@Paul55, I just read a Bennetts Social write up which was recently updated. For them, it's either Biketrack or Datatool. Might be worth a look, https://www.bennetts.co.uk/bikesocial/reviews/products/security/trackers/best-motorcycle-tracker. Andy
Do not work is a bit strong, they'll just be less effective and less accurate. Obviously depends on the structure of the van. Something like a shipping container, made of thicker steel, is another matter. Biketrac has an RF beacon too. If Biketrac, they do appear to assist in location of stolen vehicles, know the rough location they can pinpoint it with some accuracy where the GPS aspect might not.
In answer to where are they going: BikeTrac recently tracked a stolen GS and found it in a container with 24 others. Presumably for shipping abroad. My BikeTrac is inside a steel garage, which inhibits its location, but will invariably detect movement and ring me.
My Biketrac is very sensitive, it went off today when I moved the bike out of the garage. I had started the ignition but probably moved it too quickly. I’ve found I need to put it into service mode on ferries and the Shuttle. I’ve had it fitted on three bikes but it seems to have got more sensitive over time. Previously you could push it forward a few feet with no alarm but not recently. I once pushed it a few feet in Andorra and that was a very expensive phone call (£6 for 30 seconds)
I guess you choose the level of monitoring by what the bike is. For me I would have biketrac level on something rare that was irreplaceable. For anything else I would want notification that it was being tampered with (monimoto etc) in the hope I can have a wee chat with the toe rags before its actually gone. Being honest, apart from a rarity, I wouldnt want anything back that was stolen/recovered. General theft is by scrotes and it will have been abused in the short time its in their hands. You dont really know what you are getting back mechanically.
Have you changed the settings in the app? You can have it on movement mode or ringfenced within a defined perimeter. With the latter you can move it so long as you don't go outside the defined boundary. However, it will switch itself back to movement mode if it can't get a signal. My garage is brick with a wooden and steel roof. When the bike is in there my Biketrac maintains location but it does 'wander' a little, no more than 50m, due to poor signal.
No I’ve always left it in Movement mode. Just seems to have got more sensitive over time. I guess I could change it for when I’m at home but I’d probably lay forget to change it back when I was out and about
I found that adding a tracker to my insurance quote reduced it by about £20 at most, same with an alarm. I bought a £4.99 tracker from TruTrak and while it does not give an insurance discount it is better than nothing. It’s £50 a year for the subscription. Tracks my rides out accurately as well and you can set a geofence and what alerts you want.
Some insurers require a tracker to be installed if the bike is over a certain value, pretty sure that's what I was told when I tried to get cover. Having one fitted didn't reduce the cost of my cover. The BikeTrac models differ in size (plus some features) and that can determine which one can be fitted to the bike as depends on what space is available to hide it.
