10-13-2014, 01:24 AM
(10-13-2014, 01:10 AM)Henrik_imp Wrote: Were I live it is so common it is usually the first thing I check. Geneva, Switzerland, is just next to the French border, and we get these crews with a mini van that come from Lyon in France. Often they just stop behind a bike, a couple of guys get out, lift up the bike and put it in the back. Within five minutes they are gone over the border. I had a 6 month old VFR800 stolen that way at 5PM in the city center in front of my office. Luckily we have good insurance...
A painfully obvious omission from the Geneva Convention. It's overdue for a re-write.
Lots of bikes get stolen in San Diego. In fact, my ZX6R was taken by someone who was able to cut through a heavy duty chain. I imagine it was thrown into a waiting van or truck. With our proximity to Mexico, most end up going south, never to be seen again. From what I've read, HD's and super sports are the preferred bikes. Then again, who can resist the new CB?
(10-13-2014, 01:20 AM)Henrik_imp Wrote: There was a great one a few years back at Le Castellet in France for the Bol d'Or. This gang had organized a huge tractor trailer, and were offering safe bike parking. So people would wheel up their bikes in the truck, and pay a fee to park it. When the truck was full, they simply closed up and pulled out!
I don't think it was attempted a second time...
I laugh only because my bike wasn't one of them! Brilliant and horrible at the same time. I can imagine the police report: "Yes, officer...I drove my motorcycle into their truck and parked it. No, I didn't know who they were. They told me it was safe parking. No, I don't want to buy ocean front property in Oklahoma. Well...how much land are we talking about?"