One year after the first stolen motorcycle: the results

• 13 motorcycles reported stolen since the very first theft in September 2018
• 10 of them were recovered shortly afterwards, most of them the same day

It happened twice.

• The first time, the GeoRide app located a user's motorcycle inside a van.

The police, however, were not allowed to open the van without formal proof that the stolen motorcycle was inside. So they had the idea of moving the van, and the tracker sent a vibration alert to the owner's phone. The police opened the van and bingo! On top of the owner's motorcycle, the garage also contained 2 other motorcycles stolen that same week ?

• A second, similar theft took place in May 2019. A member of the GeoRide community had his motorcycle stolen and noticed that the other garages in his building had also been broken into.

In the end, thanks to the location provided by the tracker, the police recovered not only the owner's motorcycle but also 3 motorcycles in the hideout. In total, 2 motorcycles equipped with GeoRide led to the recovery of 4 motorcycles ? They most likely ordered a GeoRide right after that.

The most recent theft happened last Saturday (14/09) at 4:27 in the morning in the Nantes area. An MT-07 Moto Cage Red was recovered thanks to the skilful patience of its owner, who waited for his GeoRide app to warn him when the thief was about to leave the hideout.

The police could not retrieve the vehicle straight away because the location pointed to a locked cellar. Once the thief set off for a ride on the motorcycle, he was cornered by the police. The owner got his motorcycle back with only a damaged tyre and a broken mirror.

It was the first time a member of the GeoRide community came to the aid of someone whose motorcycle had been stolen. The owner of the stolen motorcycle had the good idea of triggering the theft alert, which automatically notifies every user within a 100 km radius.

This tally does not even include the theft attempts that failed thanks to instant notifications warning owners, who were able to react before the motorcycle was carried away.