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Motorcycle Alarms and
Chains - Security Advice
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| Firstly, some basic
facts: |
More than 34,000
motorcycles are stolen each year (
1 every 15 minutes!)
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80% of those bikes
stolen, are taken from
the owners home!
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50% of riders,
amazingly, do not lock
up their motorcycles.
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60% of stolen bikes
end up being broken for parts and are never recovered.
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26% only, of all bikes
stolen
are recovered intact.
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90% of those bikes
recovered intact have major damage rendering them un-useable
without an insurance claim, which can take 3 months to sort out.
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So how
can we beat the thieving scum? |
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Fit an
alarm/immobiliser because it deters thieves and can get you insurance
discounts. In 3 years the discounts could pay for the system depending on
what you choose. |
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A good padlock and a
decent chain will put of 90% of casual thieves, so long as you don't
use a 'mickey mouse' thing that can be bolt cropped in 5 seconds. call us
for details on 'solid' chains and locks. |
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Ground and wall anchors
inside your garage and possibly outside. Also fit them where its
difficult to access with the bike in place and never leave the lock on the
floor, or the keys nearby or in full view. |
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If possible, keep your
bike out of sight in a locked garage or shed - if not keep it fully
covered then no one will see you have a macho or high speed expensive bike.
Showing off that you're a macho biker by leaving your goods on display will
quadruple the chances of your bike being pinched! |
| 5. |
Tag everything with
something like Data-tag or Alpha-Dot and advertise the fact with
stickers. |
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Disc or U-locks are
always useful and transportable. And, often forgotten brake-lever locks,
which make it a damn sight harder to wheel away or remove the front wheel if
a U-lock is fitted. |
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Fit an alarm to your
garage or shed and please fit decent locks to the doors. Try breaking in
yourself - if you can get in, so can anyone else! Protecting a £10,000 bike
with a £5 lock and hasp never works. Don't forget the hinges - If you can
undo them with a screwdriver and peel the door backwards without disturbing
the lock, so can a thief. Try a ground anchor to reduce
the risk of the door being opened in the first place. Call us for advice
or a site survey - before you lose your precious bike. |
| 8. |
Garage alarms, if
possible fit two. The first rigged to a sensor, the second to the light
switch. |
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Remember, 80% of bikes
are stolen from the home, while in 50% of cases, those thefts involve
home burglary too because thieves team up together so they will 'do' your
house and your garage at the same time. Lock away your documents,
keys, cheque books and any other valuables as well as your bike! |
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To help protect your bike,
protect your home too. You can take some simple inexpensive steps to keep
what you already own. |
| 11. |
Most people don't
consider security worth the cost, or find it just too
much hassle. The average bike is worth £6,000. Average riding gear costs £1,200.
Average accessories fitted to a bike costs £500.
If your bike gets stolen
the immediate cost is likely to be over £7,700
for the average bike owner - and
then your insurance will
go up by as much as 45% and you'll have to pay to get to work or hire
transport until your claim is settled.
Average price of motorcycle security - alarm/immobiliser, ground anchor and
chain for less than £590 all in for a high-end system. You'll save on insurance premiums
year on
year and all for less than 8% of what you'll lose if you do nothing
about it! Is ignoring
security really worth
the true cost? |
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