you'll be able to get them off with pliers etc.
I've got a brand new GSA and I ride into London for work, but that's because it gets parked off the street where thieves cannot get to it. If I had to park on the road it'd stay at home and I'd get a beaten up CBF125 or scooter. Just round the corner from me someone parks a brand new Ducati 899 on the road with people walking all round it every day. If thieving scum wanted some of the tasty carbon fibre parts or the screen no-one would stop them.

 

[Sooty09]

From the last few comments it seems we are all happy that the clocks come off so easily to prevent damage to other parts???????
I'm not, like house locks or alarm systems nothing will prevent a determined thief, all you can do is make life difficult and deter casual thief's who do not have to tools or ability to overcome simple deterrents.

"If they were secured better, people would start moaning that their headstocks have been damaged during the thefts, and BMW should be ashamed."

Do you secure your house with a nice bow and ribbon so no damage is done to your door during a burglary, I doubt it.