Motorcycle GPS trackers and anti-theft

A mechanical lock delays a thief; it never recovers the bike. A GPS tracker delays nothing, but it tells you where the bike went. The two do different jobs, and a serious setup uses both. Every article in this section starts from that.

They cover what has to be decided before buying: the gap between a Bluetooth tag and a cellular tracker, what a monthly subscription really costs across ten years, the reporting rate you need to follow a van down a motorway, the jamming question, and what the police actually need from you when you report a theft.

Bike theft hits the sportbike parked in town and the motocross bike left in its van on a circuit car park alike. The guides cover both situations.

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