hi from new member and stolen superduke

well evening all, this is an introduction but also a post to watch out for a stolen Superduke

Been using this forum since owning my SD a year and a half ago and its been great, never joined before but wanted to give you all a heads up on my bike which has just been stolen (hope this is in the right section, apologies if not)

Description :

2006 black Superduke
Registration : BX06 VRU
Carbon front fender (KTM)
Solo seat conversion (KTM)
several ktm orange bling bits
akros

Totally gutted as not only was this my main transport but also my hobby, cleaned and polished every weekend and was so looking forward to summer on it. It seems several guys in a white transit came down and lifted it along with all chains and such. so annoyed as i think i heard them and saw a van drive off but they must have come back for it later on. Was stolen from Bury, Manchester, UK in the early hours of Thursday morning (31st May).

If you guys can obviously keep an eye out, i know its probably in bits now but the solo seat conversion (£540 from ktm) is quite rare for that year so not many about and the ktm carbon fender might pop up on ebay etc. Just got brand new corsa 3 tyres and new mot..not a good month for me.

anyway, waiting on insurance but not sure if i can bring myself to get another Superduke, i love the bikes but the amount of time and money i put into it i'm just not sure. Might go back to my sportsbikes

pics can be found here..

Sorry to hear about your theft, had seen it on ebay.

My advice would be to print picture off and take it to local Police Stations asking it to be put in canteen.

Most cops dont ride bikes so would not know what what it is, a picture would help greatly if they saw it out and about

Gutted for you.....

i wont comment too much but police have been absolutely pathetic.

Van has been found but no bike.

Good idea though and i might do that, also maybe take some pics to the local garages.

hi stinky
sorry to hear about your bike , nothing worse . never feel same about leaving a bike anywhere again. happened to me 30 years back a road legal cr 480.. no locks on it or ignition . did have a chain round and a lock , still crosses my mind now when i leave my bike or car... hope that they find the low lifes ..that took it . and hopefully you get all your money off the insurance , if you are not happy with what they offer ,complain for more .it does work normally . good luck mate . rac

Gutted for you dude. I honestly think I'd cry like a girl if mine got stolen. Let's hope they crash it and spend the rest of their long lives crippled from neck down being fed, shitting and pissing through a tube

as you say they are just scum bags gutted 4u
But i hope the insurance pay you out and you can buy a sd again i no its not the same but dont let them put you of

Hi Stinky,

What a bunch of thieving cnuts. Pretty much echo what all the others said. Apparently its less than 25% of bikes get recovered after theft...

My first SD was stolen, its awful cos you look outside and wonder if you've gone mad. Then you get upset and then you get angry. The paranoia that it could happen again never leaves you.

What you said about not getting another SD? I felt the same, went through pretty much every other naked bike, then came back to a SD again. I really hope it gets recovered but I would be willing to bet its on its way to Poland as we speak.

Look for the positives, you can start the mods on the new one when you get it! Good luck mate... oh and never take the insurance companies first offer!

cheers all.

ok i'll fill you in a little bit..

woke up thursday morning at 7.00am to find it gone. Reported to police. Got a call and went through the motions then an email at 2.00pm that day saying case is closed. I was pretty shocked, i understand bikes are hardly ever found again but they never came to see the neighbours or myself etc. Oh i live in the quietest little village ever not some busy estate.

Anyway, i get home and decide to go round all the neighbours to see if they saw or heard anything. One neighbour said she reported a white transit with 3 guys changing the number plate outside her house, this was reported at 1.00am thursday morning. did the police investigate...no. So, we ring police and ask about this...their reply was 'do you think they're connected'....honestly i almost laughed.

Yesterday i find out from the neighbour that the van has been found. The police have not been in touch with me and i only know this talking to my neighbour. I cant believe how incompetent they have been and i am not happy at all.

I just want to get it all sorted with insurance and then i might actually put a complaint in with the police as it just feels like they couldnt be arsed with it at all. And this isnt just a little toy, this is my main transport and hobby, something i have spent a lot of time and money on.

Dont think i'll see again, we all think it was stolen to order and i must have been followed. i suspect its in bits now or out of the country.

i'll keep you updated.

Going to look at bikes this weekend...and yes a Superduke is one of them

hi stinky
emm poor bloke .
i won't even mention what i think about that .
enjoy the bike viewing ,hope you feel happier .

you guys park your girl outside? oh helll no! how do you sleep at night?

hehe if you saw where i lived you wouldnt be so worried about leaving it outside. last report of crime was a flower pot being stolen and that was 4 years ago

Even worse luck is that we move house in 2 months with a fully secure workshop...proper kick in the nuts.