Robthepiano Derestricted Danger
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sickpup Old Timer
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Teflon-Mike tl;dr
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Posted: 10:51 - 22 Mar 2020 Post subject: |
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Steering lock isn't in the ignition key barrel, but a seperate lock on the bottom steering yoke.
Oft damaged, esp in theft attempts; check both the lock is there nd the catch plate the lock-pin engages with on the steering stem.
And you have a key for it! Ignition barels often replaced, but the steering lock isn;t so keys dont match, so lock just gets removed.
Replacement lock sets though, are available and not too expensive. Check evil-bay... think the last one I bought cost about £35 or so.
Other security... out and about... well, anything is better than nothing.
A-N-D have to say but I am no fan of 'passive' electronic security.
What do you hope that a tracker will do for you? Are you going to go running down the road after it when a couple of scroats have hot-wired it by pulling the black and white wire out the bottom of the ignition barrel? (That's all it takes, BTW, one wire!)
End of the day; if they really want it, they are gonna have it, and there's not a lot you can do. Best locks in the works wont stop them waiting for you and bumping you on the head when you have the keys in your hand, will it?
Drum brakes make a convenient and easy disc-lock a bit redundant, b-u-t... in days of old when most bikes didn;t have discs, yeah... a lot got nicked! (I actually put the first disc lock on the market, after suffering thefts! but still!)
Remember anything is better than nothing.... and there is a lot to be said for simple and low tech. Like I said, if they really want it, they gonna get it. Doesn't matter how unpickab;e your lock is, wont stop them bopping you on the bonce for the keys; ALL it ever going to do is make it a tad less easy, so how hard do you want to make it for them, and how hard will that make it for you?
A U-Lock is 'something', but unless you can chain the thing down to something hard and immoveable like a lamp-post, its not really doing much more than a steering lock and they can still lift the thing into the back of a van.
A lock and chain is good. But only if the chain will stretch to something hard and immoveable like a lamp-post.. that tends to mean long, and that tends to mean heavy, and dang inconvenient to lugg about.
For convenience, I have to say that a half decent 'Security Cable' the sort of wire rope with a pair of eyes spoliced in the ends, you can get for reletive pennies at the hard ware shop for locking ladders and chit to the garage wall, are a) pretty cheap b) reasonably practical to cart around and c) better than 'nothing'...
If it stops them easily wheeling away or lifting into the back of a van... they might look for an easier target else-where....
But that is my recommend; a simple cable lock and padlock, you can scrunch up to fit in a pocket and is long enough to go round frame and lamp post or whatever, that's practical enough you will take it with you and will use it.
The tracker? Personally I;d chuck it in the bin! Let alone fret about the power supply. It wont stop them even trying to take the bike away, let alone doing so.. ALL it will do is let you find the wreckage after they have had thier jollies and knackered the thing so you probably dont want it back anyway... or find the tracker on the floor outside the lock-up they stripped the thing at.....but if it makes you feel 'safe'.... I guess it cant hurt any... but not my idea of 'useful' security. Your call. ____________________ My Webby'Tef's-tQ, loads of stuff about my bikes, my Land-Rovers, and the stuff I do with them!
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dynax Trackday Trickster
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Posted: 11:00 - 22 Mar 2020 Post subject: |
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I have one of these https://www.motorbikealarm.co.uk/shop/ncs-c-11-talking-motorbike-alarm-and-immobiliser-system/
it won't stop them taking the bike if they really want it, but it will draw attention to them, and it makes one hell of a noise when going off, also try to make battery access difficult so less able to disarm it easily or install a back up battery if there is room, plenty of small ones about from places like toolstation for a few quid
PS, don't keep the keyfob for alarm with your bike keys, have them separate, so if you do get bopped on the head, you can activate the alarm and more than likely they will just drop it and run ____________________ Mike.
Bikes: Xena, Bridget,Florence
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Robthepiano Derestricted Danger
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MCN Super Spammer
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Posted: 08:33 - 23 Mar 2020 Post subject: |
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Look at Almax and There is another UK company who Specialise in bike security. Their name escapes me.
https://www.almax-security-chains.co.uk/
These are the only two companies I would use.
Then others are oversold/overmarketed/overrated Schysters.
Oxford.. Avoid.
Krypton Avoid.
To be crop proof the chain section needs to be min 16mm and of certain material with specific properties.
e.g. Hardened links fail in a hammer test.
Nothing is secure if someone has no limit on time spent in an attack.
The theory of security is simply to make things difficult and time consuming for a bandit.
Fancy hi-tech stuff is not always the best.
Edit: https://securityforbikes.com/
Pragmasis UK company.
Both highly recommended and very good at advice. No hard sell. ____________________ Disclaimer: The comments above may be predicted text and not necessarily the opinion of MCN. |
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