The SmarTrack MotoTrack — spelled MotoTrak by the manufacturer — is a stolen vehicle tracking system approved to the Thatcham S7 standard and designed specifically for motorcycles. It uses GPS and GLONASS positioning with GPRS and GSM communication, carries its own internal battery backup, and is monitored around the clock by the Global Telemetrics Secure Control Centre. Crucially for a bike, it alerts the control centre when the machine is moved without the ignition being used. Safe & Sound Mobile supply the system and fit it at your home, garage or workplace anywhere on the UK mainland.

Is the MotoTrack Right for You?

Motorcycles get stolen differently from cars. A bike rarely needs hot-wiring — two people, a van and a ramp will have it away in under a minute, with the ignition never touched. That is precisely the scenario the MotoTrack is built around: its movement alert triggers when the machine moves without the ignition being operated, so the control centre knows something is wrong while the bike is still being loaded rather than hours later when you next walk into the garage.

It suits anyone with a bike worth protecting — sports bikes, adventure and touring machines, modern classics, scooters kept on a driveway or street — and particularly riders whose insurer has asked for a Thatcham approved tracker. It is also a sensible choice if you store your bike over winter and want to be able to check on it from your phone without visiting the storage unit.

Where the MotoTrack is not the answer: it has no driver recognition and no immobilisation, so it is not a Thatcham S5 device. If your insurer has specified S5 on a high-value machine, you will need a different product. It is also a hardwired system requiring a connection to the bike’s electrics — if you need to protect something with no power source at all, such as a trailer or a machine in storage, ask us about the SmarTrack S7 Wireless instead.

What Is Included?

• SmarTrack MotoTrack S7 tracking unit
• Professional installation by a Safe & Sound Mobile engineer
• Nationwide mobile fitting at your home, garage or workplace across UK mainland postcodes
• Discreet siting and concealment of the unit on the bike
• System activation and configuration
• Global Telemetrics secure online account setup
• Global Telemetrics app installation and setup
• Full handover demonstration
• Installation documentation for your insurer
• Ongoing Safe & Sound Mobile aftercare and technical support

Key Features of the MotoTrack

SmarTrack S7 Tracker Category and Insurance Requirements

Thatcham Research publishes the standards UK insurers use to classify aftermarket vehicle security. For stolen vehicle tracking there are two current categories. S7 covers monitored tracking systems that report a vehicle’s position to a control centre. S5 covers everything S7 does and adds a mandatory driver recognition element, so the system can also verify whether an authorised rider or driver is present.

S7 is the category most commonly specified for motorcycles, and it is what the majority of bike policies mean when they ask for a “Thatcham approved tracker”. You may still see older policy wording referring to Category 6 or “Cat 6” — that classification was superseded by S7, so a Cat 6 requirement is generally satisfied by an S7 device. If your paperwork says Cat 6, it is worth a quick call to your insurer to have them confirm S7 in writing.

The MotoTrack is approved to the S7 standard and is monitored 24/7 by SmarTrack’s in-house Global Telemetrics Secure Control Centre, the monitored element being central to what S7 requires. It has no driver recognition function, so it is not an S5 device and should not be ordered where S5 has been specified.

How the MotoTrack Tracker Works

Installation. Our engineer hard-wires the unit into the motorcycle’s electrical system and conceals it. Siting matters more on a bike than on a car — there is far less space to hide a unit, and it needs to be protected from water, heat and vibration while still receiving a clear satellite signal. This is the part that rewards an experienced installer.

Everyday riding. Once activated, the MotoTrack runs quietly in the background. There is nothing to arm, disarm or remember. It reports the bike’s position continuously and logs your journeys to your online account, which is useful for records as well as security.

If the bike is moved. This is where the device earns its keep. If your motorcycle moves without the ignition being operated — lifted into a van, wheeled off a driveway, pushed out of a garage — the tracker flags it and the Global Telemetrics Secure Control Centre is alerted. Staff then contact you to establish whether the movement was authorised.

Confirmed theft. If you confirm the bike has been taken, the control centre works with the police using live positioning to help locate it. Where a machine has been moved abroad, Global Telemetrics can call on a network of independent repatriation investigators with local knowledge in that country.

Power and tampering. The unit has an internal backup battery, so disconnecting the bike’s battery does not silence it — and that disconnection itself generates an alert. It also monitors battery voltage and ignition status, so you will hear about a flat battery before you find one, which is genuinely useful on a machine that sits unused over winter.

Monitoring, App and Subscription

Monitoring

Monitoring is provided by Global Telemetrics, SmarTrack’s own in-house Secure Control Centre, staffed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Coverage runs across the UK and Europe, and the device carries a multi-network roaming SIM so it connects through whichever network is strongest at its location rather than being tied to a single operator.

Alerts the control centre acts on include movement without the ignition being used, battery disconnection and anti-tamper events, and low battery voltage. In each case the team contacts you first to establish whether the bike is safe. Where a theft is confirmed, they liaise with local and national police forces and can involve the repatriation network to assist with recovery.

App

The free Global Telemetrics app for Apple and Android gives you up-to-date location information for your motorcycle at any time — handy for checking on a bike in storage or parked somewhere unfamiliar without walking out to it.

The app is paired with a full secure online account accessible from any web browser, and this is where the detail sits. Through the account you can view current and historical locations and complete journey records, set up geofences with alerts, and access data reports. Unlike some entry-level S7 devices, the MotoTrack does include historical journey data, so you have a genuine record of where the bike has been rather than just a live dot on a map.

Subscription

A subscription is required for the tracking and monitoring service to operate, and it is not included in the purchase price of the device and installation. It is paid directly to SmarTrack / Global Telemetrics once your system is installed and activated, not to Safe & Sound Mobile.

How Nationwide Mobile Installation Works

Why Choose Safe & Sound Mobile for Tracker Installation?

Safe & Sound Mobile specialise in vehicle security installation, and fitting a tracker to a motorcycle is a genuinely different job from fitting one to a car. There is a fraction of the space, far more exposure to weather and vibration, and fewer places to hide a unit where a thief will not think to look. Experience with bikes specifically is what makes the difference.

We fit across UK mainland postcodes at your home, garage or workplace, so your bike never has to leave you. We also work with multiple leading tracker brands rather than a single manufacturer, which means if the MotoTrack is not the right fit for your machine or your policy, we will say so and suggest something that is.

Beyond the fitting itself, we will explain the Thatcham categories in plain terms, be straight with you about what the subscription costs and covers before you commit, set up your app and account on the day, and remain contactable afterwards. Call us on 01245 921133.

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Frequently Asked Questions About the MotoTrack

Book Your MotoTrack Nationwide Installation

The SmarTrack MotoTrack is a Thatcham S7 approved tracking system built specifically for motorcycles, using GPS and GLONASS positioning with 24/7 monitoring from the Global Telemetrics Secure Control Centre. Its movement alert covers the way bikes are genuinely stolen — lifted or wheeled away with the ignition never touched — so the control centre knows while it is happening.

Behind it sits a full online account with journey history and geofences, a free app, internal battery backup with disconnection alerts, and a transferable unit backed by a three year warranty extendable to twelve. Safe & Sound Mobile supply, fit, activate and set it up at your home, garage or workplace anywhere on the UK mainland.