How do you make sure she stays put?

[rie]

what do you guys use specifically to secure your bikes at home/on the road?

at home, my bike is visible from a main road albeit covered. i have disclocks etc all over but nothing to stop ambitious thieves from just lifting it off the ground. (the flat boys lift it up and shift it around the yard for laughs)

i need some serious suggestions on how i can beef up the security. which brands are reliable, how you installed it, potential ways thieves will get around it, price, etc.

this may seem like an obvious case of shopping around, but i wanted to hear from riders who aren't trying to sell me something!


cheers

[Swoop]

At a close range and further away...

[McJim]

I always parked in a locked garage either at work or at home. Now I don't commute on the bike anymore but if I am out and about I tend to never let it out of my sight.

[vifferman]

Get a Xena disclock - it has an alarm in it, innit?

[et al]

Mongoose MCA500 alarm, with the pager option - worth a try (as long as you are not too far away from your bike and in a brick building).

[mowgli]

How do you make sure she stays put?

In short, you can't. What ever you do will not beat the most resourceful thief.

At home I keep it out of sight (don't advertise its presence). In public keep it in plain sight (crims hate an audience). Disc locks, immobilisers, alarms, big fuck off chains and ground anchors, will further reduce the chance of getting stolen.

[Morcs]

Dont like the XENA discklocks.

Everytime you try to squirm the key in, it goes off.

When moisture gets in. It goes off. and doesnt stop.

When the battery is low. It goes off. And doesnt stop.

Only way to turn it off requires an allen key and pulling the batteries out - all the while 96db is screaming in your eyes.

Ground anchors are the way to go. Oxford brute strenght, combined with an oxford chain, and an oxford boss alarmed lock for the chain.

sorted.

[McDuck]

I have got an alarmed chan, one that if it is cut it gos off with 120db. I havnt tested it but i like the concept.

[Str8 Jacket]

I have got an alarmed chan

Is that a lil asian man or something?

[McDuck]

Is that a lil asian man or something?

Yep, anyone who ignores the effectiveness of a little slit-eye has never been kicked in the shins by one.

[Grahameeboy]

I live in Devonport.....nuff said.

[Kittyhawk]

pay a hobo can of beer a day to sit guard n watch

[CookMySock]

at home, my bike is visible from a main road albeit covered.

basically, you shouldn't do that. Its like leaving the camera or your wallet on the seat of your car. Put it somewhere out of sight, or it's just a matter of time.

DB

[nallac]

i would invest in a little garden shed to keep in,
outa site outa mind.

just a cheap one from M10 or the likes, piss easy to put up
and ya can take with ya when you move.

[MIXONE]

A shottie and a rottie.