How to Catch a Motorcycle Thief

Motorcycle insurance is great and all, but if you have a highly modified/personalised bike, the actual value of it is likely much greater than what its model name would suggest! For example, my 2009 Yamaha YZ250 2 stroke with 170 hours on the clock doesn't sound very impressive... But as anyone who's been watching the 'Crafting a KTM Killer' bike build series will know, it has a whole slew of extremely valuable parts on it making it worth closer to what a brand-new 2022 model would go for. However if it were stolen tomorrow, I'd be lucky to get four grand for it... This is where an anti-theft device such as the new MoniMoto 7 can come into play! Watch as I unbox, install and test this cutting-edge GPS tracker.
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Starring:
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[@ashsowman]

BUY HERE (affiliate link): bits4bikes.co.nz/products/mm7?bg_ref=977:BQl1xy8Lrs Thoughts on the new intro?! Also pls don't judge my messy garage, everything that didn't make the cut during the move just sorta got dumped out there for the time being... I'll get it tidied up soon and continue my mechanical mastery 🔧🤪

[@ZmanAdventurez88]

What i like to do to keep my bike from being stolen is disconnecting the spark plug cap. Sure it's easy to figure out the issue and just reconnect it but most people trying to steal a dirt bike won't bother if it doesn't instantly start up. If you wanna be extra cautious then just take the spark plug out every time you plan on parking anywhere for more than 20 minutes. I usually carry the tools around anyways so it isn't a big deal for me however if your bike does get stolen there's no way of tracking it unless you get yourself one of those tracking devices. Take it as you will though, some will leave their bikes out without any protection without worrying about it getting stolen but it's a risk you'd have to be willing to take. I for one wouldn't want my bike getting stolen and I'm sure anybody reading this wouldn't either!

[@DmenDuroRider]

Those tracking devices use a prepaid sim card. Kind of a pain in the ass to change the 1-3 month card out every 1-3 months. Especially if you hide the tracker in a hard to get at place.

[@ZmanAdventurez88]

@@DmenDuroRider That's very true, it can get pricey too. Having to take it out every few months would be a pain depending on where you might hide it. If you put it inside your seat for example then you'd have to tear into your seat every time to get to it.

[@cotyshotyou]

@@DmenDuroRider no need to replace sim bro in this device you just upgrade the one inside through the app. i have had mine running on same sim for 14 months

[@cotyshotyou]

i have had mine for over a year now. 0 issues. totally worth the investment

[@dewaldblomerus820]

The intro is sick

[@pine207]

Guys who get caught stealing bikes should have their hands taken

[@disanodbradshaw3718]

Found the best place for it. In the cylinder no one would ever think to look there

[@jaypearce6199]

Dude, your the spitting image of the shermanator from American pie 😅

[@disanodbradshaw3718]

Yooo that’s so true I never noticed that

[@alexcooke7313]

🤣

[@firemenonbikes]

Ash "SHERMINATOR" Sowman... Its def got a ring to it... 😉

[@littlejj252]

Sooooo why wear a helmet if you don’t do up the strap?

[@mateuszzimon8216]

Because better scratch helmet than head.... My instructor told me, it's easier to hold jello inside than collect from street. Also first thing when u get into car should be seatbelts.

[@ferguscatopike7560]

bro love what you have done with the yz250

[@virobeast3836]

I use a teltonika fleet tracker permanently connected to bike battery and reporting back to gpsgate, thinking about selling the solution on a large scale as heaps of thieves here in Perth Just have to wire in an anderson connector for battery maintainer for when its parked up for ages

[@Dom34007]

Yessss best thing ever in a Wednesday a new video from Ash

[@dronus]

I came up with a better anti theft device, cost about 5$ to make anyone know of any other security lock companies like Allegion that makes the kryptonite locks? Thanks in advance.

[@maxbell5094]

Never new you had two bikes

[@Ronhickmott]

Hey Ash, do you know the Sherminator?

