What should I check before leaving my motorcycle parked overnight?

Overnight is when bikes disappear — long, dark, unobserved hours are exactly what thieves need. Before you walk away, run this 60-second checklist every single time:

• Steering lock on, keys in your pocket. Basic, and still skipped nightly.
• Physical lock fitted. Minimum: a disc lock (alarmed is better). Best: a chain through the frame to a post, rail, or anchor — a bike locked only to itself can still be carried.
• Chain off the ground and tight — slack chain on concrete is easy to attack.
• Spot check: is it lit? Visible from windows or a camera? Would a stranger crouching here be noticed? If the answer is no three times, move the bike.
• Cover on. An anonymous shape gets scouted less than a shiny bike.
• Nothing left to steal: luggage, helmet, GPS unit, paperwork — all off the bike.
• Alarm armed / tracker alerts on. Confirm your disc-lock alarm is live and your GPS tracker shows the bike's location with motion alerts enabled.

That last check matters most at night: if someone touches the bike at 3 a.m., a motion alert on your phone gives you a chance to act while the bike is still there — and a live location if it isn't.

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