Thoughts on Saddlebag Theft Prevention
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From: Fugitive from justice
RE: Thoughts on Saddlebag Theft Prevention
Carriage bolts and insurance should be enuff .......
You keep a $1K camera in your bag? Hum, where do you park?
So last night I go to make a beer run and jump on the RKC....I ease out on the hwy(rural area)and see a guy broke down in a cager...He's got a flat.....He has a spare but no jack, so I suggest he go up in my carport and drag my floor jack out to the road and use it.....He really liked that idea cause he has wife n kid in car and wants to get going.....Ok, I drive offto fetch the beer......When I return, he and my jack are gone.
If you see a young black male about 30 driving a new gold Pontiac G6 with atiny tempspare on right front wheel, ask him if his name is Greg.....If it is, shoot him for me, then look in his trunk for my jack and your bags.
You keep a $1K camera in your bag? Hum, where do you park?
So last night I go to make a beer run and jump on the RKC....I ease out on the hwy(rural area)and see a guy broke down in a cager...He's got a flat.....He has a spare but no jack, so I suggest he go up in my carport and drag my floor jack out to the road and use it.....He really liked that idea cause he has wife n kid in car and wants to get going.....Ok, I drive offto fetch the beer......When I return, he and my jack are gone.
If you see a young black male about 30 driving a new gold Pontiac G6 with atiny tempspare on right front wheel, ask him if his name is Greg.....If it is, shoot him for me, then look in his trunk for my jack and your bags.
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RE: Thoughts on Saddlebag Theft Prevention
I agree with most of the posts. Bags are valuable... but not valuable enough to get you panties in a bunch (If your the kind of guy who wears panties)
Take reasonable measures (Carriage bolts, Locks and Insurance) and then RIDE.
Doo doo happens.
Take reasonable measures (Carriage bolts, Locks and Insurance) and then RIDE.
Doo doo happens.
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From: Naalehu, Hawaii
RE: Thoughts on Saddlebag Theft Prevention
SoCalRyder has a good idea with the carriage bolt. Mine is a three eighths clevis. But when you look at the photo he supplied on his post,the hex bolt that holds the bracket to the bike is still exposed. I am going one step further, I'm bolting the bracketto the bikethrough a one inch copper tubing end cap (painted black to match) so that you cannot get an end wrench onto the bolt in the narrow space between the bag and the bike. I feel as long as the bags are locked a thief is likely to move on to easier pickens because I have removed speed and access from his opportunity.
Arvid
Arvid
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From: Hoffman Estates, IL
RE: Thoughts on Saddlebag Theft Prevention
When I return, he and my jack are gone.
Had similar things happen though -- Unbelievable how some people will readily screw the hand that helps them.
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From: League City, TX
RE: Thoughts on Saddlebag Theft Prevention
If someone wants your stuff and can't get it, there's a good chance they will try to destroy it. Don't understand this type of thinking, but have seen it way to often. Best bet is to not park it where this could happen. I'm not sure how the new "Castle Doctrines" will see a motorcycle if you shoot someon. But just in case. make sure you are legal to carry.
BTW, if you need to pull it, you better be ready to shoot!
BTW, if you need to pull it, you better be ready to shoot!
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From: Ashby, Ma
RE: Thoughts on Saddlebag Theft Prevention
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So last night I go to make a beer run and jump on the RKC....I ease out on the hwy(rural area)and see a guy broke down in a cager...He's got a flat.....He has a spare but no jack, so I suggest he go up in my carport and drag my floor jack out to the road and use it.....He really liked that idea cause he has wife n kid in car and wants to get going.....Ok, I drive offto fetch the beer......When I return, he and my jack are gone.
If you see a young black male about 30 driving a new gold Pontiac G6 with atiny tempspare on right front wheel, ask him if his name is Greg.....If it is, shoot him for me, then look in his trunk for my jack and your bags.
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So last night I go to make a beer run and jump on the RKC....I ease out on the hwy(rural area)and see a guy broke down in a cager...He's got a flat.....He has a spare but no jack, so I suggest he go up in my carport and drag my floor jack out to the road and use it.....He really liked that idea cause he has wife n kid in car and wants to get going.....Ok, I drive offto fetch the beer......When I return, he and my jack are gone.
If you see a young black male about 30 driving a new gold Pontiac G6 with atiny tempspare on right front wheel, ask him if his name is Greg.....If it is, shoot him for me, then look in his trunk for my jack and your bags.
I guess I place too much trust in other people. I've proven to myself numerous times that I am a bad judge of character. You've just proven again that people can be a very disappointing lot.
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From: West Palm Beach
RE: Thoughts on Saddlebag Theft Prevention
Maybe a recording of a rattle snake would work. Have a motion sensor that would turn on the player if the bag is touched. If that doesn't work, maybe you want to try what I found on eBay......
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...22013&rd=1
I have this on my bike and I don't need the recording anymore.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...22013&rd=1
I have this on my bike and I don't need the recording anymore.