Come with multiple keys – to keep at home, work or another location you frequently visit (for those occasions when you forget to carry a key with you) The aim is to avoid inconvenience if you forget one, but also to avoid the chance discovery of a spare and risking the theft of your bike. Hiding one on your bike shortens the distance but don’t make it obvious… some thieves are clever; their ‘job’ requires it. Steel is the metal of choice when going one-on-one with bike thieves. The casing is also a potential weak link and should be considered. Hardened steel has an advantage over more brittle metals and is not as easily shattered by heavy-duty hammers or cutters. And if you are unfortunate enough to have your bike stolen, you can’t always expect the police to turn up and dust for prints. Besides it being an expensive process for an already stretched public service, the scene of a motorbike theft is often simply a space where it used to be. And unless the criminals were on your property when they carelessly left figer prints, the defence could easily be that they happened to be passing and touched the bike before it was pinched.

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The best way to prevent this from happening is to install a memory cable. Total no-brainer – extremely cheap and will stop you looking like a numpty! They do, but the results of investigations and intelligence gathered can take years to reach the public eye. A theft made famous by social media still circulates, though nobody shares the news that the gang behind it got 12 years. Whether you bought it new or second-hand, your motorcycle is a significant investment – maybe an essential item, certainly a sentimental one. This is why it’s so important you are able to walk away from your parked bike knowing that it’s safe from would-be thieves. Anyone purchasing the device will benefit from a protective carry case, which fits under most bike seats. There are also two keys – one with an LED light. While its slightly bulky (weighing in at a hefty 798g), it’s not the heaviest model in our guide. Key featuresMany will also come with a safety lanyard to remind you to remove it before you ride off – you would be surprised by how many people forget it’s there and get a rude awakening after just a few millimetres of their journey.

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If you’re out and about, look for somewhere well lit and fairly busy. Of course, things can get stolen anywhere, but thieves will prefer to avoid confrontation and CCTV where possible. In London, you can use all the QParks (except Soho) for free on a motorcycle, as well as the City of London car parks.Models with alarms incorporate motion detectors and audible alerts up to 120 decibels, more than enough to give a would-be thief an earful. Conclusion

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Fixing two not only makes theft a longer process but a painful and riskier one as two bursts of 100 plus decibels ring out for several minutes.But you should expect a police force to take the full details of when and where the crime occurred, because it’s this intelligence gathering that can –eventually – lead to convictions. This brilliant design creates an extension to your chain that allows it to pass all the way through the bike. With this, there’s absolutely no chance of a thief removing parts of the bike to take it away! The sleek design, paired with the darker colourways available, could make this less effective at deterring that initial investigation from a dirty thief.