Motorcycle Security Advice

From the comments made by my customers and thespy stuff but bikes are being followed.When your out
bikeing community this year I felt I had to tell youand aboutDisclocks are useless, white van man is just
the hard facts about keeping your loved onegoing to pick the bike up, disclocks only stop the
safe.The fact is over 36,000 bikes are stolen in theopportunist thief from pushing your bike away. Long
UK ever year, 80% of these from home (have youshackle "U" locks are ok but remember to lock the
wondered why you have a garage clause on yourbike to something.A cable that you can loop around a
insurance?).When your bikes at homeFit a groundlamppost of similar is the best bet, high security
anchor at home and an approved chain, dont thinkchains can be heavy to carry constantly and a cable
putting your car in front of the garage helps either.type is much lighter.Consider getting an additional
Ive had so many people telling me that thieves havechain for say outside work and just leave it outside
dragged the bike over the car and this just addsso you dont have to carry it.AlarmsAlarms I think
insult to injury.Dont leave your keys in an easy tocome into the "tree falling in the woods" category, if
find place in the house either, this is becoming morethere is no one to hear it whats the point. Even
popular for stealing cars too.Try not to leave yourwhen people do hear the alarm it gets
garage open for more than you have to, more andignored.Consider fitting a paging alarm, these are
more thieves are "casing" your property and bikesgetting cheaper all the time. Talking alarms are better
are being stolen to order.When returning home havethan sirens, people tend to listen more a human
a quick look who is behind you etc, im not saying tovoice.
take a different route home every day and all that