Securing your luggage is never fail safe and can be very cumbersome.
The following procedure so far have worked great for me. Never leave your bike loaded with full luggage unattended or out of sight.
This is very easy when riding two or more together.
When I am on my own I always park my bike right next to a shop entrance where I can keep an eye, the same goes for stopping at eating places. In most cases there are an outside eating area and I choose the the table closest to the bikes or if inside I want to be by the window with the bike parked outside and if all else fails I just get a take away and eat it outside by the bike.
If direct line of sight is not possible and I need to go inside a building for a longer period I take it all of and keep it with me or at a safe place. It is a small inconvenience compared to loosing part of your luggage to theft esp in a strange country.
Security is mostly only a problem in cities and larger centers.
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