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Sorry to hear this has happened. Just received warnings from our local police that they've been seeing a big increase of m/bike theft in our area (SW London).
I've abandoned having a nice bike since the last one was stolen, my street rat still has 2 locks a camera and cover on it though.
My solution was a Brompton Electric, not regretting it so far. I still have a motorbike if I need it and I'm not commuting daily so that all makes a difference.
Will be interested to know what you decide to do. My insurance were pretty generous when mine was stolen but they did increase premiums for a while. The best scooter I've had in London is the SH300.
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That’s a shitter, it was horrible when my Kawasaki got stolen and that was a heap. Went through that not going to bother again mood but after a while decided I needed to have a bike and then “found “ mine parked up locally.
No idea on zoomer but (Stealth ad!! (No actual stealth though) I’m looking to offload my 250 Xmax - great town bike but my Honda C90 is a much more fun urban bike.
So my answer is buy a c90.
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Sorry to hear about that man, fingers crossed insurance is reasonable
Dreaming of a (GY6 swapped) Zoomer is what really got me into bikes, still never owned one though (the 250 is tempting though!). Fortnine did a 50cc grouptest a little while ago with one in, might be worth a watch if you haven't already.
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I love honda zoomers, they aint fast but they are fun. I got totally shafted by insurance when mine was wrote off in an accident.
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After seven and a half years of happy ownership the Christmas elves decided to steal my KTM from my driveway last week. They went through 2 chains and helped themselves while we slept.
While I wait for the insurance to decide how much to short me I'm working out what to do next.
I'm feeling very exposed and part of me is thinking there's no point in getting anything nice as it just isn't safe. The other part of me says 7 years was a good run and the chains they went through were not the most secure (one oxford/ alarm disclock basic chain, the other a very old Luma solida lock and chain combo - apparently sold secure gold) - I suspect they went through both with hydraulic bolt cutters quickly and quietly.
I rarely ride outside London these days but really enjoy my 10 mile cross town commute on motorised wheels as a change from the cycling - so I really don't need to get another 690.
Does anyone have any experience of Honda Zoomers or the Super Soco e-motorbikes? Or should I just get a 390 KTM and a big fuckoff chain?