Bike security

[pomster]

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

[totty79]

Chains up to around 14mm will with some wiggling fit around the frame above the swingarm pivot on the left side.

[lemur]

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.  

[kevin2306]

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 June 6 by kevin2306

[marky dee]

I use disc-locks too..., big chain whit U-lock true arm..

[Magura]

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.

[ChrisCH]

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.

[trapezeartist]

Whenever possible, park your car or van right in front of the garage door. I have a couple of big blocks of wood fixed to the ground so I just touch them with the back wheels and the car is an inch from the door. And just in case the scum try to drag the car out of the way I park it in gear so that both front and rear wheels are "braked". I think multiple layers of security are better than just one super-high security device.