Bike Security Solution to motor bike thievery

scottyo

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So After livin in Boston for a few months I've noticed the large amount of bicycle and motor bike theft. I am wondering if there isn't some way motor bicyclists could form brotherhoods to protect the the things they worked so hard to build. I mean who would steal a motorbike if they knew it would lead to an @$$ whooping? I'm invisioning chain whips and sleeveless denim jackets.
 
if its that bad maybe you could use multiple bike locks,like 5 or more of diffrent kinds or a long aircraft quality cable motorcycle lock that goes threw everypart of the bike.
 
if its that bad maybe you could use multiple bike locks,like 5 or more of diffrent kinds or a long aircraft quality cable motorcycle lock that goes threw everypart of the bike.

I use roughly 5 bike locks, depending on the neighborhood and how lazy I'm feeling.

I basically have all parts of the bike locked up the the bike rack, including chains, motors, clutches, handlebars, etc.
 
the hard thing is

I mean who would steal a motorbike if they knew it would lead to an @$$ whooping? I'm invisioning chain whips and sleeveless denim jackets.

the hard thing is
you will have to sleep with your bike to catch them in the act
these guys are punks
they steal ((big guys)) motor cycles when they get a chance

MM
 
the hard thing is
you will have to sleep with your bike to catch them in the act
these guys are punks
they steal ((big guys)) motor cycles when they get a chance
MM

True enough. A few days ago I followed a link on motorcycle locks to a biker forum and there they had tales of woe about thieves using hydraulic boom trucks picking up hogs.
 
In the billion dollar bailout bill last year there was a $30 per month PER bike tax credit, for the purchase of bicycles, bicycle improvements (which is where MB fits in), bicycle security or bike sheds on industrial grounds.

This is a potential place to build a small business, promoting or distributing the many varieties, or maybe designing and building your own.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bicycle_locker

A bicycle locker or bike box is a locker / box in which a single bicycle can be placed and locked in. They are usually provided at places where numerous cyclists need bike parking for extended times (such as during the working day or at university),[1] yet where the bikes might otherwise get damaged or stolen (such as at public bus terminals).

They could be promoted to businesses and city governments, apartment building owners, etc.

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&...q=bicycle+lockers&btnG=Search&aq=f&oq=&aqi=g3
 
when we had our bicycle shop
one customer had at least 3 bikes stolen in less that a year and a half
one was locked inside their garage cable locked to some plumbing pipes
seems that if they want it
as they say
they will get it

Hells Angels don't seem to have the problem
because
they leave a picture of their pretty selfs on their gas tanks
pays to be pretty !!

MM
 
How about when you park your bike, you could disconnect your ignition and to make special insulated grips somewhere and attach the leads to it... so when the guy tries to take off with your bike, he will get a good shock in the nuts!
 
I had a Chevy pickup and was asked to help get a bike to a garage to be worked on. As I scrambled arround looking for a 2X6 or something to walk the bike up the tailgate, two members of a well renouned club grabbed the bike and set it into the bed! Couldn't believe my eye's! It was only a sporty but my truck was a ZR2 and sat pretty high! These guy's were monsters! After seeing that, even if I had a Harley, I'd lock it up, unless in plain sight!
 
I just retired from the US Air Force, a few years ago I was stationed in San Antonio and a bunch of young airmen were driving around on base in an Air Force pickup and hauling off crotch rockets. Everyone just assumed they were impounding them. Turns out they were stealing them!
 
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