Various Sold Secure and Thatcham chains chopped.

Superb film made by www.iq18films.co.uk exposing how utterly dire Sold Secure and Thatcham are at testing chains. We can chop them in under a minute, why can't Sold Secure and Thatcham?
Why not ask them yourself?
Sold Secure: 01327 264687.
Thatcham: Sales and Marketing Department
Tel: +44 (0)1635 294826
Fax: +44 (0)1635 861862
Email: sales@thatcham.org

There's only so much that 2 or 3 individuals can do, if just 50% of the people who see this video call the offenders and give them a hard time, they might just smell the coffee.

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• stunt
• stunting
• motorcycle
• security
• turbo
• nitrous
• custom
• chopper
• sold
• secure
• almax
• zanx
• captaincropper
• cropped
• croppers

[seangarrett92]

Anyone find a lock, cable, or chain that takes more than 63 seconds to crop?

[CaptainCropper]

@seangarrett92, Yep, no Almax chain can be cropped despite repeated and expensive attempts, also most of other the available 16mm+ chains are good as well. I can't recommend the Oxford 16mm because the manufacturing quality is so poor that it varies from link to link, one link will e rock hard, and a couple of links down will be like toffee.

[rd91sib18zex]

Think the bolt cutters are long enough, and a giant dude putting all his weight on it lol. Try that with a U lock

[CaptainCropper]

@rd91sib18zex, if it's a U lock with a sub 16mm shackle, it will make no difference, still croppable. In fact, a badly used U lock is even easier to break than a chain, you just jack them open. Use a 16mm U lock correctly and it should stop someone riding off.

[hoah]

that guy needs to lay off the chicken cottage and do some excersise

[CaptainCropper]

@hoah, I agree, what a handsome lard arse he is.

[CaptainCropper]

@MrTyronePimp, not over here it doesn't. Stealing vehicles is easy money in the UK, good returns, very little risk of being caught and even if you ARE caught, the sentences are pathetic.

[CaptainCropper]

@kosmosleha, a youth would get three warnings for stealing vehicles before actually going to court. They'd have to be caught THREE TIMES before even getting sentenced. An adult would probably get community service, certainly not imprisonment unless they are chronically crap serial bike thieves or they have stolen a quad from a golf club where the judge plays. This is why it's so important to take resposibility for securing your pride and joy, the law is NOT on our side and is no deterrent.

[seangarrett92]

@CaptainCropper I've sent them four emails about shipping to the United States. No reply. Anyone else you recommend?

[samhirst87]

I think the only real solution would be to have a chain wich resembles the anchor chain from the Titanic!

[Hrungenir]

@xr650rBRP1X - Police should be allow to beat on them severely until they bleed. I had my first bike stolen when I was 10, b*stard walked right into the utility room of our house while my mother was cooking dinner, she thought it was me(bathroom style glass).

I think one of the best is hidden gps transmitter - f*ck calling the cops, just go round with a baseball bat and some firelighters.

[Hrungenir]

@AutodromoF1 I agree with the last sentence you typed, but how hard do you think it is for a kid on a scooter to throw a bag over their shoulder with a set of bolt cutters in it, then cruise around a few car parks and make a phone call when he finds something. 10 minutes later a transit van shows up and 30 seconds after that your bike is inside it.

I think you're a bit naive my friend, the only sure fire answer to this kind of theft is to catch them in the act.

[MilkmanJack]

Those men just demonstrated an enhanced level of experience in stealing bikes.

I'm reporting you to the cops! (☜joke)

No, but seriously, if my bike gets stolen I'll come looking for you. ლ(ಠ益ಠლ)

[meltonblackspider]

Might look a little suspect in the middle of a car park..

[AutodromoF1]

How many thieves carry around 4 foot bolt cutters? Better yet how many can carry them concealed from view? These tests are not that useful. These is assuming a best case scenario for the thief. For this to happen it would pretty much take an organized ring of criminals. That's hardly the case. 99.9% of the time is young punks looking to make a quick score.