My scooter has been stolen
Posted: Sat Jul 21, 2018 10:31 pm
Last night from my work car park while I was on night shift.
It was secured (or so I thought) to a metal post with a really thick cable lock through the back wheel held together by a D-lock. There have been a few thefts from here lately (mainly bicycles but a few motorbikes) and I thought it was secure enough. It is on CCTV and two lads on scooters rode up to it, smashed the D-lock with what appears to be a hammer and either pushed it away or rode it away very slowly. It had an immobiliser, so probably the former, to be dumped when they realise they can't start it or somewhere where they can get round the immobiliser. I actually hope it is gone for good, as this makes thing easier with the insurance. Rather than it turning up damaged and having to arrange for repair. Plus it may take a fair while to get the parts. Either that or it is damaged and written off.
In the meantime anyone in the West Midlands area, particularly Walsall, if you see a silver Maxsym DU17 NLK fitted with a tall Givi screen and a Givi 46 litre top case (though both have possibly been removed) please inform the police.
I will see what happens. If it turns up and if so what state it is in.
Oh yes, I thought of bringing in the thick hardened steel chain and padlock I use when at home, but I thought it would be too heavy to carry. Wish I had now. They wouldn't have got through that as easily if at all!
It was secured (or so I thought) to a metal post with a really thick cable lock through the back wheel held together by a D-lock. There have been a few thefts from here lately (mainly bicycles but a few motorbikes) and I thought it was secure enough. It is on CCTV and two lads on scooters rode up to it, smashed the D-lock with what appears to be a hammer and either pushed it away or rode it away very slowly. It had an immobiliser, so probably the former, to be dumped when they realise they can't start it or somewhere where they can get round the immobiliser. I actually hope it is gone for good, as this makes thing easier with the insurance. Rather than it turning up damaged and having to arrange for repair. Plus it may take a fair while to get the parts. Either that or it is damaged and written off.
In the meantime anyone in the West Midlands area, particularly Walsall, if you see a silver Maxsym DU17 NLK fitted with a tall Givi screen and a Givi 46 litre top case (though both have possibly been removed) please inform the police.
I will see what happens. If it turns up and if so what state it is in.
Oh yes, I thought of bringing in the thick hardened steel chain and padlock I use when at home, but I thought it would be too heavy to carry. Wish I had now. They wouldn't have got through that as easily if at all!