P1000 Easy to steal? Also: Vent tube water?

[steve_whiteside]

Gents,
Im in the process to take delivery on a 2020 1000-5D. Ive been sniffing around this forum and trying to soak up some info while I wait. My buggy is going to be used on my "ranch" and parked near a dirt road out in the weather and being largely unattended. 2 questions. 1) If a person does not have a key are these things easy to hotwire? Like a dirt bike -where behind the ignition switch is just two wires that need to be joined to get the bike to start. Is that what we have going here?? If so I will look to put in a kill switch somewhere. If we have some electronic anti theft then maybe kill switch not needed. 2) I saw some reference to rainy weather needing me to re- route some vent line? Can anyone provide a link to that issue and solution? Could that issue have been fixed by my 2020 model?

Ive got a fabric roof ready to install and looking to order a UHMV 1/2 inch skid very soon.

Good to meet you all and thanks for reading. steve

 

[BWAF]

Gents,
Im in the process to take delivery on a 2020 1000-5D. Ive been sniffing around this forum and trying to soak up some info while I wait. My buggy is going to be used on my "ranch" and parked near a dirt road out in the weather and being largely unattended. 2 questions. 1) If a person does not have a key are these things easy to hotwire? Like a dirt bike -where behind the ignition switch is just two wires that need to be joined to get the bike to start. Is that what we have going here?? If so I will look to put in a kill switch somewhere. If we have some electronic anti theft then maybe kill switch not needed. 2) I saw some reference to rainy weather needing me to re- route some vent line? Can anyone provide a link to that issue and solution? Could that issue have been fixed by my 2020 model?

Ive got a fabric roof ready to install and looking to order a UHMV 1/2 inch skid very soon.

Good to meet you all and thanks for reading. steve

Welcome to the site some will post some link sooner or later I'm not that great at it

 

[Hondasxs]

Welcome.
2020 units should not be affected like eirler models for water entry from rain. Around 2018 they added addational drain holes to prevent the issues. Plus the roof will help. Of course hard top would been the best choice if you are going to leave it in the rain.

As for hijacking. Uumm. Ya.
I would hide a kill swirch. The ignition switch wires are fairly accessible on these units.

But reality is, your not going to stop someone who wants it.

 

[BWAF]

Welcome.
2020 units should not be affected like eirler models for water entry from rain. Around 2018 they added addational drain holes to prevent the issues. Plus the roof will help. Of course hard top would been the best choice if you are going to leave it in the rain.

As for hijacking. Uumm. Ya.
I would hide a kill swirch. The ignition switch wires are fairly accessible on these units.

But reality is, your not going to stop someone who wants it.

Knew with the man with answer would show up

 

[BWAF]

Gents,
Im in the process to take delivery on a 2020 1000-5D. Ive been sniffing around this forum and trying to soak up some info while I wait. My buggy is going to be used on my "ranch" and parked near a dirt road out in the weather and being largely unattended. 2 questions. 1) If a person does not have a key are these things easy to hotwire? Like a dirt bike -where behind the ignition switch is just two wires that need to be joined to get the bike to start. Is that what we have going here?? If so I will look to put in a kill switch somewhere. If we have some electronic anti theft then maybe kill switch not needed. 2) I saw some reference to rainy weather needing me to re- route some vent line? Can anyone provide a link to that issue and solution? Could that issue have been fixed by my 2020 model?

Ive got a fabric roof ready to install and looking to order a UHMV 1/2 inch skid very soon.

Good to meet you all and thanks for reading. steve

You could always build or buy small little shed to put it in out of sight out of mind

 

[rbtnt]

You could always build or buy small little shed to put it in out of sight out of mind

You could add a Hillbilly Brake. It has provisions for a lock. https://www.hillbillybrake.com/

 

[Hondasxs]

You could add a Hillbilly Brake. It has provisions for a lock. https://www.hillbillybrake.com/

Very good suggestion.

 

[steve_whiteside]

Welcome.
2020 units should not be affected like eirler models for water entry from rain. Around 2018 they added addational drain holes to prevent the issues. Plus the roof will help. Of course hard top would been the best choice if you are going to leave it in the rain.

As for hijacking. Uumm. Ya.
I would hide a kill swirch. The ignition switch wires are fairly accessible on these units.

But reality is, your not going to stop someone who wants it.

Yes thanks. Ive had a faded 2009 polaris ranger that has sat out there for the last 2 years without an issue. This will be new and shiny I want to take some extra precautions. Good to know on the water thing. Thanks again. steve

 

[BigOL3]

Considering what the P1K5D cost, I would build at least some kind of simple shed to put it under, out of the weather and sun.

 

[JTW]

Buy a mean dog and chain it to it.

 

[Neohio]

Hiding a kill switch is useless on these. You don't need a key to take it out of park. Then it is simply roll it onto a trailer and it's gone.
Hillbilly brake with a pad lock will be your best bet. I'm sure it can still be defeated with a bit more work though.

 

[JTW]

Hiding a kill switch is useless on these. You don't need a key to take it out of park. Then it is simply roll it onto a trailer and it's gone.
Hillbilly brake with a pad lock will be your best bet. I'm sure it can still be defeated with a bit more work though.

Like with a wrench and an allen?

 

[steve_whiteside]

Im liking the idea of the Hillbilly brake more and more. Building a shed/garage is not 100% straightforward. I pay my neighbor a small amount per month to park on his land. So the shed would be something I would have to clear with him and it then it would complicate our generally amiable relationship. It hardly ever rains out here but the sun is vicious. And theft.

 

[Bastardchild]

Hillbilly brake as mentioned and maybe something like this?

 

[Adam490]

Insure it.

 

[dilligaff82]

Im liking the idea of the Hillbilly brake more and more. Building a shed/garage is not 100% straightforward. I pay my neighbor a small amount per month to park on his land. So the shed would be something I would have to clear with him and it then it would complicate our generally amiable relationship. It hardly ever rains out here but the sun is vicious. And theft.

What about a small non-permanent structure like a 10x10 Shelter Logic? Those seem to hold up great. The price is right, the shell is replaceable, and there’s no construction to worry about. And it’ll keep the dust and hopefully some prying eyes off of your machine.

 

[GWH]

Install a real screech siren on a mercury switch with its own battery and hidden kill switch, install hill billy break, run a chain through the wheels. Make a quick disconnect for the shifter so it stays in park and you can’t change it without shifter handle. Thoughts just off hand

Install a tracking device,then u can track them down,and imply justice

 

[GWH]

Just noticed ur in San Diego, Close to the border hmmm

 

[GWH]

Yep better insure it and ask pelosi for advise

 

[steve_whiteside]

yes I am near the border about 18 miles away. Every once in a while see a illegal headed north through the scrub. I see about 10x border patrol on a daily basis...

I think the real threat is from the local punks in need of a quick buck or a toy. Not a ton of through traffic more just the 50 homes/trailers on that country dirt road. Some genuine wealth and some peeps that are two nickels from homeless.

steve