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What do you do to prevent someone just riding off,
A la this Husaberg?
Was chatting about this with some dirt bike owners, and my mechanic.
When I removed the clutch lever safety switch from the DR350SE, I put an inline fuse, just in case the e-start blows. So my mechanic recommended I leave the fuse accessible by the headlamp - whack out the fuse and it’s one more issue to overcome when thieving.
One of the guys I went on the green lanes with has that KTM exc 2 smoker, and so no keyed ignition. We were discussing this, about fitting a lanyard killswitch (or else a hidden killswitch) to the same effect.
Without the lanyard you’re stuffed. Or, if you have a killswitch wired in and hidden from view, it will be pretty difficult to start without knowing where to look.
Those were the two ideas I’ve heard about.
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Not a lot. Mine's pretty much off road only and lives in a garage. On the rare occasions I do ride it around town, I stick a disc lock on and don't leave it anywhere too long. For what it's worth, kick starting a hi-comp, 650 single is a definite skill - rules out a lot of the random squids.
The Husqvarna 500 I had before, had no ignition and electric start - that was a bloody liability!
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Could always put a battery/ power isolator on it somewhere?
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What do you do to prevent someone just riding off, have you got an electric start fitted? Or live somewhere that wouldnt happen.