Shovelhead security

Now that is a Oxy-Moron, unlike me who is just a moron. I have the usual Shovel security (a Rottweiller and big chain and high security padlock) and have added another level of security (removed the starter motor so it is kicker only). But I am now looking for a layer of 'electrical' security, has anyone any experience of any good aftermarket systems?

[FXSTC Dave]

Hi.

I have a Datatool S4 Cat1 Alarm & Immobilser.
Its the best they do which is why I had one installed.

Go to their website : DATATOOL

Click on where's my nearest dealer and then type in your
post code and it should come up with a list of bike shops
near you.

You can then either contact the shops to see if they have
experience of puuting alarms on HD's or e-mail Datatool to
see if they might recommend someone.

Hope this helps.

Cheers

[Panhead Boris]

My '77 shovel has disabled electric start, and I have fitted a small blade fuse on the live side in a discrete location, which I remove when parked away from home.

I recently upgraded the fuse holder to 1 for boats, which has a rubber sealing cap to keep damp out. I also use this system in my Land Rover Defender pump, as a 3 year old with a pencil could break into it.

The downside is I often forget to replace fuse, but tend to remember by about the 5th kick!

I'm not a fan of alarms or immobilisers personally. Home security is locked to panhead in secure workshop, heavy chain, German Shepherds with very good hearing, and a very nasty surprise for anyone who gets past that lot (can't really elaborate on that here)!

Paranoid? Me?

[grbrown]

I have recently done the same as Dave for my 1990 evo. Insurance got iffy when I fitted an S&S engine....

Got mine done at home by Safe'n Sound (also got one on my Firebolt).

[Kiwi]

I figured it was less than a 5 minute job to hot wire the bike so I threw the keys away

A disc padlock thru the front wheel disc is far more effective

[Chiefy]

Rigid frame, 20" overs and a kicker only, seems to do the trick

[grbrown]

I visited the NEC car show a few years ago and asked around the 'security' industry just what they were setting out to achieve with their various products. The best reply I got was 'peace of mind'. Unfortunately the insurance industry has got the jitters and wants some of that too!

Locks and chains may seem to be a good idea, but a few years ago three mates, who had chained their three bikes together, found they had all been nicked! So much for that apparent inconvenience...

The only way I can appease my conscience after the expense of an alarm system is that in addition to the locks, it will give the b******s an earful for a short while. Besides, my first Harley, a kicker only, all too often held me up from my lawful use of it!

[Jonnyrod]

Here is a cheapy I used for a while. Stick it in you tool pouch or be creative. And it's from your side of the pond.

Minder Portable Alarms

[grimsqueaker]

i was gonna use shotgun tripwire mines in the garage, until the other half commented on what would happen to the soft dangly bits between my legs if she accidently set one off while going to the chest freezer, so here we go two watsit thingies that are cemented in the ground with two oxford heavy duty chains and locks, one of those spring loaded bollards outside the garage door, and parked in front of the garage door is my jap import caravan thing that bleeps when its in reverse (yes the neighbours love me), also have the two german shepherds plus two staffs, but when i leave it unattended outside in the big bad world the bike wears a disc lock, one of the oxford chains, and has two electrical booby traps , although it seems insurance approved alarms are the only thing that helps lower cost