TWO people were scared off by an alarm while they were trying to steal a motorbike.

The pair were scoping out a KTM Duke which was parked outside the front of a house in Old Heath Road, Colchester.

The incident happened just after 2am on Monday morning.

Luckily the pair were scared off by an alarm.

CCTV footage shows two people with their hoods up approaching the motorbike.

They start to move it but run off when they hear an alarm.

The owner of the bike has reported the incident to police.

Call 101 with information.