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Post by Skunk Shampoo on Apr 8, 2013 4:07:48 GMT -5
I'm in the process of saving up for a scooter and I got to thinking. At around 300 pounds, is there any likelihood that a couple of guys could just load it up on the back of a truck and drive away?  Is that a rational fear? While on the subject, does anyone have any advice on how to prevent theft? Security devices, general practices, where to avoid parking your scoot. Things like that.  |
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Post by spandi on Apr 8, 2013 5:03:36 GMT -5
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Post by chihuahuas on Apr 8, 2013 7:38:13 GMT -5
Make it look stolen. Repainted Ugly Or go the other way and do this  You could put your kids on it.  Pit Bull  Cut the scooter up and do this:  Get insurance on it. Towing and theft and liability and the whole package. Homeowners covers some, but you never know. |
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Post by devo344a on Apr 8, 2013 8:49:27 GMT -5
I bought a 6ft cable from walmart and a lock i chain it to posts threw the wheel mine only weighs 185 lbs and it would be easy to throw in a truck
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Post by carasdad on Apr 8, 2013 9:40:34 GMT -5
I'm in the process of saving up for a scooter and I got to thinking. At around 300 pounds, is there any likelihood that a couple of guys could just load it up on the back of a truck and drive away? Is that a rational fear? While on the subject, does anyone have any advice on how to prevent theft? Security devices, general practices, where to avoid parking your scoot. Things like that. I used to sell scoots...now I just do parts/repair. I had 5 brand new ones stolen in one year...3 one spring then three the next. The first 2 they used bolt cutters on the shop door lock...it had a Hasp&Latch but was only 30 feet from the house so we could see and hear anything going on. Went to Wal Mart and came back...they were gone..wheeled away leaving tracks and footprints in our dirt driveway. I used to set them out by the road...use a disk brake lock and heavy chain to secure them to a tree. When one of the three was stolen I was outside 200' feet away(we gotta long dirt driveway) Busy fixing a customers exhaust bolts I was laying on the ground.They must have perused the scoots a few times cause they were prepared with bolt cutters. Whole thing took them less than 10 seconds in broad daylight! Driver snipped the chain.....2 other boys picked it up and slid it in the trunk..a Varooom! Off they went. Tried to chase them down..but too late...long gone. One of the other new ones for sale.. stolen from the front of our house was disk brake locked and chained..even had the alarm set. I was sitting 50 yards behind the house Squirrel hunting and heard the alarm...sprinted my out there gun still in hand. I got there in a flash cause I am a runner...(3 miles in 16:45)..but they were gone. Alarms do NOTHING!!! All 5 of my neighbors said they heard it..but did not even look out the window cause in town..."We hear them damn alarms going off all the time for no reason".... Bottom line still lock it...use an alarm..when in town park it in a very visible spot and secure it well at home. MORAL OF THE STORY: When a thief is bent on stealing something the honestly is REALLY nothing you can do. Also 'Booby Trapping' is illegal! I found out the hard way. My car was broken into..so I took speaker wire and connected it to 2 Estes Rocket igniters...then to a pack of 50 firecrackers after first connecting the wires to my dome light and closing all doors. Figured it would scare the poop outta them. I showed the Officer when he arrived and was made to remove it as he watched. Reason being....if it startles the thief and he trips or takes off and runs into something or is injured in any way during his crime...we can be sued for his injuries.Huh? What a crock of !!!  |
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Post by ridecheap on Apr 8, 2013 9:55:08 GMT -5
Get a chip like they put in dogs GPS embed into the plastic on your scoot and track it. If someone takes it that day give them or let let the police do it. Want to sell it to someone you can ask more its a huge bonus!
