Bike Security Advice

[Handymanphill...]

I know you can't put a price on keeping your pride and joy secure, and stopping it getting into the hands of thieving scum out there, but I'm thinking of fitting an alarm/immobiliser to by bike. It doesn't need to have all that remote start crap just a decent shock alarm and immobiliser. I was just wondering if anyone has fitted anything systems recent and can recommend it. Iv looked on line and alot of systems seem to be around the £20-40 mark. This doesn't sound a lot of money to secure your bike (hence the original comment at beginning). Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated. Oh and I have a 97 Bandit 600s.

Cheers guys.

[-Matt-]

Personally i'd go for

Cyclone V2 alarm 20-40 quid [plenty better alarms but more money, and argueably little extra benefit i'd say, its mainly as a deterant if fiddled with]

Almax chain over 100 quid but worth it, most others are as useful as a piece of thread around the wheel.

Alarmed disc lock - 40 quid [avoid the cheap cheap ones as they get set off 24/7 by the wind and anything else that moves within a mile radius]

And chain it TO something - a chain around the wheel is no good if it can be dragged into a van by two blokes in a matter of seconds

There is a range of GPS tracking stuff available too, but perhaps a bit over the top for a bike that isn't top of the range, i don't bother with it on my bikes personally.

[Boxing]

[-Matt-]

I think it is in most cases personally, they obviously CAN be got through, but it takes some serious tools/one hell of a lot of effort without heavy duty tools to get through one - that in itself will deter/make a lot of thieves unable to get it. So i would of thought unless its a top of the range brand new bike in question, a lot of thieves wouldn't be bothered whipping the angle grinders out to try get through it.

Plus depending where it is parked thats an awful lot of noise and attention to risk drawing, probably further deter many would-be-thieves.

I wouldn't even bother with cheap shit like oxford chains though personally, maybe to stop teenagers wheeling it off, but otherwise useless really.

[SteveZZR]

[Boxing]

[Andy_Pagin]

Bolt cutters won't even dent an almax. I suspect even a grinder would take a dangerously long time.
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[maph3rs]

I have my bike in my shed chained to a anchor in garage floor, disc lock (audible one) and another chain on the back wheel also connected to chassy. Hopefully this will deter thieves. My worst nightmare will be to wake up and bike is gone

[radicalrabit]

[CestrianX]

https://www.talktalk.co.uk/money/features/insurance_motorbike.html

Looking at the stats, you are more likely to have your bike stolen if you ride a Jap bike and live in a large city, it's most likely to be stolen from home too. If an organised bike theft gang 'half-inch' your bike it'll be gone in seconds so no alarm is going to make a difference.

Best option is to chain it to something immovable with the biggest chain you can find. If you want to see the van driving off down the road, fit something like this..... https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Motorbike-Motorcycle-2-way-Pager-Alarm-Immobiliser-Remote-Start-shock-sensor-/400269855319?pt=UK_Motorcycle_Parts&hash=item5d31f14a57

[Ludford]

The general rule is that ANY car or bike can be stolen with a skilled/determined enough thief. But the question ou ask youself is would a thief of that skill level steal YOUR car or bike? Istead of a much fancier one?

You're not trying to stop all thieves just oppitunists. Access your bikes worth then protect it up to the level of criminal that would steal it.

This is why a laugh when I see £300 cluncked out cars with steering wheel locks.

[SQL]

I deter thieves with my steering lock

[P.addy]

[SQL]

[CestrianX]

Just remembered, I used to live next door to a bloke who was a moto-x rider in his youth (probably 50 now) and then later part owned a bike spares company in Liverpool. He used to tell me that he'd take note of the bikes he spotted on his travels and their location. If ever a request came in for parts for a specific bike, he'd look down his list and tell the prospective customer that as luck would have it a crashed bike (same make/model of course) had just come into stock and they would be stripping it in a couple of days. He'd let the local thieves know what parts were required and hey presto! happy customer He was a right scammer.

[-Matt-]