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Re:Electric Bike, Stupid Love of My Life by kjkjadksj on Sunday July 16, 2023 @12:17PM (#36748631)
Same issue with motorcycles and people just buy insurance, which you can do with bikes too.
Re:Electric Bike, Stupid Love of My Life by vel0city on Sunday July 16, 2023 @04:47PM (#36751250)
I can pick up a bicycle and walk away with very little effort. They're usually less than 20lbs.

My motorcycle is 500lbs wet. Close to 700 with full cases.

Are you really suggesting it's just as easy stealing a 500-700lb bike as a 20lb bike?

Re:Electric Bike, Stupid Love of My Life by kjkjadksj on Sunday July 16, 2023 @06:23PM (#36752023)
For most bikes and mopeds two guys and a truck is all you need to steal it. If you can lean it up after laying it out, theres probably a way for someone to leverage it onto a truck bed. Maybe just knocking it over onto a furniture dolly and pushing it up a ramp.
Re:Electric Bike, Stupid Love of My Life by vel0city on Sunday July 16, 2023 @06:51PM (#36752214)
That all sounds like a good bit more work than a single person with a bolt cutter.

So you do agree with me, that it's a lot more work stealing a motorcycle than stealing a bicycle?