bike security. clamps, concrete bolts, sheds

[pyrocam]

now that I sold my right arm to buy a bike I suppose Id better treat her better than the last one. I'll need to keep it secured properly and keep it dry at night. I dont have a garage yet and my landlord says they are gonna build their house before they build my garage. there is a small shed there but the way the door is there its quite difficult to get anything in and out, not to mention its full of my welding shit etc)

Of course im on a budget cos I cant ride without my left arm as well, so I need some thoughts on what to do. cheapest option I can think off is to leave it wheel locked with a cover over it. inexpensive but unsecure.

next up comes a cover with one of the clamp things you bolt into the concrete and chain your bike to. a bit more hassle in the morning etc and I would have to make sure no fliatmates park their dumarse cages over it. secure but a hassle.

third thing I can think off is getting a shed, either prefabricated, moved in, or built from scratch. It would have to be 2Mx3M base and about 2.3M high give or take.
If I buy a prefab, im looking around $700+ since I might as well get one big enuf for both bikes and other shit.
If I buy an existing one and move it in, I think Ill probable pay more in moving it than buying it
If I make one myself, I dunno, buy some sheetmetal (seems the cheapest material for this) and make the frame it with some 2x4 stolen from some building site (or bought whatevers easiest)

can anyone give me some feedback on what I should do here. of course ideally I would rather have a shed but thats possibly out of my spending league at the moment.

cheers

[Marmoot]

gargre......

[TerminalAddict]

Some one sent me this a while back

[Sniper]

Garage.....

[Hitcher]

Cramps are cheaper than gargres...

[redbaron36]

It all depends doesn't it. What sort of area u live in, how far from the road, would the bike be viewable from the road who drives on that road etc.
I live in Pt Chev on a secondary road only really used by people living on or off it and bike is viewable from road, has a handgrip lock on it (when i remember to put it on ... probably 90% of th time) and never had any probs for the last year since lived here. Granted it is an older bike and it does sit below my window, i also put a cover over it in winter etc.
So year its your judgement call, of course the ideal is a garage but doesn't seem to be an option yet.

[Charlie]

I asked this question a while back as I'd just moved into a garageless house.
See http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...ad.php?t=16523

Hope this helps. :spudwave:

[Silage]

If a gargre is not a goer, then:

Park it out of sight as poss.
Park it near to (or in!!) bedroom.
Cover it (Warewhare tarpaulin $3).
Get an alarmed disc lock from eg http://www.lockitt.com/disclock.htm.

Ultimately, there is nothing you can do to stop the most determined. So if they don't know its there and has a reasonable deterrent...

[sels1]

Park it in your lounge

[Ixion]

get big dog.

[sAsLEX]

get big dog.

here doggy want a nice big steak/meaty bone, thats the dog out of the way

[SARGE]

if they really want your bike .. there will be no stopping a determined scumbag

however .. if its a "lets grab a bike" kinda dumbass.. make it harder for him to steal compared to the one next to it and you should be good

[T.I.E]

if they really want your bike .. there will be no stopping a determined scumbag

however .. if its a "lets grab a bike" kinda dumbass.. make it harder for him to steal compared to the one next to it and you should be good

yes nice thinking make the lesser bike easier to pinch. i'm lucky i have a garage. don't know what i would do without one. don't like tarps much as the bike can sweat on a hot day.
if you need a hand building a small shed just give me a holla ill bring all the tolls over. knock it up in half a day.

[pritch]

Park it in your lounge

I'd do that but there are steps everywhere. Might sound odd but I have seen a Harley parked inside a house and a Speed Triple chained to the floor of another guy's living room.

The dog idea works too.
Might buy a prefab shed this time though, it won't get me in trouble by chewing the neighbours shoes.

[Motu]

here doggy want a nice big steak/meaty bone, thats the dog out of the way

You gotta laugh at the big dog method,but there are some happy dogs after it's all over.My daughter was burgled yesterday,two dogs on the property,it's isolated and who cares about barking dogs,they always bark eh? Same with non monitored alarms,that's relying on neighbours to do your dirty work.