Modern motorbikes mostly have factory fitted immobilisers. It was mandatory for new cars to be fitted with immobilisers long before their common adoption with motorcycles. For decades all it took to steal a motorcycle was to kick the steering lock off and screwdriver the ignition to on. Now a modern engine won’t run without a correctly programmed transponder detected, regardless of whether the ignition is turned on, or not.
It is still recommended to use secondary security devices such as chains or disc locks. These will make it more awkward for criminals to wheel the van away or lift it into a van to be broken into parts. It isn’t about making your bike impregnable – it’s about making it easier to steal somebody else’s instead.
It is much simpler to make a duplicate programmed transponder key for your motorcycle if you still have a working key. Once you’ve lost all keys it’s significantly more expensive and may require getting trailered to a main dealer. Many motorbike transponder chips can be cloned which avoids having to program the ECU or having to connect devices to the harness.
We can provide spare keys for many bikes fitted with immobilisers such as Honda, Kawasaki, Yamaha, BMW etc.