Kickstand mounted alarm device

An alarm device for preventing theft of a vehicle having a kickstand support attached to the vehicle and movable between a stowed position and a deployed position, the alarm device comprising:

• a housing associated with the kickstand support;
• a pressure sensing component located associated with the housing and adjacent an end of the kickstand for detecting a force of the kickstand on a ground surface, the pressure sensing component including a surface area for contacting the ground surface when the kickstand is in the deployed position;
• a controller in electronic communication with the pressure sensor for determining whether the kickstand is in contact with the ground surface based on measurements from the pressure sensing component;
• a communications module in electronic communication with the controller for wirelessly communicating with a user device;
• wherein the controller generates an alarm when the kickstand is in the deployed position and determines that the force of the kickstand on the ground has changed by a threshold amount.