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Simple rules of my travel....
1/ Keep the important stuff within arms reach at all times......money, passports etc
2/ Remove temptation from opportunists. If they can't see it, they don't know that it's there !
3/ Lock it as best you can overnight, yours or a rental....coz walking sucks 
4/ Trust NOBODY 
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During the day you should be fine but at night time you will need to lock up.
Someone attempted to steal my motorcycle from a hotel compound in Kazakhstan - the security guard came to my room to warn me about it, turned out the thief had attempted to break the steering lock. I had to disassemble the steering lock to remove the bent pin and from that point forwards I have not been able to lock the steering (still unrepaired).
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Simple rules of my travel....
4/ Trust NOBODY
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I choose to not trust your opinion in this matter.
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You have more chance to have stuff stolen from a bike anywhere in the US or on Europe than in central Asia.
The biggest nuisance will be that a lot of people will want to touch your stuff or just sit on your bike and they don't care it is "your property". They will sit on it, get a picture taken and then leave.
End of story.
If you are so afraid of travelling and if you agree with this ridiculous rule of "trust nobody" then why the hell would you even consider travelling?
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