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With the warm weather, comes the increased criminal demand for motorcycles. We are beginning to see an uptick in motorcycle thefts in the region. Most are committed by three kinds of criminals:
Joyriders—They ride for fun and they'll most likely abandon the bike within a few days of stealing it.

Criminals wanting fast getaways—These are simply the criminals who want to steal a motorcycle in order to make a fast, evasive escape from committing other crimes.

Professional thieves—This kind of motorcycle thief accounts for the majority of all motorcycle thefts. They actually track down and steal bikes on order. They target specific makes, years, even colors.
According to autoevolution.com, here is a list of what you as a motorcycle owner can do to make it more difficult for the above criminals to make off with your treasure:

1. Hide it! Your bike is always safer if it remains unseen, especially if leaving it unattended for a long period of time. Stay away from storing your bike in large lots like in an apartment complex. A garage is the best storage place, but if that isn’t an option, cover it. An inconspicuous cover works best.

2. Steering locks. Even though they can be bypassed, remembering to lock your steering is a great first-step defense against bike theft and it might be enough to send potential thieves on their way.

3. Locks, chains and lamp posts. Use passive locking devices, such as brake disc locks, chains, or u-locks. Weak chains are easy to defeat. Using a heavy duty chain means that the efforts for cutting it, prying it open or breaking it after spaying with freeze agents will prove difficult.

4. High and through. When securing the bike, make sure you don’t leave the securing device lying on the ground, and make sure it goes through the frame. Having a lock down on the ground gives the thief a solid support for hammering into it. On the other hand, passing the chain through the inside of the frame, if possible, makes it very secure: nobody will cut the frame of a bike.

5. Make it ring loud. An alarm will easily draw attention and that is what any thief tries to avoid. There are now plenty of different kinds of effective alarms on the market. Some alarms are made to go off in case the bike is moved, lifted or flipped. And others are now even present in disc locks.

6. Kill-switches. One more way to cause thieves to leave your bike in place is by installing hidden kill-switches. Even if the thief manages to cut your bike free, a supplemental kill-switch in a hidden place makes it impossible to fire the engine. Installing a kill-switch is relatively quick, easy, and poses no threat to the safety of the motorcycle.
7. On keys, title and more. As with automobiles, don’t ever store the keys in close proximity. The same goes for the papers: if they've got your papers, they'll be able to effortlessly make it past the police before the bike is reported stolen. And by that time, it may be too late.

8. Get smart. Get a GPS locator and hide it inside the frame so you can track the bike. With GPS tracking now available on phones, tablets and computers, learning which way your bike went is simple and free.