Are AirTags a good Motorcycle theft recovery tool 

Interesting, thanks for your insight!

25 bucks. I bought 4 of them for 99. Think I'll toss one on the bike somewhere, maybe not just in the tail because that's going to be obvious when they're tearing it apart. Dangle it off a cable behind a fairing, maybe.

@@aluisious yeah but without the key and not potentially being noticed for 24 hours. Someone may never even attempt to open the trunk. It’s a pain on my bike unless you break the tail fairing.

Thanks friendo

I lost my bike keys for a week in my house and started losing my mind. Did I drop them outside? Did the landscapers find them? Oh shit, do racoons like keys? They fell into an area of my couch I didn't know was there, between the back and the wood base that holds the cushions. I found them after my remote fell between the cushions and I had some inspiration (had already removed the cushions). Got an Airtag on the bike key now. Confirmed I can hear the ping if it falls in there 😂

Remove speaker from AirTag and hide it really really well

I think that as common as iPhone are, people who steal bikes to make money are less likely to be people who spend the money on one, and more commonly have shitty flip phones. I think it’s a bit closer to a dice roll than a coin flip. Whether it’s a D4 or a D20 I couldn’t say.

@@SquidTipsthat’s true. However since apple releases a new iPhone every year they’ve almost become disposable. Most phone companies just basically straight up give you an iPhone. I think they just charge you an extra $20-$30 a month if you want the newer model. So it’s within the realm of possibilities that a bike thief could have an iPhone. Or people in his crew or whatever. Also, I’m looking at the friends and family factor. Maybe the guy who stole your bike is a scumbag with a cheap flip phone. But if he takes it home and a neighbor or family member/friend is close enough, it’ll ping their phone and alert you, right? My understanding is if the airtag is in a remote location, someone with an iPhone just has to walk near it and it’ll connect to their phone which puts the airtag on the grid again. I suppose a real in-depth test would be have a buddy try to actually “steal” the bike and take it to a location and hide it for a day or so. The idea is the bike is still likely to be recovered and intact, unless they were taking it straight to some chop shop and it’s immediately scrapped. I figure a thief would steal the bike and stash it somewhere for a long enough time that it’s still recoverable. Which means the airtag isn’t so great for immediately finding your bike in real time, when it’s most crucial. But it might be useful at finding it once the thief comes to a stop somewhere. Assuming someone nearby has an iPhone.

I didn't mention this in the review, but the AirTag will start to make sounds after a period of time near an iPhone that is not synced to the iCloud account that it is registered to. I unintentionally tested this because I left the AirTag sync'd to Tysons account when I took it home and forgot about it until it started beeping on my desk. It adds to the ticking-clock aspect of motorcycle theft, which is that your odds of recovery diminish significantly over time. The iPhone connection variability is why we both ultimately agreed that in denser areas an AirTag would be way more reliable as a Theft-Recovery tool, and outside of that probobly a lot less reliable.

@@SquidTips that’s a good point. I read it does it after like 3 days? I wonder if, for people like myself who don’t ride every day, it would constantly be going off if it’s stored far enough away that your phone doesn’t ping it. In winter months, I might have it stored for a month. I guess you could just.. take the airtag with you.

No master, just some guy who has avoided death.... so far.

Too humble. You sir, are a giant squid, I approve.

You can get those sick ass sandwiches from Paseo or Un Bien. Long story, but they are the basically the same place, and it’s all delicious.

@@SquidTips much appreciated man. If you like pizza, give that little place a try there in Ballard.

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I just learned you can transfer it to your BANK ACCOUNT! They are good, but I haven’t had a reason to think my bike was stolen since putting it on.

@@SquidTips ahh sick. If you have Apple Cash, which I don't, but that's good to know in the future.

Degen solidarity.

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It's ok bro. We're all here for you. Get well soon. 😢❤🏳️‍🌈