Beware, your WC GSA is VERY easy to steal.....

Thats a point if its keyless and maybe the riders jacket was stored in top box along with the transponder in a pocket doing this would make it a 10 second steal

This will not work as key must present within 1m of the ignition module/button. There is more than 1M between back of the box and ignition button.
 
This will not work as key must present within 1m of the ignition module/button. There is more than 1M between back of the box and ignition button.

Have you tried it I had a GTR1400 back in 2007 with a similar keyless system and it would work from about 8ft away
 
.......more concerned that the supposedly impregnable BMW electronic security was bypassed in under 60 seconds without using a single tool, by a lad that looked about 16.
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I don't buy new bikes so I haven't read any sales brochures recently but I very much doubt that any vehicle manfuacturer claims that their security system is any more than a theft deterrent and certainly not "impregnable" . However, that autocar web article does seem to suggest that keyless vehicles could be at risk to professional thieves . Which in some way is not surprising itself really , it's a technology based system and unfortunately technology can often be 'hacked' .
 
Thankfully, my pound of butter also covers all these imaginative disaster scenarios that might affect the 21st century motorcyclist. In earlier years, it was the much simpler scene of a bikermate putting all his keys into his helmet, gloves on top. He stands to admire the Gorge du Verdon, chilling with like minded souls. Chilling done, he lifts his helmet and..... One glove and his keys discover the wonder that is gravity. Of course the chimp had locked his spare key in his 175 litre pannier, too.
 
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Shocking . Brings it home how quickly it can happen
 
.... How hard would it be to trap a few of these scumbags ?...
Quite easy when poor scumbag made the mistake of trying to nick two ex army bods bikes one day.

When finished with he was sent on a cruise.... in a container..... in his birthday suit ;)
 
Quite easy when poor scumbag made the mistake of trying to nick two ex army bods bikes one day.

When finished with he was sent on a cruise.... in a container..... in his birthday suit ;)

Oh yeah?
The 'ex army bods' told you that,did they?

I can see them now,spilling their lager and spitting froth as they performed their tactical moves in the corner of a grubby pub downtown.....
 
Oh yeah?
The 'ex army bods' told you that,did they?

I can see them now,spilling their lager and spitting froth as they performed their tactical moves in the corner of a grubby pub downtown.....

He must be RAF regiment.........
 
+1 on locking the bike to an anchor / railing. In my experience alarms are simply not any use. The only thing they might do is strand you when the unit or key-fob fails. Nobody pays any attention to a bike or car alarm going off. I've removed a fair few failed alarms over the years and none have taken more than an hour. That's approaching the bike not knowing where the alarm is etc. OK I'm an electrical and electronics engineer but any criminal scum is going to practice 1st. BMW are very good in their alarm fitting to be fair to them, they don't make it easy. Biggest laugh I had was a triumph thunderbird 1600, side panel popped off, unplug alarm and bridge the connectors. Less than 1 min. My mate had been recovered 200 odd miles to home with that bike after the alarm failed. He's a solid convert to never having an alarm again.
 
Sorry but I don't have any sympathy for your mate at all. Bike theft is a well known problem in London and stealing GS/GSAs is big business for the scumbags that do it. I'd have had some sympathy for him if he'd bothered to put a chain on it and some scroat cut it off with a portable disc cutter, but because of your mate's lazy attitude the insurer will now most likely have to pay out as a total loss, increasing the premiums of those who can be bothered.
Sorry but I think you are being a bit harsh.
The owner was a victim, he wasn't the cause of the crime. The cause is these low lifes who make a living from this sort of thing. Honestly I think vehicle theft should be treated as it was in the olden days, when people rode horses, if you stole someones horse you risked being hanged, although I consider hanging too good for some of this scum
who prey on decent law abiding citizens these days. The police aren't bothered in the slightest, they just think the insurance company will sort it out. Times have changed for the worse, there is much scum within our society and no one seems remotely interested in removing it, a sign of the times I feel.
 


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