| Springtime brings flowers, budding trees and warm | | | | leaving your mike unattended. |
| weather and of course. The open road beckons | | | | 2. Keep your bike parked in plain sight. If you are |
| motor scooters and the hefty Harley Davidson | | | | going into a restaurant, insist on a table where you |
| Motorcycles and their riders. Every rider always has | | | | can view your motorcycle during your meal. |
| the issue of bike theft in the back of their minds. It is | | | | 3. At night, park your bike underneath a security |
| reported that a motorbike is stolen every 7-8 | | | | camera in a well lit area. Thieves will think twice in |
| minutes in the US. Many thieves can remove a | | | | removing your bike if they are being recorded. |
| motorcycle without notice and load it into an | | | | 4. Add an alarm to your bike. A motion sensor that |
| enclosed bike trailer within minutes and driveway | | | | emits a loud piercing sound will deter most thieves. |
| unnoticed, leaving the bike owner with nothing. | | | | In addition to the above tips, your bike should have a |
| The value of the bike is in the parts with many | | | | theft recovery system installed to help locate the |
| thieves operating "chop shops" to remove and resell | | | | bike if it is every stolen. These systems have a small |
| bike parts all over the world. Many bike theft rings | | | | tracking device mounted somewhere on the bike and |
| operate in every city across the country due to the | | | | when activated have been known to help recover |
| ease of removing and reselling bike parts. There are | | | | stolen bikes within 30 minutes. In summary, you have |
| some things you can do to help prevent bike theft: | | | | spent a great deal on your new bike, protect it with |
| | | | common sense and a theft recovery system to help |
| 1. Lock your ignition and forks if possible before | | | | keep your new ride around for a long time. |