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[Hotmetal2]

I will have my first HD in April. (SEEG yellow). [bgcolor=Yellow]I know I have to live with it [/bgcolor]but I'm quite worried about thiefs!!  for 3 reasons.

1) It is an Harley-Davidson.
2) It is a CVO
3) it is yellow .... easy to spot!!

For sure I will have a disk lock, a cable and an alarm. Sure, I could bring covers, and more cables .... but if I'm doing long trips, I would need space in my saddlebags for luggages .... specially with a passenger.

Is it always stressing to own an HD? An EG is made to do long trip .... but how do you feel  all night long when you stay at the hotel and cannot see you bike.  Even if you can see your bike from the room .. does that mean that you cannot sleep?  

Is it that risky to own an SEEG?  I like to ride, but I don't want to get an heart attack because I'm too stress....  Just want to enjoy it!!

How do you do?

[starvin]

Hotmetal, I think the best security system is a cheap lightweight cover, mine hardly takes up any room at all, that way nobody knows what you have under there for security i think i paid 30 bucks for it. with that and the factory alarm thats standard on these bikes if someone steals it they were going to get it no matter what you did.

[Tonys]

I agree with Dave on the cover. I use the factory alarm, a disc lock and the cover. I've had several Harleys and you learn to pick the better parking spots. On some trips when a couple guys brought cables, we have hooked the bikes together if no post  was near. All Harleys are sought after by thieves, just make yours harder to take. Don't worry to the point you aren't enjoying the ride.  [smiley=beerchug.gif]

[JCZ]

Hotmetal welcome to the board.  As for your question............I do a lot of overnite trips and stay in anything from Motel 6 all the way up to Radisson or Hiltons.  I have traveled all across this country, back and forth, up and down, western Canada and Mexico.

The measures I take:  I try to always get a street level room with parking in front of the room (but that's not always possible).  If I get back to the motel late and all the close parking spaces are taken, I'm not above putting it directly on the sidewalk.  

I have my bike programmed where the alarm sets itself thirty seconds after I turn it off.  Sometimes that's a nuscience (like when I'm putting gas in it and I'm still sitting on it) but the protection that it provides me (when I'm running into the store, or into a friends for a second or anywhere, where I do not normally mess with locking it.

Besides making it as visable to my room as possible and the factory alarm, I lock the ignition (which pops real easy with a pipe wrench, so it's only a deterant and not a real lock) and I use a disc lock (it keeps the bike from being wheeled away and can not be cut off.

Other than that, the best protection I have is my insurance and that's why I have it.  For that reason, I do not loose any sleep worrying about my bike.  On insurance, I might suggest that you get insurance that covers it for full replacement rather than insurance that will just pay off the loan.

I rarely use a cover, on long trips.  I just don't have room for it and never seemed to use it the few times I did take one.  Use YOUR best judgement and damn good insurance and enjoy the ride and get your sleep! [smiley=xyxthumbs.gif]

[Hotmetal2]

Thanks to all for your positive answers.

Maybe I look too stressed! I'm sorry!!! You know, the SEEG is my dream bike ... and I just don't want to see my dream fly away!!!!! [smiley=cry2.gif]

[Cannibus_Man]

one thing i learned about security is the round key Used to be a good lock, but now there is a tool  that can open them right up,, very simple ..the guy that showed me
how simple it was recomended a lock that the key is double sided (teeth on both sides)
they take much more time to pick..

[Tonys]

one thing i learned about security is the round key Used to be a good lock, but now there is a tool

[porthole]

Wow almost 10 years since this started.

The Scorpio Alarm seems to have kept up with the times and is a do it yourself install, unlike Lojack.

Anyone try this yet? Not to concerned anymore with an almost 10 year old bike, but with the newer bikes costing so much, might be something to look into.
The "Ride" is the most comprehensive version.

http://ridescorpio.com/

[Ozoneman]

As I've stated before, the best thief deterrent is to place a Honda cover over your bike.

[ChopperPilot]

As I've stated before, the best thief deterrent is to place a Honda cover over your bike.

That should work every time!

[porthole]

As I've stated before, the best thief deterrent is to place a Honda cover over your bike.

I didn't bring this up as a deterrent, I brought it up as a potential way to recover.

And putting a honda cover on your bike ain't gonna do diddly

[Lever]

You might look in to the f.I.n.... find it now product... I heard it's been a great product

[2 ROSE]

I'm aware of a couple of guys who have tried this unit.  Their findings were that the advertised half mile range of the RF unit was overstated as the reliability was more like 25 to 30 yards.  I tend to think I can do much better than that to protect my bike out to 100 yards with my Glock .45! [smiley=bigok.gif]

Ditto that with my SA XD40.   

[porthole]

Ditto that with my SA XD40.   

Maybe, but protecting your bike at a hundred yards with a short barrel handgun will get you in more trouble then the bloke who is trying to lift your bike.