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Security Question for the Harley Men
allen griggs
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How do you keep someone from stealing your bike?
When I bought my Harley, my buddy at the Hospital, Scott, came down to admire my bike. He said, Be damn careful, they will steal your bike.
Scott had had a Harley. He went in to the restaurant downtown in our little town one day for lunch. He came back out in a half hour, his Harley was gone! He hadn't heard it crank up, so he knew someone had picked it up and put it in a pickup.
That was a damn nervy thing to do in our town, lots of people knew who owned that bike, and the theives were lucky not to have gotten caught. Plus this is a small southern town, not a high crime area, or an area with any motorcycle gangs.
My insurance agent said the same thing, be careful, they will steal that thing.
I never worried about someone stealing my Goldwing. In fact, when I went to sell it, I hardly could give it away, 'cause it lacked the bags and the fairing. Same with the BMW, I never worried that someone would steal it.
So I was nervous about that Harley, and never parked it where I couldn't see it.
I lived alone in the country and worked a 24 hour shift as a medic, I figured it was prime to get stolen from my house. I built a 12x18 shed for the bike, with a serious lock on the door, but the main thing was to keep the bike hidden. Inside the shed, I had a V8 chevy long block. I had that chained to the bike with a $108 Cobra Link. I was told that it is not possible to cut a cast iron engine block, that the only way to destroy it is with a jack hammer or sledge hammer. Well at least that would make a lot of noise. I figured if someone could carry the bike and the V8 out that little shed door at the same time, they deserved the bike.
So what do y'all Harley men do for security? Was the theft threat oversold to me? I know Scott's story was true, about 4 of my friends were in that restaurant with him when his Harley got stolen.
When I bought my Harley, my buddy at the Hospital, Scott, came down to admire my bike. He said, Be damn careful, they will steal your bike.
Scott had had a Harley. He went in to the restaurant downtown in our little town one day for lunch. He came back out in a half hour, his Harley was gone! He hadn't heard it crank up, so he knew someone had picked it up and put it in a pickup.
That was a damn nervy thing to do in our town, lots of people knew who owned that bike, and the theives were lucky not to have gotten caught. Plus this is a small southern town, not a high crime area, or an area with any motorcycle gangs.
My insurance agent said the same thing, be careful, they will steal that thing.
I never worried about someone stealing my Goldwing. In fact, when I went to sell it, I hardly could give it away, 'cause it lacked the bags and the fairing. Same with the BMW, I never worried that someone would steal it.
So I was nervous about that Harley, and never parked it where I couldn't see it.
I lived alone in the country and worked a 24 hour shift as a medic, I figured it was prime to get stolen from my house. I built a 12x18 shed for the bike, with a serious lock on the door, but the main thing was to keep the bike hidden. Inside the shed, I had a V8 chevy long block. I had that chained to the bike with a $108 Cobra Link. I was told that it is not possible to cut a cast iron engine block, that the only way to destroy it is with a jack hammer or sledge hammer. Well at least that would make a lot of noise. I figured if someone could carry the bike and the V8 out that little shed door at the same time, they deserved the bike.
So what do y'all Harley men do for security? Was the theft threat oversold to me? I know Scott's story was true, about 4 of my friends were in that restaurant with him when his Harley got stolen.
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JC
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quote:Originally posted by nunn
I thought HD riders kept their scoots in the house.
allen, I cut a hole in my shop floor that was about 3 ft square ran some rebar under the exesting floor and welded it together with a piece of 3" tubing welded to that so that it would just be level with the floor. Filled the hole back in with concreate. now I can run a chain through that to lock the bike down. then when not in use its level with the floor and not in the way. also run the chain through your frame. I had a friend have a bike stolen from work he came out and there was his front tire all safe and secure. also get one of the disk break locks and run it through your back tire,lock the neck with a padlock, lock out your ignition. whatever else you can think of. the more security you have the better. If they are going to steal it make um work for it.
"It may be that your sole purpose in life is simply to serve as a warning to others"
I do. I got rid of the couch and have double doors. [:D]
Did not have to get out of my chair to take the pic. [;)]
I had an alarm installed, with a pager, for when I am out and about.
Still, I never get very far away.
The gene pool needs chlorine.
"If cowardly and dishonorable men sometimes shoot unarmed men with army pistols or guns, the evil must be prevented by the penitentiary and gallows, and not by a general deprivation of a constitutional privilege." - Arkansas Supreme Court, 1878<P>
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Jason
Proud NRA member
"The constitutions of most of our states assert that all power is inherent in the people; that...it is there right and duty to be at all times armed."
Thomas Jefferson 1824
My secret weapon is the electric system-try to start without putting the insulating pad on the seat, and you'll get the most unpleasant shock of your life!
If it gets picked up; the tilt sensor signals my pager through the cellphone in the box under the tank.
If you know it all; you must have been listening.<br>WEAR EAR PROTECTION!
There is lock out there called the "New York Noose" supposed to be the best ever made, but it looks really heavy to carry around.
Back in 1991 that was the best thing going. It looked nearly impossible to break.
It was a load to carry around, it weighed 7 pounds.
EvilDr235
Two types of people drive old cars.Rich people because they want to and poor people because they have to.
Best way not to have a HD stolen is sell it and get a BMW.
[8D]
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JW
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If force ain't work'n... Your not use'n nough of it.
I know the spelling is bad but guess what I DON'T CARE
quote:Originally posted by Rocklobster
A fairly effective trick is to lay an empty shoulder holster across the seat.
zr700- What's the transmission range on the driveway alarms?
Sorry its 1000 feet heres another link if you're like me and hate radio shack this on also has a price for the xtra transmitter.
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Jason
Proud NRA member
"The constitutions of most of our states assert that all power is inherent in the people; that...it is there right and duty to be at all times armed."
Thomas Jefferson 1824
If you know it all; you must have been listening.<br>WEAR EAR PROTECTION!
There are 2 bikes down here now, a RoadKing and a Kawi 1500, but they get picked up by their owners in the spring.