Ask a motorcycle thief (motorcycle security advice by a UK cop and American thief)

[crismoe']

good posting doc

[MJH]

That made me wonder how many motorcycle end up stolen in the USA and what types of motorcycles and where are they stolen most often.

Here is a link to a downloadable report, from 2011.
https://www.nicb.org/File%20Library/...eCAST-2011.pdf

I found this excerpt interesting.

2011 Rank	Make*	2011	Percent of Thefts by Make (%)
1	American Honda Motor Co., Inc.	11,014	24%
2	Yamaha Motor Corporation	8,880	19%
3	American Suzuki Motor Corporation	7,281	16%
4	Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A.	5,009	11%
5	Harley Davidson, Inc.	3,120	7%
6	KTM Sportmotorcycle AG	410	1%
7	KYMCO U.S.A., Inc.	350	1%
8	Vespa International	323	1%
9	Bajaj Auto., Ltd.	294	1%
10	Goldenvale, Inc. - Roketa	286	1%
11	Ducati Motor Holding	232	<1%
12	Astronautical Bashan	226	<1%

[MJH]

By county...

[MJH]

I would say the most likely type of bike to get stolen in the USA is a dirt bike and one located in a southern state. Historically off road bikes did not require registration, which only makes it easier to trade them stolen. Theft insurance is very cheap in the USA, liability is what costs the most on insurance policies and the larger the displacement the higher the cost.

To the best of my knowledge BAJAJ of India never sold any street legal bikes in the USA.
Them being on the list could actually represent Kawasaki dirt bikes, they may use BAJAJ as an OEM for some of their off road bikes?

Many States are moving towards registration off Road vehicles, with that theft will likely decrease.