I think in the USA the situation about theft of your motorbike is better than where I live. Here in Western Europe Eastern European gangs do reconnaisance entire areas for valuable things including expensive cars and motorbikes. They 'deliver on order' what the client in the former East block requires. Using chains and locks in the only way to prevent your bike from stealing, you buy time by using multiple chains and locks. And preferable is to chain your bike to a streetlamp pole, a pole of your car port or similar at least with
one chain and lock. The insurance companies refuse to pay when you don't apply at least one or two 'category 4 locks and chains' to prevent your bike from stealing. Even in my internal garage my bike is chained to the floor because even in-house storage is no obstancle for these professional gangs and the insurance companies require this even.
Long live a 'New EU" with East Block countries (cynical laughing)

 

You said your Ultra was stolen. Why was I thinking you had a Road King instead?

 

Rt 66 HD used to be halfway decent especially when they had the 5 and Diner cafe as part of it. Then some *** from California bought it, tore down the diner and let it be known they didn't want any one there that wasn't going to buy. So screw 'em.

 

It's been sold again since then, the current owner has them open on Holiday's now too. One of the guys in service was fit to be tied over them expecting him to work memorial day... after the experience 2 of my friends have had with them I refuse to even consider a bike from them.

I'll buy from Myers again, they'll just never service my bike again, the new bike I bought in KC has been to 66 for warranty issues, I do and document my own service and their service writers have all done right by me. And I buy parts from 66, they are closer to home and Steve has always done well by me.

 

Yes probably and reason #1 in the US both the police AND civilians are well armed - much harder on a thief when practically any neighbor might just stop in to see what's going on and put a gun in your face.

As far as this bike goes though - I don't know how the alarm systems work but I got a friend who hauls boats for a living, he can scoop up a 20 ton 50 ft boat in less than 10 minutes and be on his way.

Stealing a motorcycle, that's easy. Even if you didn't have the machinery to quickly lift it, which just takes a small boom on a pickup truck or any half *** tow truck - I imagine even a half *** thief could just jack it up from underneath or above, slide something w/ wheels under the tires & slide it onto a trailer or down the street or wherever it needed to go. I had a friend who lived in a shitty area and someone stole an engine on an engine lift out of his front yard - they wheeled it down the street and likely right onto a trailer, they stole the whole thing, lift & engine.

Jon

 

That and most Europeans don't have garages

 

I traded the Road King for the Ultra around last Christmas .

 

FYI..it's not truly replacement cost. I just went through this with them, it is 110% of the purchase price up to $35k.

With the Foremost replacement cost total loss settlement option, you will be able to replace your bike with one of like kind and quality up to 110% of the purchase price.

 

So does the theft mean you go from a twin cam to an M8? If so, then that's kind of cool.

 

Well, I got a call from my adjuster yesterday...my new adjuster. Apparently, the old one doesn't work for the company any more. Anyway, I resent all the pertinent info to the new guy. They're supposed to have a proposal for me tomorrow.

If it all works out, yes.