02-25-2021, 05:30 PM
Hi Rotor, Sorry I can’t help you with any gadget feedback. You don’t say where the trip is which might help or the actual bike (is it a BMW GS?) however my advice would be to concentrate on prevention more than relying on any one tech device.
In the UK. Most theft is in two categories, opportunistic or planned.
Planned is basically organised crime. If someone really wants your stuff they will probably already know it’s there and weigh up the risk vs reward of trying to steal it. Then depending upon what it is go to more extreme lengths to plan for it. For example, huge farm tractors, Combine Harvesters, Range Rovers and luxury cars. All full of trackers and alarms, keyless entry, CCTV, secure yards and buildings etc yet they get stolen all the time. Serious stuff.
Opportunistic. These are more preventable. m/bikes can fall into this category thankfully because they just aren’t valuable enough (in most cases) or the demand isn’t there on the black market. Try and cover your bike, hide it or park it away out of sight. Use an old bike cover not a flashy new one that says ‘look at me’. Don’t leave your bike out on the driveway for hours with traffic going past, you never know who’s going past looking. Take a different route home. Mix up your routine. Avoid on street parking if you can. Ask to use someone’s garage or driveway. The worst they can say is no. Use the steering lock and buy a decent bike lock. Chain it to a post ideally not through the front wheel but the frame or swing arm. Make the wanna be thief try elsewhere. A motion alarm is good thing (don’t get me wrong) but on its own is unlikely to deter a serious attack.
The majority of opportunist stolen bikes are lifted into the back of a van, which takes seconds, broken down and stripped into spares within hours, or burnt out after being razzed about an estate. VIN numbers will be ground off, identifying marks and number plates removed at the earliest opportunity.
A lot of the high end stolen stuff is sent abroad into Europe in shipping containers. Never to be seen again.
In the UK. Most theft is in two categories, opportunistic or planned.
Planned is basically organised crime. If someone really wants your stuff they will probably already know it’s there and weigh up the risk vs reward of trying to steal it. Then depending upon what it is go to more extreme lengths to plan for it. For example, huge farm tractors, Combine Harvesters, Range Rovers and luxury cars. All full of trackers and alarms, keyless entry, CCTV, secure yards and buildings etc yet they get stolen all the time. Serious stuff.
Opportunistic. These are more preventable. m/bikes can fall into this category thankfully because they just aren’t valuable enough (in most cases) or the demand isn’t there on the black market. Try and cover your bike, hide it or park it away out of sight. Use an old bike cover not a flashy new one that says ‘look at me’. Don’t leave your bike out on the driveway for hours with traffic going past, you never know who’s going past looking. Take a different route home. Mix up your routine. Avoid on street parking if you can. Ask to use someone’s garage or driveway. The worst they can say is no. Use the steering lock and buy a decent bike lock. Chain it to a post ideally not through the front wheel but the frame or swing arm. Make the wanna be thief try elsewhere. A motion alarm is good thing (don’t get me wrong) but on its own is unlikely to deter a serious attack.
The majority of opportunist stolen bikes are lifted into the back of a van, which takes seconds, broken down and stripped into spares within hours, or burnt out after being razzed about an estate. VIN numbers will be ground off, identifying marks and number plates removed at the earliest opportunity.
A lot of the high end stolen stuff is sent abroad into Europe in shipping containers. Never to be seen again.