[@maxbell5094]

Ima have to get me one of these for my self

[@Rusty4u]

If I had to guess I’d put it somewhere around the boot or air filter

[@tinnypete6117]

So what if you take the fob away from the bike.. does it flag the alarm?

[@ashsowman]

Nah it's only if the tracker moves

[@seansage3705]

Hi , great vids . I put an apple tag on my 4x4 . It seems good so far , $59 for it . I’d be keen to know why you chose we over an fx as you seemed to really like it. Keep up the good work. Cheers

[@germandingo66]

mate i just bought a bike and it had an airtag in it and about 300m down the road my iphone told me it was there and then can deactivate it, so if the thef has an iphone there useless

[@seansage3705]

@@germandingo66 hi , if you look into it more, no one else can turn your tag off or track your tag . There’s lots of other info about it. Hope that gives you more peace of mind. Cheers

[@seanmcm157]

What, when did you install the smart carb? did you do a video on it?

[@ashsowman]

Yup kzbin.info/www/bejne/rpnJoXuLnNypr5o

[@DmenDuroRider]

Does this tracker require a sim card?

[@ashsowman]

Comes with one already inatalled

[@DmenDuroRider]

@@ashsowman how much and for how long?

[@ashsowman]

@@DmenDuroRider watch the video

[@1991enduro]

leave ya bike outside fully trackered up watch in window when a thief come to grab bike kick shite out of him

[@nzmarkb8713]

Unfortunately the first thing the thieves do, while they’re driving out your driveway is strip it and look for trackers (inside their white Toyota van) It’s that big you can’t hide it Unfortunately I know from experience I call BS on the chop shop story sorry, I bet it came from the outfit selling the trackers 🤔 Great channel, keep em coming 👍

[@ashsowman]

Nah not where I've hidden mine, there's no way you'd find it unless you knew where to look. Won't work on all bikes, or at least not my WR anyway but I'm sure plenty do have this same spot (not saying where for obvious reasons...)

[@RorydriftmansxrsilviaWilkinson]

@@ashsowman yeah bro awesome vids this morning buddyy messages cuzin rory i soo needed that dirt bike trackers gps

[@damolux3388]

Actually happens quite alot.

[@nzmarkb8713]

@@damolux3388 Unfortunately it does, he's dreaming if he thinks he's found a secret place for it. All you can do is keep them out of sight, well locked and well insured

[@damolux3388]

@@nzmarkb8713 I think the key to this system is the time frame to be able to react to the bike being moved, before the device is located and removed by the theives.

[@eventerry9093]

Terry from Christchurch New Zealand love ua work young man, best advice to avoid theft is to have a tinted windows van for transportation and don't put moto stickers over it, also don't ride up and down ua nabourhood lol, when warming up for oil changes bunch up and hold an old towel over the exhaust to muffle the sound but ua gota move it round a bit as it gets warm. Ua never know when the property's round ua sell or have new tenants. If ua catch them in ua garage without a traceable cellphone, I'm sure the laws say you can keep them live in a 44gallon drum for three days too see if they had friends that new they were doing you over, if no one shows up procide to dump the drum with a couple of holes in the nearest marine reserve, as no one is permitted to dredge there. I've had 32 New Yamaha bikes never had any stolen. But I've owned a boat the hole time only used it once. Blues4boys....

[@ashsowman]

Um ok

[@adrianleeyoughal]

In Ireland we cant insure off road bikes and if your caught in a forest the guards(police) take the bike and crush it 😓

[@maxbell5094]

Sad thats not cool ay

[@ashsowman]

Yikes 😳

[@firemenonbikes]

That's the saddest story I've heard in a while!

[@kodyknapp4802]

Who's the theif

[@maxbell5094]

First

[@firemenonbikes]

First runner up? 😅

[@maxbell5094]

@@firemenonbikes yup

[@CoralReefkid]

Put a bike lock into your swingarm and all throughout your spokes in your rear wheel. People who steal bikes typically are too weak to lift up a 200+ pound mx bike.

[@lukepanasiuk1703]

First