Pedrostt500
7th June 2008, 00:00
Ok Guys add to this as you see appropriate, these are just a few tips I can think of on how to keep your Pride and joy, yours.
Keep your bike in a shead as and where possible, preferably one that locks.
if there are windows that you can see the bikes through, maybe look at glass tinting the windows,( if you rent check with your land lord first.)
setting a large eye bolt into the concrete floor, so you can chain the bikes through at least one wheel and the chassis, or if more than one bike chain all the bikes together, with a high quality padlock and a high tensile chain.
you can buy high tensile chain through a riggers store like Cookes, they may also supply you a large Eye bolt. the best way of fixing the eye bolt to the concrete floor is by dyna drilling a hole 2mm larger than the shaft of the eye bolt, and chem setting the eye bolt into the concrete, you can hire the gear to do this or get a friendly engineering company or builder to do it for you.
Fitting a monitored alarm to your property can also be worth the expense.
if you can and dont mind having a dog, Fido can be a good burgular alarm.
If your bikes are road regerstered, give the registration address as one where you dont keep the bikes, if you can.
If you dont have the ability to securly store your bike on your own property, hireing secure storage from a storage company for your bike.
Having a remote kill switch fitted to your bike particurly if you have to leave it in the street while you work, make sure the kill switch is well hidden so it can't be found & disabled easily.
Dont leave any riding gear with your bike, I think that is asking for trouble.
high tensile chain and padlock is worth carrying on your bike so you can secure it while you work, chain the bike to some thing solid, if possible.
use your steering lock if you have one.
Try to use a few deterants as if your bike looks as though it will be harder to nick than the one along side it, they may well leave yours well alone and steal the other one.
Pay good money for good quality High tensile Chain and Padlocks, as they will still be worth a fraction of the cost of your bike, i recomend wraping the chain through at least one wheel and a part of the chassis, so when the chain is locked ther is no way the chain can be unthreaded without unlocking the chain or cutting it. The chain can be rubber wrapped to protect the paint work on your bike, ask for this when you buy the chain.
Keep your bike in a shead as and where possible, preferably one that locks.
if there are windows that you can see the bikes through, maybe look at glass tinting the windows,( if you rent check with your land lord first.)
setting a large eye bolt into the concrete floor, so you can chain the bikes through at least one wheel and the chassis, or if more than one bike chain all the bikes together, with a high quality padlock and a high tensile chain.
you can buy high tensile chain through a riggers store like Cookes, they may also supply you a large Eye bolt. the best way of fixing the eye bolt to the concrete floor is by dyna drilling a hole 2mm larger than the shaft of the eye bolt, and chem setting the eye bolt into the concrete, you can hire the gear to do this or get a friendly engineering company or builder to do it for you.
Fitting a monitored alarm to your property can also be worth the expense.
if you can and dont mind having a dog, Fido can be a good burgular alarm.
If your bikes are road regerstered, give the registration address as one where you dont keep the bikes, if you can.
If you dont have the ability to securly store your bike on your own property, hireing secure storage from a storage company for your bike.
Having a remote kill switch fitted to your bike particurly if you have to leave it in the street while you work, make sure the kill switch is well hidden so it can't be found & disabled easily.
Dont leave any riding gear with your bike, I think that is asking for trouble.
high tensile chain and padlock is worth carrying on your bike so you can secure it while you work, chain the bike to some thing solid, if possible.
use your steering lock if you have one.
Try to use a few deterants as if your bike looks as though it will be harder to nick than the one along side it, they may well leave yours well alone and steal the other one.
Pay good money for good quality High tensile Chain and Padlocks, as they will still be worth a fraction of the cost of your bike, i recomend wraping the chain through at least one wheel and a part of the chassis, so when the chain is locked ther is no way the chain can be unthreaded without unlocking the chain or cutting it. The chain can be rubber wrapped to protect the paint work on your bike, ask for this when you buy the chain.