Shitty feeling of the week....

I live in an apartment for now. They do have garages... which I'm "on the waiting list" for. But the garages aren't attached, and not visible from the apt. I think I'd feel LESS secure with a garage here. I've thought about enclosed trailer to park them in.... just seems like a total PITA.
Next bikes will be chained to other vehicles, or to each other in such a way they can't just grab and go. Alarm disc locks at MINIMUM.

Honestly... It's bitter sweet that I didn't catch them. Sleepless nights of thinking have a TON of scenarios through my head. Hand gun, shotgun, BB gun to the face sniper style, mace, throwing bar-bells from the 3rd floor, "panic button" on the cars in the lot, etc etc. In the end.... I don't want any enemies while I'm riding around, or anyone targeting our apartment. No one bike-jacked us while parking, and i don't want to antagonize anyone into doing that. Neighbors say the trailer was out there about the time my girl should've been leaving. I'd feel sick if something happened to her.... bikes are just bikes.

Everytime I see a stolen bike news story, or hear of a runner on the news.... I hope to see my wrecked bike laying next to the body.

Replacements:
My girl is pretty set on another SV650s. Maybe a Gladius or FZ6r (price dependent). If SV, she'll only take a full fairing bike.... unless insurance pays out enough to put fairings on the new one (technically, they should). It took months to find this one for her.

Me... I don't know what I want.
Can't stand to get ANOTHER 650r. I'd feel stupid buying all the exact same mods again... and i'll miss the powdercoated wheels..... but not gonna drop the coin AGAIN....just to have the same effin' bike.

Practical....
I'd like a naked SV, or to fighter an SV. At ~15k miles a year, the gas mileage alone and reliability is great draw. They run about $3k to $3500 depending on mileage.
Technically, I have her old red SV that was layed down. But it needs forks and an engine at minimum... and I don't really have space for a project now. nor the real no-how to swap a motor. Her plan was to part it out to offset the price of buying her now stolen bike, but we hadn't gotten to it yet.

Less practical....
I like Street Triples... but they are few and far between, even in houston. And hold value really well. Best I've found is $7500, lightly used.

The new FZ-09 looks sweet too...and for the MSRP ($7900), is competitive in price to a used street triple.... it's the dealer fees and higher insurance that may kill that deal. And waiting... I'm itching for a bike already.

I REALLY want a Buell XB, but only as a 2nd bike.... not gonna rack up the miles on one. Just don't want it as my only bike, and don't know how soon I'd buy a "commuter" after getting a buell. They range from $3200 to $6500 depending on mileage and how proud the owner is.

As of now.... just random searching and seeing what pops up.

Oh, here's her stolen SV....


and my 650r (with her old, now wrecked SV).


I fuckin' LOVED that hard cover tail-bag. Was a bitch to find and not cheap. It polished/waxed up to shine like the bike, and didn't look weathered despite being permanently bolted to the seat.

Oh, and I have all the spare body parts I bought so I could fighter the 650r.... undertail, bellypan, spare nose, windscreens, spare seat, etc.

It sucks that you have to protect your stuff from being stolen, but it is what it is...I dunno why people don't protect their bikes. Nothing is theif-proof, but most theives are just vultures looking for easy targets. I severely doubt a couple of old bikes would be worth the punishment an violent crime would produce. With that being said: if you own your house, it can be a simple as getting one (or 3) of those manufactured home anchors and drilling them the 3-5 feet into the ground, then lock your bikes to that. There's also anchors you can bolt into concrete to lock your bike to. Bike covers can go a long way, its a less attractive target when you have to mosey around flipping a cover to see what is underneath; and they have ones with alarms. Disc locks are ok, but two dudes can pick up a bike and carry it into a trailer faster than trying to break the steering mech and roll it anyway, and I've read the alarms on them are bad about water damage. A lot of apts have covered parking, wrap a heavy duty chain through the frame and to a support beam; not just your front wheel.

Sucks your bikes got stolen, I hope the guys who stole it die in a fiery car crash and take a long time to burn. Anyone who can afford an enclosed trailor and truck obviously isn't so in need to steal.