what are your best theft prevention methods?

[Sidewinder Jerry]

I suppose I should add one last thing. When using a tracking chip to locate your property call the police to recover the stolen bike once you've located. Under no circumstances try to do this by yourself.

If a cellphone notifier alerts you or you hear your alarm take some one with you to investigate. At the minimum be armed with a means of defending yourself. Thieves can become violent when being caught in the act.

 

[Sidewinder Jerry]

All ideas above have merit but the weakest link on any MB 2 or 4 stroke is the kill switch. I yanked the recoil start and cooling shroud that the kill switch was mounted in and rewired the kill circuit to a keyed switch mounted on the neck. Follow the Rabbits Foot key chain, at present it is the best photo I have.
Tom View attachment 103233

Great looking bike

 

[Tom from Rubicon]

Great looking bike.
Thanks Jerry. it's just an antiquified Sportsman Flyer 80.

Here in South East Wisconsin with all the Lutherans and Catholics you can park a Harley un-chained, with a for sale sign on it, next to the road where I live and it will not move until paid for.
That said, those GPS trackers which have been mentioned in similar threads are worth a look.
Tom from Rubicon

 

[lewdog7431]

Hi my name is Lewis I run with the handle of lewdog and im introducing my self as a concerned fellow bicyclemotorist real talk, all bullishit aside follow your instincts if you feel that's it's a bad place to leave your whip on attend do not deviate from the feeling I feel for you kind sir for sharing your situation with up and I'll take it to heart for how much feelings iI put into my own and it hurts the soul to hear that another bike had been either stolen or forgot to lock that lock imI not to put blame but let this remind all of you that there are people out there that envy what you have and they want it that's the ******* truth so be it that God made thieves just as much as honest people believe me good people stay alert at all cost, I pray brother you find justice for what's lost and stolen......... one love lewdog

 

[lewdog7431]

Hi my name is Lewis I run with the handle of lewdog and im introducing my self as a concerned fellow bicyclemotorist real talk, all bullishit aside follow your instincts if you feel that's it's a bad place to leave your whip on attend do not deviate from the feeling I feel for you kind sir for sharing your situation with up and I'll take it to heart for how much feelings iI put into my own and it hurts the soul to hear that another bike had been either stolen or forgot to lock that lock imI not to put blame but let this remind all of you that there are people out there that envy what you have and they want it that's the ******* truth so be it that God made thieves just as much as honest people believe me good people stay alert at all cost, I pray brother you find justice for what's lost and stolen......... one love lewdog

Excuse my miss spelling auto correct isn't working for the moment

 

[lewdog7431]

Very bad idea. You don't know who might come into contact with that bike. Big law suit when some curious child touches that bike.

In the USA booby traps are illegal.

Your totally right, a liability is what it sounds like just an idea