enduro bike alarm....paranoid or what?

[Tramp]

Hi folk..

Dosent normally bother me too much this security lark :whistle: as i live in a relatively safe place and when abroad its safe as houses...

BUT recent enduro thefts are making me re-think..as you cant always have the bike out of view when using hotels ...normally wild camp in woods and when in towns use the supermarkets..

Tried a disc lock in the past...broke the bugger :woohoo: when it wasnt removed..and dont want a fully wired in jobby..just something that makes a lot of noise when the thiefs move/lift the bike..

so suggestions please ..dont want a chain and lock as its heavy to carry..

its a ccm 644 not a normal production motorcycle (thumbs)

[Philiptigerrice]

I use an alarmed disc lock.

Great for camping, is it would defo wake you up.

It fits in the 'boot' of my Sertao nicely

[catcitrus]

I'm going to use one of those personal attack alarms--hide it away behind the headlight and use a piece of chord around the front wheel such that any rotation will "pull the pin" (but only for overnight stops). I always use a flexible cable lock during the day--not perfect but a start to slow them down a bit.

[davsato]

A flashing red LED is a good deterrent Russ, up on the headstock somewhere with a small switch or you can be fancy with a 5 post relay switched by, say, the tail light positive (so the LED comes on when the ignition is turned off). Costs a couple of quid and uses naff all lektrik. I don't know where you could put a proper alarm on an enduro anyway unless you have space for a tool roll behind a side panel? But you may be able to put an immobiliser on. Trouble with that is most thefts involve cutting the battery lead and putting the bike in a van, worrying about alarms and immobilisers afterwards, so it still comes down to chaining a lamp post to your bike. If you just want noise I'd suggest one of those alarm/disc locks

[Brenhden]

I was thinking about this, a rape alarm with string to the wheel is a great idea and a flashing led that works off its own battery. Both require no electrical work and would act as a good deterrent.

As already mentioned you are only ever going to slow them down though.

Wish the world wasn't like this.

[stormfield]

Russ, if you want to try the rape alarm thing (!?) I happen to have one free.

The Health & Safety guy at my workplace handed out a load of them before he left the job (we didn't want to ask why!). PM me your address and I'll stick it in the post. Was going in the bin but I forgot all about it. Let me know if it works for the bike!

[Harty]

Russ, I use 2 x £7 alarmed bike padlocks. They aren't too heavy and any movement they go off. I stck one on the bars and one through the chain/sprocket

http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/190987651447?nav=SEARCH

[Tramp]

cheers all for some good ideas...anything to slow the "tea leaves" down..wont stop the determind ones...