How do you Secure your Motorcycle?

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joolz · #21 Unread post by **joolz** » Sat Apr 05, 2008 9:47 am

When you park at home use a BFD to deter theiving scumbags

RhadamYgg · Sat Apr 05, 2008 10:06 am

ElChado87 wrote:I only ever left my Jacket with my bike once... on a heavily patrolled main drag in Sylvan Lake....Locked up of course, with the saddlebags and helmet locked too.

I wouldn't do it anywhere else though... It's not the theft I'm concerned about, it's the vandalism. I always find dried spittle on my bike, and I don't want to find anything inside or on my 470 dollar helmet, let alone my jacket.

I'm on the hunt for a backpack that holds helmets, as the Joe Rocket one won't fit my XL head. Best bet so far is the Dakine Apex - holds helmet thru the chinbar, and it can hold my jacket or skateboard too!! You gotta check that bag out-it's made for mountain bikers...

As for locking my bike, at the moment I only use the steering lock. Nothing substantial to lock to yet, heck, my landlord even snagged my nicely made aluminum plate to park on the grass. So I doubt a Hilti would fly. Eventually I will get an alarmed disc lock. Not so much to ward them off, but to let me know when I need to kick the "O Ring" of anyone who touches my bike. I especially don't like people looking at it...makes me paranoid. Would like the one that chirps at anyone leaning over it but money money........

I didn't know about the whole vandalism thing. And that's nasty with the whole spitting in the helmet thing, even though it sounds like they haven't done it to you yet. Blech.

I didn't know about the feelings a biker gets when people look at their bike. I like stopping to look at bikes.

RhadamYgg

ofblong · #23 Unread post by **ofblong** » Sat Apr 05, 2008 11:22 pm

ElChado87 wrote:I only ever left my Jacket with my bike once... on a heavily patrolled main drag in Sylvan Lake....Locked up of course, with the saddlebags and helmet locked too.

I wouldn't do it anywhere else though... It's not the theft I'm concerned about, it's the vandalism. I always find dried spittle on my bike, and I don't want to find anything inside or on my 470 dollar helmet, let alone my jacket.

I'm on the hunt for a backpack that holds helmets, as the Joe Rocket one won't fit my XL head. Best bet so far is the Dakine Apex - holds helmet thru the chinbar, and it can hold my jacket or skateboard too!! You gotta check that bag out-it's made for mountain bikers...

As for locking my bike, at the moment I only use the steering lock. Nothing substantial to lock to yet, heck, my landlord even snagged my nicely made aluminum plate to park on the grass. So I doubt a Hilti would fly. Eventually I will get an alarmed disc lock. Not so much to ward them off, but to let me know when I need to kick the "O Ring" of anyone who touches my bike. I especially don't like people looking at it...makes me paranoid. Would like the one that chirps at anyone leaning over it but money money........

thats one thing I will make sure and have on my Ducati when I someday get it. A nice and loud alarm with a keychain that will also alert me if I am inside of any "tampering". for right now the bike I currently have they can have it cause then I can get the insurance $$$ for it which would be more than I paid for the bike lol.

RhadamYgg · Sun Apr 06, 2008 2:16 am

ofblong wrote:
ElChado87 wrote:I only ever left my Jacket with my bike once... on a heavily patrolled main drag in Sylvan Lake....Locked up of course, with the saddlebags and helmet locked too.

I wouldn't do it anywhere else though... It's not the theft I'm concerned about, it's the vandalism. I always find dried spittle on my bike, and I don't want to find anything inside or on my 470 dollar helmet, let alone my jacket.

I'm on the hunt for a backpack that holds helmets, as the Joe Rocket one won't fit my XL head. Best bet so far is the Dakine Apex - holds helmet thru the chinbar, and it can hold my jacket or skateboard too!! You gotta check that bag out-it's made for mountain bikers...

As for locking my bike, at the moment I only use the steering lock. Nothing substantial to lock to yet, heck, my landlord even snagged my nicely made aluminum plate to park on the grass. So I doubt a Hilti would fly. Eventually I will get an alarmed disc lock. Not so much to ward them off, but to let me know when I need to kick the "O Ring" of anyone who touches my bike. I especially don't like people looking at it...makes me paranoid. Would like the one that chirps at anyone leaning over it but money money........
thats one thing I will make sure and have on my Ducati when I someday get it. A nice and loud alarm with a keychain that will also alert me if I am inside of any "tampering". for right now the bike I currently have they can have it cause then I can get the insurance $$$ for it which would be more than I paid for the bike lol.

