I was mainly thinking about out of town trips and staying in a motel with my bike out of sight. I just wanted a way to discourage the village idiot or punk kid from sitting on it or messing with it.

deadlion wrote:
Mudslide wrote:
Sounds like I'll be getting a disc lock with alarm. Thanks!
+1

The Xena alarm disc lock I have is enough for most situations. Just don't forget it sometime and try to ride off. You won't like what happens. Not only does the wheel lock up horribly, the darned 120 db alarm tells everyone within a block that you screwed up. How do I know....?

I spent about a hundred bucks getting a nice old vintage helmet re-lined. I usually lock it to the bike.

John Scribner

I just mount a Claymore mine under the seat. Just sweep away the goo, hose off the muck and replace the seat.(Joking of course)

Also use the Xena disklock. It's very heavy duty and loud. No such thing as totally secure. Once I had a bike stolen that was case-hardened chained & locked to a lampost. They took the chain too! I've heard good things about the GPS systems but $$$. Personlly, if it's stolen , I'd rather have a check than a wrecked bike back. I keep pics and receipts on file.

I have no steering lock any more so that's out. At home its in the garage on a stand, on the street I have no protection due to no steering lock, on the road on trips I too use a Xena disc lock with alarm. After that why bother? If they want it they will get it. I will say the more unique the bike the less likely it will get nailed, stands out too much even if they are going to strip it.
Last line of defense is just common sense and insurance. Oh, when on a trip I always get a motel room on the first floor that I can park the bike right in front of. In some really shady places she came in the room with me when no one was looking!

I can have your bike loaded up and gone in 2 minutes. Alarms and bike weight don't bother me either. Just something else to think about.

jamie99roadstar wrote:
I can have your bike loaded up and gone in 2 minutes. Alarms and bike weight don't bother me either. Just something else to think about.

Spoken like a man of experience. Here today, gone tomorrow. Locks just discourage the one or two honest people still around.
John Scribner

45 ACP. Works very well. No takers yet.

OBMF wrote:
jamie99roadstar wrote:
I can have your bike loaded up and gone in 2 minutes. Alarms and bike weight don't bother me either. Just something else to think about.

Spoken like a man of experience. Here today, gone tomorrow. Locks just discourage the one or two honest people still around.
John Scribner
Not that I've ever done it.

Yes Fireman, the blinking Bike light is just a deterrent. Very cheap.

And this was my method for parking in Cleveland and being gone a few days touring the country in a truck, so it was there 24 Hours over 2 to 5 days, Parked, in an unsecured lot.

Then we have the people who say it can be gone in 2 minutes, I can have yours in one! But, doing all this crap to your bike gives you a clear piece of mind when insurance man faces you on a claim. If you parked it there without any steps taken to secure it, IMHO you gave it away. (Any Marines here? Unsecured foot locker nightmares?)

Not only that, parking at a hotel, you bike will most likely be there when you get back but shiny parts can disappear too if left unguarded. How long will it take you to unbolt an aftermarket air cleaner and run?

Plus, just for sheets and giggles, every time I do something to my bike, I have an engraving pen, I mark parts inside with my DL# and state, Like DL FL 598476 If it's ever recovered, hidden numbers can prove who it belongs to. I recently did a new clutch spring, my DL# is on it. You get the idea.

And, I am a firm believer in a good booby trap. I have a few, I'm not sharing because it's dangerous stuff, but you can imagine what you can do........ that would go undetected until a special moment.