How serious is motorcycle theft in Hong Kong? You might as well take a look at the Hong Kong Police Force’s Hong Kong Car Theft Report. Taking January 2023 as an example, the total number of lost cars was 41, and 19 of them were motorcycles, accounting for a full 46%! Don't forget that the number of private cars in Hong Kong is definitely far more than the number of motorcycles, but the ratio of stolen motorcycles is still nearly 50% every month, which can be described as very high. If you don’t want your ADV to be turned into parts in the yard, or even the whole car is transported to Southeast Asia to be destroyed by others, you must take the following anti-theft countermeasures. Park the car and choose a parking lot. If the disc lock and U lock are fully installed, thieves are afraid of losing you.

It is difficult to steal a car in a good location

The simplest and most basic tip is to park your car in the "most stable" place. Car lovers generally "never leave their car" and even eat meals. If your car is out of sight, you must choose a parking lot with perfect security to park your car. Don’t ask for convenience to push into the back alley and then clap your hands and leave. You must maintain the love tin mentality that you are afraid of being messed with when you park your car. The first step in preventing car theft.

Car lock anti-theft must be used

Disc locks, car locks, and U locks are actually basic anti-theft devices. A simple disc lock only costs several hundred yuan, and it is small and easy to carry, but there are still many seniors who are too lazy to use it. The disc lock is thin and thin, and it is actually extremely difficult to break open (real experience), and it may take a while to saw it with a chainsaw. The process is more eye-catching and brings a lot of trouble to car thieves; other larger pieces Utensils, such as iron chains "Lanzhu", have better anti-theft effects. Remember that the function of the anti-theft device is to prolong the time for the thief to steal the car. To put it crudely, it is to make the thief feel "troublesome". If you are a car thief, will you choose a car with anti-theft or no anti-theft car?

Everything is modified, and the anti-theft needs to be modified.

Some car users will install a hidden system for the love drive. Once the system is hidden, the car cannot be ignited even with a key. There are various places to install the concealment system, so that the thieves can't guess you can't find it. This is indeed a further anti-theft method, and it is best to hand it over to the garage technicians. Many people will also install GPS positioning devices, and their location can be tracked after the love drive is stolen. The author tried Taobao's GPS, and it turned "offline" automatically after one year, so it is safer to leave this type of anti-theft modification to professionals.

Why did you choose him?

According to car theft reports from various places, thieves have a special preference for certain countries, brands, and car models. Taking the report on car and motorcycle thefts in Hong Kong in January 2023 as an example, among the 19 stolen motorcycles, 10 (more than 50%) They are Taiwanese sheep, among which there are 9 Taiwanese sheep with S prefixes; and 2 Japanese sheep with Y prefixes and H prefixes. Based on the previous car theft reports, you can evaluate the chances of your car being spotted by thieves, and then judge the corresponding anti-theft work.

Follow up after being stolen

True story, a friend’s YAMAHA SMAX was once stolen, but the thief did not expect that the car owner turned out to be a “professional”, the GPS device was installed securely and concealed, the thief stole the car for many days, and still did not know that his whereabouts had been recorded He knew everything and was finally arrested. When encountering this situation, everyone must remember to be a good citizen, display the spirit of "police-community cooperation" and seek assistance from law enforcement officers (laughs). According to experience, if the lost car that has been reported is not equipped with GPS, most of them were found by thieves illegally parked or encountered other accidents. Although the probability is small, it is better to do nothing than to do nothing.