Hold onto your CBR

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Cropper

Discussion Starter · Nov 27, 2013

Out of the 46,061 motorcycles stolen in 2012, 9,082 of them were Hondas...

Theives pefer warm weather climates, Cali, Florida and Texas are leading states for moto theft.

July, August and June are the most common months for stealing, February is safe.

Honda motorcycles most stolen, just like Honda autos - Autoblog

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Late Shift

· #2 · Nov 27, 2013

February is probably safe because no one actually takes out their bikes during the dead of winter. Even if they did, who would want to be outside to steal them in cold weather.

What kind of security features do you have on your bike to prevent theft? Did you buy a lock, or alarm or anything?

Cropper

Discussion Starter · #3 · Nov 27, 2013

Late Shift said:
February is probably safe because no one actually takes out their bikes during the dead of winter. Even if they did, who would want to be outside to steal them in cold weather.

What kind of security features do you have on your bike to prevent theft? Did you buy a lock, or alarm or anything?

I have a garage LOL... you're pretty safe if you lock her up tight every night. I think most thefts happen when your bike is parked on the street. Roll up quiet in a pickup, three guys lift it into the bed and BYEBYEE...

CBRninja

· #4 · Nov 27, 2013

because hondas are awesome so people want to steal them

Ortega

· #5 · Nov 27, 2013

wow, just like some Honda cars, their bikes get stolen a lot. No way to stop them from stealing your bike but you can always do things to make it easier to track it and even prevent this to some degree

CBRninja

· #6 · Nov 28, 2013

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Ortega

· #7 · Nov 29, 2013

CBRninja said:

Driving a cheap honda civic sucks, especially a 90's model civic or just any 90's honda as cops know they're the most stolen and pull over every one of them they see

CBRninja

· #8 · Dec 2, 2013

I think any old Honda or Acura is high theft.

And insurance rates are so high for them

Ortega

· #9 · Dec 2, 2013

CBRninja said:
I think any old Honda or Acura is high theft.

And insurance rates are so high for them

a lot of 90's Honda's are targeted
it's sucks if you live in a big city as insurance on some cheap $1000 dollar 90's Honda will be a lot. People usually steal them strip them down for parts and you know the rest.

CBRninja

· #10 · Dec 3, 2013

The insurance for honda motorcycles isn't bad though

Not any worse than other japanese brands

Ortega

· #11 · Dec 3, 2013

CBRninja said:
The insurance for honda motorcycles isn't bad though

Not any worse than other japanese brands

yeah it's usually just the japanese cars that are an issue to insure if you're a young person.

CBRninja

· #12 · Dec 4, 2013

and super cars

Cropper

Discussion Starter · #13 · Dec 4, 2013

I do wonder though if the reason there are more honda bikes stolen is just because there are more Hondas sold...

Ortega

· #14 · Dec 4, 2013

CBRninja said:
and super cars

But the difference their is people who own supercars can easily afford insurance

Bozzo

· #15 · Dec 5, 2013

It doesn't surprise me but just in general I think it is because there are more hondas on the road. Just hoping that it doesn't affect our insurance premiums too much.

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Ortega

· #16 · Dec 6, 2013

Bozzo said:
It doesn't surprise me but just in general I think it is because there are more hondas on the road. Just hoping that it doesn't affect our insurance premiums too much.

Hopefully not, either way it's going to be far better than insuring a car. Even if there's a price increase for us it shouldn't be anything significant.

CBRninja

· #17 · Dec 8, 2013

Bozzo said:
It doesn't surprise me but just in general I think it is because there are more hondas on the road. Just hoping that it doesn't affect our insurance premiums too much.

I don't think a Honda motorcycle is any more to insure than a Yamaha or Suzuki.

Cropper

Discussion Starter · #18 · Jan 15, 2014

Keeping your CBR Safe

Many will use a garage but what about when your out and about, or what about those of you who live in metro areas and lack a garage? Short of sleeping with it how do you keep them safe from sticky fingers?

Anyone use a Xena disc lock? I've heard they do their best work on the rear disc. People will always steal, but they dont have to steal your things!

Experts chime in

EX Thief & "chop-shop" operator AMA : motorcycles

Ortega

· #19 · Jan 15, 2014

Here's the wake up call for people that don't take many preventive measures or NONE at all....

Had a lot of similar posts and messages, supersporsts or similar (some sport touring, naked bikes, Ninja 250s, etc.) bikes are the most commonly targeted as well as Harleys, generally 0-3 years old, rarely more than 10 years old. Custom choppers, cafes, and bobbers get targeted, but as far as I'm aware they are much further down the list. After that it's pretty rare that a bike is stolen. Well, dirtbikes, but that's more of an opportunistic jackass than a "professional

MotoMike

· #20 · Jan 15, 2014

Cropper said:
Many will use a garage but what about when your out and about, or what about those of you who live in metro areas and lack a garage? Short of sleeping with it how do you keep them safe from sticky fingers?

Anyone use a Xena disc lock? I've heard they do their best work on the rear disc. People will always steal, but they dont have to steal your things!

Experts chime in

A garage is without a doubt the way to go. Aside from the security aspect, a nice shiny new bike that is parked outside in the elements 24/7 will quickly start to show signs of rust and corrosion. I've seen plenty of one year old bikes that live outside, and most look like crap. And although a good cover can help prevent paint fading, it doesn't seem to prevent rust and corrosion due to condensation from happening to all the nuts & bolts.

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