Pedro Posted August 21, 2023 Share Posted August 21, 2023 1 hour ago, XTreme said: You better take some serious security with you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Fallsalot Posted August 21, 2023 Share Posted August 21, 2023 16 minutes ago, Pedro said: Don't worry Pedro the UK is not the worse place for bike theft he's just hating on the UK again but you would be foolish not to take some precautions there's twats in every country https://www.bikerandbike.co.uk/uk-far-worst-motorcycle-theft/ 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedro Posted August 21, 2023 Share Posted August 21, 2023 2 minutes ago, Sir Fallsalot said: Don't worry Pedro the UK is not the worse place for bike theft he's just hating on the UK again but you would be foolish not to take some precautions there's twats in every country https://www.bikerandbike.co.uk/uk-far-worst-motorcycle-theft/ To be honest I’m a bit anxious about this UK trip, it’s all horror stories on youtube. However, we’ll try to sleep in ok areas and search for places with parking. Also the point is to go through scenic places instead of lingering on slums. My bike has an alarm, plus one tries not to live in fear. Porto once had an armed carjacking crisis and that didn’t stop me driving around, just keep a little space to the car in front on stoplights 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busabeast Posted August 21, 2023 Share Posted August 21, 2023 On 20/08/2023 at 14:04, boboneleg said: I was hoping that you'd miss the fact that he's a prop ....... Slight underestimate there bob... 1-0 to me there 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busabeast Posted August 21, 2023 Share Posted August 21, 2023 3 minutes ago, Pedro said: To be honest I’m a bit anxious about this UK trip, it’s all horror stories on youtube. However, we’ll try to sleep in ok areas and search for places with parking. Also the point is to go through scenic places instead of lingering on slums. My bike has an alarm, plus one tries not to live in fear. Porto once had an armed carjacking crisis and that didn’t stop me driving around, just keep a little space to the car in front on stoplights You'll be fine mate, central city's are the main places you'd find most of that kind of trouble, keep out if them and you'll be riding your bike back as opposed to flying back alone. P.s keep away from Kent especially around six's Manor he has a van and he's not afraid to use it 2 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted August 21, 2023 Author Share Posted August 21, 2023 39 minutes ago, Sir Fallsalot said: Don't worry Pedro the UK is not the worse place for bike theft he's just hating on the UK again but you would be foolish not to take some precautions there's twats in every country There you go @Pedro.......I'm sure you'll find it reassuring to know that there's worse places you could have gone! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckster Posted August 21, 2023 Share Posted August 21, 2023 I would advise a good quality chain as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slowlycatchymonkey Posted August 21, 2023 Share Posted August 21, 2023 49 minutes ago, XTreme said: There you go @Pedro.......I'm sure you'll find it reassuring to know that there's worse places you could have gone! Yep like Spain which has a higher bike theft rate than the UK. Its another reason why UK insurance is cheaper. In fact almost all European countries have higher vehicle theft rates than the UK due to ease of moving them across borders. Mind you I do choose my accommodation based on the parking. Like going to Brighton I’m staying 20 mins outside at a rural pub because it’s not the sort of place scrotes can be bothered to travel to. I’m careful where I park in large towns, cities and ports. I always select accommodation with parking on booking.com and then view the the place and the parking on google maps street view to look at the area. I’m yet to find somewhere in Glasgow I’d be happy to leave my bike 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six30 Posted August 22, 2023 Share Posted August 22, 2023 8 hours ago, Pedro said: To be honest I’m a bit anxious about this UK trip, it’s all horror stories on youtube. However, we’ll try to sleep in ok areas and search for places with parking. Also the point is to go through scenic places instead of lingering on slums. My bike has an alarm, plus one tries not to live in fear. Porto once had an armed carjacking crisis and that didn’t stop me driving around, just keep a little space to the car in front on stoplights yeh just find some where with off road parking, most places you can tuck the bikes out of view from the road, especially if your off the beaten track, i only ever take a disc lock with me , you'll be fine , @XTreme is a twat 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six30 Posted August 22, 2023 Share Posted August 22, 2023 7 hours ago, Slowlycatchymonkey said: Yep like Spain which has a higher bike theft rate than the UK. Its another reason why UK insurance is cheaper. In fact almost all European countries have higher vehicle theft rates than the UK due to ease of moving them across borders. Mind you I do choose my accommodation based on the parking. Like going to Brighton I’m staying 20 mins outside at a rural pub because it’s not the sort of place scrotes can be bothered to travel to. I’m careful where I park in large towns, cities and ports. I always select accommodation with parking on booking.com and then view the the place and the parking on google maps street view to look at the area. I’m yet to find somewhere in Glasgow I’d be happy to leave my bike yeh dont go to Glasgow @Buckster has a trailer and he's no afraid to use it. