Certain states have statues to allow deadly force to be used to protect from property theft. Texas is one of them....penal code section 9.41 and 9.42. Certain situations apply to allow deadly force to be used but if its nighttime look out! Im sure other states have similar statues.
Its a shame that if someone wants your bike bad enough they may just get it...but I think that's the reality.
Tracking devices seem to be a good step to recovery. Something more updated from lojack...

 

x Eleventybillion

 

We don't hear about many Harleys getting stolen here in NYC. I keep it in my GF's driveway against the right side of her house (left side of bike), fork locked and Zena disc lock. If a thief tries to move it forward or backward, its gonna hit the side of the house.

 

Nope. Lock the ignition and maybe the forks. If someone wants it they will get it and I refuse to let myself get consumed with worry over it.

It's just stuff. If something gets stolen (not saying it wouldn't suck) I can always get more stuff. I'm not going to the mattresses over a motorcycle, but bodily harm to me or the family is a different matter...

 

I bought a house in a nicer neighborhood....

 

My bike is a stock 04 ultra, nothing flashy. I lock the ignition and have an alarm system that will notify my smart phone, after that insurance…

 

At home I keep a 3' chain slid into a bicycle tube and ran through the front wheel with a Giant obvious Padlock. Remote and keys are far enough away from the garage that it won't "start without the keys".

On the road I keep the same chain in the tour pack and also pull a plug wire and coil it in my pocket.

 

If they want it they will get it .... They watch you get off the bike ..... Work in a team and use there cell phones.... That's my guess

 

HAHA! "You maked a funny..HoHoHo"

Happens everywhere.

 

Scum bags have been stealing bikes since there were bikes & will keep on stealing them.
I have a great insurance policy, alarm on the bike, alarm on house & rotor lock. If the low life scum bags want it they'll usually get it. Just don't make it easy for them.