secure parking.

aaronneary · Two Stroke Sniffer Joined: 27 Jan 2013 Karma :

Right so I'm all booked up for my first (mini) tour of France moto gp tickets bought as well as ferry crossing. Has anyone got any experience with parking a bike up in this area. A little bit worried about booking a hotel that has only got a couple of spaces out the front, so not very secure. My bike has an alarm on it and also a disc lock.
Any recommendations ?
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fox · Spanner Monkey Joined: 06 Feb 2013 Karma :

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One of these and jobs a good un. Another benefit is you can pack them down into a pannier no problem Thumbs Up

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kitty kat · World Chat Champion Joined: 20 Jun 2007 Karma :

We have never had any problems leaving bikes outside hotels when abroad or in UK for that matter. We have even left bikes with most of our camping gear on them outside a hotel near to paystations on a toll road in Italy. We have certainly never used disc locks and my Fazer has a steering lock that is hard to use & has no alarm on it.
Just go & enjoy yourself. Sometimes you just need to go & do things and stop worrying about wat ifs.

aaronneary · Two Stroke Sniffer Joined: 27 Jan 2013 Karma :

Ok great put me mind to rest a bit thanks, plus im leaving paris hilton at home for this one and I cant bring myself to take that for a walk.
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Peirre oBollox · Could Be A Chat Bot Joined: 04 Aug 2004 Karma :

aaronneary · Two Stroke Sniffer Joined: 27 Jan 2013 Karma :

Was hoping to stop in le mans Pierre. As I'm there for the moto gp. Ive just had a look on that link you put up and im prepared to pay a a bit extra for the secure parking. Thanks.
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Peirre oBollox · Could Be A Chat Bot Joined: 04 Aug 2004 Karma :

J4mes · World Chat Champion Joined: 18 Mar 2011 Karma :

My old man does a lot of touring around Europe, and he normally emails in advance to see if the hotel can help out on the security side of things.

They are generally pretty helpful in his experience, and a fair few of them have let him keep his bike in the store rooms and at one place the owner let him keep his bike in his own garage while he stayed there.

So it may be worth getting in touch, using your best French, and see what they have to say Thumbs Up

Enduro Numpty · Could Be A Chat Bot Joined: 31 Oct 2012 Karma :

If you use booking.com or other online hotel booking sites you can filter searches by parking and if they do advertise parking and it's crap the reviews will generally say so.

Did 15 countries in 2 months last year and bike was fine. The hotels with the most secure parking generally charged extra but it wasn't usually a great deal. Carried a monstrous lock with us and only used it a few times. A good few of hotels we booked insisted we wheeled the bike inside. Wink

Rogue_Shadow · World Chat Champion Joined: 10 May 2012 Karma :

Along the same lines.
Can anyone recommend a decent security chain that isn't a burden to carry on the bike (Under pillion / tank or tail bag)

My bike is secure at home, but I only have a shackle lock for when I'm on the move Thumbs Down

Need a lightweight but fit for purpose chain.

Cheers

Lyam · Spanner Monkey Joined: 06 Apr 2011 Karma :

northern france id be cautios, the f1 hotel guy told me to move my bike infront of the security camera at the entrance to the hotel. even though they had a 7ft electronic gate just to get into the carpark!