A popular Calgary motorcycle school is increasing security after thieves targeted its trailers twice in the past week, taking items and causing damage.

But its owner says he refuses to focus on the negatives.

Too Cool Motorcycle School runs out of four trailers situated in a lot at McMahon Stadium, with dozens of different types of motorbikes and equipment stored there.

The first break-in happened on Aug. 31, when thieves forced their way into trailers, tampering with fuel tanks and stealing items, including keys to motorbikes.

They struck again on Sept. 2, again damaging trailers in the process of trying to gain entry.

Damage to a door on one of the trailers at Too School Motorcyle School in Calgary. (Dan McGarvey/CBC)

Inside the trailers, the walls are plastered with hundreds of faded photos of all of the students Trevor Dech has shared the joy of motorcycling with over the years. It's his passion.

And it's the overwhelming support Dech has received from those same students since the break-ins that he is now choosing to focus on, rather than being a victim.

"All the people and their comments," said an emotional Dech, pausing to compose himself.

He's talking about being inundated with offers of help and support from friends and many former students who heard about the break-ins on social media.

Some students who passed through his school many years ago still have a soft spot for the place where they learned to ride and the man who taught them the skills they needed.

One former student set up a GoFundMe page to help Dech out, which has since raised more than $2,000.

Trevor Dech with Too School Motorcycle School gets one of his Honda motorbikes ready for lessons in a lot at McMahon Stadium. Dech says he won’t let thieves who targeted his business this past week get him down. (Dan McGarvey/CBC)

"There's a lot of great people out there and there's a few bad but they make the really nice people even better," he said.

"Whoever did it, we're going to keep going. You made me better, you made our school better, it just unites this community even more."

Dech says he found it hard to teach this week following the break-ins but has been blown away by the support.

"It affects us because this is our home," said Rene Despins, a longtime senior instructor at Too Cool.

"It's fascinating how supportive and tight this community really is, and we are lucky."

Dech says he has now beefed up security on and around his trailers and McMahon Stadium's security say they will be stepping up patrols in the lot, as well.