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Security and theft counter measures

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CDNSpyder

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Surfin' around reading some of the posts as I make a decision to become a Spyder owner, I was reading about a theft in QC, although I know it happens everywhere...

My question is, aside for serial numbers on the frame and motor, has any aftermarket start ups been addressing this niche market or theft deterrence and property protection?

As the Spyder culture grows, so will the demand for parts....and shady characters....

JR
 
CDNSpyder said:
Surfin' around reading some of the posts as I make a decision to become a Spyder owner, I was reading about a theft in QC, although I know it happens everywhere...

My question is, aside for serial numbers on the frame and motor, has any aftermarket start ups been addressing this niche market or theft deterrence and property protection?

As the Spyder culture grows, so will the demand for parts....and shady characters....

JR
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Other than tying it down with a logging chain, good insurance is about the best we can do. nojoke
 
Theft happens, you just have to make it harder so they move on to some ones else.

You can install alarms like Gorilla alarm low jack etc, the key are coded.

I'm not so much worried about theft but more about harmless tempering with while I'm in a dinner or DQ

harry
 
Your best deterrent to losing your stuff to :cus:, is vigilence! :thumbup: Know where you're parking, park where you can see it. Take the Key out of it. lock the bars to one side, lock the storage compartments.
Unless you've got a Trunk Monkey...

 
Jerbear said:
Other than tying it down with a logging chain, good insurance is about the best we can do. nojoke
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When I do buy one, a first chore will be to adapt some of the lessons learned from riding a custom motorcycle.....for anyone now curious - secondary bypass for the ignition, disk locks and even a proximity tamper alarm....
 
harrypottar said:
Theft happens, you just have to make it harder so they move on to some ones else.

You can install alarms like Gorilla alarm low jack etc, the key are coded.

I'm not so much worried about theft but more about harmless tempering with while I'm in a dinner or DQ

harry
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I guess thieves don't associate Spyder riders as they would someone riding a Harley....to me, pain is pain, don't mess with someone's machine.
 
They are a lot harder to steal then a 2 wheeler, as they can not be pushed around to easy. that being said, if they want it they will get it. Good insurance is still the best bet! I have a scorpion alarm, more for the proximity sensor then anything else.
 
Bob Denman said:
Your best deterrent to losing your stuff to :cus:, is vigilence! :thumbup: Know where you're parking, park where you can see it. Take the Key out of it. lock the bars to one side, lock the storage compartments.
Unless you've got a Trunk Monkey...

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I don't know what a Trunk Monkey is but I do know that deterrents do discourage opportunistic punks.

I'm thinking etching parts with an ID tag may be a good thing as it will render the parts useless for the used parts market.
 
Watch the video to discover what a trunk monkey is. Funny stuff. Edit: There's at least 3 other trunk monkey commercials in the series. Funny stuff. Edit #2. Apparently I think the videos are funny stuff. :P
 
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Netminder said:
They are a lot harder to steal then a 2 wheeler, as they can not be pushed around to easy. that being said, if they want it they will get it. Good insurance is still the best bet! I have a scorpion alarm, more for the proximity sensor then anything else.
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That's very true as far as being only able to make it as difficult as possible. They steal high end cars daily so when there is enough determination there will always be a way.
 
Arr MiHardies said:
Watch the video to discover what a trunk monkey is. Funny stuff. There's at least 3 other trunk monkey commercials in the series. Funny stuff.
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I may just have to figure out how to get the dog to go riding will me. As a pup he sat in the saddlebag but now at 75lbs even the Spyder bags won't hold him.
 
EASY TO MOVE

Netminder said:
They are a lot harder to steal then a 2 wheeler, as they can not be pushed around to easy. that being said, if they want it they will get it. Good insurance is still the best bet! I have a scorpion alarm, more for the proximity sensor then anything else.
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I had to run with my :ani29: and jump start it once and was successful...Try that with a Gold Wing, HD or other touring bike. I think they are much easier to move JMHO.....Mike...:thumbup:
 
BLUEKNIGHT911 said:
I had to run with my :ani29: and jump start it once and was successful...Try that with a Gold Wing, HD or other touring bike. I think they are much easier to move JMHO.....Mike...:thumbup:
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I've jump started my fatboy a few times over the years....but always after finding a decent incline either in a parking lot or street. Wouldn't even attempt it on a level road......
 
Anybody that steals one can't start it without the key with the computer chip inside it..Best they can do is part it out...A minor deterrent...but it's better than nothing.
 
Littlebadwolf said:
Anybody that steals one can't start it without the key with the computer chip inside it..Best they can do is part it out...A minor deterrent...but it's better than nothing.
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This. And how successful is that? The aftermarket for parts is so small, and all the serious work is done at BRP dealers, what are they going to part out-- the tupperware? Big haul there, guys.

It's too big/complex for casual opportunity thieves, too obscure for professional thieves. Yes, they do get stolen, but NOTHING like other bikes or scoots. If you're unlucky, you have insurance to take care of it.

I park my Spyder and a Vespa in my driveway. The Vespa is always handlebar locked, it has a grip lock, and it has a ginormous chain through the back wheel locked around a metal fence. The Spyder? I take the key out and go inside.
 
BLUEKNIGHT911 said:
I had to run with my :ani29: and jump start it once and was successful...Try that with a Gold Wing, HD or other touring bike. I think they are much easier to move JMHO.....Mike...:thumbup:
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Yes I push mine around the basement, but they key is the key! Not to be repetitive, with the brake on and the steering locked, there won't be much pushing done. But true under the right condition they are easy to move,
 
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