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From: Michigan Brr!
Lo Jack
Anybody have any experience with this company and there vehicle theft recovery system. They boast a better than 90% recovery rate. They give testamonials at there web site and show harleys that were recovered. I wondered if any one used it and knew of cost and so on.
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RE: Lo Jack
I had lojack installed in my new truck after myold onewas stolen in '97. I've not had to use it, but a co-worker had his car stolen by the same ring, and they found it in a rental garage nearby the same day with no damage except for the hotwire. Thetactic by thieves here is to steal a vehicle and park it in a public place fora few days and keep an eye on it. If it isn't tracked down, then they re-claim it. It saves them the time of looking for a lojackwhich may or may not be installed, andwhile they're lookingthey may get an unwanted visitor with a badge. I've never thought lojack would be useful on a bike because there aren't as many good places to hide it. I'd like to see lojack offer a really small unit that could be built into a grip or mirror, etc.
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From: NorCal
RE: Lo Jack
I have a unit on both my cars and my bike. LoJack's owner was a smart businessman, he developed the system, then gave receivers to Police Dept's all over the country, It has now become ubiquiteous, every Dept. has at least a couple of receivers. The bike unit is quite small, but the other poster is right, there are just so many places to put it in a bike. The key to success is to notice that your bike is gone quickly, so the system can be activated.
Read a news story recently, Bakersfield area if I am remembering correctly, where a guy reported his bike stolen. He had LoJack and once activated, the CHP quickly found a tractor trailer rig as the source of the signal and recovered 18 or so bikes, including the one reported with LoJack. OTOH, my system gives me way too many false signals (Early Alert System). I need to ask the installer if there is a sensitivity setting or if I am just stuck.
I don't own any interest in LoJack, but do think it isa very good system. Again, the key is to discover the theft early enough that the theives either don't have time to get too far away, or time to find the unit and destroy it.
Grout
Read a news story recently, Bakersfield area if I am remembering correctly, where a guy reported his bike stolen. He had LoJack and once activated, the CHP quickly found a tractor trailer rig as the source of the signal and recovered 18 or so bikes, including the one reported with LoJack. OTOH, my system gives me way too many false signals (Early Alert System). I need to ask the installer if there is a sensitivity setting or if I am just stuck.
I don't own any interest in LoJack, but do think it isa very good system. Again, the key is to discover the theft early enough that the theives either don't have time to get too far away, or time to find the unit and destroy it.
Grout
Road Captain
Joined: Oct 2007
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From: NW Florida
RE: Lo Jack
Check their coverage maps first before you invest. Unlike previously posted not all areas are covered. Here in SC not all counties have coverage. Had thought about it and checked myself. If you go to their web site and look under accessories and service you can see where in your area they do cover. Best check it out before you shell out over $700..
Road Captain
Joined: Jun 2007
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From: Illinois
RE: Lo Jack
Was looking into getting it for the bike last year andseen that it is not available everywhere so if your vehicle is stolen in an area where it is not available you could be SOL, when on a trip. I opted for good insurance. I know it is no consolation to getting you bike back though.
Tourer
Joined: Jan 2008
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From: Northern Virginia
RE: Lo Jack
ORIGINAL: outlaw0013
Check their coverage maps first before you invest. Unlike previously posted not all areas are covered. Here in SC not all counties have coverage. Had thought about it and checked myself. If you go to their web site and look under accessories and service you can see where in your area they do cover. Best check it out before you shell out over $700..
Check their coverage maps first before you invest. Unlike previously posted not all areas are covered. Here in SC not all counties have coverage. Had thought about it and checked myself. If you go to their web site and look under accessories and service you can see where in your area they do cover. Best check it out before you shell out over $700..
RE: Lo Jack
I live in San Diego. Many vehicles here end up across the Border without their owners. I had the Lojack put on the bike. I've done alot of work myself on the bike and I haven't found the thing yet.
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RE: Lo Jack
One of my bikes came with LoJack. It was a $375.00 adder at the dealer. One thing to think about is not all cities have the LoJack tracking system.
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From: Atlanta
RE: Lo Jack
I have been an officer for 7 years in Atlanta. The department I work for only has a couple of cars at each precinct with the reciever device and only a few officers drive those cars.There are times were there are no Lojackrecievers on the road. The Units also have a limited range to pick up a stolen auto which has an activated signal and even then it can be difficult to track. The unit will only tell us a direction to look not a real location. The display inour vehicle shows signal strength and the direction the signal is coming from on something similar to a clock. We have to try to determine which direction the signal is comming from and try to locate the vehicle. The new recievers also pop up a code which we can run thru a database and get the registration information which helps a little, but it is still like finding a needle in a haystack especially if the vehicle is moving.
We are a large department and only have a few recievers. I know of several departments in the area which do not have any Lojack recievers. Before you decide to fork out the money for the system you may want tocheck with some local Police Departments and tell them you are looking at purchasing a Lojack and would like to know if they have Lojack recievers in their cruisers.
I think the GPS antitheft units like onstar are a better solution, but they also have limitations.
Chris
We are a large department and only have a few recievers. I know of several departments in the area which do not have any Lojack recievers. Before you decide to fork out the money for the system you may want tocheck with some local Police Departments and tell them you are looking at purchasing a Lojack and would like to know if they have Lojack recievers in their cruisers.
I think the GPS antitheft units like onstar are a better solution, but they also have limitations.
Chris