So let's talk locks and security

That's a very interesting possibility--are m/c thefts going down, or is there a perception that they are?

Methods are changing, have know of people being followed home and then the bike is jacked (like car jacking, they try to steal the keys to get round the immobilisers) I believe most motorbikes are stolen to be stripped for parts, some end up as race bikes.

Bikes are easier to shift, many people don't even keep a note of their frame numbers t report to the police.