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Post by scooterelements on Apr 8, 2013 10:01:01 GMT -5
yup you can get a LIVE GPS TRACKER on ebay and install it in a good place in your scooter. Only thing is you might have to pay a monthly fee. OR GET LOJACK  |
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Post by carasdad on Apr 8, 2013 10:22:06 GMT -5
[replyingto=ridecheap]ridecheap[/replyingto]hey..good idea!!! GPS chip...cause of all mine stolen...the Police tell you straight to your face "Sir we do not look for stolen mopeds,Scooters or Motorcycles, if we find it abandoned somewhere we will call you" on one of the Sunny's stolen...I found it. Nobody was home when I knocked. I had the original keys(but did not matter they had punched the lock out) I also had the factory sent MCO in hand....matched the VIN numbers exactly...then called the Police. They told me to get off the property immediately as it had potential for a dangerous situation. So I left and went home. No Officer showed up to get my MCO...called every2 hours that day...still no one showed up at my place or the thieves place. What a dummy the perpetrator was...he only lived just over 1 MILE from me. Thought he would ride it in town and not get noticed? Most likely he was gonna sell it to a person far away I would...unless he really was that stupid..  Regardless after 3 days of non stop calls they never showed up here or there. So I rolled up to an Officer hiding next to the Elementary School in their favorite speed trap. Showed him the MCO...he copied the VIN and said give him an hour. That was 7 a.m....by 7p.m. still nothing. So I call dispatch..and she says..."Sir, can you give us that VIN again, and I will get someone out there" Well been 18 months and still nothing. The guy lives right across the street from our Doctors office..and one day 2 mos. my gf went for an appointment. She used her cell phone and video recorded them put it in a truck and drive north out of town. Another phone call..and yup...you guessed it...STILL nobody showed up. |
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Post by ridecheap on Apr 8, 2013 10:33:03 GMT -5
Yes get the GPS chip in a hole under the plastic. Melt some plastic over it to seal it. Confirm your address and Information on the tracking chip online. Then have your title in hand for the scooter which has the VIN. Get the police give them the title with the VIN there is nothing they can do but give it back you.
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Post by ridecheap on Apr 8, 2013 10:36:09 GMT -5
Yes get the GPS chip in a hole under the plastic. Melt some plastic over it to seal it. Confirm your address and Information on the tracking chip online. Then have your title in hand for the scooter which has the VIN. Get the police give them the title with the VIN there is nothing they can do but give it back you.
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Post by marshalldillion on Apr 8, 2013 10:46:37 GMT -5
Armored cable lock and disc lock with alarm, if they want it they will get it but hopefully those will deter them long enough and alert you in time to stop the theft. Also try to park the scoot in view of others or security cams. Insurance with theft coverage is a wise investment also.
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Post by ridecheap on Apr 8, 2013 10:48:13 GMT -5
If you have the title in hand with the VIN and you see your scoot matching VIN I would call the policy if they don't do I would call your local reporter or someone in the news to come down to this persons address to tape this crooked cop. I would threaten him with court and calling a news reporter down to film this. A cop does have to ask the person if he will open the garage he can't force them but if the scoots outside its all game.
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Post by prodigit on Apr 8, 2013 11:02:46 GMT -5
1- Use a lock and tie it to a solid object. 2- If there's no solid object, use a disc lock; I bought this one, it's very good:  It comes with a fluorescent cable to attach to the throttle/handlebars, so people will notice it, and not try to ride the scoot, destroying the front (or rear) disc caliper. 3- Always turn on the steering lock when leaving the scoot More than likely, people are to steal sub-200LBS weight scooters. I've had an Xtreme XB-700Li moped before, which was very light weight (194 LBS), and no one stole that one. It was still too heavy for one man to carry. So generally, unless you have a very fancy scoot, anything above 200LBS is quite ok. You could also engrave your name on the dashboard (which would reduce your chance of ever selling it after that), but it deters some thieves. |
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Post by millsc on Apr 8, 2013 11:17:55 GMT -5
i have mine locked up with a huge log chain and alarm, i have custom paint and different rims than the scoot came with and tons of other non stock parts i'd know my scoot anywhere from a distance if it would to be stolen
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Post by rockynv on Apr 8, 2013 12:17:27 GMT -5
A cheap gps cell phone pay as you go tied in to the bikes electrical system and hidden under the fairings. Just buy some minutes if the bike is stolen and locate it. Poor mans LoJak.
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Regardless after 3 days of non stop calls they never showed up here or there. So I rolled up to an Officer hiding next to the Elementary School in their favorite speed trap. Showed him the MCO...he copied the VIN and said give him an hour. That was 7 a.m....by 7p.m. still nothing. So I call dispatch..and she says..."Sir, can you give us that VIN again, and I will get someone out there" Well been 18 months and still nothing. The guy lives right across the street from our Doctors office..and one day 2 mos. my gf went for an appointment. She used her cell phone and video recorded them put it in a truck and drive north out of town. Another phone call..and yup...you guessed it...STILL nobody showed up. 
