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On purchase of your bike, it is important to consider the security of your purchase before taking it home. You need to ask yourself the following questions; Do I need an alarm? Do I need an immobiliser? Will someone really try and steal my scooter? Where can I safely store my bike? What happens if it does get stolen? The

You’ve just finished your breakfast, brushed your teeth and put your riding leathers on, it’s cold out so the balaclava goes on too, pick up the keys from the hook in the kitchen, kissed your better half goodbye and squeezed past the dog that seems keener to get out than you. With your helmet in one hand and bike keys

Do you remember the first time you got on a bicycle? Cast your mind back, it may have been some years back now! The handlebars shaking in your hands and the pedals spinning idly beneath you as you clumsily find your feet….all part of the fun of learning! Still, we always had the stabilisers just in case and as time

The importance of security for any of our major possessions is paramount these days, we endeavour to stop theft with a range of different devices designed to warn, track and prevent theft or criminal damage occurring. Look around your home; you may have a house alarm, often a series of sensors set up over doorways to alert you should an

Every year more motorcycles are stolen, more motorcyclists are both disappointed and inconvenienced and then find their renewal premium increasing because of theft claims. Everyone desires for the latest ‘all-singing-all-dancing’ motorcycle – loaded with performance enhancing gadgets from engines through suspension to brakes; but security always seems to be an after thought by most manufacturers. Some manufacturers have standard security

Protecting one’s belongings is one of the most important things a person can do, especially in this modern day and age where criminals seem to be getting smarter by the minute. Whether those belongings are items which belong in the house, the garden or are your vehicles sitting on thr drive, it is essential that these are properly protected against

One of the most important things anyone who owns a vehicle needs to look at is their security. Even if the vehicle in question is an older model, it still needs to be secured correctly and efficiently to ensure it is not in danger of being vandalised or stolen. Whether it is a car, van, motor home or bike, there

Most motorbike owners will be familiar with the security problems they can often present; bikes are twice as likely to be stolen as cars, and their recovery rate is only around 32%. This makes bike security a top priority for most owners, and luckily there are a number of ways to help secure bikes when they are left unattended. There

Anyone who owns a motorbike will be familiar with the high levels of bike theft that is unfortunately common in the UK. The chance of recovery for stolen bikes is also uncomfortably low, at around 32%. Therefore if you are a bike owner, you should take every precaution to ensure that your security arrangements are adequate and up to date.

If there’s one thing that gets up bikers’ noses when it comes to insurance, it’s security. But there’s a good reason for insurers being so demanding: motorbikes are notoriously easy to nick. Specialist insurance broker Bikesure recently set out to find out what aspects of security really bugged bikers, in an attempt to try to solve some of the issues.

If you have an alarm system, you want it to be very loud as to scare off any potential thief. The motorcycle may be outside your house so having a loud alarm may provide you with the opportunity to rush to the scene and prevent the bike from being stolen if it is safe to do so. Failing that, it

The caravan is a very British tradition and the numbers on the road are rising again, with their popularity extending to new heights. Some of this can be attributed to the recession with people looking to holiday at home or gain more value for money with their holidays. A caravan is a perfect way to see the sights whilst retaining