Sportbike theft

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Originally Posted by askmrjesus

The other down side, is that you'd get sued/arrested for installing a booby trap. Way not legal, (unfortunate, but not without reason).



If, as the article states, the more sophisticated thieves are using a "plug & play" pig-tail to bypass the ignition, that alarm system maybe useless (depends on how it's wired).

I run a simple solution, that can be adapted in several different ways. On my Duc, I've wired a hidden toggle switch into the fuel pump wiring. You can hook up all the pig-tails you want, but if you can't find that switch, you ain't riding my bike anywhere. You can also wire sidestand and clutch switches to do the same thing.

None of those things will keep a determined asshat from tossing your bike into the back of a van, but they will give you a chance to shoot them.

JC

That's not a bad idea! My alarm wires to the battery directly, to the ignition and it has a back up battery as well. Of course the ZoomBak wires to the battery and has about a 3 or 4 day internal battery. Like I said, I don't think it's foolproof by any means but I also run a 1/2'' cable lock to the swing arm and I installed a second LED just to be sure that they understand that my bike has an alarm on it. To be honest, I have full coverage and about $3,000 into my bike at this point so I really should let them steal it!