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the alarm is a great way to go, I was told by a company that worked on our trailer (mobile health unit here where I work) that they have one that if the unit is opened while it is on it will send an alert within I think 15seconds. to my cell phone, police, wherever. meaning if it were outside my hotel they'd have to be pretty quick.

I have lojak on my wives car, my understanding from the dealer was that their, lojak, authorized person has to install it, without anybody watching, so it is in a hidden spot on the car. I don't know how they would do a custom where the person knows every inch of it.

I too would like to have a bomb installed, like in the james bond movie, if I can't have it then nobody should.

Red

Originally Posted by billlsbird

.....Lojack comes to your house to install it.... just call 'em...

Well thats good to hear, BUT even if I wanted one or could afford one there isn't a dealer within 100 miles of St Louis, Mo. hell there isn't even one within 100 miles of Kansas City.... ooooo well...

2M2C, if there isnt a dealer, then there probably isnt coverage in Missouri...if you go to the Lojack coverage web page, Missouri is not listed. Lojack installs the tracking equiipment in selected police cars...you can tell one by the distinctive antenna array. Since the equipment is costly, they have to have some installed base to justify the equipment...but you'd think that St Louis/St Charles/
Granite City would have just a few customers.... If the car gets outside of the tracking antenna area, it's gone (there are portable trackers but that's another story). There are several other factors that can limit the effectiveness of the system that are RF stuff. The trick is, you have to realize that your car is gone before it gets out of the antenna range.... that's why they now offer the early alert option. Otherwise, if they nab your car in San Diego, it can be across the border before you wake up.

mike in tucson

Lo-jack is difficult to locate for the local P.D.'s. They have to triangulated the signal and if the vehicle is moving, it makes it more difficult. Also, in the old days, Lo-jack could only be activated after the car was entered into the Stolen Vehicle System (SVS). Also, tall buildings or hilly terrain effects Lo-jack.

Teletrak was a better but more expensive system. It is a monthly expense, about $50. Using GPS, they can track your car. Used on commerical big rigs all the time.

Another system thats been out awhile was designed for tracking your kids. AllTrack (or something like that) allows you to use a laptop to find your kids or property. However, you are limited in how many times you can use the system. You pay yearly. Use to be like $125 for 12 uses. Size of an Ipod, you can hide anywhere.

Going on a Harley trip to Alaska this summer. Going to buy a disc brake lock to go with the steering column lock. At best just a deterant, but we'll also has some leagal hand guns for breakdown protection on the Alaska Highway! Nothing like breaking down in the middle of nowhere when your friendly bear shows up!

Originally Posted by stovens

Going on a Harley trip to Alaska this summer. Going to buy a disc brake lock to go with the steering column lock. At best just a deterant, but we'll also has some leagal hand guns for breakdown protection on the Alaska Highway! Nothing like breaking down in the middle of nowhere when your friendly bear shows up!

Your M/C dealer should just "give you" a free disk lock for all of the extra parts he will sell to you. I will gaurantee that sooner or later your going to forget to remove it before you ride away. You can make about three quarter's of a forward wheel rotation (about 8 to 10 feet) before the disk lock contacts the brake caliper and bends the rotor. If your lucky you will get your foot down before you drop the bike. We see this problem at least twice a month in our shop.

Originally Posted by gassersgarage

Lo-jack is difficult to locate for the local P.D.'s. They have to triangulated the signal and if the vehicle is moving, it makes it more difficult. Also, in the old days, Lo-jack could only be activated after the car was entered into the Stolen Vehicle System (SVS). Also, tall buildings or hilly terrain effects Lo-jack.

Teletrak was a better but more expensive system. It is a monthly expense, about $50. Using GPS, they can track your car. Used on commerical big rigs all the time.

Another system thats been out awhile was designed for tracking your kids. AllTrack (or something like that) allows you to use a laptop to find your kids or property. However, you are limited in how many times you can use the system. You pay yearly. Use to be like $125 for 12 uses. Size of an Ipod, you can hide anywhere.

Lo-Jack is not hard for the Police Departments to locate, but they need to be set up with the tracking equipment in the patrol cars. Since this is a big start-up expense that is why they only offer to sell it in the selected major cities where they can maintain the quality (high recovery rate) of the system.

LoJack is radio based and works around buildings when activated. Also in covered parking garages and enclosed car trailers. The GPS based systems are good for tracking semi trucks and trailers across the country, but if they put your stolen GPS equipped car inside a trailer your screwed.

They each have their strong and weak points.

Originally Posted by John Palmer

Your M/C dealer should just "give you" a free disk lock for all of the extra parts he will sell to you. I will gaurantee that sooner or later your going to forget to remove it before you ride away. You can make about three quarter's of a forward wheel rotation (about 8 to 10 feet) before the disk lock contacts the brake caliper and bends the rotor. If your lucky you will get your foot down before you drop the bike. We see this problem at least twice a month in our shop.

John
Most of my friends and I have not bought them for this very reason, but now they make a orange cable that connects the lock with your handlebars. It's bright orange! It was made to remind you to take the lock off! Nothing is perfect, but some things help make you feel a little safer a long way from home!

That's sad to hear---yes the car can be replaced but the time spent on the build can never be.

My belief is that most of these type of thefts, Rods, muscle cars, hi-end sportcars, custom bikes etc. are done by pros and not the local "bad boys"

Does make a point though of having your insurance cover replacement value