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One solution to hijacked motorbikes

Published by grotbag
10-28-2008

One solution to hijacked motorbikes

More and more motorcycles are being hijacked around the world. When you're stopped at a red light, all you need is one or two guys to come up to you and pull you off your motorcycle and ride away on your precious bike. Of course carry a .44 can stop them from riding away, but it's messy. On top of that, you stand the chance of hitting your bike.

One solution presents itself with the SkyBrake. SkyBrake is a very small transmitter than you put in your clothing, like in your motorcycle jacket. The receiver is the actual immobilizer than is fitted to your bike's engine.

If you're pulled away by a hijacker, and you're several feet away from your bike, the engine cuts out, and the gangster can't ride away (then you can take out your .44 and start shooting since your target is on foot, easier to hit than when he's on your bike..Shooting Smiley.).

Seriously, this seems like a good and easy way of protecting your motorcycle. Once installed, all you need is to put the small transmitter on you. You can't even forget it, since you'll not be able to ride away without it. Just don't loose it in the disco....

Price: Around €250

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By Manky Cat on 10-28-2008, 02:28 PM

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Gotta look more into this, it looks to be a good idea. Nice find Grots, ta very much...

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By grotbag on 10-28-2008, 02:53 PM

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welcome hun

I like the idea of the transmitter staying with you as an anti theft device when it's parked up for the night too

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By eddie1234 on 10-28-2008, 03:43 PM

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thats actually a really really good idea....wonder how long it will take to hit these shores .....i would be first in line for it....and how long it will take the scumbags to sue you cuz you ruined their fun

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By jonnywombat on 10-28-2008, 03:49 PM

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They look pretty cool... as long as when the bike splutters to a halt a few yards down the road the crims are so pissed off they give you a kicking instead

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By eddie1234 on 10-28-2008, 04:48 PM

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i think the idea is they drive one way --- you run the other and by the time the bike cuts out you have a good head start

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By FirestormMike on 10-28-2008, 04:51 PM

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Ideally a big spike should shoot up from the seat after 100 yards of riding without the transponder, or a big electric shock through the grips.

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By eddie1234 on 10-28-2008, 04:55 PM

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indeed...always been a fan of the policy --- if you get seriously injured when you're somewhere you shouldnt be or doing something you shouldnt be doing - tough......also believe that you should be able to take whatever steps you deem necessary to protect your possessions, after all if they werent on yer bike they wouldnt have been electrocuted....however going by previous history when a guy painted his drainpipes with burgalar proof paint and got sued for it cuz a scroat slipped off and injured himself while climbing them to break into his house...im not gonna hold my breath......

the .44 does sound really good fun though

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By jonnywombat on 10-28-2008, 05:40 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by eddie1234

Year ago a mate of mine was having petrol nicked out of his cb250... The chap was pulling the petrol pipe off and draining the tank into a gerry can. This happened about twice a month.

As it happened he had a spare tank, so in the second tank he added some petrol and some acetone. Acetone is heavier than petrol and quite explosive...

Well you can guess the rest.. after about a fortnight the bait was taken.. and stragely the very next day the chap across the road was setting off for work on his bike, got about 100 yards down the road and then there was an almighty bang, and one very broken engine

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By bigmax on 10-28-2008, 06:00 PM

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I had an alarm/immobiliser like that. On the hand set was button to make the bike think the side stand was down, thus cutting the engine as it was in gear. I always had visions of some scroate sling down the road having nicked it

had about 50m range on it too!

Like the 'fit and forget' style, aslong as you've got your jacket

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