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#1 ·
My bike was stolen out of my apartments between 12 and 4 AM on 12/8/12. It was there when I got home around midnight. I woke up around 4 AM and decided to look outside and make sure it was still there. It wasn't :cuss I locked the rear wheel to a telephone/power pole with a 1" cable lock and the steering was locked. They left behind a lock that had been cut and a couple of broken pieces to what I am assuming are from the ignition.

The bike is a 2008 Yamaha R6. It is silver with the R6 decals removed. Some mods include: Two Brothers Racing carbon slip on. Hotbodies undertail. Smoked integrated tail light. Proton flushmounts. Headlight kit with 4300K HID's, red/white halos, red devil eyes and blacked out reflectors. Dark smoke windscreen. Shermoto levers :YEA Michelin Power Pures with 40 mi on them :nono There is also some minor crash damage on the left side. A little rash on the tail, lever, bar end and frame slider.

Please let me know ASAP if you see it come up for sale anywhere.

Most recent photo. Plate has been relocated and old bracket/ turn signals removed.

 
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#2 ·
O man, I'm sorry for the loss. I hope justice is served soon.

Sent while riding my R6. o_O
 
#11 ·
sorry to hear about your bike... hope you had insurance if not hope they can find it.

we should all set a bomb on the bike.. and when someone steals it.. press a button and blow him up with the bike lol.
 
#12 ·
thanks for the support guys.. yeah its insured.. if it gets recovered itll never be the same. like someone fcuked my girlfriend
 
#14 ·
That is one good looking ride. Sorry to hear it was taken by someone who probably wasnt spanked as a child.

and A+ to u for getting theft.
 
#16 ·
Thanks man.. and yeah, I knew theft was a must, living in apts.. I dont expect to have a pleasant experience with the insurance co though
 
#19 ·
Hopefully they dont get yours too.. now im nervous about getting another bike.. apparently they liked my bike more than the new ZX6R that was parked less than 100 yards away and not locked to anything..
 
#20 ·
Maybe it was the guy who owned that bike? Or one of his buddies? Maybe it was someone who had it out for you specifically :(

Sent while riding my R6. o_O
 
#21 ·
Maybe it was the guy who owned that bike? Or one of his buddies? Maybe it was someone who had it out for you specifically :(

Sent while riding my R6. o_O
I actually thought about that.. why steal a 4 year old bike thats locked instead of a new bike thats not locked? But theres also 2 other sport bikes, both Suzukis, that are usually not locked in my apts.. I guess the thieves knew it would be worth the extra time/risk to get mine cause it is damn sexy. Plus who wants a blue Ninja? :yuk:
 
#22 ·
:nono
 
#25 ·
nah man.. still stolen. I got a call from the insurance co yesterday. They are ready to start processing the claim. Gotta couple of bills to catch up on, then time to start shopping for a new toy
 
#24 ·
When I lived in an apartment a long time ago, I had a dirt bike and a new street bike. The complex was pretty new and a nice place, although some of the residents were a bit shady. The area was surrounded by a nice residential area, but there was some theft risk there. My lease specifically said that no gas engines or equipment were allowed inside the units. The lady who was our resident manager liked me and she liked bikes, so she advised me to keep both of my bikes in the kitchen and she wouldn't say anything. I hadn't even asked her, it was her idea. That worked out great. I had a secure parking and work space out of the weather without having to rent a storage unit. It would be nice if everyone had that kind of luck. In some other apartments, I rented an off site storage unit for the bikes. Not as cheap or convenient, but I wanted them out of sight and locked up.

I had two dirt bikes stolen, and an attempt made on my street bike. My first dirt bike theft was right off of my trailer when it was parked in front of a friend's house under a bright street light. It was stolen between 9-11 PM. It was recovered undamaged a few days later. Since it happened on high school graduation night, it appeared to be some high school kids who just wanted to go for a joy ride. They cut the tiedowns and also took a 5 gal. gas can.

My second dirt bike theft happened at a dealer when it was in for service. They had 3 bikes stolen that day. The other two were recovered, but mine never was. They know who stole it because the other two guys were caught and named him. He was the son of the mayor of the big city where I was living and he had a long police record, but they couldn't do anything since they didn't catch him with the bike, and they also didn't want to catch him. The dealer's insurance covered most of replacing it with a new bike.

When I was working nights and rode my street bike to work in the summer, I came out to go home past midnight and found that someone had jammed a screwdriver into my ignition switch trying to steal it. It was amazing that the key still worked in it because it was pretty well destroyed. No other damage than that.

Bikes are an easy target. Do what you must to protect them and keep them insured!
 
#29 ·
They never found it. I wouldn't want it back anyways. It wouldn't be the same. I haven't purchased another bike yet and don't plan to until I live somewhere that I can keep my bike inside.
 
#27 ·
damn man, that really blows, especially with a bike that gorgeous

but props to having theft insurance, get a nice new toy once youre theft proof
 
#30 ·
That's the plan, although I know there is no such thing as "theft proof". A co worker had his procharged vette stolen out of his garage once in a pretty nice neighborhood

Those bastards that stole my bike didn't even get their complimentary buckshot
 
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