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Thieves Drive Off with Stolen 1971 Bridgestone 90 Sport Bike After Conning 83-Year-Old
Thieves Drive Off with Stolen 1971 Bridgestone 90 Sport Bike After Conning 83-Year-Old

26 May 2015, 13:46 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The Police are looking for four thieves that stole a 1971 Bridgestone 90 Sport, loading an 83-year-old's motorcycle into a van and taking off without paying

 
Online Communities React to Help Pensioner Recover His Stolen 2-Mile '60s Honda Super Cub
Online Communities React to Help Pensioner Recover His Stolen 2-Mile '60s Honda Super Cub

7 May 2015, 09:38 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Thieves who stole a 1960's Honda C110 Super Cub might find it becoming too hot to handle after its photo went viral on the Internet

 
FrameBlock, the Anti-Theft Device that Integrates with Your Bike's Frame
FrameBlock, the Anti-Theft Device that Integrates with Your Bike's Frame

17 Apr 2015, 14:07 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / MilanoBike shows the FrameBlock project, an idea which integrates bicycle anti-theft gadgets with the very frame of the two-wheeler

 
Small Motorcycles and No Guns Can't Stop Thieves from Mowing Down Cops – Video
Small Motorcycles and No Guns Can't Stop Thieves from Mowing Down Cops – Video

20 Mar 2015, 11:08 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Car wheel thieves in the city of Puebla, Mexico have no problem running down two police bikes and taking off, mostly because they face no real threat

 
Of Apple Watches and Motorcycles
Of Apple Watches and Motorcycles

11 Mar 2015, 17:33 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Sometimes it's sad to see the way we unnecessarily complicate our existence with things which do not belong together. Apple Watch and bikes are such two things.

 
Rider Threatened by Thieves at Gun Point Escapes Flooring His Kawasaki Ninja – Video
Rider Threatened by Thieves at Gun Point Escapes Flooring His Kawasaki Ninja – Video

27 Feb 2015, 16:33 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / An armed motorcycle rider on a Brazilian highway tries to force another motorcyclist to pull over. The would-be victim floors it and escapes.

 
Hijackers Thinking They’re in GTA Get Arrested in Australia
Hijackers Thinking They’re in GTA Get Arrested in Australia

6 Feb 2015, 15:39 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / What appears to be a car theft ended up in a four-hour chase over about 200 km in Australia, with the hijackers crasing and replacing the car multiple times

 
New Oxford GPS Tracker Offers 10 Years Battery Life
New Oxford GPS Tracker Offers 10 Years Battery Life

28 Jan 2015, 14:21 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Oxford has launched a new GPS Tracker system which offers 10-year battery life, is waterproof and will work with bikes, cars and other valuable assets

 
Here’s How Many Range Rovers Thieves Can Fit in a Container
Here’s How Many Range Rovers Thieves Can Fit in a Container

21 Jan 2015, 17:06 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / You’ve probably seen the Gone in 60 Seconds car flick telling the story of a car thief struggling to meet a mafioso’s demand. Well, car theft is not that charming in real life and someti...

 
Some Stolen Red Bull F1 Trophies Found in a Lake
Some Stolen Red Bull F1 Trophies Found in a Lake

18 Dec 2014, 16:16 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / A recent update from Red Bull Racing brought some good news, saying that some of the team’s stolen trophies got recovered from a lake near Sandhurst just a few days ago. This really shows how ...

 
Grandma Fends Teen Carjackers, Says She Can’t Afford New Car
Grandma Fends Teen Carjackers, Says She Can’t Afford New Car

11 Dec 2014, 10:29 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / “I said, ‘You’re not getting my van and I slapped that gun to the side’” Kay Kise, a 67-year old grandmother from Indianapolis, told reporters. She had just arrived out...

 
Patient Steals the Hospital's Ambulance, Drives Himself Home With It
Patient Steals the Hospital's Ambulance, Drives Himself Home With It

14 Oct 2014, 13:15 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / Someone please call 911... OK, maybe there’s no shooting involved, nor a love song by Wyclef, but we had to go with this joke. However, the story you’re about to read is as weird as it i...

 
Stolen 1954 Harley-Davidson Hydra-Glide Found and Returned After 42 Years
Stolen 1954 Harley-Davidson Hydra-Glide Found and Returned After 42 Years

6 Oct 2014, 13:31 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / An 1954 Harley-Davidson Hydra-Glide, which was reported stolen back in 1972 was discovered and returned to its rightful owners. The bike was discovered by the joint efforts of the U.S. Customs and B...

 
Nissan Leaf Charging Cable Can Be Stolen by a Kid Using a Comb
Nissan Leaf Charging Cable Can Be Stolen by a Kid Using a Comb

3 Oct 2014, 12:25 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Most plug in hybrids and electric vehicles are coming with an Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE); it’s that brick with two cables attached to it that you plug to your car and an electric...

 
John McGuinness' $16,000 Senior TT Winner Watch Stolen, Handed to the Police Days After
John McGuinness' $16,000 Senior TT Winner Watch Stolen, Handed to the Police Days After

9 Sep 2014, 15:27 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / John “Mr. Pint” McGuinness is a very lucky man, as his Senior TT Winner wrist watch that had been stolen over the weekend was handed to the police. John McGuinness needs no introducti...

 
National Motorcycle Museum in Birmingham Broken Into, TT Trophies Stolen
National Motorcycle Museum in Birmingham Broken Into, TT Trophies Stolen

28 Aug 2014, 11:07 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Thieves have broken into the National Motorcycle Museum in Birmingham, UK last night (27 August, 2014) at around 11pm and stole a large number of trophies, MCN reports. Apparently none of the motorc...

 
UK Police Offers Discounted Bike Chains and Padlocks to Curb Theft
UK Police Offers Discounted Bike Chains and Padlocks to Curb Theft

19 Aug 2014, 15:17 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Well, how about that: the Sussex Police in the UK has just ran a most interesting and praiseworthy campaign as part of the effort to curb motorcycle theft in the area, visordown reports. The local f...

 
Bike Thefts Down in the US in 2013, but Not for Harley-Davidson
Bike Thefts Down in the US in 2013, but Not for Harley-Davidson

12 Jun 2014, 13:08 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Someone once said that among all riders, Harley-Davidson owners are a special breed. While such a claim is definitely arguable, the latest bike theft-related figures for 2013 show that H-D owners ar...

 
Skylock, the Smart, Solar-Powered Bike Lock Should Get a Motorcycle Version
Skylock, the Smart, Solar-Powered Bike Lock Should Get a Motorcycle Version

16 May 2014, 06:40 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Welcome Skylock, a new bicycle locking system with a very good potential of making it into the motorcycle world. It’s really nice to see that more and more smart locks are being developed, wit...

 
In France, One Scooter Is Being Stolen Every 8 Minutes
In France, One Scooter Is Being Stolen Every 8 Minutes

7 May 2014, 14:09 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / If you though that the US was pretty crazy with one motorcycle being stolen every 11 minutes, how about learning that one scooter is being stolen every 8 minutes in France? Well, it may sound wacky,...