Simple immobiliser for new bike

[Northernboy]

My Husqvarna 701 Supermoto arrived today, and despite having lovely components, it’s security seems to still be from the last century, so a screwdriver in the ignition will get it started.

Given that it’s a road bike, I do want to be able to park it outside sometimes, so need to sort out some security.

As part of this, I’d like to install an immobiliser so that at least it can’t be easily started. There’s a decent video online showing how to short the ignition circuit, so that unless you press the hidden switch it just won’t fire, but I’d like to see if there’s any other sensible options that require less prising things open by me and soldering things back together.

Is anyone aware of a device or service that will actually stop five minutes work by a scrote in-situ getting the engine started?

If I do go down the DIY route the plan is to set it up so that the hidden button has to be held down while the bike is cranking, to increase my odds (slightly) of the local thieves not immediately spotting what I’ve done.

[trickywoo]

No thief steals a bike by starting it.

You’ll either be bike jacked or more likely lifted into a van.

[Northernboy]

trickywoo said:

No thief steals a bike by starting it.

You’ll either be bike jacked or more likely lifted into a van.

That’s not true, I’ve some nice video of my last Husqvarna being started by the thieves.

[JulianHJ]

A visible and audible deterrent like an alarmed disc lock such as the Abus Granit Detecto is a good start, along with a tracking device
such as Tracker or Monimoto, depending on your budget. I'd be reluctant to start hacking up the wiring on a new bike.

[jakeharvey63]

I’d have to agree with the above. The bike is going to be pushed/lifted to a point where they will either try to start it at their own leisure or stripped for parts.

I think the only way is a deterrent like the mentioned alarmed disc lock or a tracker of some sort.

[Northernboy]

jakeharvey63 said:

I’d have to agree with the above. The bike is going to be pushed/lifted to a point where they will either try to start it at their own leisure or stripped for parts.

I think the only way is a deterrent like the mentioned alarmed disc lock or a tracker of some sort.

I’m looking at trackers now, there seem to be some very decent little ones for under £50 that could possibly be fitted relatively hidden.

It’s such a bugger to have to consider this stuff; for years, riding a GS, theft just wasn’t such an issue.

[mickymellon1]

ideally there'd be somewhere to thread a fat chain through the frame but I didn't see one.

something like this https://securityforbikes.com/anti-pinch-pin.php with an almax or pragmasis may work.

[KTMsm]

Are you sure they're not immobilised - I thought they had a coded key like KTM

Alarmed disclok, ideally with the wire loop to stop it just being dragged away

Tracker isn't a bad idea if realistically you would go and retrieve it - because generally the Police won't / are too slow

[Northernboy]

mickymellon1 said:

ideally there'd be somewhere to thread a fat chain through the frame but I didn't see one.

something like this https://securityforbikes.com/anti-pinch-pin.php with an almax or pragmasis may work.

I’ve got one of those somewhere, and their biggest chain, which I’ll get on and find, but home security’s not that much of a worry, it’s when out and about that I think it’ll get nicked.

[vindaloo79]

https://www.sportsbikeshop.co.uk/motorcycle_parts/...

[gareth_r]

Turn the kill switch off.

It's a simple technique that's always been very effective in preventing me riding off with my own bike.

[fred bloggs]

The only thing a tracker does is tell you where they pulled the tracker off !!

[Harry H]

Alarmed disk lock and an Apple AirTag.

[five50]

Apple Airtag sounds like an interesting solution. Any experience in a bike application?

[Northernboy]

five50 said:

Apple Airtag sounds like an interesting solution. Any experience in a bike application?

I’ve got some of them, but so far performance doesn’t inspire confidence.

I’ve ordered a £50 GPS tracker and will mount it underneath a new lithium battery that’s a few cm shorter than the original one.