2009 DT BOOK ONLINE

We are not fond of doom
and gloom in this here
publication – but man –
there is something rotten
in the state of SA.
ATV and motorcycle theft
really seems to be on the up
and up at the moment. In the
last month – we have had
three families in our small
group of riders hit - and their
bikes stolen.
Never mind stolen – lifted over cars and
bakkies – often leaving lekker gash marks
and dents in the vehicles that the bikes are
lifted over. And it would appear that in all
cases, the bikes were targeted – because
nothing else in the garages were touched.
The worst is that in some cases – dogs
have been poisoned – bloody terrible.
We have been in this game for a long time
and the bike theft thing seems to come and
Stolen Dirt bikes and Quads
A frien dly
warn ing...
ATTENTION!
go in stages. Off road vehicles are relatively
soft targets because most of them are
unregistered and are, therefore not easy
to trace. There is a popular theory that the
vast majority of quads stolen in SA end up
in Mozambique – we have heard of people
who have found their bikes while on holiday
there and have been unable to retrieve
them for whatever reason…
Many are stripped for unrecognizable parts
locally – I had a ZX 1100 road bike stolen
a few years back when I parked it outside
the old JHB Post office. Eventually I found
my bike minus frame and engine casings,
in pieces at a dealer in the middle of JHB.
That dealer has closed long ago – so we
don’t want to get you speculation on who it
was etc – that guy has moved out of SA. He
had purchased the parts from a well known
mechanic at the time – so thought that the
bike was a legitimate deal…
We chased that mechanic almost to the
ends of the earth and have not seen him
since. But – how much of this goes on
locally?
If you do buy used parts – ask for a receipt –
that way it will never come back to bite you on
the butt. If you buy a frame – you can check
that it is not stolen through police clearance
– same with a complete motor or bottom end
casings. On a frame, you can ask for a police
clearance – if the seller is reluctant, rather
look for something else.
Toys are not as cheap as they used to be with
top of the line dirtbikes over the 100k mark .
I think that we have all resigned ourselves
to the fact that if they want something, they
are going to steal it. But, fortunately – or
unfortunately there are various ways that you
can protect your assets – other than the usual
home security, electric fencing, rottweilers, etc
etc. We cannot guarantee that they will work
– but every bit kinda helps…
Stay Alert:
When you park your bikes or quads look
out for any suspicious looking people or
vehicles lurking around. Look out for “battle
signs” near your house – apparently when
the police came to investigate one of the
thefts – they identified battle signs at the
one guys house – these could be anything
– a piece of rubbish on the lawn, cold drink
tins leaning against each other – who
knows – but clean up anything that should
not be there…
CLUTCH & BRAKE
LEVERS
NEW & 2ND HAND
KIT
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