What security do you use?

mine is garaged, chained (good quality) to a ground anchor and alarmed. garage is alarmed also. plus i have a home cctv set up around house and garage and a pitbull called smut with a rankin attitude towards said thieving scumbags. even the post man delivers my mail like those you see in the states..just lobs it at me.

[northwind]

What sort of chain? Out of curiosity. Because it turns out that most of whaty you think is good quality is pretty much useless...

lets just say even if you live in
a.safe area-any such place?
b.good security.
c.neighborhood watch area
if the scum want your machine then nowt will stop them. you can only try and put the sods off.

[northwind]

Aye, but there are chains out there now that'll resist anything bar a sustained attack with noisy tools (which realistically doesn't happen much) or a full-on hypdraulic cutter attack (which only the most well-equipped thieves have access to). Most bikes are nicked by guys with big bolt cutters, and most £150 chains don't last any longer against those than a £20 chain.

Originally Posted by northwind

What sort of chain? Out of curiosity. Because it turns out that most of whaty you think is good quality is pretty much useless...

exactly.

Did you know for instance that the Almax series 3 chain is the only one on the market that CANT be bolt croppedand is totally freeze proof?

If any of you have attended the ally pally or NEC bike shows where almax where you will have seen them take ANY lock you hand them and bolt crop them using Record 42" bolt croppers.

Any of you who dont beleive there staements need to take a cheap set of bolt coppers to your so called sold secure oxford/motrax/english chains and just see what kind of damage you can do.

Christ almighty!
No wonder my insurance is rocketing. You lot live in rough 'hoods dont you? Gives the SV a bad rep.


I have nada, nowt, nil, nuthin. Not even put the steering lock on. Hell, I've left the keys in the seatlock for days on end by mistake and no bugger touches it. Thankfully vehicle theft is rare here. Might have something to do with the majority of bikes looking a bit shoddy though.

[northwind]

Originally Posted by chunkytfg

Did you know for instance that the Almax series 3 chain is the only one on the market that CANT be bolt croppedand is totally freeze proof?

This ain't quite true... It was 6 months ago but the new English Chain Co one is freeze and crop proof- but not impact proof, because it's overhardened.

Nuffin'. The bike's in an unlocked shed with the key in it.

There's never been a vehicle stolen here in the history of motorised transport.

[northwind]

Mine's usually just left in the garage with the keys in the ignition... Not a very good garage either. I figure, if thieves do come for it they'll have it pretty much regardless of what I do, unless I spend a fortune... So I might as well annoy them, by making them carry all the bolt cutters and everything into the garage only to find they don't need them. That'll show them.

maybe it helps that yours in in bits most of the time northy