Preventing your bike from being stolen
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#33
RE: Preventing your bike from being stolen
I lock the handlebar and ignition, I have the HD security system with Type II siren. I'm waiting for the pager I ordered, and have an extra Xena security padlock with its own alarm I put on the rear brake disk.
I try to park the bike in sight, or near a wall or between two cars where it will be much more difficult to manhandle it without first disengaging the security devices.
During day it's parked in my office's watched parking lot, and during night in my watched garage.
I mean to buy a floor anchor, though, just in case, for when I'm away for some time.
I try to park the bike in sight, or near a wall or between two cars where it will be much more difficult to manhandle it without first disengaging the security devices.
During day it's parked in my office's watched parking lot, and during night in my watched garage.
I mean to buy a floor anchor, though, just in case, for when I'm away for some time.
#35
RE: Preventing your bike from being stolen
What a lot of people forget is that when a burglar visits your house, they are pretty sure that you're not at home.
Most of us park our bikes in the garage, next to a rack of screwdrivers and saws, drills and such.
An exercised thief knows how to open every specific type of lock.
Not one lock is "unbreakable". The purpose of a lock is to delay the thief.
At least, thats the truth here in Belgium.
that said,
I allways take off a sparkwire when I'm not driving it. 2 disklocks and chain allways!!
At home we are a family of hunters and lets just say that "the hunting season is open all year long".
The first bikethief has yet to cross my path, but he'll get a warm, burning hot welcoming[:@]!
Good luck to you folks
Most of us park our bikes in the garage, next to a rack of screwdrivers and saws, drills and such.
An exercised thief knows how to open every specific type of lock.
Not one lock is "unbreakable". The purpose of a lock is to delay the thief.
At least, thats the truth here in Belgium.
that said,
I allways take off a sparkwire when I'm not driving it. 2 disklocks and chain allways!!
At home we are a family of hunters and lets just say that "the hunting season is open all year long".
The first bikethief has yet to cross my path, but he'll get a warm, burning hot welcoming[:@]!
Good luck to you folks
#36
RE: Preventing your bike from being stolen
ORIGINAL: Crazy Biker
Sportsters aren't worth that much so I think your bike is safe. Besides, how manny girls steal Harleys?
ORIGINAL: Kolni
If I go to a bike gathering where I have to "lock up my bike" because I don't trust the people at the group gathering......I don't go to that group.
Otherwise, I park it, take the keys out and walk away. If someone takes my bike over everyone elses...well, I guess they needed it more than I did, and I have insurance.
If I go to a bike gathering where I have to "lock up my bike" because I don't trust the people at the group gathering......I don't go to that group.
Otherwise, I park it, take the keys out and walk away. If someone takes my bike over everyone elses...well, I guess they needed it more than I did, and I have insurance.
#39
RE: Preventing your bike from being stolen
My bike was stolen a couple of years ago from the national western complex in Denver during the swap and show. It was parked at the end of the parking lot, near the street and sidewalk. Directly south of the hall, under the highway bridge. It was in plain sight of almost everybody attending. Nobody saw anything, and nobody stopped anything.
The ignition and steering head were locked. There was a heavy duty cable lock through the front wheel and the frame.
The cops tell me that the thieves place a mattress next to the bike, push the bike over, and then pick up the whole thing and throw into a pickup or trailer. Gone in 60 seconds. Stripped in not much more.
Then comes the insurance company. Everyone who says they're not worried because they're insured, has never had a bike stolen. They're bigger thieves than the ones who started it all. If you can get 50 cents on the dollar, you're doing good. I had to fight to get about 70 cents on the dollar.
So, what to do. A heavy chain or lock is a good idea. But the bike has to be locked to an immovable object, like a big post or another bike. Chaining it to itself is useless.
The ignition and steering head were locked. There was a heavy duty cable lock through the front wheel and the frame.
The cops tell me that the thieves place a mattress next to the bike, push the bike over, and then pick up the whole thing and throw into a pickup or trailer. Gone in 60 seconds. Stripped in not much more.
Then comes the insurance company. Everyone who says they're not worried because they're insured, has never had a bike stolen. They're bigger thieves than the ones who started it all. If you can get 50 cents on the dollar, you're doing good. I had to fight to get about 70 cents on the dollar.
So, what to do. A heavy chain or lock is a good idea. But the bike has to be locked to an immovable object, like a big post or another bike. Chaining it to itself is useless.
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