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Two_seasons
Posted on Wednesday, August 01, 2012 - 11:07 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Do you guys think a small RFID type locater would work on our bikes?

And yeah, I'd be finding some punk ass kids in the hood around the corner from you and tell them there's some big $$$ in it if they help you get it back.
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Court
Posted on Thursday, August 02, 2012 - 11:58 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

>>>Do you guys think a small RFID type locater would work on our bikes?

Easily.

We use them to track thousands of pieces of material around a construction site.
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Two_seasons
Posted on Thursday, August 02, 2012 - 12:25 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Anybody know the range of RFID?

Construction sites are an excellent use for RFID as it shows when a product is on-site and usage.
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Reepicheep
Posted on Thursday, August 02, 2012 - 01:33 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

RFID has limited range. In this case it might have helped as you can walk around the suspect neighborhood, but I'm not sure you could get close enough without trespassing.
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Kalali
Posted on Thursday, August 02, 2012 - 09:13 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

What about a Lojack type of tracking device?
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Buellish
Posted on Thursday, August 02, 2012 - 10:18 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Lojacks are installed on bikes all the time.When I was at the dealership we offered them as an option.
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Whitetrashxb
Posted on Friday, August 03, 2012 - 01:14 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

i feel like if i had a lowjack or other tracking device on my S1W it would've been recovered. Maybe thats wishful thinking, but my next bike WILL have one installed
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Foximus
Posted on Friday, August 03, 2012 - 01:37 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Oh please... i highly doubt anyone smart enough to steal a bike is dumb enough to leave on a low jack... Especially on a naked bike.

I wouldn't give yourself that much credit/grief.
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Two_seasons
Posted on Friday, August 03, 2012 - 10:56 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

That's why I asked about RFID and the range. Really small and easy to hide, but if the range is only 20 feet, then it's worthless.
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Whitetrashxb
Posted on Thursday, August 09, 2012 - 11:48 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

i didn't know it took smarts to steal a bike.
I also didn't know it would be obvious that the bike is equipped w/ a lo jack, but i've never actually seen how ones installed, so maybe it is.
Their website says you can be alerted as soon as your bike moves. Unless the thief sits there and disables it, before stealing the bike, i don't see how this cant help

but what do i know
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Buellistic
Posted on Thursday, August 09, 2012 - 01:09 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

A "THIEF" can identify these things, "SO" if you can not hide it, they are of no use !!!
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Jumbo_petite
Posted on Thursday, August 09, 2012 - 02:16 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

My understanding about Lojack is that even the owner of the bike/car/truck/etc does not know where and how the device is installed. Now that being said installing a Lojack on a naked bike does present more of a challenge.
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Hootowl
Posted on Thursday, August 09, 2012 - 02:38 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

That's supposed to be true. A friend has one installed, and they wouldn't let him watch them do it.

Not many places to hide things on a bike.
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Lakes
Posted on Thursday, August 09, 2012 - 02:52 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

the guy who fits them knows how its done.
i won't leave bikes where i can't see them. unless its locked away at home.
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Britchri10
Posted on Thursday, August 09, 2012 - 04:16 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

+ one on leaving it where you can keep an eye on it.
However, mine is worth more stolen than it would be if I sold it. So I don't worry too much about it.
I love my Uly but at the end of the day, it's just a bike (& a few $$$ would come in handy right now, given the state of the economy!)
YMMV
Chris C
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Alfau
Posted on Thursday, August 09, 2012 - 06:08 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I managed to get an agreed value of $8000.00 from my insurance company for my bike with a little haggling . The insurance premiums are $29.50 per month or $354 a year. Why wouldn't you insure your bike at that rate?
The trouble is the cosmetic appeal of these bikes. Girls jump out off the footpath at it, so everyone wants one.
I'm thinking about carrying a big stick to beat them off.
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Kevmean
Posted on Thursday, August 09, 2012 - 06:35 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

There are firms that allow you to use a mobile phone as a tracking device ... again the problem on a motorcycle is hiding the phone and charger or keeping it charged, easier to use in a car and in the UK you have to remember to use the phone at least once every 6 months to prevent the service provider withdrawing it's number.
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Kevmean
Posted on Thursday, August 09, 2012 - 06:38 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

http://gizmodo.com/5691724/how-to-track-your-vehic le-on-the-cheap

One example
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Rick_a
Posted on Friday, August 10, 2012 - 12:45 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

That's terrible. Your bike was one of my favorites of those I've seen on here.

I wish you the best.

The monetary value doesn't matter to me much. It's the labor I've got into it that can't be replaced.
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Jim2
Posted on Wednesday, August 15, 2012 - 07:34 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Check on this one even though the ad says it's a 97

http://lubbock.craigslist.org/mcy/3197853985.html
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Jim2
Posted on Tuesday, January 01, 2013 - 05:29 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Here is another one to check even though it says it's 98'. This same poster also has an M2 for sale now. Maybe legit but who doesn't post pictures anymore unless maybe they have something to hide.

http://dallas.craigslist.org/mdf/mcy/3513500847.ht ml

New tires belt battery ready to ride 10000 miles
Great fun and power 1203cc
Trade
Call or txt for pictures
Two 5 4 625 0637

Location: Mexia
it's NOT ok to contact this poster with services or other commercial interests

PostingID:3513500847
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