The biggest decrease in motor vehicle theft in Australia during the pandemic was in motorcycles. While national vehicle theft was... Read More
By Arthur Yarwood* The last few years have seen London struggle to control a huge motorcycle crime wave. At its... Read More
Can you identify this scooter thief from the inset image of the man while riding in the back of a taxi? Sunshine Coast detectives want to speak to him about the theft of a Suzuki UK110 scooter from outside a surf club at Coolum last week. Just after 4pm last Saturday... Read More
Here’s a tip, unfortunately gained from first-hand experience, on how to avoid one of the most common way thieves steal... Read More
Queensland Police are appealing for witnesses or dashcam vision after an allegedly stolen motorcycle crashed in Miles last Saturday (29... Read More
Motorcycle theft is running rampant and even three-time World Superbike champion Troy Bayliss is not immune with his two-up demo Ducati V4R being stolen from his race truck. Troy returned to Australian Super-bikes last year and is competing this weekend at the combined round with WSBK this weekend at Phillip Island.... Read More
If you’ve ever lost your motorcycle key and don’t have a back-up, you’ll know how expensive modern keys can be... Read More
A motorbike theft has resulted in a police chase which ended overnight with a 31-year-old Morayfield man being charged with... Read More
Posting photos about your motorcycle could be inviting professional theft gangs to target you, warns RACQ safety technical officer and motorcycle rider Steve Spalding. His comments come as this British video seems to show that a group of six thieves knew exactly what they were about to steal from this... Read More
A boom in motorcycle theft rates has prompted the National Motor Vehicle Theft Reduction Council to invite rider groups to... Read More
Number plate theft and cloning of plates is on the rise, resulting in riders receiving speeding and parking fines and... Read More
Fumbling with keys on a motorcycle disc or wheel lock is no longer a problem with this ZiiLock bike lock which unlocks with a thumbprint or smartphone. ZiiLock which is based in Pasadena, California, and Taiwan, has an open-ended Indiegogo crowd-funding campaign to launch their alarm bike lock. It has... Read More
Motorcycle thefts in Australia are increasing at more than double the rate of car theft, according to the latest figures... Read More
A 38-year-old man has been arrested after feeing police on a stolen motorbike, riding on the wrong side of the... Read More
A 19-year-old male rider on a stolen motorcycle has been critically injured in a crash with two cars at Granville overnight. NSW Police say the teenager was riding a stolen Suzuki motorcycle north on Blaxcell St, Granville, about 11pm last night (29 August 2019), when he attempted to overtake two... Read More
When you park your motorcycle at your local cafe or service station and don’t want to carry your helmet, you... Read More
(Guest post on bike security for our North American readers) Motorbikes are excellent travel options for those who cherish adventurous... Read More
(Contributed post on preventing motorcycle theft) It’s not groundbreaking news to say that motorcycles get stolen from time to time, and part of the problem is the lack of care that owners take in preventing it from happening to them. Even if by some miracle your stolen motorcycle is recovered,... Read More
(Contributed article about GPS tracking) Motorcycles are fun, thrilling, expensive and a preferred target for thieves, but GPS trackers will follow... Read More
Motorcycles thefts are up 7.3% across Australia in 2018 with many older bikes heading straight to the junk yard for... Read More
As motorcycle theft continues to be the one area of vehicle theft to rise, a tougher penalty system for offenders is being assessed. Australian motor vehicle theft is down 4% in the year to October 2018, with the only sector increasing being motorcycles, up 4%. The biggest increase was in... Read More
There could be nothing more heartbreaking than to have your motorcycle stolen, but what can be done to reduce the... Read More
The former Campbell Newman Government not only disrupted Queensland’s motorcycle industry with discriminatory VLAD laws, but may also have contributed... Read More
If you’ve ever had your helmet stolen from your bike or accidentally knocked or blown off your bike, then the stylish rear-rack-mounted Kobe Smart Case could be your solution. It electronically secures your helmet to your bike when parked and neatly folds away when not in use to be visually... Read More
Motorcycle theft rose 5% in the 2017/2018 financial year while all other vehicle theft across Australia dropped. Official figures from... Read More
Queensland Police are calling for information about an incident in which a rider was robbed of his Kawasaki Ninja 250R by... Read More
The Slovenian company that brought us the innovative Smart Turn System self-cancelling indicators is now working on a Smart Motorcycle Tracker that they claim will be better than any current tracker. STS will test the prototype Smart Motorcycle Tracker in May with production to follow later this year. The makers admit... Read More
Made with a stainless steel transmission chain, this DSD (Dirty Side Down) Motoring helmet lock appears to be the strongest... Read More
Famous charity riding couple Tex O’Grady and his cattle dog Bundy have raised millions for the needy and now they... Read More
If you are leaving your motorcycle parked in a public park, look for CCTV cameras and park in the line of their sight, if that is possible. Most railway parking stations and public carpark areas such as shopping centres have CCTV cameras that are monitored by security staff. However, they... Read More
Motorcycle theft is rampant in many capital cities, in particular London where four are stolen every day, and riders are... Read More
You can leave your gear locked on your motorbike with the goLock Venture and receive a warning over your phone... Read More
The only good news about the economic downturn and consequent drop in motorcycle sales in Australia is that your motorcycle is now a little bit safer from theft. Motorcycle thefts were down 3% to 8056 in the 2016/17 financial year with the biggest drops in Western Australia. According to National... Read More
Hiking, or at least a short walk in the bush, is a great way to add some adventure to your... Read More
Half of all motorcycle and scooter theft in the UK is in London with rampant thefts increasing almost 50% in the... Read More
Motorcycle thefts have risen 1% in the past calendar year to 8271 in Australia with South East Queensland and Perth the hot spots for theft. That means riders in those areas are likely to be slugged the highest premiums for their bike insurance. While thefts only increased 1%, there was a... Read More
A “frightening” rise in motorcycle thefts in Victoria in the past few years has offset decreases across the nation, according to... Read More
Riders have been warned that motorcycles are being targeted in the Brisbane city and Valley area and are reminded to... Read More
When a Brisbane golf course superintendent lowered the dam level he expected to find heaps of golf balls and maybe a club or two, but never a 2008 Harley-Davidson Softail Rocker. Craig Clarke, of McLeod Golf Course, said he lowered the dam last week to stock up the holding dam and couldn’t believe his eyes... Read More
Motorcycle theft rose just 1% in 2015 to 8205, after dropping slightly the previous year. Short-term thefts, usually for joy... Read More
A man who poses as a prospective buyer is believed to have stolen at least five motorcycles during test rides... Read More
Stolen motorcycles may continue to be shipped out of Australia at an alarming rate after the government rejected moves to help stop the illegal trade. Half of the thousands of motorcycles stolen in Australia every year are never recovered, says Australian Motoring Enthusiast Party Senator for Victoria Senator Ricky Muir. “I... Read More
Motorcycle theft in Australia dropped almost 3% in the past financial year, according to the National Motor Vehicle Theft Reduction... Read More
Thieves are breaking into houses in the early hours of the morning to get motorcycle keys so they can steal... Read More
Motorcycle theft is up 7% over the past year while all other types of vehicle theft are down 4%. Most alarmingly, joy-riding has increased by 351 to 3806 or 10% while profit-motivated theft is up 196 to 4807 or 4%. While bikes represent about 10% of all registered vehicles, they... Read More
Motorcycle theft is declining slowly, but not in the west. Across Australia, 2197 bikes were stolen in the March quarter,... Read More