A dedicated security team on hand should you need them, this tracker has a 15-year battery life and uses a mixture of GPS, mobile and Radiofrequency monitoring, so you know you have optimum protection. Installation of this tracker is quick and easy and once installed, provides some decent features like its movement and shock sensor and ability to track when the GPS signal is lost.Ī subscription-based tracker without installation costs – starting from £10 a month. These are the picks from our shortlist.Ī subscription-free option. There are a few other decent-looking trackers out there. ![]() If you don’t mind the challenge of rigging up this DIY kit then it could be a great choice. There are no wires either, so it’s easy to place anywhere on any bike. We prefer the Monimoto solution which is a more robust version of this tracker, with a dedicated and easy to use app. We weren’t alone! The instructions are in Chingrish (although there are some Youtube videos out there) and we couldn’t get the SIM to register.Ĭlaimed to be accurate within 10m, in theory it’s a good bit of kit – if you can get it to work. While it gets good reviews, we just couldn’t get it to work. We bought a GiffGaff SIM card as it doesn’t require monthly top-ups and only needs to be used once every 180 days, which you can do my pinging it a text and it’ll (in theory) responsd with its location. Under £25, this device works by using GPS and 2G or 3G SIM card (not included). If you’re low on budget, there are cheaper options out there. It will dramatically improve the chances of you being reunited with your bike should it get stolen. Not only that but you can also setup ‘Bike Down’ alerts, so if you crash while out on your bike the system will automatically notify the contacts you program in.Īt around £300 for a professional motorcycle tracker and around £100 for an annual monitored subscription, it is a serious outlay but there’s no need to worry about its accuracy or whether the battery needs replacing as you might with cheaper options. Their secure operating centre will contact you via text, phone and email and then liaise directly with the authorities to pinpoint your machine, if it gets stolen. ![]() Tracking services like BikeTrac cost around £10 per month and with this subscription the tracker is connected to their 24/7 call center. You can reduce this by using your own SIM but you’ll still have to keep it topped up with credit. Even the Monimoto, which is a great portable option, has a small fee by way of the monthly fee for their PAYG SIM. It mostly is a case of you get what you pay for. For many bikers, this is enough to put them off, especially when there are ‘free’ trackers out there. ![]() Trackers like BikeTrac have a monthly fee. We’ve picked some of the best motorcycle trackers from each end of the price range, from subscription to free services and professional to DIY installations to give you plenty of choices to pick the best motorcycle tracker for you. There are lots of security trackers out there on the market, some cheap, while some have a monthly subscription, some are excellent while others are useless. The best example is motorcycle trackers which use GPS, mobile networks and radio frequency technology to improve your chances of tracking a stolen bike and recovering it before it disappears for good. It’s only right that motorcycle owners should protect their pride and joy by making use of today’s technology. Motorcycle crime has risen exponentially in the past decade, partly helped by the fact most police forces refused to chase motorcycle criminals, which only made bike theft more attractive to low-life thieves. However, some trackers report a recovery rate of 90%, which massively tips the balance back in favour of us bikers. Sadly, just like in previous years, it’s unlikely that even 10% will be recovered and returned to their owners. That’s over 100 motorcycles stolen in the UK, every day. According to The Office of National Statistics, there were 41,000 motorcycles and scooters stolen between April 2017 and March 2018.
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