bike security

hi i just got a quick question:

what levels of security are there for a motorbike? ive only got a 125
but i park it outside the house

could somebody tell me a few ways i could secure it going from cheapest
to more expensive?

is a chain lock through the wheel any good, which could also be used to
lock to things when out and about?

 

I've been considering that exact combination - but wouldn't a movement-
sensitive alarmed disc lock be a problem with a cover (locking or not)?

I'm imagining that fumbling around with the cover would trigger the alarm
- and that I probably wouldn't be able to remove the cover (especially if
it was a locking cover) and unlock the alarm before it goes off..

Any "Real World (tm)" experiences with this? Is the alarming disc lock
less sensitive than I imagine (ie. would I be able to remove the cover
without triggering the alarm) - or is the 'grace-period' on the alarm long
enough that I might be able to unlock it in time?

/Claus

 

My next-door-neighbour-but-one has an anchor for the chain he uses to
secure his Speed Triple too. Unconventially, the anchor is fitted to a
plastic rubbish bin.

I'm not totally convinced by the efficacy of this as a
theft-deterrant.

 

hahah - please tell me the skip-lorry driver didn't notice the bike
when he came to pick up the skip...

 

haha - human stupidity never fails to impress and amuse me.

 

I was pleasantly suprised by the ammount of underseat storage on Lisa's
ER-5 - it swallows a 2M FOAD chain - long enough to around the seat and
a lamp post or whatever. I always like to go around the seat if I can
'cause it makes it much harder for fuckwitted thieves to not noice it's
chained to something immovable before they screwdriver the ignition.

 

Hmm, think I'll stick to using a GS850 as a ground anchor.

 

Oh sure, but the point is if you've got a FOAD chain in there, you
won't get much else in there. On the 9R, I could get the disc lock in
there, plus a small can of lube, the toolkit, and my rather huge HG
waterproofs too. Which was nice.[/QUOTE]

This is true - there's very little room left with the lock in there.
However it's got a touring scotoiler on it so no need for chainlube and
with Lisa's mechanical abilies the toolkit is of doubtfull use (she got
breakdown cover instead). She's got cordura rather than leathers at the
moment too as she's lost so much weight (4 stone since xmyth) that her
leathers don't fit any more.

 

thank for the replies... enjoyed reading! unfortunately i only have
drum brakes!!!! I think i will be getting a decent chain with
padlock....

 

Never use this ...

Heh, shelling out the thick end of £300 on a new side fairing for the
Blackbird cured me of this particular absent mindedness ....

P.

 

LOL

Classic.

 

Almax chain. http://www.almax-security-chains.co.uk/

 

I have my 7R chained to my non-running R65LS.

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, darsy

Or is it the other way around?

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I'll have you know, I had the 7R out for a spin last weekend.

All of my bikes run apart from the BMW. The RGV is a twat to start
though, but I think that's just old petrol/gummed carbs.

 

I should add, again, top marks to Simon Weller for having sorted the
7R out for me after it was nicked and thrown in a ditch - thank the
Lord for communists!