Bike Security Question
Tourer
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From: Port Deposit, Md
Probally just kids looking for something easy to pick up. Speaking of the ignition lock I stopped at the bar for a beer the other day and this guy in there asked me if that was my bike out side, it was the only one out there. He said he could break the lock with his fingers and I said good for you.
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Road Captain
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From: Amelia, Virginia
Motion detector wired to relay that would release quick acting nerve gas and alert you via cell phone. Once you verified that an idiot scum bag is knocked out on the metal grid that is around your bike via remote cameras, you can then energize the grid remotely with 240 volts and finish him/her off. You then post the video on you tube to deter future idiot scum bags from trying such a stunt.
Just saying...
Just saying...
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From: The Desert SouthWest
If he wanted your bike he would have taken it. Probably was looking for power tools easy to carry off. Keep the shed locked as you do, the bike locked as you do and good insurance. Sleep peacefully and don't fret over it too much.
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I had a 3 month old Kawasaki H1 stolen while I was in class at UNLV. Now please don't anybody make any smart remarks please. That was back in the AMF days of Harley and that Kawasaki was the quickest thing on two wheels back then, if that is important. It wasn't to me, but that was my high school graduation present. Since motorcycles were my 'thing', I didn't want a car.
Although I didn't care for that bike too much, while it was scary quick it also vibrated like a buzzsaw, it still hurt to come out of class and see a vacant spot where it had been parked. I can only imagine how bad I would have felt if I had actually liked the bike. This is the reason for the OP asking about how to secure his bike when parked.
Personally, I use fork locks, disk locks, watch where I park, have a heavy chain that I sometimes use around the house, etc.. I sure some of you feel this is overkill. But even if it takes my a few minutes to lock and unlock my scooter, balance this against the fact that my H1 has been gone since 10/71. Well, the cops called me about a decade later because they had found the frame in the desert.
My insurance paid me more for the Kawasaki then my parents had paid for it new. And when I totaled my '05 883c a couple of years ago, that insurance company paid me about 1K less then I had paid for it. But I would still have rather had the 883c. Insurance is nice to have, but it is not a panacea.
Ron
Last edited by rjg883c; Oct 22, 2008 at 11:10 PM.
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