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Stolen Koga Bikes: UK Frame-Number Check (Free)
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Koga frame numbers are stamped underneath the bottom bracket, between the pedals. On the electric models with a mid motor, check the underside of the down tube instead, and treat the motor number as separate from the frame number. Run the frame code through Cyclesite's free lookup for an instant UK check against a stolen-bike registry and rider-filed theft reports.
Where Koga stamps the frame number
Under the bottom bracket on the touring and road range. On the E-Nova and the rest of the mid-drive electric line the motor occupies that area, so the code moves to the underside of the down tube. Koga does not publish a serial format, so record the full code as you find it rather than looking for a recognisable prefix.
Koga on the UK used market
Koga is a Dutch brand best known here for expedition touring bikes, and the WorldTraveller in particular is bought by people planning long trips and specified to order at considerable cost. Touring bikes are frequently left loaded outside cafes, campsites and hostels, and a fully equipped one represents a lot of value in one place. A frame-number check before a private purchase is worth the minute it takes.
FAQs
- Where is the frame number on a Koga?
- Stamped under the bottom bracket. On mid-drive electric models check the underside of the down tube instead.
- Is the motor number the frame number on a Koga E-Nova?
- No. The motor and battery carry their own serials and either can be replaced. Only the frame code identifies the bike.
- Does a specified-to-order Koga have different paperwork?
- It usually has more. A WorldTraveller built to order should come with documentation naming the frame number, so ask to see it alongside the code on the frame.
Police datapolice.uk releases
Most stolen bikes are never traced back to anyone
Police recorded 28,531 bicycle thefts across 44 UK city centres over three years. A suspect was identified in 10.1% of closed cases, and 1 in 33 reached a charge. Pick an area for the local picture.
Jun 23Down 25% in three yearsMay 26
- 8,221
- thefts recorded in 12 months
- −12%
- change on the year before
- 10.1%
- of closed cases had a suspect identified
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