Wiring in alarms / trackers etc - need for VERY good concealment
Well as some of you know I just had my bike stolen. After the theft there has been some discussion about fitting GPS trackers and alarms, all very sensible and something I should have considered beforehand.
Now having got the bike back I've become just how aware thieves are also of these technologies because when I inspect the bike I see most of the damage done is from someone attempting to disable anything that might be a tracker or alarm:
- all after-market wires (which in my case only powered heated grips and power sockets) cut.
- relays (part of the heated grips) smashed.
- fuse box ripped out so no accessories are powered.
- side covers, parts of fairing and seat physically wrenched off presumably to check for extra wiring.
So my advice is if you do fit a tracker make sure everything, including power connection) is well and truly hidden under the tank and out of sight if you want a chance of it remaining working. Just because it has black cased wiring like the rest of the bike harness will not be enough.
Hope someone can learn from my experience.
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