Home security set up

Geoff86

Hey, can’t find a whole lot of recent info so thought I’d ask here.

How are people securing their bikes at home !? Lock set up etc. I’m living in a semi detached house with a driveway , use a heavy duty chain front and rear and an alarmed disc break.

Looking to improve my set up and looking for some guidance.

Cheers,

G

Idleater

Any type of ground anchor is better than just locking the bike to itself.

If you have a car, park the bike between the car and house. Adding a pillar behind the car improves security again. The less room to move the better.

You can also convince a neighbor to get a slightly better bike, or have slightly worse security thus being an easier target than your one.

omerin

Take a look at bennetts youtube channel in the last year, they review and test security equipment and look at protection in general

Geoff86

I do pin the bike in with reversing a car up against the side alley. I do currently only have a fairly standard “D” clamp screwed into the concrete and put the chain through that but was thinking about putting something to house and chaining to it if anyone has any suggestions on what is best to use!?

Hotblack Desiato

Semi-detached house - so can you get the bike down the side of the house and park it behind a gate so it's not visible from the street?

Geoff86

Unfortunately side alley isn’t wide enough to get a motorbike down it

tikkamark

Cover the bike in an outdoor stormtex cover…as well as protecting the metal parts and electrical components from the elements it has been proven that if a thief can’t see what make model year ect bike it is at first glance they will move on as opposed to a nice shiny bike on display for all to see.

Whatwicklow

Roll the front wheel up on a skate board, turn the bars and drive it down. With the bars turned it may fit. That's a well rehearsed solution in the mx world.

Del2005

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121091508#Comment_121091508

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My Brother in Law had his bike out front under a decent cover with good locks into a good ground anchor with flood lights and a camera. Someone still tried to take it, luckily the light made them move off before they did any damage, but I've seen videos of people in daylight trying to bash disc locks off outside people house to steal it and there's lots of videos of angle grinders being used overtly to cut locks. Do as much as you can to get the bike out back or else they'll damage it and possibly your car trying to steal it.

Cienciano

If you're parking outside definitely get a ground anchor. I'd be looking at the grinder proof locks. They're not really grinder proof, but basically battery grinder proof. Definitely a cover too.