How do you secure your bike?

DanF · 16 Feb 2022 at 16:02

Chains can be cut nowadays by battery cutters really quick. I had almax on my KTM and they went straight through the links. If they want it then they can get it basically.
The best way is to put on multiple measures to make it a pain in the arse for them, disk lock front and rear + chain + anchor etc

yeah don't over pay for just the chain, even the top almax will be butter to a battery disk cutter

VoG · 20 Feb 2022 at 18:12

I find that owning a 20 year old Bandit 1200S that looks like it's just been dug out of a land fill is the best possible anti theft detterent.

Tweek_1984 · 13 Mar 2022 at 12:35

Interesting that nobody has mentioned trackers. Anybody have them?

Griffo · 13 Mar 2022 at 13:20

Well, my tracker didn't secure my bike against being nicked

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Did get it back though, with plenty o' damage too.

I'm not sure what the insurance premium hit would have been for a stolen never found bike versus them having to pay out 6 grand to repair it though.

Diddums · 13 Mar 2022 at 15:40

Would you want a stolen bike back?

Tweek_1984 · 14 Mar 2022 at 00:07

Diddums said:
Would you want a stolen bike back?

Depends, but surely you'd want to see the perpetrators brought to task?

Griffo · 14 Mar 2022 at 07:13

Tweek_1984 said:
Depends, but surely you'd want to see the perpetrators brought to task?

Mine got lifted into a van early one morning. Tracker put it a few km away in a small industrial estate. Police went over and after a few mins found it hidden away somewhere. Then they took it. Then they asked if they could keep it for forensics. Nothing found there. Police guy was decent and kept in touch but end result was no perpetrators found.

If the tracker came with a 'we promise to operate a wicked cool sting op by waiting for them to come back' I'd pay the premium.

Smok3y · 14 Mar 2022 at 14:15

Tweek_1984 said:
Interesting that nobody has mentioned trackers. Anybody have them?

Me. A used Monimoto that I got from eBay not loing after I got my CB1000 last year. Had about 10 months of sim usage left on it too. Does live tracking, rings my phone and texts when my bike is moved just a foot or 2. It doesn't need wiring in. All settings done through BT. Just have to renew the sim card service thing every 12 months for £36.

Kreeeee · 18 Mar 2022 at 09:08

Diddums said:
Would you want a stolen bike back?

As I only buy common bikes, no. I’d rather get the cash and buy something not tainted or damaged.

Insurance here pays out much more here than in the UK though, and I’ve profited from crashing my bike in the past

Diddums · 15 Apr 2022 at 18:50

Well I can certainly speak highly of Biketrac. I've got one on my scooter and today my friend was having a little poke about on it and I got both a call and a text within seconds to tell me it's moved. Very impressed!