Security ideas

agreed with richardbd. disclock would do just that, so no centre stand drilling required.
 
XL light weight bike cover - If they really want it they'll take it, if they are just scrotes on the prowl for opportunity there's others to look at rather than considering what might be under the cover and is it an old shitter or all locked up etc...

Don't go getting some fancy one, just an big shitty one...
 
I've recently purchased an Abus disc lock with a built in alarm siren. Once it is installed on the front disc it automatically arms itself, no buttons to push. If the bike is moved, ie stood upright from the sidestand position, the alarm sounds. It also has a plinking light that lets people know it is an alarm unit. It's not the be all and end all but is very convenient and is one layer of security that only takes seconds to apply thus it gets used. I also thread a cable type lock around the back rim and swing arm of the bike providing one more layer of security. Tried to attach a picture of the Abus disc lock unit but the upload kept failing. In the past I did post a thread on here with a picture of the Abus disc lock installed on the bike, not to difficult to find if interested.
 
My bike lives outside on the road outside my house in my small village. I rent the house so can't make adaptations to get the bike off road as the house is in a raised position. I use a ground anchor and an Almax Immobiliser chain. So far so good, massive fingers crossed. I had an Aprilia a while back and someone tried to push it away during the night but couldn't because of the chain so I'm guessing was just an opportunist as opposed to professionals. I know if they want it they will get it but everything is known to the insurers and I don't have a massive excess. I also use a front disc lock and have two massive dogs which might help
 
When i lived in a dodgy area, I used to park my Bike with the chain passed through the frame and going through the 'grill' of a drain below it.
Right p.i.t.a. and dirty work to lock the bugger - but most reassuring. ;)
 
The more security you have the harder for the thriving scum. If they want it badly enough they will wait for you and put a gun or a knife in your guts anyway. Happens to a friend of mine many years ago with a bmw 635csi. A car but they waited for his return and took it off him. The story gets better than that but it's a long one. JJH
 
Ogmios said:
When i lived in a dodgy area, I used to park my Bike with the chain passed through the frame and going through the 'grill' of a drain below it.
Right p.i.t.a. and dirty work to lock the bugger - but most reassuring. ;)
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I used to do that, but I put a heavy duty "U"lock onto the grill so that the U part could be lifted up away from the grill for easy access with the chain.
When dropped down, the smooth top of the 'u' was safe for cars to run over/park on :)

Not dirty work then, and very easy to anchor to....Plus I used to make sure the rear wheel was ON the grille itself so short of lifting the whole bike off it, the grill couldn't be raised :)
 
I had a look at Roadlok web site and did a few searches. Two wheel centre Mansfield used to be the UK source for these but no longer by the looks of their web site. Does anyone know why they dropped what seems like an easier to carry and probably more effective twist on the common disklok? Was the reality not as good as promised?
Cheers
 
richardbd said:
Don't want to rain on your parade - but does that do anything a disc lock doesn't?

:nenau:nenau:nenau
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Imagine trying to lift a gS high enough to get the centre stand that is locked down into a van and I think it would take quite a lot more effort than just lifting one wheel in rolling it forward and lifting the second wheel in.
 
Nippy Normans supply Touratech, Wunderlich, Desert Fox and many other makes of accessories.
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