I've seen some of these - I think they called them pager alarms. That looks/sounds cool.

RhadamYgg

Wordherder · Sun Apr 06, 2008 5:44 pm

Security? OK, come and get it.

Our bikes are secured in a shed with a combination lock and several neighbors' vigilance. Each bike is separately secured with 6 feet of 3/4" shot-peened chain through the rear wheel. Padlocks: Master 3/4" professional grade key lock, a different lock and key for each bike.

The keys are kept in the basement, guarded by a noisy dog and a grumpy owner with a loaded 12-gauge over-and-under (warning to burglars: an O/U makes no warning noise before you are killed) (If you're interested, the No. 6 pheasant load will make hamburger of your chest cavity about 1/4 second before the second shot turns your face into a red mist.).

Note: I shoot first, and pretty accurate out to 30 yards, an am not particularly interested in the questions.

shane-o · #26 Unread post by **shane-o** » Sun Apr 06, 2008 6:32 pm

once I select a parking spot

I lay my bike down on its side

then

I use it as a toilet, I pay particular attention to making sure the seat and clip ons get a good hosing down.

I have never lost a bike yet using this method

#27 Unread post by **Skier** » Sun Apr 06, 2008 6:53 pm

Wordherder wrote:Security? OK, come and get it.

Our bikes are secured in a shed with a combination lock and several neighbors' vigilance. Each bike is separately secured with 6 feet of 3/4" shot-peened chain through the rear wheel. Padlocks: Master 3/4" professional grade key lock, a different lock and key for each bike.

The keys are kept in the basement, guarded by a noisy dog and a grumpy owner with a loaded 12-gauge over-and-under (warning to burglars: an O/U makes no warning noise before you are killed) (If you're interested, the No. 6 pheasant load will make hamburger of your chest cavity about 1/4 second before the second shot turns your face into a red mist.).

Note: I shoot first, and pretty accurate out to 30 yards, an am not particularly interested in the questions.

So you're saying dark clothing and a big, angry set of bolt cutters will get your bike into a rental truck?

ofblong · #28 Unread post by **ofblong** » Sun Apr 06, 2008 10:24 pm

Skier wrote:
Wordherder wrote:Security? OK, come and get it.

Our bikes are secured in a shed with a combination lock and several neighbors' vigilance. Each bike is separately secured with 6 feet of 3/4" shot-peened chain through the rear wheel. Padlocks: Master 3/4" professional grade key lock, a different lock and key for each bike.

The keys are kept in the basement, guarded by a noisy dog and a grumpy owner with a loaded 12-gauge over-and-under (warning to burglars: an O/U makes no warning noise before you are killed) (If you're interested, the No. 6 pheasant load will make hamburger of your chest cavity about 1/4 second before the second shot turns your face into a red mist.).

Note: I shoot first, and pretty accurate out to 30 yards, an am not particularly interested in the questions.
So you're saying dark clothing and a big, angry set of bolt cutters will get your bike into a rental truck?

its in a shed. Just get two guys one on each end pick the bike up set it in the rental truck and then drive off. Locks put on sheds are easy to get off cause you just gotta rip off the handle

. depends on the shed though hehe.

RhadamYgg · Mon Apr 07, 2008 11:59 am

Wordherder wrote:Security? OK, come and get it.

Our bikes are secured in a shed with a combination lock and several neighbors' vigilance. Each bike is separately secured with 6 feet of 3/4" shot-peened chain through the rear wheel. Padlocks: Master 3/4" professional grade key lock, a different lock and key for each bike.

The keys are kept in the basement, guarded by a noisy dog and a grumpy owner with a loaded 12-gauge over-and-under (warning to burglars: an O/U makes no warning noise before you are killed) (If you're interested, the No. 6 pheasant load will make hamburger of your chest cavity about 1/4 second before the second shot turns your face into a red mist.).

Note: I shoot first, and pretty accurate out to 30 yards, an am not particularly interested in the questions.

Wow, uh, I'll remember not to steal any of your bikes... In fact, your bikes, whatever they are - aren't my type and I won't look at them even a little crossly....

RhadamYgg

RhadamYgg · Mon Apr 07, 2008 12:03 pm

shane-o wrote:once I select a parking spot

I lay my bike down on its side

then

I use it as a toilet, I pay particular attention to making sure the seat and clip ons get a good hosing down.

I have never lost a bike yet using this method

Nice!!! Except if you run in to a thief that is 'in' to that kind of thing. I hear Cartman's mom was in a Schiessa (sp?) video....

RhadamYgg