London – In a long spree of motorcycle enabled crime on mopeds, motorcycle, scooter and moped thefts have come to a head with the latest reported barbaric acid attacks in London – five attacks in ninety minutes in one night by two teenagers - victims having their mopeds stolen – and 24 hours later a further report of a rider being attacked with a “noxious substance” in an attempt to take the rider’s moped. (As acid attacks appear to becoming a weapon of choice, a piece from Biker & Bike - Safety advice on bike jackings with acid) We take a look at social media … [Read more...]

London - The Metropolitan Police have just launched its 'Be Safe' campaign around preventing theft of scooters and of course motorcycles! The message of the Met's new short, hard-hitting film and advertising campaign, urging riders of scooters, motorcycles and mopeds to use more security to avoid the theft of their vehicles is, "The more visible the security, the less visible your scooter is to thieves: adding extra security makes it harder for them to steal." Commissioner Cressida Dick launched the campaign this morning, Friday, 23rd June, at a popular parking bay in … [Read more...]

United Kingdom - Biker & Bike - UK Motorcycle Theft Protest Group - There is a bike theft epidemic happening in the UK’s larger cities that, outside of biking circles, is little known about. That changed, on the 6th November 2016 when a group of 600-700 bikers converged at London’s iconic Ace Cafe, to ride, peacefully to Downing Street to hand in a petition. The petition called for, amongst many other measures, an end to the policy of the police only allowing all but the most highly trained pursuit offers to follow and stop thieves on motorcycles, mainly … [Read more...]