My tips on not getting your bike pinched

[EXC-Rider]

Ok. i do a few things over the winter to my CRF450 that will made it pretty hard or almost impossible for someone to nick it. because i dont use my motocross bike in winter these are a few things i do.

removing all the petrol in the tank by just sucking on a hose and poring into a jerry can will do the trick.

removing my handlebars is one i do every year. that its self is just pretty hard to nick.

i always leave it in the back of my shed with my step dads suzuki marauder 800 and my yamaha xt125x in front of it.

double lock is always good i normally chain it to out big Snap-on tool box thing, and sometimes chain it to the back wheel of the marauder.

putting other stuff around it like boxes or anything u like really , mine has a old carpet slung over it atm. keeping it warm lol

ive never done this but maybe just taking the front wheel off will stop anyone from trying.

obv you dont have to use all of these just a mix of 2 should do it. feel free to post your ideas of keeping a bike safe .
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[BIKEVIDDER]

If a thief wants a bike they will take it.
In a shed covered by items will mean items thrown out of the shed,
Chained to another bike, the other bikes wheel will also be taken.
Many simple steps will stop an opportunist thief, disc lock so it can't be simply pushed away
If no thief comes a note on the seat saying please don't steal will work & the cheapest method.
A huge chain 14mm or 16mm through the frame & an excellent lock that costs money with a correctly fitted good ground anchor is about as good as anyone can do.
There is a huge difference between no thief visits to an opportunist & a determined thief.
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[0ddball]

[EXC-Rider]

[DrDonnyBrago]

[MinhDinh]

Odd owns a shotgun lol.

Odd, I am going to apply for my license very soon!
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[0ddball]

The engine is in my cellar, the bare rolling chassis is up 3 flights of stairs in my sisters attic and the rest of the bits are boxed in my loft.

Some say i take security too far.
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[JoeDougieDoug...]

[G]

Removing petrol won't stop it being stolen.

I would go for a mini-strip. Good to check out all those end-of-season bearings etc too and get it ready for next year.

Then store different bits in different areas - maybe wheels, forks and seat in the loft or similar? Then chain the frame to a decent ground anchor and you can be pretty sure they'll move on to the next bike.

[iooi]

[Fisty]

Cool, so you have a CRF450, marauder 800, xt125 AND a snap on toolbox in your shed.

Please, can you tell me when youre at work next?
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[Serendipity]

[EXC-Rider]

[mistergixer]

[Hetzer]

My security is the best...I sold it.
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[BIKEVIDDER]

I've had the misfortune to have several bikes stolen so I have a good idea what's needed to prevent theft.
It's all well & good to think your bikes safe, it is if no one will try & take it.
Live in a very low level crime area with no security = little prospect of theft.
Live in a very high level crime area with good security = your bike wont last long.
It's not unknown for thieves to visit & check out security without disturbing things, probably several times.
One day you will forget to put the lock on, perhaps after a ride home in heavy rain & you'll do it later or the thief will research how to overcome your particular lock or chain.
There are many ways to get through locks & chains easily bought down the local B&Q or similar.
A £5000 bike is worth a few quids worth of tools & a £25 or £150 lock and chain to play with.
A few years ago locally a bike went missing, a long complicated story & all I'll say was it was found eventually, not long after the owners door was kicked down & masked men held a sawn off to the head of the owner & car keys were demanded, the car was quickly found damaged & burnt out if I remember correctly.
A sort of keep your gob shut or else message.
Yes your bike is safe & no one will nick it.
Then one day your bike will be the target of a thief that will take it.
Saying no thief will take my bike is translated into saying no thief wants my bike enough to over come my security.
A bit like saying a high viz jacket will stop cars pulling out in front of me translated into a car didn't even look before pulling out & nearly killing me.
My prefered locks & chains, anchors are the sort you need a noisy long time with industrial strength tools to beat.
Some locks were rubbished in the bike press because they had a round key & could be opened with a biro pen.
The best person to ask advice from about security is a thief.
They think in a totally different way to a present or future theft victim
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[0ddball]

One might say if you had a good idea of what's needed to prevent theft you wouldn't have had a few bikes stolen.
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ZXR750L

[kawakid]

It depends where you live and the accesibility to your bike.

Good strong locked gates at the end of your drive.

Throw locks on your garage door.

Multiple chains and disk locks.

Digitial baby monitor, with receiver in the house.

Dog.

Nothings fool prooth though.
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[J.M.]

The best defence is a good offence: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6QcfZGDvHU8
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[FretGrinder]

My bike was a target for theft about a year ago.

Turns out it was one of my own neighbours and a friend, at 7.30am!

The garage door at the time was one of the standard up-and-over type. Luckily we had 2 deadbolts at the top to stop it being forced open, if someone easily popped the latch.

Trouble is we never got around to fitting any deadbolts at the bottom, so the little wankers managed to fold the bottom of the garage door upwards, as there was space to grab onto it and pull it up.

The garage door that got replaced by the council is a door that has three locking points. one either side and 1 at the top. We went a few steps further by placing a piece of timber at the bottom with a flap of rubber which makes it impossible to put fingers underneath.

Even a year later, the slightest bang outside and I'm at the back door. Such a horrible thing to have to do, but it fucked me off when I nearly lost my bike and I'll do anything to protect it.

This month though, I'll be grabbing an Almax chain and ground anchor and also a PIR alarm that sounds off in my bedroom. I'm not even bothered if it means going over the top with security and I seriously don't want to catch them in the act if they try it again as I have many nasty tools in my garage that would cause some nasty injuries that would be explained as "I dunno officer, he must have tripped over it", to the police.
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[Rogerborg]

My security is a nicer bike that's stored out in the open at the end of the road with not so much as a "please don't steal me" note on it. It's been there for 5 years. When it gets nicked I'll start worrying about my collection of sub £500 trinkets.

I think it's mostly about the area.
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[Killer Rat]

A big dog, failing that a really rough looking missus will do.
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[BIKEVIDDER]

[fireyphoenix1...]

just wondering how fast my collection of monitor lizards would consume a mans legs .............

i like my uncles security as he living a very bad part of the family home city (oldsbury birmingham)

gets home (high rise council flats) off the bike push it through the doors in to the elevator up to second floor in to his flat then parked up in the kitchen

this might sound extreme but everyone he is friends with in the area has had their ride stolen by the local scum in the last few years

my own way of being safe is to make sure all the local lads know me . i know a lot of em are thieveing cnts so i stay on their good side bought a few of them a pint when they were having a particularly bad day as a result last time some one tried to nick my bike (125 last december) i went the local pub and asked about it .those few drinks bought payed off as not too long later one of the lads walked over and made his son (14 FFs) apologise for attempting to steal my property i have not had a single issue since then ,but i know of two bandits an sv650 and a tl 1000 all stolen in the last year from my estate

if i had the money through i would buy all the deterrents i could on the basis that 5 cheap chains is more hassle than a single almax
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[The Disapproving Brit]

Old smartphone under the seat, with charger linked up to the battery, constantly turned on with GPS enabled and an app to allow you to track it online. If prevention fails it's a nice fallback. No use if you're leaving it to fester over winter though.
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