BMW Park Lane are currently recommending to their customers that:
1. When parking their bikes on the street in London, that they always DO use suitable aftermarket security methods, for instance a good quality disc lock and / or a good quality chain
2. That they DO have a good quality tracker fitted and activated
3. That they DO NOT use the steering lock
Good advice regarding 1 and 2. The reason why they recommend action 3, is that the thieves will very often irreparably damage the frame when snapping the steering lock. The cost of a new frame is about £10,000 if the bike is recovered. If the bike is fitted with a good quality tracker, the recovery rate is pretty good. It follows that the damaged frame pushes the cost of the claim up (which increases the the insurers’ losses) and / or increases the chances that the recovered bike is written off.
No doubt the same advice would apply just as well to bikes outside of the capital and / or when the bike is garaged.
1. When parking their bikes on the street in London, that they always DO use suitable aftermarket security methods, for instance a good quality disc lock and / or a good quality chain
2. That they DO have a good quality tracker fitted and activated
3. That they DO NOT use the steering lock
Good advice regarding 1 and 2. The reason why they recommend action 3, is that the thieves will very often irreparably damage the frame when snapping the steering lock. The cost of a new frame is about £10,000 if the bike is recovered. If the bike is fitted with a good quality tracker, the recovery rate is pretty good. It follows that the damaged frame pushes the cost of the claim up (which increases the the insurers’ losses) and / or increases the chances that the recovered bike is written off.
No doubt the same advice would apply just as well to bikes outside of the capital and / or when the bike is garaged.