mediajackl
02-28-2006, 11:51 AM
Honolulu riders most likely to have bikes swiped, says Progressive Ins.
From Honolulu Star Bulletin:
"...A Honolulu rider, said its report released yesterday, is four times more likely to lose his bike than a motorcyclist in Chicago or Detroit, which are the third- and seventh-largest metro areas in the country...
..."They're smaller than cars, easy to hide," said [Leroy]Fujishige, who is also with the National Insurance Crime Bureau. "Once you dismantle the parts, they're not traceable, usually, and it's easy to ship out of state.
"Most motorcycles are not recovered. ... If you have a Harley-Davidson stolen, you're not getting it back," he said.
Fujishige noted that unlike other stolen vehicles such as cars and vans, motorcycles are usually stolen for parts and not used for joy riding or in the commission of other crimes."
http://starbulletin.com/2006/02/28/news/story07.html
From Honolulu Star Bulletin:
"...A Honolulu rider, said its report released yesterday, is four times more likely to lose his bike than a motorcyclist in Chicago or Detroit, which are the third- and seventh-largest metro areas in the country...
..."They're smaller than cars, easy to hide," said [Leroy]Fujishige, who is also with the National Insurance Crime Bureau. "Once you dismantle the parts, they're not traceable, usually, and it's easy to ship out of state.
"Most motorcycles are not recovered. ... If you have a Harley-Davidson stolen, you're not getting it back," he said.
Fujishige noted that unlike other stolen vehicles such as cars and vans, motorcycles are usually stolen for parts and not used for joy riding or in the commission of other crimes."
http://starbulletin.com/2006/02/28/news/story07.html