Efforts to save money at the gas pump are bringing some unintended and in some cases deadly consequences in Nashville, Tennessee and I imagine many other locations through out the United States. This really pisses me off! Guys and gals, keep your motorcycle locked up somewhere secure like a garage if you have one and if you must leave your motorcycle on the street or other area easily accessible to every Tom, Dick and Harry who walks by, please use a chain or alarm system to let you know if some asshole is trying to rip off your motorcycle. Even motocross bikes and scooters are not safe, and include atv's in this. With the price of gas going through the roof motorcycles are selling like hotcakes and so is the increase in motorcycle theft. Please watch the two videos, part one on top and part two below to see an actual motorcycle theft happen. This guy knows what he is doing because he does not start the bike to make noise and he busts loose the steering lock and checks to make sure the front is moving freely. Hope the butt wipe get caught red handed! 
City police said they are seeing a rash of motorcycle thefts, and trauma surgeons said they're dealing with a new spike in motorcycle crash-related injuries.
Fast and fuel- efficient, motorcycles are taking on new popularity by riders who are young and old. The shift is creating new troubles. 
"We've moved from a very protected environment driving around in big cars to a very unprotected environment riding motorcycles," said Dr. John Morris. I guess if your a doctor you don't need to worry about the price of gas! 
Trauma surgeons at Vanderbilt Medical Center are seeing a new generation of victims. Older people in the past who used their motorcycles for fun are now using them as their primary mode of transportation.
"The spectrum of their injuries is different. Not head injury, but orthopedic injury. Because 60-year-old motorcyclists wear helmets, 20-year-old motorcyclists don't wear helmets," said Morris.
Another side effect from the motorcycle craze is more theft, and this week, there are cases at apartment complexes on Nashville's south side.
"What's been going on is these motorcycles haven't been secured. In other words, there's no lock, not in a garage, they're not chained in anyway. It appears (the) suspect is probably coming up, taking motorcycles, putting in another vehicle then driving off," said Metro police Capt. David imho.
Police in the Hermitage precinct said they are aware of the motorcycle theft problem and that they have some plans in place to try and prevent the problem from growing any further.