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@Airhead
Pretty horrible development in bike theft. Interesting point BQ raises. In a long story 10 years ago myself and a neighbour cleaned our street of thieving s**ts through a combination of threats with chains/axes and bs regarding how mental we used to be. I was characterised as the ex-hells angel who'd done time for hacking his best mates arm off with a chisel (fits the carpenter background!). He was the paranoid PCP addict with a machete watching from behind the curtains. It took years but eventually the street became a no go area for scum. Lots of stories along the way.
Long story short, it's easier to sort out your own ends, get friendly with your local non-scum bikers and look out for each other. Too many people riding bikes have forgotten the community side of it. Saw a programme the other night about the met chasing phone thieves on stolen scooters and I'm literally cheering at the footage of them getting knocked off at a junction. Not very PC I know. :)