So I'm new to the area and I was thinking of parking my bike outside overnight. Well, someone stole my wifes' bicycle last night and I'm rethinking. What's the haps with people parking Ducait's outside? Any do it? I live in downtown San Diego.
Holla!
get a big lock, and cover it with a generic cover. i live in san diego as well, i work down near 32nd street and my bike is parked out on harbor drive all day with no problems. where do you normally park you bike?
Quote from: knightrider on May 31, 2008, 09:11:31 AM
get a big lock, and cover it with a generic cover. i live in san diego as well, i work down near 32nd street and my bike is parked out on harbor drive all day with no problems. where do you normally park you bike?
I park in a garage normally but was trying to avoid paying monthly for the spot. I live in the Gas lamp on Fourth.
anything other than a private garage is an invitation to steal your bike.
i had a motorcycle stolen from a shared, gated apartment parking garage 6 years ago.
when i moved, i made sure i had a private garage.
i hate hate hate thieves...
our house and garage was robbed a couple of years ago...
if they want in, they will find a way.
Now that I think about it I'll just bump up the $75 monthly parking for peace of mind. 8)
Quote from: DuCaTiNi on May 31, 2008, 10:13:33 AM
i hate hate hate thieves...
our house and garage was robbed a couple of years ago...
if they want in, they will find a way.
Did they steal your bike from the garage?
There were 3 bikes all stolen at once from a gated community I was living in, but fortunately, mine was in a private garage. Someone just came with a large trailer or box truck one night, loaded them all up, and took off. This was in a DC suburb. They left the FZ1 that had steel treadplate applique on the frame. [laugh]
Gaslamp on 4th? Bad idea to park it outside. Invitation for a bunch of drunken idiots to make the beast with two backs with your bike...
Quote from: NAKID on May 31, 2008, 09:16:37 PM
Gaslamp on 4th? Bad idea to park it outside. Invitation for a bunch of drunken idiots to make the beast with two backs with your bike...
Exactly why I don't want to park it out. The bicycle stolen was a wake up. [beer]
yea there is no way i would leave my bike parked in the gaslamp, too many drunks. 75 doesnt seem bad for a place off the street. how secure is it?
Very secure. Pass key and 24 hour security. Coming from the midwest we have our own way of securing things but security will do. [popcorn]
Underground parking garages are worse than the street when it comes to theft. It may protect it from vandals and drunks but they provide a secure haven for the professional thieves to cut your locks and load the bike up without being seen by the public. I have had three motorcycles stolen from an underground garage with security guards and passkey access right in Coronado. Roll the bike in the elevator and bring it into the apartment.
Go ahead and park it outside...and sit in a darkened upstairs window with a sniper rifle.
Quote from: silentbob on May 31, 2008, 10:50:12 PM
Underground parking garages are worse than the street when it comes to theft. It may protect it from vandals and drunks but they provide a secure haven for the professional thieves to cut your locks and load the bike up without being seen by the public. I have had three motorcycles stolen from an underground garage with security guards and passkey access right in Coronado. Roll the bike in the elevator and bring it into the apartment.
You gotta be fooking kiddin me! WTF is going on here?
I just went and locked my shit down.
Quote from: Agent47 on May 31, 2008, 11:08:52 PM
You gotta be fooking kiddin me! WTF is going on here?
I just went and locked my shit down.
I gave up on the parking garage and started driving the bike right inside the apartment.
(http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc19/silentbob_pics/P8168426.jpg)
Now I have a place with a private garage.
On a more positive note, Ducatis are way down on the list of stolen motorcycles. Late model Japanese superbikes have an average lifespan of 3 months in San Diego.
soembody has been shoppin' at costco. ;D
I wish I could bring mine it but leaseclearly states no motored vehicles inside the unit. Besides the elevator is shaped oddly.
I like the Ducati low profile. A buddy of mine told me that bikes are stolen here then brought to TJ shortly after. Cool scam, but bad to be a victim.
Quote from: julianista on May 31, 2008, 08:59:59 PM
Did they steal your bike from the garage?
not that time.... key was in it too...
the investigating officers said they were in and out quick.
they took nothing larger than one person could carry.
it's freaky knowing someone was scoping out the house, and going through our stuff.
we have a security system now [thumbsup]
Quote from: DuCaTiNi on June 01, 2008, 06:55:03 AM
it's freaky knowing someone was scoping out the house, and going through our stuff.
I know. I grew up in the city where you have to keep your wits up for survival then I moved to the burbs and got soft a bit. Gratefully I'm back in a city and kinda like obsessive self security. ;D
Strange balance of visual to see a $16K bike in a Kitchen with a $13. strip light above the sink !
[laugh] [laugh] [laugh] [laugh] [laugh]
Quote from: Bad Dog on June 01, 2008, 08:06:44 AM
Strange balance of visual to see a $16K bike in a Kitchen with a $13. strip light above the sink !
[laugh] [laugh] [laugh] [laugh] [laugh]
Gotta have your priorities straight man.
Quote from: Agent47 on June 01, 2008, 06:43:48 AM
A buddy of mine told me that bikes are stolen here then brought to TJ shortly after. Cool scam, but bad to be a victim.
sadly this is true. that is why lojack is pretty worthless here, being 20 mins from mexico, they just get it down there, and lojack doesnt do squat for ya. except you get your money back that you paid for the lojack, woohoo [roll] i say your best bet is to try and be friendly to the security guards and ask them to keep a good eye on your bike. i used to have to park in a garage and i would bring the night guard food every so often.
I worked and lived in Sorrento Valley in the late 90's. Our single entrance/exit parking garage at work (Lusk Blvd) was losing a car a week for a while during the summer. Posted a security guard - nothing changed. The 20 min ride to Tj is the problem.