Your old bike gear may be sat in the garage, wardrobe or attic gathering dust. You may have kept it ‘just in case’ or maybe just for sentiment when you upgraded or retired from riding. But there comes a time when you can no longer ignore the obvious, and need to clear the space.
Forget the Car Boot Sales, Forget Marketplace with people never turning up, Forget the Tip. We either sell or pass on unwanted gear to others unable to afford new, or don’t have any locks or appropriate clothing in return for small donations or sale prices that are directly put into fighting motorcycle theft. The donations we receive, help us to continue to provide the service we do to the community. Attending Shows, Stolen Motorcycle Appeals, Events spreading awareness and staging our Locking Schools without having to charge fees for doing so. We have never made any money from the discounts we arrange with suppliers – it has always been about making security available to all. Receiving commissions has been regularly offered – but the answer is always the same; we would rather that go to the riders that are trying to protect their machines from theft.
If you have any unwanted Motorcycle Clothing, Locks or Boots that are fit for another year or two, then please get in touch, or leave at one of our collection points that will be growing over time and we will collect from there.
Things we have done thanks to donated items:
Supplied Locks to Riders that did not have the funds to purchase quality or proper motorcycle locks
Supplied PPE to riders that had none, or only had rudimentary equipment with no funds to expand due to high insurance costs.
Supplied Training to New Riders on how to lock their machines effectively at our Locking Schools, including tricks and tips that have proven to have thwarted thieves.
Arrange Ride Outs, to show solidarity to communities affected by Motorcycle Theft and Related Crime.
The Motorcycle Crime Q&A – a UK first that managed to raise funding for Police, and bring the blight of Motorcycle Theft to the fore by having Judges, Police, Youth Offending Team and Politicians in front of 150 angry Bikers answering their questions.
Turned troublesome Estates, where people feared to go outside after dark, into pleasant areas that remain so years after.
Follow and built pictures of what the Motorcycle Crime Industry is, how it works and who are behind it. To discover where bikes are going and what happens to them.
To gain intelligence through communities, gaining longer convictions and enabling proper intervention.
Rehabilitating Offenders with partner companies through Education Programs, Apprenticeships and Business Support to give early offenders a new path away from gangs and exploitation from Organised Crime Groups.
There is so much more, the list is not endless but it is extensive. What I will is say is this: You would be amazed at what an old pair of boots can do. They say you should walk a mile in someone’s shoes. Let allow someone to ride hundreds more in yours, and combat theft at the same time – that is a win-win for everyone!
Contact us if you have anything you do not want, or drop off in a collection point in your area if there is one. We will list these on the website as they grow.