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted August 22, 2023 Author Share Posted August 22, 2023 If I could add that it's probably best to avoid Swansea! Motorcyclist makes it halfway around world.......till he got to Swansea! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slowlycatchymonkey Posted August 22, 2023 Share Posted August 22, 2023 50 minutes ago, XTreme said: If I could add that it's probably best to avoid Swansea! Motorcyclist makes it halfway around world.......till he got to Swansea! Prat’s from Swansea, he should have known better. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted August 22, 2023 Author Share Posted August 22, 2023 5 minutes ago, Slowlycatchymonkey said: Prat’s from Swansea, he should have known better. He should have left it with a dealer for an oil and filter change, then picked it up when he was leaving. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busabeast Posted August 22, 2023 Share Posted August 22, 2023 10 hours ago, Buckster said: I would advise a good quality chain as well. His bikes shaft drive mate thought you'd have known that 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slowlycatchymonkey Posted August 22, 2023 Share Posted August 22, 2023 1 hour ago, XTreme said: He should have left it with a dealer for an oil and filter change, then picked it up when he was leaving. Yer but not one in Swansea Motorcycle dealers are top picks for thieves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boboneleg Posted August 22, 2023 Share Posted August 22, 2023 Don’t worry @Pedro , like everyone else has said you’ll be fine as long as you’re not in city centres and if you do stay in a city centre just somewhere there’s underground parking 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedro Posted August 22, 2023 Share Posted August 22, 2023 4 hours ago, Six30 said: yeh just find some where with off road parking, most places you can tuck the bikes out of view from the road, especially if your off the beaten track, i only ever take a disc lock with me , you'll be fine , @XTreme is a twat Only time I dropped a bike not offroad was riding a hotel in Casablanca. I carried the bloody thing for the entire trip but parking it in front of the hotel for one of the last nights I decided to put it to use. In the morning I forgot about it and as I was riding off there was a thunk! And down I went. I remember being very confused while going down and thinking “I didn’t notice a sidewalk” Since then I don’t bother with it, I do bother with safe places to park though. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six30 Posted August 22, 2023 Share Posted August 22, 2023 1 hour ago, Pedro said: Only time I dropped a bike not offroad was riding a hotel in Casablanca. I carried the bloody thing for the entire trip but parking it in front of the hotel for one of the last nights I decided to put it to use. In the morning I forgot about it and as I was riding off there was a thunk! And down I went. I remember being very confused while going down and thinking “I didn’t notice a sidewalk” Since then I don’t bother with it, I do bother with safe places to park though. Don’t you put the yellow cord on it up your your handle bars to remind you disc lock is there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boboneleg Posted August 22, 2023 Share Posted August 22, 2023 I'm trying to create an account on Facebook (never been on it before) . It won't accept my name, how do they know my surname isn't Oneleg 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted August 22, 2023 Author Share Posted August 22, 2023 17 minutes ago, boboneleg said: I'm trying to create an account on Facebook (never been on it before) . It won't accept my name, how do they know my surname isn't Oneleg They watch for fake names. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedro Posted August 22, 2023 Share Posted August 22, 2023 2 hours ago, Six30 said: Don’t you put the yellow cord on it up your your handle bars to remind you disc lock is there No, I bought one without the cord because I thought I wouldn't forget. It's maybe 20 years old, used twice. I forgot one of the times, so it's 50% fail. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boboneleg Posted August 22, 2023 Share Posted August 22, 2023 Started to clean up the CRF ready for sale ................ 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slowlycatchymonkey Posted August 22, 2023 Share Posted August 22, 2023 3 minutes ago, boboneleg said: Started to clean up the CRF ready for sale ................ Hmm you need ‘Pete the Polisher’ to pay a visit. He does polishing and the Polish, win win. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Fallsalot Posted August 22, 2023 Share Posted August 22, 2023 19 hours ago, XTreme said: There you go @Pedro.......I'm sure you'll find it reassuring to know that there's worse places you could have gone! Yup Spain being one of them 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Fallsalot Posted August 22, 2023 Share Posted August 22, 2023 10 hours ago, XTreme said: If I could add that it's probably best to avoid Swansea! Motorcyclist makes it halfway around world.......till he got to Swansea! It was a Kawasaki, it probably broke down again and it was the last straw for him so he ditched it thinking his story would be more believable as he was in Swansea 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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