A bike that is hard to knick.

[adam277]

Ok, my Suzuki Address 110cc scooter is starting to drag a bit now...
Yea, I love it and it is reliable. But going down a dual carriageway daily at 43mph whenever the wind is against me sucks.
Ye, somedays I can get to 55mph but I am really slow.

I've done over 4000 miles on it now and I am getting tired of it. The great thing about it though is that I can just wheel it in the house so people can not steal it from my drive.

I am thinking of getting a cheap motorcycle that is heavy AF. So, I can park it on my drive and it is pretty hard to steal.
Yea I know, any motorcycle can be stolen but I parked my R1150GS on my drive for years without issue yet when I had my CBR600RR I was paranoid as fuck that someone would steal it.


So I am thinking get another R1150GS or maybe a Varadero XK1000V?
My budget is about £2500 so it is gonna be a high mileage one but I know both bikes are quite bulletproof.
I could go silly and get a Pan european or Goldwing but I think I'd look pretty stupid riding to work on them.

What do you think?
Wouldn't mind a this varadero tbh.
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/202001146166036?postcode=ss132be&advertising-location=at_bikes&seller-type=trade&sort=price-asc&radius=20&page=4

I know these are heavy as hell as well. 250kg wet weight.

My thinking is.. It is old, ugly, heavy so less likely to get stolen but also the bitch can shift on the roads. (I suspect it is much like the GS with a heck of a lot of low end grunt).

Wouldnt mind a Bandit 1250 or a FZ1 either but they do appeal to the yobos.... So maybe not.
____________________
Bikes: Previous Bikes: Piaggio x8 125: 2012/2013, YBR 125: 2013/2013 BMW R1150GS 2013/2017, Honda CBR600RR 2017/2017, Honda CB500 2018/2018, Suzuiki Address 110cc 2019/2020, BMW R1200GS 2021-2023
Current Bike: Honda CBF 125: current

[Undinist]

The weight is irrelevant if the bike can be profitably sold on by thieves. 2 blokes in a van, next thing you know the bike's off to Poland. Buy the bike you want and give it a tracker, alarm, lock and chain and a cover. Or make a ramp out of some scrap wood and wheel your CBR inside.
____________________
Current bike: K1100RS. Previous: CD200, GSX250, GT550, VFR750, K100LT, K1100LT, R1100GS, R1150GS, ZZR1100, Hayabusa, RSV Mille, MV F4 750S, R1, ZX-10, KTM Adventure 950S

[Easy-X]

I can almost pick up my DT like a push bike. Any normal road bike, even some 125s, are gonna be >150kg. If someone can bench-press a CBR600RR fecking let them have it!

To add to my esteemed colleagues comments: a ground anchor + 16mm chain is gonna take >10mins + several cutting disks to get through. Add on disk and U locks and the potential thief has about a half hours hard graft ahead of them.

"If it's not bolted down..."
____________________
Husqvarna Vitpilen 401, Yamaha XSR700, Honda Rebel, Yamaha DT175, Suzuki SV650 (loan) Fazer 600, Keeway Superlight 125, 50cc turd scooter

[adam277]

[Undinist]

The GS used to be immune to theft before it was popular. Not any more.
____________________
Current bike: K1100RS. Previous: CD200, GSX250, GT550, VFR750, K100LT, K1100LT, R1100GS, R1150GS, ZZR1100, Hayabusa, RSV Mille, MV F4 750S, R1, ZX-10, KTM Adventure 950S

[P.]

Spend some money on security. Alarm and almax, somewhere solid to chain it to. All you do is try and prevent.

If they want it, they'll take it regardless.

[1198]

Can you get a shed - the crims rarely steal what they can’t see and are inherently lazy so they’d go for a easier / obvious target?

[arry]

Is there potential for you to just move?

