pomster Posted Friday at 09:12 AM Report Share Posted Friday at 09:12 AM Hi guys I’m looking for some help here I have a Beta evo 125 (22) and looking to make it more secure in my garage. I bought a Datatag and an Oxford Beast ground anchor, lock and chain but my sheer stupidity didn’t realise it won’t fit through the frame unless I take the spark plug out .. I don’t really want to be doing that its been suggested to take the wheels off which seems a good idea but I can pick the bike up then Anyone recommended a good lock and chain etc or are their other trains of thought? tia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
totty79 Posted Friday at 11:32 AM Report Share Posted Friday at 11:32 AM Chains up to around 14mm will with some wiggling fit around the frame above the swingarm pivot on the left side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemur Posted Friday at 11:43 AM Report Share Posted Friday at 11:43 AM Locks only stop honest people -> 'out of sight out of mind' Best way to secure a motorcycle in a garage area where it might be stolen from is to put the motorcycle inside a locking container. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin2306 Posted Friday at 06:57 PM Report Share Posted Friday at 06:57 PM (edited) What about a high security cable instead of chain? what you are aiming to do is slow down the scum, if they have enough time and the right tools your bike is gone. a loud alarm and baseball bat will also help. Edited Friday at 06:58 PM by kevin2306 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marky dee Posted Saturday at 09:16 AM Report Share Posted Saturday at 09:16 AM I use disc-locks too..., big chain whit U-lock true arm.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magura Posted 14 hours ago Report Share Posted 14 hours ago Most of the little $hit$ that steal bikes, are only equipped with simple tools, like a battery powered angle grinder, bolt cutters, and the like. If you know a smith, have him make you a steel lock bar, that you can mount in the floor, make it 30mm diameter, as that's toothick to cut with a battery powered angle grinder. Secure it with a large (M20 and up) simple countersunk hex bolt, that requires a larger hex wrench than any of those monkeys has along. If you really wanna guild the lilly, wrap the steel rods in Kevlar or similar. That will make a mess of any angle grinder. Not saying this will be 100% safe, but it will make most scum give up, and go steal somewhere else. Making the garage a pain to get into, also helps. That's fairly easy to do. In general, what seems to work, is something the monkeys are not familiar with. So anything the local smith can do, will beat the most expensive lock you can buy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisCH Posted 3 hours ago Report Share Posted 3 hours ago On 6/7/2025 at 10:16 AM, marky dee said: I use disc-locks too..., big chain whit U-lock true arm.. I locked up the wife's Ducati with a disc lock when we went on holiday. When we got back I couldn't get the thing to work - the lock barrel had failed and the key wouldn't open it. I tried oil and all sorts but it would not come off. A customer offered to cut it off for me which was an offer I accepted. He had a small battery disc cutter/angle grinder in his van with a cutting disc on it. The disc cutter took the lock off in about 15 seconds. It was pretty quiet and my missus in the office 20m away never heard it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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