Attempt to stole my R3 - new Ignition Lock

Man, what a bunch of scumbags. It is a **** shame, really. This world we live in now, makes you shudder. Go get a job and work for something instead of stealing you **** a-holes.

Well at least you had the extra protection thankfully and they weren't successful. Where do you live, if you don't mind. I live in a big city-New York-and as much as I love it and as much as I am a NYer to the bone (born & raised here), I still know that unfortunately there are vile swine criminal thug thieves out there and try not to take it for granted. So I went and got a Kryptonite chain lock, Xena brake disc lock, and Scorpio alarm system-the Scorpio alerts your phone if there is shaking or movement. What kind of lock did you have that broke their tool? Looks like it did the job.

I am not sure if you can get the same lock cylinder that matches your current key. If you have to get a new one, you will have to get a bew fuel tank and helmet lock one also, unless you want to use your old keys which would force you to use 2 keys to function. I think you will have to get Yamaha OEM parts directly from them through the dealer. Anything OEM is pricey and that's one of the bad things. Some scumbag messed with your bike that you bought with hard earned money and they cost you money by breaking things will trying to steal it. It really makes one's blood boil. Karma is a bitch though. Hope it bites them in the ass bad.

Good luck! And again, try not to get too worked up about this. Look at the positive-they didn't get your bike.

Thanks mate. I am from central London. For the last few months bike thieves are getting crazy in London. I have Oxford Monster Chain lock which they could not manage to cut. Probably it was just pure luck they did not cut it! I have a spare disc lock and padlock which I will put overnight from now on.

I checked Yamaha dealer shop for ignition lock and they said it would cost me £132 + £120 for labour. It's crazy!

I checked some websites for ignition locks for other motorcycles and it seems that the average price is around £40 and they fit quite many different models. For example the R6 and R1 ignition lock is the same. But I could not find anything specifically for the R3. Do you think that I could fit the ignition lock from Yamaha R6 or R1 or other yamaha model? I guess I'll have to fit it myself too as I can't cope with the idea of paying £120 for fitting it by someone else.

I am not exactly sure which parts I need to buy in order to fix everything. is it only Ignition Barrel like this one for example?

http://www.scooter-works.co.uk/6-wi...-1000cc.html?gclid=CIvg4JeN0ckCFUEcGwodYgcMpA

Thanks a lot!

Zadeika, definitely get some extra security as well. I got a Scorpio alarm, Xena XX6 brake rotor lock with alarm, and a Kryptonite chain, and a Dowco Guardian motorcycle cover. Sounds like overkill and a lot but it really isn't.

When I keep the bike outside, I like to cover it in case of inclement weather, or some yahoo putting his coffee on it, or someone thinking like wow, let me just sit on it. A cover will actually discourage some thieves as it is another layer to remove. You can even lock the cover down on it. Cost me $79

https://dowcopowersports.com/covers/motorcycle-covers/

Xena lock lock on the brake rotor (don't forget its ob the rotot and thry to drive off!) and shrieks an siren in case of movement. Cost me like $70.

http://www.xenasecurity.com/

Got a Kryptonight NY lock and through it through the front tire and anchor it to a stationary object like a street sign or gate. Cost $100.

Kryptonite Locks Motorcycle Security

The Scorpio alarm was the most and I bought the Ride/Secure combo for $469. It has GPS tracking to my phone and if bike moves or tilts, I get an alert.

http://ridescorpio.com/

But if you get some combo of first 3, you should be good. Cheers!