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Seems like a dirt bike supermoto will get nicked just as fast. Such a shame you can't own nice bikes in London.
Id suggest a tmax, but that will be well attractive. I'd love a tmax for London on reflection, now seeing them everywhere.
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Has London theft not calmed down? Saw in Edinburgh its now less, but still happens way more than most places, especially those just starting out or want a commuter/scooter, they get targeted quite badly = they go back to car or other commuting transport. Shame as every now and then you start to see a few more folk on bikes starting out, and then there is a wave of them ending up in canals and burn't out in parks.
Mate had a Ducati streetfighter stolen in the west a few months back, was surprised as he always tucks his bikes away, uses the most ridiculous locks (though I guess nothing 30 seconds a thin bladed Makita won't get through).
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I had an SH300 which was perfect for London. Had the worst accident of my riding career on it!
TMax were top of the list of stolen bikes for a while. The supermotos do look like a thief magnet.
However the R1150RS was close to the bottom of the list and that was stolen.
BrickMan
Airhead
I had an 1150 for a while (was stolen in Mayfair). That was unnecessarily fast and heavy for in town. My biggest problem is the shlep to get out of London for a ride.
I like the analog nature of the R80, not sure if I should just have something completely different and maybe a decent size electric will come along. That might be what I'm holding out for. I've had a lot of bikes alongside the R80 but nothing has ever been a better fit overall.