Bike theft - What do you do to stop it?

[sAsLEX]

In some cities of NZ maps are accurate. Some, not all. If the took the HD out of a major centre you'd be lucky to see it again, even with GPS. Most European States and big chunks of Western Russia, SE Asia, and even big chunks of Australia have had ordnance surveys done by their own and other people's governments for the purpose of placing artillery accurately. The UK is mapped to the last inch for this purpose and these maps make an excellent basis for GPS maps. NZ has never had ordnance surveys done and out of the main centres, GPS can be 200m off. That will give 9 or 10 houses to terrorise.

Don't matter if its been mapped or not. The way GPS works gives you a reasonably precise lat and long, if that place is not mapped? Who cares? Just go to that lat and long.

[rufusdion]

I keep my bike at home in locked garage with a paddlock through each of the disc brakes - through the holes in the disc.There no-way some is gona get those off in a hurry and wheel my bike away, if theives really wana steal bike they will just carry it off and put it in a truck tho.

[James Deuce]

Don't matter if its been mapped or not. The way GPS works gives you a reasonably precise lat and long, if that place is not mapped? Who cares? Just go to that lat and long.

If the maps that are laid over the GPS positions in the unit aren't accurate then the location doesn't show up correctly on the unit. I've had two models of GPS unit tell me my address is 100m away. The Lat and long is correct, the underlying map isn't.

[sAsLEX]

If the maps that are laid over the GPS positions in the unit aren't accurate then the location doesn't show up correctly on the unit. I've had two models of GPS unit tell me my address is 100m away. The Lat and long is correct, the underlying map isn't.

Not arguing that point.

But if bike is at point x. And a map will get you in the rough location, take a GPS receiver with you to there and you will find it nearby.

Or make a cruise missile insert the gps location ...

[Pancakes]

If your bike is easily pinched opportunists may have a go, if you make it hard but your being targeted you better hope you don't find it so you get insurance money not a pile of junk back. I feel (and he can correct me) that sAsLEX's point is if your bike is being targetted by a career theif they would probably give a GPS tracked bike a miss as 1) if you call the cops and say "I don't know what house but it's XXX street", they will most likely say thanks! we know theres a dodgy fu*cker there but needed to catch them redhanded or 2) not need you hanging out at the end of their road waiting till they go out so you and your mates can visit their house in return. As for giving them a bash, I'm sure they were coming at you after you nicely asked if they'd seen your bike around and were scared as shit and defending yourself. Don't even think anything different, I'm not saying go out to get someone but if a theif gets whats coming to them I won't be crying.