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Shocking footage shows brazen thugs try to steal a motorbike from outside the owner's front door in broad daylight - as the occupants shout and film them.

Ignoring warnings that the police are on their way, the gang use an angle grinder to try to remove a lock on the £6,500 bike.

And when they do give up, one of the crooks takes revenge by casually smashing windows on a car parked outside the same property.

The raid was filmed in Carshalton, Surrey, yesterday by Shaun Thompson, who lives at the property with his parents.

(Image: ShaunRider/Youtube)

The footage has been viewed over one million times.

Shaun posted the footage to YouTube writing: "These guys have tried to steal my bike for the third time this week! I am f****** steaming!"

He filmed the gang of four - all wearing motorcycle helmets - from an open upstairs window.

Two members of the men approach the bike as residents shout to them: "Gotcha. Oi the police are coming. F*** off, get away."

Apparently unperturbed, the thieves pull the cover off the bike and begin trying to get it free.

(Image: ShaunRider/Youtube)

Shaun shouts down at them: "You ain't getting that off, trust me."

Despite the warning, one of the men starts to attack a lock with an angle grinder, causing a shower of sparks.

One of his accomplices seems to point out a second lock at which point the gang decide to give up on the Yamaha MT07.

Still acting without any sense of urgency or fear, one of the gang takes a hammer and smashes two windows on Shaun's father's car before they make off on two bikes.

Shaun said today: "I was in disbelief that they felt the could do this twice in broad daylight. The confidence they have is unbelievable. I wanted to go out there, but at the same time, anything could happen."

(Image: ShaunRider/Youtube)

He revealed that on the two previous occasions he discussed the attempted theft of his bike with the thieves as it was happening.

He wrote online: "The first day was Monday 26th at 4pm (three boys). The guy even told me I was lucky I had a disc lock on it. Second day was Friday 30th at Midnight (two boys).

"Again, I was told I was lucky I had a lock but the idiot didn't think to check if I had a lock on my rear tyre."

On social media, Derek Morton wrote: "They'll be back for it!"

Robyn Froom wrote: "And they are probably nicking another one right now! Scumbags need dealing with properly."

(Image: ShaunRider/Youtube)

Patricia Clegg wrote: "You did the right thing by not going outside. There were four of them. Thugs!"

Michelle Susan Smith Hayles wrote: "F***ing w****r, low life scum."

London Metropolitan police figures show that between July 2016 and June 2017 there were 14,943 thefts of "powered two-wheel vehicles".

In January, Sadiq Khan tweeted saying: "More than 23,430 crimes were committed using motorcycles in London last year.

"I'm working with @metpoliceuk to tackle moped crime - but it's time for manufacturers to step up and design anti-theft measures into their vehicles to help keep Londoners safe."

He came under fire for putting the blame to manufacturers for motorcycle theft.