Most secure way to chain up a bike.

[ajhfarrar]

What do people think is the most secure way to chain up a motorcycle besides through the frame. (My Z800 has nowhere to chain through the frame).

Currently I'm running a 16mm chain over the top of the steering column then underneath, behind the forks and attaching to a wall anchor. There's no slack left over in the chain after. Can anyone see a problem with this? Just never seen anyone else doing it like that!
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Adam

[Easy-X]

Only that, despite the lack of slack, some knob will think they can wrestle it over the handlebars even though simple logic would rule that out.

Is there enough of a gap to get the chain between the top and bottom yolks? (Probably not, judging from the picture.) Or maybe some other part of the frame to loop through. TBH, back wheel is adequate for most people.
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[TravisBickle]

If it helps, I use the Abus 12KS/120 chain. It has a loop so you can almost double the usable length of the chain. This makes it easier to attach it to your bike at the most secure point while still being able to lock it to something else but without having to use something double the length (and weight). I highly recommend this chain. I haven't seen any other make that does loop chains but there must be SOME others out there that do them.

https://www.abus.com/us/Home-Security/Chains-and-Cables/Maximum-Security-Chain/12KS-loop
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2007 Yamaha FZ1 S Fazer
2021 Honda CMX500 Rebel S
2016 Triumph Tiger 1050 Sport

[drzsta]

Your set up looks ok aslong as there is no slack.


Pragmasis do a 24mm anti-pinch pin that goes through any part of the frame. That would be your only other option.

[FretGrinder]

Unfortunately, it looks like some good force from a crowbar would make easy work of taking that out of the wall.
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[megaross]

To a big fuck off doberman on speed.
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[ThunderGuts]

Is that chain really 16mm? Looks thinner to me? But as said, the wall anchor looks weak to me and the easiest bit to break. I'd put it on the floor ideally but behind/under the bike so it's hard to reach (yes it means a bit of contortion to lock/unlock the bike but the difficulty faced by a thief would be more).

What I do (my bike doesn't have a way to thread the chain through the frame either) is park the bike against the garage wall as close as I can (leaning away from the wall), I then have a ground anchor sitting between where the bike sits and the wall roughly in the centre. The chain goes around the rear wheel and to the anchor and it is kept pretty taut. It'd be almost impossible to get to any part of the chain or the anchor with big tools and the way the bike is positioned it'd be hard to move it (it's up against the corner too so it can't be rolled away from the anchor to give slack in the chain). My VFR weights over 240kg and with access to only one side it'd be pretty hard work moving the thing.

That said, and it's an old statement but still a valid one, any security is only going to deter an opportunist or "amateur" thief; a professional will probably manage to deal with any security pretty much and the most you'd do is slow them down (which might be enough to discourage them, but if they want it they'll take it).
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[P.]

That chain looks like it could easily get cut through.

I'd replace that or use in addition to a dunked ground anchor and an almax 19mm. One through each wheel.

[superstacker]

Looking at my 16mm Almax and looking at this chain, they don't look the same thickness at all....

[T1Cybernetic]

A ground anchor designed to be concreted into the ground is probably the best way with two huge chains through each wheel if you are at home of course.

Ultimately it all depends on how determined and well equipped the thief is It's the consequences that need to be changed these days.
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[stevo123]

I run a chain through the swing arm (chain side) on my zx6r.

[ScottT]

A few weeks ago I ended up cutting a car tyre off a rim with my small angle grinder (mains powered) I thought a normal 1mm disk would make the job easy, in the end i went through 5 disks they just wore out so quickly.
Now If we can work out how to wrap a chain in a car tyre its going to take the thieving scum quite a bit longer to cut through your chain and he'll have to keep stopping to change disks and probably batteries as well.

[hellkat]

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[TravisBickle]

LOL even if they did wrap chains in tyre rubber and steel banding, there's always going to be a weak spot where you can't cover like the end of the chain or the padlock itself, that's where the thieves will target their cutters. Of course we all know you were joking and it was tongue in cheek
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2021 Honda CMX500 Rebel S
2016 Triumph Tiger 1050 Sport

[Boxing]

The padlock is what they'll cut through.

Either a battery grinder where you'll hear it for 30 seconds max or bolt crops in which you'll hear a loud pitched ping when they chop the lock, then they'll close the garage and come back after 30-60 minutes to walk the bike away.

If not, they'll take the whole anchor off of the wall.

Personally I wouldn't worry about at home security, the biggest threat is when you park the bike up in public. That's when they'll really have the balls to make noise and steal it in 30 seconds.

If they want it enough, they'll take you off of it.

Also, don't rely entirely on a disc lock alone when out and about, I see lots of bikes parked up with nothing more than a disc lock. I won't post on here, but all bike thief's know just how easy it is to remove one and what tool is required.

My bikes don't ever sit in public without me being around them and at home I have a 5.5 stone American Bulldog ready to hang off their arms. Do your research on the breed, they can cause some gruesome injuries if they get your arms. I wouldn't advise owning one if you can't train dogs, they're stubborn as mules to train as well.

It looks like you have the bike in a garage, so for extra security park a car up close against the garage door.

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[TravisBickle]

[Riejufixing]

[Boxing]

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[TravisBickle]

[Riejufixing]

[TravisBickle]

Oh you mean the big D-shape ones like this?

https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn%3AANd9GcTwd82g9HMv-t_KRa4q18zZR9qIQ-dP95Cm0MnFUOLFfH5BkaMLsQRzjrpGeKgnNucGpcs6gJyt&usqp=CAc

Yeah I would image they would be fairly easy to destruct with enough leverage
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2007 Yamaha FZ1 S Fazer
2021 Honda CMX500 Rebel S
2016 Triumph Tiger 1050 Sport

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