for those who leave bike outside, what security you use?

[adelii]

I will be leaving bike outside in apt parking lot. it will be covered, but have no garage. What do you guys recommend? Do brake rotor locks fit? Alarm systems?

 

[go cytocis]

As the old saying goes, if a thief wants it bad enough, they're gonna steal it.

The best you can do is discourage them with a visual deterrent (like a heavy chain phsically securing the bike to something immovable, or at least a disc lock) coupled with something that'll frustrate them if they try to start it (like a hidden kill-switch or alarm).

Luckily Buells aren't big targets because they don't have body work & they're a niche bike with a limited market for hot parts.

 

[adelii]

yes i agree with everything you say. Do regular disc locks work on the buell disc?

 

[d_adams]

Some of them, yes. I have 2 different Xena disc locks for my 1190 RX, one's the 10, the other is the 6 model. Finding one that fit the front rotor on my RX took a couple of tries, but most will fit the XB with a drilled rotor just fine.

 

[GregoXB]

http://www.kryptonitelock.com/conte...s/product-information/current-key/999577.html

I park my Buell in front of my apartment building in Brooklyn. I loop the New York Legend chain through the frame of the bike and fasten it to a wrought iron fence. Front tire gets a Xena disc lock which is sneakily threaded to a generic motorcycle cover. So if anyone flips the cover, they will set off the Xena.

 

[Cooter]

How bad is your neighborhood? Unless it's the total ghetto, actual cash value insurance with a low deductible is cheap and lets me sleep well at night.

If the alarm goes off in the middle of the night and you run out to save your stuff, are you actually prepared for the situation you just got into? Are you naked? Did you grab your Glock? Ready to use it?

I love my bike, but Erik made more than just that one.

 

[go cytocis]

I strongly prefer using a disc lock on the rear wheel instead of the front for the following reasons:
- If you're using your steering lock too, you've got both ends covered.
- It's generally more awkward to pick up the back of the bike & wheel it away on the front, than it is to pick up the front of the bike & wheel it away on the rear.
- There's generally a little less room to maneuver tools to break a lock around the back wheel than the front (esp on a Buell with a single front disc that's located on the 'high side' of the wheel when the bike's on its sidestand & the steering head is locked.
- If you've parked on the street with the rear wheel against the curb, you're less exposed to traffic while you lock & unlock your bike.
- Rear wheels are generally more expensive & difficult to remove so a thief may think twice about simply taking the wheel off to bypass the lock.
- Best of all, you'll have no fitment concerns with a ZTL disc like on Buells. In fact, you can just use a heavy duty padlock on the rear sprocket, which you may find a more cost-effective option.

 

[go cytocis]

I've also got first-hand testimony on the effectiveness of a hidden kill switch that interrupts the circuit of your choice (usually the ignition or starter circuit) placed somewhere discrete. In my experience, I came back to find my chain cut, my ignition lock broken, but my bike still exactly where I left it after a thief couldn't get it started because of the kill switch I'd installed.

 

[TPEHAK]

I use Xena disk locks for rear and front wheels. In addition I installed the Scorpio motorcycle alarm system. I eliminated ignition lock from my Buell, but I installed the Motogadget M-Lock instead, so it can help if the thief will be prepared to fight with the Buell ignition lock only. And I am going to install LoJack system.

 

[stamen]

I use insurance lol

 

[go cytocis]

I use insurance lol

Prudent, certainly, but if your experience dealing with insurance companies is anything like mine, it involves long waits on the phone, prolonged decision making, being chiseled on settlements, & haggling over who will do the repairs. If all that can be avoided with a simple theft deterrent device, I'm all over it!

 

[An03inAZ]

I have a heavy duty chain I got from cycle gear for 80 bucks. But most times I park in front of my Gf ' s car.. with disc lock

 

[jetlee]

- Best of all, you'll have no fitment concerns with a ZTL disc like on Buells.  In fact, you can just use a heavy duty padlock on the rear sprocket, which you may find a more cost-effective option.

This. I keep a Masterlock on each bike (all three keyed the same) and put it on the rear rotor along with a locked steering head. My bikes have never been touched (knock on wood).

 

[jakub7]

When i have to leave my bike for weeks at a time i leave where its easily visible. If its parked in the corner of the parking lot in the shadows then it will give a theif more confidence because its less likly anyone will notice him. I also put on my fork lock, chain up the front and rear tires, and put on my bike cover and lock that up. I havent had a issue yet

 

[GregoXB]

It's all about levels of security. The more levels you have the better. Garage, locks, alarms, trackers, kill switches, insurance, etc. The more secure your bike is the less likely it will be to attract a thief or thieves.

 

[jetlee]

I think the youtube embedder is borked.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cy2MCiWU5zo

or

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFdQZXRbpnA

 

[GregoXB]

Hahaha.... I don't know why but that made me laugh. Maybe because you can't use that in Manhattan/Brooklyn and if you did you would be bullied. You wouldn't be able to go the corner store without getting harassed.

 

[lawdog]

There are three types of thefts. Ride off, walk off, and professional. Evaluate what is your risk. Will they try to ride off. If so disc locks front and rear, kill switch, alarm, remove levers, etc. If it's a walk off will they carry the bike to a truck, van, or trailer. Roll it down the street on skateboards or car rollers. High security chain to something solid. GPS tracking. If it is professional and you are targeted good luck! They will defeat your security measures if the reward is greater then the risk. GPS tracking and insurance.

Battery powered tools has changed the game in security. A grinder can defeat just about any lock in under a minute. Sad but true. And if the criminal acts normal, like they lost the key or something, most people would never be the wiser.

GPS tracking, insurance, front and rear locks with a chain to something is a good plan.

You can talk all you want about how I have a pistol, I am a sharpshooter, or whatever. But the reality is most thefts are quick in and out. You may get lucky but most of the time nobody ever hears anything.

I would not recommend Lojack. It requires the police agency to have receivers in the patrol cars to pick up the transponder signals. GPS tracking is where its at these days and the price has really come down. AccuTracking offers it for $6 a month and $39 for the kit! I have not used it personally but I am seriously thinking about it!

I love the quote "Erik Buell made more then one!" Classic! LMAO

 

[Noobuel]

Grade 100 chain wrapped in hydraulic line nylon braided sheath to protect paint on bike secured with Abloy PL 362 lock.
Source it from a nautical supply house, don't pay the ridiculous prices the motorcycle security marketers try to extract from uninformed consumers. [up] Find something to anchor it to that can withstand the pull of such a burly chain.

 

[go cytocis]

And if the criminal acts normal, like they lost the key or something, most people would never be the wiser.

True. As a kid, I once spent ~20 minutes cutting through my own bicycle lock with a rusty hacksaw at a busy train station; not one person questioned me.

If it is professional and you are targeted good luck!

True again. Your bike will likely be stripped, or inside a shopping container on its way to another continent by the time you realize it's gone!

Grade 100 chain

Wow...Wow! Does that even fit between the spokes!?