Security Measures
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Joined: Nov 2013
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Well maybe soon we can all buy these. I think you'll end up with a dropped bike when it scares the hell out of whomever was rolling it away.
http://www.autoblog.com/2016/05/18/b...orcycle-alarm/
http://www.autoblog.com/2016/05/18/b...orcycle-alarm/
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Joined: Oct 2005
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From: Canton, Michigan
Sometimes, I wonder if it was stolen, how less complicated my life would become....
In all truth, I pretty much got over the theft anxiety fifteen or so years ago. Like was posted: 'If they want it, they'll get it.'
In all truth, I pretty much got over the theft anxiety fifteen or so years ago. Like was posted: 'If they want it, they'll get it.'
Tourer
Joined: May 2014
Posts: 299
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From: Eastern foothills of Shenandoah Mountains, Virginia
Lay bike on its side. Don't wash or wax. An ugly bike is a safe bike. Kill switch.
I would turn the fuel off, but I would forget to turn it on and stall myself.
A sign saying This 1997 Bike is So Old Its Not Worth Stealing.
I never leave helmet with bike - thieves should bring their own.
I would turn the fuel off, but I would forget to turn it on and stall myself.
A sign saying This 1997 Bike is So Old Its Not Worth Stealing.
I never leave helmet with bike - thieves should bring their own.
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Joined: Oct 2012
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From: Oregon City
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Joined: May 2016
Posts: 442
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From: Florida
I just try to deter the casual opportunist thief. The pro will get through anything. For short stops, I just turn ignition switch and kill switch off and leave bike in gear. For longer stops, I put a pad lock on the fork lock.
I have a cable lock I use to run through the sleeve of my jacket and lock it to the bike. I lock the helmet to the lock on the crash bars.
I have never spent the night anyplace with my bike. I am wondering if I should take any additional measures. I am planning to ride from Orlando, FL to Tuscaloosa, AL. Could be done in a day, but I am new to traveling on a bike so I plan to break it into tow days. I plan not to make a reservation and just stop wherever I am when I get tired. But I wonder if I should scope out crime areas along the way and try to pick a lower crime area to spend the night. Perhaps a bit off the beaten path?
But either way, I will not stress. Stressing kind of defeats the purpose of the adventure.
I have a cable lock I use to run through the sleeve of my jacket and lock it to the bike. I lock the helmet to the lock on the crash bars.
I have never spent the night anyplace with my bike. I am wondering if I should take any additional measures. I am planning to ride from Orlando, FL to Tuscaloosa, AL. Could be done in a day, but I am new to traveling on a bike so I plan to break it into tow days. I plan not to make a reservation and just stop wherever I am when I get tired. But I wonder if I should scope out crime areas along the way and try to pick a lower crime area to spend the night. Perhaps a bit off the beaten path?
But either way, I will not stress. Stressing kind of defeats the purpose of the adventure.
