Motorbike Thefts in Dublin 18

faceman

For those of you who live or commute to Dublin 18, AON insurance have noted a significant increase in bike thefts in the areas.

Just a heads up!

Cuddlesworth

2 vans with "ahem" some wandering people have been checking out estates in the general area. I spotted them in Shankhill cruising and scoping into gardens, I reported them. Three bikes disappeared the next week.

The cops know who is doing it. They just can't do anything about it.

P.C.

Cuddlesworth wrote: »

The cops know who is doing it. They just can't do anything about it.

That is the part that I have a problem with.

Lock them up.

gone_fishing

Those vans have been around greystones aswell, and yeah theres been quite a few breakins out here over the past few months.

RosieJoe

faceman wrote: »

For those of you who live or commute to Dublin 18, AON insurance have noted a significant increase in bike thefts in the areas.

Just a heads up!

How do you know this?

Pataman

What make of van, colour etc? we can all keeps our eyes peeled then.

gone_fishing

Pataman wrote: »

What make of van, colour etc? we can all keeps our eyes peeled then.

Red transit and a blue VW not sure on the years but ive seen them about a fair bit. Seen the red transit pull up at a job I was at and asked me could he take the off cuts of copper and that and asked the owner if he could take an old car battery . They could genuinly be just looking for scrap metals but maybe not.

Pataman

Forewarned is forearmed and I would loved to be armed when they come calling

faceman

RosieJoe wrote: »

How do you know this?

AON told me.

RosieJoe

faceman wrote: »

AON told me.

As they loaded your premium for leaving/commuting there

Simon300

gone_fishing wrote: »

Those vans have been around greystones aswell, and yeah theres been quite a few breakins out here over the past few months.

I have seen the blue VW van in the bray area the last two days in a row so heads up for anyone in the area.

Cuddlesworth

Red and Grey transit around Shankhill and Killiney. I'm sure they have a few of them. Grey transit was in good nick, red was in bits.

Paparazzo

P.C. wrote: »

That is the part that I have a problem with.

Lock them up.

That would involve the gardai doing work.

Wonda-Boy

Another bike taken from balbriggan last night :mad::mad:

Black VFR 750....its not even funny the amount of bikes getting taken. Thats 11 in the last 2 weeks or so :eek::eek:

Paparazzo

It might be worth upgrading to fully comp or investing in that almax lock. My mates bike was stolen, it was almost comical how little interested the garda had in it.

Hotblack Desiato

No wonder complaints to the Garda Ombudsman are going through the roof

Wonda-Boy

TBH the **** going on in this country a bike taken (no matter how much will love them) will play 2nd fiddle to another murder due to drugs etc etc. :eek:

Not that its right, the gaurds can only do so much unless caught in the act. But they can at least try to be ****in serious about it.

Pedro K

Does anybody know what way the bikes were kept when taken? Front garden or back garden? What kind of security devices were fitted etc? Just to get an idea of how far these guys are going to steal the bikes.

With some opportunistic thieves something as simple as an extra side lane gate could be enough to put them off.

Bikerguy

Pedro K wrote: »

Does anybody know what way the bikes were kept when taken? Front garden or back garden? What kind of security devices were fitted etc? Just to get an idea of how far these guys are going to steal the bikes.

With some opportunistic thieves something as simple as an extra side lane gate could be enough to put them off.

i would like to know the same.


but once they wanna the bike i believe there is not much that can stop them.

mikemac1

Paparazzo wrote: »

investing in that almax lock.

Highly recommended

The local ne'er do wells had a few goes at my bike but they couldn't defeat the chain

Out of sheer badness they still took off the cover and ripped my wiring though :mad:


Almax are excellent
Expensive but worth it
One chain for home and a lighter one for heading to town. They are seriously heavy

Bearcat

I posted a warning on octane about same. Beware of clapped out corolla black with heavy set male/ female in front with 12 year old in rear ...... They came to my estate the other day and I knew they were sussing the place....... Their tail gunner was in a 92 D hiace with bull ars ....guys with a beard.

I have a big jeep and blocked the road as I took their regs. They knew I meant real business.... They scarppered out of estate...rang the Gardai .

These folk have NO fear of the law and use the revolving door system here.....it's up to us to keep a good eye out and let them know if you can that their mind frame may not be a good idea"........say no more guv!

thomashood10

Best way to stop them is identification.

Post their reg numbers, details, where they operate, live etc.

It's their anonymity that allows them to get away with this. If you see them, get their reg.

ogriofa

thomashood10 wrote: »

Best way to stop them is identification.

Post their reg numbers, details, where they operate, live etc.

It's their anonymity that allows them to get away with this. If you see them, get their reg.

Its a good idea, but we might want to be careful re:boards.ie liability etc.
So maybe just make, colour & 05-D-xxxxxx (you can pm the actual reg to people if they really want it)
Just thinking like.

Syllabus

it appears to be mainly/totally bikes from apartment complexes

havent heard of sheds being done over or the like

Wonda-Boy

2 males, Silver Transit around Meath 07-D-2661x (left out 1 digit
Well dodgy seen them around 3 or 4 times knocking on doors asking stupid ****in questions.

Be on the lookout...:eek:

Bikerguy

Wonda-Boy wrote: »

2 males, Silver Transit around Meath 07-D-2661x (left out 1 digit
Well dodgy seen them around 3 or 4 times knocking on doors asking stupid ****in questions.

Be on the lookout...:eek:

Maybe they want u to join Jesus "army" instead.. lol

sf80

Wonda-Boy wrote: »

2 males, Silver Transit around Meath 07-D-2661x (left out 1 digit
Well dodgy seen them around 3 or 4 times knocking on doors asking stupid ****in questions.

Be on the lookout...:eek:

Sure its a silver transit? I don't see a silver transit for any of 07-D-2661[0-9] Check the reg on motorcheck.ie , maybe it was a fake reg

gipi

Read over on ibf about a BMW1100 stolen from Clonee last night - it was locked and alarmed, so didn't move away on its own......

Suspicious van in the area....bike stolen.....co-incidence??

Bikerguy

gipi wrote: »

Read over on ibf about a BMW1100 stolen from Clonee last night - it was locked and alarmed, so didn't move away on its own......

Suspicious van in the area....bike stolen.....co-incidence??

http://www.irishbikerforum.com/forums/index.php/topic/93140-stolen-bike/

link to the pic.

it was in private parking area also... ;(



just upgraded my insurance yesterday - just in the case.

Faith+1

Lovely bike for a '98. Robbing B*stards!

gipi

Stolen Beemer was recovered - joyridden and damaged.