Of getting my bike stolen!!!!

any feed back on a good alarm would be SWEET!!! other then having a child and selling the baby to be able to afford Lojack. i just want a good one any ideas?

I hope you have a garage?

Keeping the bike out of site is the best theft deterrent. In my opinion, an alarm doesnt help much.

If you do have to park it outside, a good cable running thru the frame and a wheel, and then wrapped around something solid like a steel pole... and preferably with TWO hardened padlocks. If its a hassle for a thief to take your bike, they will most likely look for an easier target, and it wont take them long to find one.

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garage
cover
disk lock
chain
insurance

those are your best bets. Most people ignore alarms and i think most bikes are stolen by being picked up and thrown in a truck or van anyways, and only takes a couple seconds to do that. Having the right coverage on ins. is pretty much the only way I sleep at night.

as stupid as this sounds i had NO INFORMATION about insurance for a bike befor i bought it ( i know i know) i cant have full covrage...im only 20 ill be paying 3000 a month lol.... :-(

buy an EX250, KLR650, DRZ450... never heard of one being stolen, mine never have & I've left the key in 'em

keep the blinged out R1's & 1098R's in the garage, alarmed, locked, lojacked, & NEVER out of sight

Buy a bike that weighs 750 pounds like my ST1300. You wont see that getting tossed into the back of a van very easily. Its cheaper on insurance as well, alot cheaper.

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vtx 1800 is so damn big. I can't see anyone putting that in the back of a van or truck!!lol

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I have LoJack on my bike. If anyone moves it more then 5 feet without my special key in it, I get a phone call, text message and email. I can call the police and they will immediately go get the bike using the locating device built on to it. This has no monthly fee but it costs around $1000 for installation (they have a money back guarantee on the install price if it gets stolen which is around a normal deductable). This is the best system I was able to find as I am in the same predicament.

Hey Adam, is that transferrable to another bike if you sell your current bike?

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From what i've read on other boards it's only on a bike by bike basis.

And like Pheer and Gambler said, you should probably go with a less popular/ less stolen bike then if you can't afford good insurance coverage. If it's a bike you see stunters using you can pretty much guess there's a big market for extra parts on that type of bike.

It is transferable but there is a cost associated with the transfer. It is less then the original price though, basically they require a checkup on the device before they will switch it which I would guess costs at least one or two hundred dollars.