I've reserved a couple of places on this, can anyone give me the lowdown on this? Is it an overnight stay job, beers and camping, or a day visit and head off home?
I'm planning to camp, but it looks like an industrial estate, I don't want to get pi$$ed and everyone else buggers off, an that's me stuck there until the morning, who went to last years and was it any good?
I am camping: will be my first Touratech event.
I'll be there again. It is an excellent event. You get free use of the Walter's Arena where BMW off road is held. And event is free!
Little update on my planned trip to Wales for my first Touratech event.
wanted to get myself a sleeping bag at decathlon surrey after work.
17:30 arrival at shop
17:45 call from scorpion Trekking informing me that my bike is moving without the engine on. I go outside Decathlon, confirming my BMW GSA is gone.
17:47 I inform police of theft to obtain crime ref to give to Scorpion TrakKing in order to liaise with police directly
17:55 Police on site at Decathlon to take statement
Roughly 18:05, bike was tracked down after police helicopter was given coordinates of bike whereabouts. I'm on way with police to location : Deptford
Bike recovered. Waiting for forensics to look for prints as top box has been opened (I purposefully never lock it but don't leave anything valuable in it. Thus all good and top box in normal working order).
Assumption is, that an accomplice on a tmax scooter (registered as stolen in february but owner notified today of its find and hence picked up) "pushed" the GSA along (thus no engine running apparently)
19:30 police work done and I call recovery service.
21:45 back home after waiting for recovery service due to heavy traffic
21:50 a well deserved glass of wine
Result: bike recovered, but I don't think it'll be ready for the Touratech travel event weekend (gutted, but at least I have my bike back)
PS: I only had the tracker installed 2 weeks earlier after an unsuccessful theft attempt from my home.
Little update on my planned trip to Wales for my first Touratech event.
wanted to get myself a sleeping bag at decathlon surrey after work.
17:30 arrival at shop
17:45 call from scorpion Trekking informing me that my bike is moving without the engine on. I go outside Decathlon, confirming my BMW GSA is gone.
17:47 I inform police of theft to obtain crime ref to give to Scorpion TrakKing in order to liaise with police directly
17:55 Police on site at Decathlon to take statement
Roughly 18:05, bike was tracked down after police helicopter was given coordinates of bike whereabouts. I'm on way with police to location : Deptford
Bike recovered. Waiting for forensics to look for prints as top box has been opened (I purposefully never lock it but don't leave anything valuable in it. Thus all good and top box in normal working order).
Assumption is, that an accomplice on a tmax scooter (registered as stolen in february but owner notified today of its find and hence picked up) "pushed" the GSA along (thus no engine running apparently)
19:30 police work done and I call recovery service.
21:45 back home after waiting for recovery service due to heavy traffic
21:50 a well deserved glass of wine
Result: bike recovered, but I don't think it'll be ready for the Touratech travel event weekend (gutted, but at least I have my bike back)
PS: I only had the tracker installed 2 weeks earlier after an unsuccessful theft attempt from my home.
glad you got it back how much was the tracker installed. was they much damage to your bike
Steering lock was on but apparently that is the easiest thing to break.