Security advice

As with most things, you get what you pay for.

But one thing to bear in mind (and i have fallen foul of this!) is if you are going to quote it on your insurance, to get a discount, it HAS to be on their list of aproved items.

Oxford is well respected in the lock and anchor department, and seem to be on most insurance lists.

Hope this helps

 

Mine is by Smith & Wesson.....nobody argues whether it's approved or not..... :smile:

AL.

 

That is frowned upon over here AL, although i have heard of noise makers like a 12 guage cartridge being used on window/door locks

 

almax all the way

 

This was my friends idea of security

 

I have tracker fitted to mine . Not only does it ring me if its even moved slightly it also tells me where it is . Expensive though.

 

In the past. I have used a baby monitor one by the side of the bed and the other one next to the bike in the shed. Would still be using it if the misses didn't threat to divorce me and burn the shed. It worked perfect and picked up any noise, I think she got peeved of me getting up 30 times at night to check all was ok......

 

Just bought an almax which is pretty beefy. Ring up Alex and ask for a discount; he seems happy to grant a small one if you post about his products.

 

I just fitted a Mammoth ground anchor and Enfield bolts to the garage door. Looking to get an Almax chain when I have funds!

 

I have an Abus WBA granite 100 anchor point which is insurance approved, with chain (can't remember brand) I didn't go mad on the most expensice product cause at the end of the day if they want to nick it, they will, no matter the damage. Mine is there as more of a deterrant.

Matt

 

I have always felt that chains really only deter the opportunist really. I understood that a decent set of bolt cutters could get through most of these chains in seconds and have always thought that if someone wants it they will come prepared with bolt cutters big enough for the job.

So I just went for a burglar alarm which covered the garage too. I apprecaite that is only good for when the bikes are at home but I am really picky about where I leave them - if at all - when I am out

Mark

 

Wesley,

I looked into this sometime ago and considered trackers etc. For me, I went down the ground anchor and chain route fixed to my bike whilst it parked up in the garage. That provided me with the best insurance discount etc. After looking into various anchors and chains, I went with the "Torc" series ground anchor and 13mm "Protector" chain, with a Anti Pinch pin (all Sold Secure) from a company called "Pragmasis Ltd" in Tamworth, Staffordshire. I can't rate them highly enough. Take a lookat their website.

Couple of pics of my set up...

 

Trouble is that these days theres a tool for every job. Including thievery. This, with the right blade, will cut through any chain in about twenty seconds

 

One thing to watch with ground achors that bolt down to inside your garage floor years ago i drilled 50mm holes in the floor to fit scaffold poles tp support a very large koi pond (18ft long and 5 foot wide) i found the concrete was only just over 50mm thick ontop of hardcore. not much use for decent holding bolts

 

I thought of that problem years ago I had the house alarm wired to the garage had a jack plug socket wired in on the wall then threaded a wire in and out of the chain so if they cut the chain they also cut the wire therefore setting off the alarm on the house

cost about £20 to do it

 

Best way.....

You can't get into my workshop without setting off the house alarm and even in the daytime I can leave the workshop open, but if someone goes in there while I am in the house, it chimes.

AL.

 

I think a multiple approach is best. I have an alarm on my bike, i have a ground anchor & chain, the garage is alarmed, the garage windows have bars on & a film which prevents anyone seeing in, the garage side door has 3 deadlocks and hinge bolts, the main door has a central bolt and a loop & staple on each side all with padlocks on, there are motion sensitive flood lights covering the whole thing.
Now i think about it it does sound a lot but having been a victim of theft i am very paranoid.