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Awesome post ... Please keep feeding.
Non-amateur - but non-Pro also.

If you live in a high crime rate area, I have to say, I am loving the GPS tracker I bought for the scoot.

Usually when I walk the dog in the morning, I have that second before I exit the building - where I ask, is it still there?. With this thing, I get text messages when it leaves my home area. It tracks my routes and I have to say. I would fully recommend to someone that can't lock the scoot in a garage or really securely and is out in the open.

For me, the battery life on this thing would probably stretch to a 5 weeks because I am so local to every place I go, but I like to keep it above 50% so I charge it every 3 weeks at work (secure building - a lot of cameras). The support with the company is great also, although not written in the instructions, they will let you know how to get SMS messages, otherwise, it is only emails.

They have a kit to wire it to your battery, I am fine with charging it though. It seems it does (for me) an automatic ping every 6 hours when it is just sitting (unit is shut off - until movement). I check the pings and it just says 'non-movement activity'. I don't get alerted for those, but nice to know it does this.

Hands down a great piece of mind for me.
Also, they store a years worth of data, though you can only really see the last 7 days worth. Last position known, will be when the thieves find it, or where they dump it.

It does cost money though for a monthly subscription.

So, I have been reviewing some choices for Helmet cameras (built-in and mounted). They get pricey. Do any of you guys have any experience with those? or recommendations?

My specs: I don't need to communicate to others, so a mic isn't really necessary - though recording audio would be nice. I already have a GoPro mount, but it gets mounted rarely. I have been watching a lot of videos of helmet cams recently and would like one. I know it would come in useful sometime.

Any suggestions?
Thanks in advance.
edit: I edited title because I like the GPS tracker option better.

Thanks, I don't know if you were hit by the snow the weekend before this, but this was the last text message I have with him. We got 10" of snow dropped and roads were horrible. He has a longer ride than me for context (he is "M").

On that ride home for me, with horrible conditions, I had people passing me across the double center line. I pulled over when I could to let cars pass as he later he told me he did also. My trip home is about 12 minutes during the summer, it took about 25 minutes on this day. My route is fortunately on less congested roads, his is on a main through way, so I know he had a harder time than me. He made it home safe that day.

We managed winter on the scoots. For this to happen, when it is clear above freezing and good riding conditions, just reminds you how important a helmet IS. You can't know, you don't know.

**had to edit - picture had his phone number on it

I appreciate the post - Since I have a Kymco Agility 50 that has less than 2000 miles on the engine (2013 model) I decided to go with the Agility. The cost to fix the (stolen/broken) 2013 outweighs the cost of a newer one, so I have a 'part' bike now. If I was going to trade it in on the purchase, probably $300 at best.

In Indiana you have to license and title/register scoots along with getting an endorsement on your ID if you don't have a drivers license, so I went ahead and did that for the broken one and the new one. At least they are on the books.

Other than that ... I have a few questions that I will ask in separate and appropriate threads.

Thanks
GE

first thing I would do is get a new battery, and jump the starter to see if it still has compression. If it does, get a new Ign. set, and see if you can get it started.

Thx BettinANDlosing - yep will be flushing the fuel lines. I put stabilizer in it and shook it up real good. Along with a carb clean (luckily I have done this about 3 times, so shouldn't be an issue), I don't think the battery would be bad though. Last month I brought the battery home with me out of storage and charged it and put it back in to see if it would start. It didn't.

Zombie, not sure what you mean by jump the starter. My last scoot which was a 2009 lasted some hard riding for 5 years and then it died. Sold it for $150 for parts, guy told me it was compression. Bought this one, it is a 2013 Kymco 50, so compression should still be good right?  Just not sure how to 'jump the starter'.

Thanks for the replies.

http://www.amazon.com/XZZ6L-Y-Disc-Lock-Alarm-Scooter-Yellow/dp/B003Y8EFRO/ref=sr_1_11?ie=UTF8&qid=1408539189&sr=8-11&keywords=xena+disc+lock

I have that disc lock and if only I didn't become complacent that it was in a public place and it was mid-day in a busy apartment complex it wouldn't have been touched. I only put the lock on at night after the final walk for the evening with my dog.

Since the police found it, I do plan on getting it fixed. Since I have to get the ignition fixed anyway, I was thinking about doing an alarm with the ignition. I will still need to replace 3 out of 4 turn signals and get the kick start looked at because it is stripped or broken. I haven't opened her up yet to really look. It is in a storage shed down the road. The plan is to make all of this happen within the month. First step is to look at her really good and make a list on what needs replaced. I know I will definitely need a new face where the headlight is because they ripped that mother off.

Thanks in advance. And surely, I will be taking those few extra seconds every time to secure the bike at least with 2 different deterrents (Alarm and chain).
Something like this:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/LCD-Motorcycle-Bike-Alarm-Remote-Engine-Start-Anti-theft-Security-System-Scooter-/390918940599?pt=Motorcycles_Parts_Accessories&hash=item5b0495a7b7&vxp=mtr

and I saw a YouTube Video:

Has anyone had any experience or suggestions for this type of thing.

Had to move into a new place during mid-April. I already expected to walk out and it be gone upon renting the place. I was surprised it lasted 3 months untouched. I got home at 2pm and it was gone by 3pm. Chain cut and gone. When I noticed, I was coming out with my dog for our walk. Wasn't surprised, still took our hour walk. Called in for a Police report and 30m later they asked me to meet them in a local field.

There was my scoot, banged up and trashed. This was at 2pm in the afternoon and no one saw some people pushing my scoot out of the complex for 1/3 mile. If I had my disc lock on then it wouldn't have happened. Maybe replacing the chain is less costly, so to those that get complacent on only a chain in a public place need to hear this warning.  Police said they knew where to look because they put them in the bushes to come back later. They already broke the front panel trying to hot wire, the kick start and the ignition (screwdrivers and such to start it).

I was expecting it though. I had to move from a garaged place to street parking. You can guess the type of race I live around. It is not racist if it is true and I had planned for it. My reaction was to the effect "there ya go", and continued to walk my dog for an hour before I reported because I EXPECTED it. Disc lock would have prevented it because they couldn't push it. 3 months in and it was still there so I quit disc locking it during daylight hours (only on our last walk (dog) for the evening. Home owners pretty much safe, apartment renters beware. Indianapolis, IN be aware.

Not going to fix and re park in the same unsafe location. Rented a local Drive-up location for $70+ a month and is stored there.
Going to try to Bike it for the next 9 months until I can get away from these people.

*end PSA