Motorbike security!where to start?
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ground anchors are great, My ex had one here for his and it was a complete shite to get up after I had kicked him out..
If an anchor and chain and optional do that- an alarm just makes noise. The vast majority of motorcycles are stolen by a few guys jumping out the back of a van and physically picking the bike up and throwing it in the back of the van. Then they take it to their shop and part it out and sell the parts- an alarm won't do anything it that situation. An anchor and chain is the best.
Alarm if you are in earshot of your garage and are easily woken and feel like fighting the thiefs
Ground anchor of reputable quality is probably your best bet
Imobiliser will not stop it being stolen as most bikes are put in the back of a van by a serious thief,
imobilisers just inconvenience the kids who steal them and they will most likely torch the bike if it wont start after they took all the effort to push it round the corner
Best thing to do is keep it in your bedroom !!
Get a GPS system on it so you can track it if it gets stolen. Bikes are easy to steal. Just get two guys to lift it up and put it in the back of a truck and it's gone.
get a brake disc lock. theres a company that specialises in tracking devices for bikes, they also get the bikes back without extra charge
Alarms and immobilisers are useless, they use an insulated van like an old freezer delivery van and they just pick it up and bung it in the back. As soon as the door's shut no one can hear it. A mate had his ZZR1100 nicked that way and the police reckoned it was stolen to order, and he must have been folowwed home. All the parts were chipped but he never got it back.
A ground anchor is only as good as the locks and chains you use to padlock it up.
Get the fold up variety then you can take it to bed with you.Seriously though you will never stop a thief if he wants it bad enough he will take it.But ay dont get parenoid about it am sure it will be quite safe.
alarm and imobiliser first cause it will be secure anywhere not just in your garden be safe.
Too much is never enough. Start by making it bloody difficult for an opportunist thief, genuine professional scumbags will have it whatever you do. Ground anchor, ideally concreted in, and a proper chain and lock - recommend Almax, http://www.almax-security-chains.co.uk/. for serious protection. Once that's done then you can think about electronics.
i would not get an alarm, cos it would be going off every 10 seconds, and immobiliser would be a good idea.
and a wheel lock would be good, then U can take that with U and lock the bike when U park it somewhere
Buy a cover which says *Yamaha* on it. No one will bother your bike. LOL Good luck!
Others have already expressed many ideas for security. The best bet is to not let it be out of your sight. Other deterrents are secondary.
Make it as difficult as possible for the thieves. Fit a disk brake lock, a garage alarm, a bike alarm, a ground anchor, SmartWater or AlphaDot. Sleep with your bike. But get used to the idea that, if a thief wants it, a thief will get it.
Get a 30 stone gorilla as a pillion passenger!
See if your local wrought iron fence makers can sell you just a sturdy bar about three feet long with a hole on the end, kind of like a big needle.
Dig a hole, place the bar in, and concrete all but the top nine inches in the ground, and run a chain through your bike frame, the eyelet and into a big bad boy padlock. Use a plastic-wrapped or taped-up chain to stop it chipping all the paint off your bike.
Get an ex army hand grenade and fix it so that the pin is pulled when the bike is moved! That would teach the thieving gits a lesson and save some space in the jails!
i have a motorbike myself and I use a ground anchor with chain and lock and I also have an alarm. I have had 2 attempted break ins they tried to take the bike but unsuccessful.
at home my bike is in a shed..it is alarmed..and the bike is too,ground anchor outside the shed ,small hole for chain in shed. chain through the ground anchor then through the shed,.chain through bike frame..use best chain and locks you can afford..outside ..on the road always use a good quality chain and lock..chain to lamp posts through the frame..but please dont ride with your chain across your body or round your waist.store it
. . . if you're that worried, why not move into the garage? (more practical than keeping it in your bedroom - unless you live in a bungalow) . . .
a really really big chain.
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chain the chain and bike to a building
A chain to the floor is the first option and always chain it up even if you're just leaving it for an hour check your insurance and you will probably find that it's not covered for theft if it's stolen from outside your house unless it was locked away ( outside your house means within 500 yards radius of you house ) so if it's nicked from your neighbours house while your in there having a brew it's probably not covered and you won't get paid out . I'm unfortunate enough to live within 500 yards of my local store so i have to lock the bike away before going shop on the way home . Bonkers !
I have both a bike and a bicycle which I use for commuting.
They are great as I can park almost anywhere, lock it up and walk 2mins. on to a train.
Trouble is they are the easiest things to steal.
My bicycle, I make sure is old and grotty (although very fast), don't want the same for my bike though.
I generally utilise public carpark booths or doormen when I park. If there is a security booth within eyesight, it deters thieves. Not saying I ever pay for parking though. It limits the convience of parking, but not as much as a car.
Couple this with covering the bike, and leaving it in an area not known for bike parking also lowers the risk.
Irrespective, they need to be firmly secured (not by chain) to an immovable object.
Learnt these methods through about 15 years of trial and error - 3 bicycles and and a 250cc stolen. Haven't had even a scratch for the last 5 years since I learnt.
Sometimes, I only pick up the bike a few days later - it's that safe. You know, when you get pissed and get a taxi home.
At home - covered and locked to a concrete column round the back, with good relations to neighbours ( they know who should and shouldn't be on my property - I do the same for them).
Don't know what bike parking laws are like in UK, but here as long as it's not obstructing anything the cops are happy. Hope it's the same for you there - otherwise I'm not much help.
Almost all bikes in designated bike parking get vandalised at some stage (in my opinion). Unless they are in the centre of town with plenty of 24hr activity.
I have never used any electronic security methods - as an Engineer I have a love of a good solid bit of tempered steel.
Edit :-
When I mean not by chain, locked to concrete column and tempered steel - I mean a proper bike lock ( long U shape steel bar with locking bar at the open end), the only thing that will get through it in time for theft is a gas-axe (Oxy-Acetylene torch).
Making the point after reading the other answers.
where to start , ground anchor 1st as this will stop your precius possession getting stolen as if it cannot be moved that will really piss of thieves , next for when you are out an alarm with imoboliser PLUS a chain with paddlock on back wheel because if they see the chain they will go on to an easier bike to steal , good luck!!
Happy Riding
pls put remote lock . then pull out all ur petrol , breck out in ur bike hand bar.
put a switch in line with the coil, then hide the switch in a place only you know (under the seat perhaps) thats what i used to do.
Ground anchor and chain but go for ones made by oxford as they are the best ground anchors and chains you can buy and have kept all of my 6 bikes from being stolen.
Don't leave it alone in a dark allyway! I don't know anything about moterbikes but i thought i'd add an element of comedy. I've read the suggestions and they sound good, hope you find an answer.
Use manual protection such as chains attatched to ground anchor
Chain it to my rotweiller
What a pure B I T C H with answer no 1..
a dobberman
right im a biker myself and although a came off last week and fractured my hip your going to need a ground anchor they are the best option although an imobiliser is an option they are easily by-passed and if someones going to lift your bike its not going to stop them taking it good luck
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