[yen_powell]

I think no one stole my Varadero because it was so filthy they would have feared catching something.
____________________
Blackmail is a nasty word........but not as nasty as phlegm!
XT1200Z and a DR350 in bits

[t121anf]

Cover your property in this type of poster and be seen to cough a lot, especially on the handle bars....

https://files.abovetopsecret.com/files/img/lo5e28f6a7.jpg

[xX-Alex-Xx]

A heavy bike will do nothing to prevent theft.

https://youtu.be/5oSxI3QNDBQ

There's plenty more examples like this.
____________________
DILLIGAF

[dynax]

On the odd occasion when i have left mine at the front overnight, it was locked with a chain on each wheel to some railings, a cable type and padlock on each wheel to the railings and disk lock on each wheel, then a cover over it and held down with bungees and finally the alarm set, maybe overkill but the slightest movement will set the alarm off and i have some very good neighbours that aren't afraid to waive a heavy stick around
____________________
Mike.
Bikes: Xena, Bridget,Florence
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmihUc0xXxYbR4_0l-F1FzA/videos?view_as=subscriber

[Polarbear]

It's an old cliche but true that if someone really want to nick it, they will.

Make it too much hassle for the joy riders and oppertunists and unless you have something like a high end Ducati your are going to be pretty safe.

High end bike? Big dog, tracker, alarm, bigger dog, crossbow, etc.
____________________
Triumph Trophy Launch Edition

[Easy-X]

A can't quite work out how a YBR125 bolted down with 16mm chain links is easier to steal than a litre bike. Please explain

Less desirable bikes? Ultimately you'd end up with some rusting, ugly heap which you wouldn't want to ride yourself. Probably anything >30 years old that isn't a rare model or a sport bike. Thieves will go for easy, sporty, new or expensive... aren't those the names of Spice Girls or something
____________________
Husqvarna Vitpilen 401, Yamaha XSR700, Honda Rebel, Yamaha DT175, Suzuki SV650 (loan) Fazer 600, Keeway Superlight 125, 50cc turd scooter

[adam277]

[adam277]

I do accept though that purposefully buying a shitty bike is a pretty unorthodox approach to preventing bike theft.
I'm in Essex though.

Maybe slap a 'coronovirus survivor' sticker on the tank will help as well.
____________________
Bikes: Previous Bikes: Piaggio x8 125: 2012/2013, YBR 125: 2013/2013 BMW R1150GS 2013/2017, Honda CBR600RR 2017/2017, Honda CB500 2018/2018, Suzuiki Address 110cc 2019/2020, BMW R1200GS 2021-2023
Current Bike: Honda CBF 125: current

[Skudd]

[Undinist]

BMW K Series works for me. Scrotes have no interest in them. Easy to run, shaft drive, plenty of cheap parts from the likes of Motorworks. And to my eye they are much tastier than a Varadero. But each to his own.
____________________
Current bike: K1100RS. Previous: CD200, GSX250, GT550, VFR750, K100LT, K1100LT, R1100GS, R1150GS, ZZR1100, Hayabusa, RSV Mille, MV F4 750S, R1, ZX-10, KTM Adventure 950S

[veefour]

[veefour]

Best thing you can do is put a ground anchor in place, one with the rawl bolts under the tyre when it's in place. My lockup recently got broken into and I bought a garage defender (hindsight, eh?). It's enough of a visual deterrent to put 99% of chancers off.

[yen_powell]

[A100man]

[Easy-X]

Get some old jeans and mix up some lacquer with a touch of yellow paint. Apply a little to the seat, jump on and really work it like ya got worms or summit. Continue until desired effect is reached...

A suspicious stain that looks sticky
____________________
Husqvarna Vitpilen 401, Yamaha XSR700, Honda Rebel, Yamaha DT175, Suzuki SV650 (loan) Fazer 600, Keeway Superlight 125, 50cc turd scooter

[TravisBickle]

[linuxyeti]

https://c.pxhere.com/photos/e9/6f/motorcycle_driver_sculpture_hockenheim_bike_motorbike_rider_vehicle-873081.jpg!d
____________________
Beware what photos you upload, or link to on here, especially if you have family members on them