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Did a search, but not much mention of this thing.
http://www.secure-a-bike.com/producten.html
Anyone have any experience of this garage...or know anyone who has? Seems to be pretty much bulletproof and I am very tempted into getting for the following reasons...
1) Seems totally secure
2) Only one I have seen that can go across a slight slope (angle adjusters or something inside)
3) I live in London...with no garage...and want a new bike. It will get nicked in seconds, I'm sure of it!!
4) A 2008 cbr600rr will cost me an extra £293 on insurance as long as it's garaged...I daren't ask them what it would be without it!!
Just wondering if anyone has seen/touched/experienced one. I know they were at the NEC recently so got some exposure there.
Bad points...
1) It's £1650 :( (so if anyone knows any top notch alternatives, please shout!)
maultin
10-01-08, 07:58 PM
a mate has his gsxr750 in one of these garages & he swares by it
http://www.airflow-group.com/category.do?category=74
these do same job but are cheaper
http://www.airflow-group.com/category.do?category=74
these do same job but are cheaper
That's what I've got (bikesafe). Great bit of kit.
I looked at the ones from secure-a-bike before I got the bikesafe. It;s not very high, so you can't really walk in it - i've got a little bench in at the end of mine so I can work on stuff inside, in the dry. Also, the pull our bed means you need the lenght of the shed again to slide it out - if that makes sense.
Hope this helps :cyclops:
454697819
10-01-08, 09:21 PM
try yard master sheds.. they are metal sheds.. not as secure, but some insurers will cllass it as a garage,
So you will get the insurance discount... call and ask though...
Thx all for the advice. The main reason I am leaning towards the secure-a-bike unit is that it can be fitted on a slight slope and also doesn't require ground anchoring as it's so damn heavy. All the other ones, as good as some are (esp. bike safe) appear to need anchoring and I can't do that where I am...and also look like they might be slightly lop sided on a slope of a few degrees, therefore unstable.
yorkie_chris
10-01-08, 11:59 PM
I can't do that where I am..
why not?
why not?
rented property. hardly allowed to start bolting things to the ground in a carpark that's not quite mine I'm sure :)
yorkie_chris
11-01-08, 12:09 AM
You're parking a shed over it, they won't notice untill you move out :-P
haha yeah very true and perhaps that had crossed my mind a teeny bit :)
but I won't vandalise what is not mine. that would make me the same as the scum who nick bikes. sort of anyway. i'm just an honest kind of guy...annoying really :(
yorkie_chris
11-01-08, 12:19 AM
Could always find a nice hidden way to sneak a wire to the shed, metal shed + oscillator circuit + ignition coil hehehe
muffles
11-01-08, 12:57 PM
I'm looking at getting one of these (the OP's bike shed not Paws' one) for a new bike when I get it. I don't know about the the other one but the secure-a-bike one was made of thicker metal when I checked against other bike sheds that I could find - which is shown by the fact the smallest one weighs 350kg empty! I like the fact it will be over half a ton with a bike locked inside it, no-one's gonna have an easy time pulling/lifting that away anyway.
I'm actually planning to install it (bolt it to the ground) inside my garage in a huge bout of post-theft overkill...
P.s. another thing with the secure-a-bike is that you can chain it to the box itself so if someone gets in they can't necessarily get the bike separated. Btw the ramp that comes out doesn't have to be a full ramp for both wheels, you can buy one with just a half bit for the front wheel, although you probably still need the same amount of space...
P.s. another thing with the secure-a-bike is that you can chain it to the box itself so if someone gets in they can't necessarily get the bike separated.
Just for info, in the BikeSafe there is a bar across the back for chaining to, and also an arm that you can put through the front wheel and padlock in place.
I agree though, the secure-a-bike is of a heavier guage steel, so will be heavier.
philbut
11-01-08, 02:54 PM
I have a friend who has one. he too is on a slight slope. He is very pleased with it, and I don't think they depreciate much so if you ever want to get rid of it I'm sure it would be no problem to sell.
PsychoCannon
11-01-08, 03:19 PM
I so want one of these ^_^.
muffles
11-01-08, 05:29 PM
I so want one of these ^_^.
£1650 and it's yours :D
Well after all that...and a little thought...I ended up ordering the secure-a-bike racer unit. Does seem so well put together and suits my needs.
A quote on an 08 Hannspree CBR600 was £2100 uncovered in my parking compound thing or £600 inside the secure-a-bike unit...virtually the price of the unit itself in the insurance saving!!
Also tested and ordered above mentioned CBR...utterly lovely to ride. I'll miss my little SV though :(
tomjones2
11-01-08, 10:39 PM
Get your self several quotes from serveral companies, someone must be able to do better than £2100, e-bike are very good.
Looks nice and all but £1600 is a lot of extra insurance, depends how long you want to keep it really.
Let me spell it out!! It's mainly location...
HANNspree CBR600RR parked outside (parking lot but still outside!) in LEWISHAM, LONDON!! I'm actually surprised it was only 2 grand!! With the secure-a-bike garage the quote dropped to under £700, which is, to me, very good indeed.
I also got £1800 p/x for my k2 blue 650S with 24k on the clock which made me very happy indeed. A lot more than I though I would have got...but I really looked after it and added a few extras here and there. Still consider that to be a good price on a p/x.
Anyone clocks me thru Lewisham, Old Kent on my commute, wave :) Only got 2 weeks of SV time left!!
Bye bye Suzy, will miss ya :(
http://images.fotopic.net/?id=47761551&noresize=1
Cracking part-ex price.
Out of intrest, did yo just tell the insurance company it was garaged, or tell them specifically that it was the secure-a-bike shed. Not all companys see the metal boxes as garages. Had to argue the point for a while with mine before they accepted it.
Told them (norwich union) specifically it was a secure-a-bike unit...they said they accepted it as a mega-secure garage.
Perhaps the £1800 p/x price was influenced by their need to shift a new bike? Dunno. I didn't question it. Snapped his hand off as I was about to advertise my bike here for £1600 privately :)
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