BIKE SECURITY

[PIMPMYFZR]

OK GUYS CHECK IT :::
I was gonna ask this ? on the R1 forum but i did'nt want the first post to be like .. Dude get this $1,000 alarm .. but anyways ..
I live in a Condo I have a carport .. Not sure if Bikes are allowed but where my space in the carport i dont use . I was thinking to bring the bike and Secure it to the Posts that hold the awning of the carport .. There are 2 posts i was thinking to buy 2 thick steel cable lines joined by some massive MASTERLOCKS. Securing each wheel to one of the posts . Also cover the bike and install a disk lock with a 120db siren motion actived alarm . I am worried the siren will actually sound like one of those lil personal SOS alarms .Basically all this will be under 100 bucks .. I have a japenese <hong kong made>alarm that i have post for sale . maybe throw that on there in the mean time .

Now i am wondering with the stuff i just mentioned .. i have just 2 questions ..
First do u think this will deter any would be bike theifs ..
Second . if it doesn't ,How long do you think it would take them before they drive off with it ?

I allready bought a thick gauge steel line at a bike dealer for $20 and am tempted to try and cut it just to see how long it would take me then times that by 2 .. I dunno i would really love to have my bike at my doorstep instead of 20 miles oppisite direction between home and work .. But being that i have only Liability on it I dont want to give them the oppritunity to take my precious bike ..

Any comments welcome .

[cad600]

Rule #1 - If someone wants it bad enough, there is nothing you can do to stop them from taking it.

A set of 36" bolt cutters will go through that cable fairly quickly and without any noise. If you're that worried about it, get more insurance.

[95FZR600]

Put it in the house like BMiller!

[ragedigital]

I met a guy with an MV Agusta, which I can't believe he left outside in the first place, who bolted an anchor into the ground and then chained his bike to that. He was at an apartment or condo complex too.

It was similar to this: http://www.lockitt.com/lockdown.htm#Rotaforce

[R3TARD]

yeah i have to agree with the others on this one. If someone wants it bad enough they will get it. keep it in the house

[PIMPMYFZR]

tough call atleast its safe right now ...in all the years i owned the fzr never left it out but once or twice in my backyard patio which was fenced off .
That would be <cant say the word> to chain it , alarm it , and have somone pop off with it .. Im heated just thinking about it ..

That floor mount is Krazy i bet its worth every penny ....2nd one

[the_finch]

I know it costs a bit, but in the end comprehensive insurance would probably be best, even if you do all of the other alarm and chain stuff. All I have is liability and comprehensive on mine, but but the added bonus is that if someone doesn't steal your bike, but just does a hit-and-run on your parked bike, it'll still cover it.

[PIMPMYFZR]

Yea the one thing I didn't take into consideration when buying this bike was that its a high insurance . Also given my not so shiney driver record well aint beem so bad in last 4 yrs but still I'm a risk and being that my cars only have no fault on them of 2 places that quoted me the cheapest wanted almost 330 a month with 1200 down . That's krazy in my mind but that's the price u pay when you didn't care growing up with a license at 16
And driving them like I stole them . Will not give insurance companies the amount I paid for it just for coverage . Feel like I'm in a foriegn country.

[95FZR600]

Insurance is the key ingredient.

[Fartblood]

Being old (increasingly old!) bill, I deal with more than my fair share of motorcycle thefts. Most have little or no security at all, so it's good that you're giving the subject the due consideration it deserves.

I'd go with the best shackle locks I could afford (in the UK it'd be ones meeting the 'sold secure' standard) - even the best armoured cable locks are too vulnerable. top drawer shackles aren't impregnable, but bolt cutters won't do it. Thieving scum'd need power tools, and it's a fair bet that you or your neighbours might notice! Use these to secure the bike to something darn solid (a quality ground anchor is the ideal).

Then I'd be having a decent alarm and immobiliser combo with a pager function. You can also get ones that send a TXT message to your cellphone.

Finally, I'd keep it covered up so it draws as little attention as possible, and insured to the hilt.

It is true that if the tea leaves want your sickle then ultimately they can have it...with the right skill, knowledge, and equipment. However, there comes a point where it becomes so awkward in therms of the degree of the equipment required, and the noise it'll make, and the attention it'll draw, that a pro won't bother, and an ameteur would be out of his depth. Lots of people claim to 'know' Johnnie Spottiebum who had his Fireblade stolen while it was welded to the turret of an M1 Abrams, but in nearly 17 years of policing, including 3 years on a specialist autocrime unit, I've not come across a bike that was successfully stolen where quality security arrangements had been deployed.

[DEMORAL1ZE]

If i brought my bike inside, id be living outside........

[95FZR600]

If i brought my bike inside, id be living outside........

You would not have to worry about the bike coming up missing,

[mossy1200]

Dyno bolt a plate with loop into concrete.There is special dyno bolts you can get that have torque heads that snap of when they are in solid.
Then get a D lock that goes through hoop and wheel.The good ones have magnetic key lock so they can be picked.
When your bike wheel comes up to plate and gets locked its near imposible to cut away without grinder.
Then disc lock the back disc.
Going to take a long time to get that bike.
We use the plates for the chain anchors of ATM machines that go into the atm base.They end up 20tonne rated anchor.
Can get you one if you cant find them but the freight would be really dear as they are 3kg.

[Fartblood]

My fizzer outside shackeled to 2 ground anchors, and is alarmed and covered. Best of all, it's under my bedroom window so if Johnnie Scumbag comes to visit during the night I can pop him in the top of the head with my crossbow!

[DEMORAL1ZE]

That would suck...ya know ...............In the year of 2009, of such advanced technology where anything is possible, Demo is shot in the dome with a cross bow.......