why klrs get stolen?

[Michael A Zlotowicz]

I am saddened to report the theft of my blue 1999 KLR 650 from outside of my Brooklyn NY apartment building. A 1" steel cable was cut to remove it. Please be alert to any suspicious bikes or parts for sale, and call me if you think you may have spotted it. It's all stock except for spiked footpegs and dirt tires. 6500 miles, NH plate, faded paint on front fender, and VIN JKAKLEA18XA050079 And don't make fun of the low miles. I bought it two months with 5K on her :/ I'm putting Lojack on my next one. Grrr. Michael 917-331-0757

[Stephen Grisanti]

Sorry to hear about the theft. Make certain the police have the VIN correct; evidently the local fuzz here got it wrong and so would not have known even if they found it, had I not corrected them. I'm convinced that helped get my KLR back to me after it was stolen. It was recovered in four days. Hope you have even better luck. Stephen --- Michael A Zlotowicz wrote:

> I am saddened to report the theft of my blue 1999 > KLR 650 from outside > of my Brooklyn NY apartment building. A 1" steel > cable was cut to > remove it. > > Please be alert to any suspicious bikes or parts for > sale, and call me > if you think you may have spotted it. > > It's all stock except for spiked footpegs and dirt > tires. 6500 miles, > NH plate, faded paint on front fender, and VIN > JKAKLEA18XA050079 > > And don't make fun of the low miles. I bought it two > months with 5K on > her :/ > > I'm putting Lojack on my next one. > > Grrr. > > Michael > 917-331-0757 > > > Archive Quicksearch at: >

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[stevedyer@cox.net]

Michael, And I'm saddened to hear it. They can take all the pus-green and diaper-rash red ones they want, but the svelte and elegant blue ones should never be molested. I'll keep an eye out for the bastiges. Steve A13 ---- Michael A Zlotowicz wrote: I am saddened to report the theft of my blue 1999 KLR 650 from outside of my Brooklyn NY apartment building. A 1" steel cable was cut to remove it. Please be alert to any suspicious bikes or parts for sale, and call me if you think you may have spotted it. It's all stock except for spiked footpegs and dirt tires. 6500 miles, NH plate, faded paint on front fender, and VIN JKAKLEA18XA050079 And don't make fun of the low miles. I bought it two months with 5K on her :/ I'm putting Lojack on my next one. Grrr. Michael 917-331-0757

[Donald Dickerson]

Gee, one of the things I thought when I bought my KLR is that no bike thief would want it, as it's not a hot sportbike. I never even see any on the street. Why the heck would someone steal a KLR except for parts? We may like them, but I'd think the average thief would look for a GSXR or something first. --- stevedyer@... wrote:

> > Michael, > > And I'm saddened to hear it. They can take all the pus-green and > diaper-rash red ones they want, but the svelte and elegant blue ones > should never be molested. I'll keep an eye out for the bastiges. > > Steve > A13 > > > ---- Michael A Zlotowicz wrote: > I am saddened to report the theft of my blue 1999 KLR 650 from > outside > of my Brooklyn NY apartment building. A 1" steel cable was cut to > remove it. > > Please be alert to any suspicious bikes or parts for sale, and call > me > if you think you may have spotted it. > > It's all stock except for spiked footpegs and dirt tires. 6500 miles, > > NH plate, faded paint on front fender, and VIN JKAKLEA18XA050079 > > And don't make fun of the low miles. I bought it two months with 5K > on > her :/ > > I'm putting Lojack on my next one. > > Grrr. > > Michael > 917-331-0757 > > >

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[Thor Lancelot Simon]

On Wed, Sep 20, 2006 at 04:29:57PM -0700, Donald Dickerson wrote:

> Gee, one of the things I thought when I bought my KLR is that no bike > thief would want it, as it's not a hot sportbike. I never even see any > on the street. Why the heck would someone steal a KLR except for parts? > We may like them, but I'd think the average thief would look for a GSXR > or something first.

You'd think so. But (a lot of) criminals are completely stupid. Today I returned from picking up my other bike (a KTM, so I let the dealership do the valve adjustments; they're just a _little_ more time consuming than on the KLR... ) from a maintenance appointment and discovered that someone had unbolted a crossmember from the construction scaffolding outside my building in order to steal my *locked Kryptonite chain* (which was not, of course, attached to the bike, since I was on my way to pick the bike up!) Now, maybe they were thinking that after they spent 20 minutes grinding the shackle of the 13mm padlock off it, they'd have a $80 Kryptonite chain they could use or sell; but I think it's a little more likely that they were just idiots who would steal anything that wasn't welded down! Thor

[Donald Dickerson]

OK... I can see stealing a bike. But they stole your lock chain!? I don't think I can even find the words... I hope you find them, with new chain in hand. --- Thor Lancelot Simon wrote:

> On Wed, Sep 20, 2006 at 04:29:57PM -0700, Donald Dickerson wrote: > > Gee, one of the things I thought when I bought my KLR is that no > bike > > thief would want it, as it's not a hot sportbike. I never even see > any > > on the street. Why the heck would someone steal a KLR except for > parts? > > We may like them, but I'd think the average thief would look for a > GSXR > > or something first. > > You'd think so. But (a lot of) criminals are completely stupid. > > Today I returned from picking up my other bike (a KTM, so I let the > dealership do the valve adjustments; they're just a _little_ more > time > consuming than on the KLR... ) from a maintenance appointment and > discovered that someone had unbolted a crossmember from the > construction > scaffolding outside my building in order to steal my *locked > Kryptonite > chain* (which was not, of course, attached to the bike, since I was > on > my way to pick the bike up!) > > Now, maybe they were thinking that after they spent 20 minutes > grinding > the shackle of the 13mm padlock off it, they'd have a $80 Kryptonite > chain they could use or sell; but I think it's a little more likely > that > they were just idiots who would steal anything that wasn't welded > down! > > Thor >

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[Jan Parks]

I had my first KLR650 stolen from my yard last fall. the police dept said there is a big market for this type of bike in Central America, as it handles those riding conditions much better than the normal crotch rocket. When I reported it gone, they said it was probably already on a truck and headed south. Jan A13 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[Stephen Grisanti]

>Why they get stolen?

Mine had some (probably) KLR-specific pieces removed; the headlight, the cooling fan, and a relay or two. Plastic was off for maintenance, or that probably would have been gone, too. The "urban entrepreneur" remark is likely accurate, for those who need multisurface maneuverability. Don't we all? Stephen --- Paul Wilson wrote:

> Ditto the comment on the coppers getting the VIN > wrong. My 96 > disappeared two summers ago and apparently mine was > entered in the > stolen vehicle database not once, but twice, under > two different > VINs-- one correct, one not. This summer I get a > call from the auto > theft unit of the DC police. Someone was trying to > title a bike under > the "wrong" VIN. I made certain it wasn't my bike > (it was some other > model of Kawasaki) but the whole thing struck me as > slightly fishy. I > did follow up to make sure this particular officer > was actually on the > city payroll and not a scam artist trying to > "launder" a title on a > stolen bike through the DMV. > > Why they get stolen? Apparently dual-sports and > dirt bikes are > somewhat prized by a certain class of "urban > entrepreneur" who use > they for activities related to illicit commerce. Or > so my PD contacts > say. > > I will say my ratty old '90 attracts a lot more > attention on the > streets of DC than my VFR. I met up with another > urban KLR rider a > couple of days ago. He was having a helluva time > keeping the front > wheel on the ground. > -- > Paul in DC > 90 KLR - 95 VFR > > > Archive Quicksearch at: >

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