Moving to London very anxious about my bikes

[Leanbiker]

Motorbike theft in London is crazy high. I have 2 motorbikes, they are both expensive and I'm worried about them being stolen overnight. I will be renting a place so ground anchors are out the question. They are too big to fit through the door. I have Almax chains however but I'm still very anxious and fearful. Anyone has any tips for me to keep them safe. Cheers 

[Tiggie]

Welcome to the forum

Is renting a lockup somewhere local an option? 

Otherwise keep them covered and chained to something. It takes seconds for a couple of people to lift a bike into a van.

[S-Westerly]

Anyway to avoid taking them to London?

[dynax]

Chain them to a Doberman

[Leanbiker]

7 minutes ago, S-Westerly said:

Anyway to avoid taking them to 

Well they are my only form of transport I dont have a car or a car licence. I also don't know anyone who can look after them for me

[manxie49]

I would definitely try renting a lock up.  My brother lives in Middlesex, when I visit him he always reminds me to bring at least two locks for the bike, and that's even with leaving it in his garage!  I wouldn't be happy leaving my bike in many places down that neck of the woods .... Good quality locks, preferably chained to an immovable object.  I wouldn't bother with an alarm but maybe consider a tracker?

[Leanbiker]

11 minutes ago, Tiggie said:

Welcome to the forum

Is renting a lockup somewhere local an option? 

Otherwise keep them covered and chained to something. It takes seconds for a couple of people to lift a bike into a van.

I get wary of lock ups they can easily be broken into and I'd be too far away to hear it 

Thanks for the welcome

[Leanbiker]

4 minutes ago, manxie49 said:

I would definitely try renting a lock up.  My brother lives in Middlesex, when I visit him he always reminds me to bring at least two locks for the bike, and that's even with leaving it in his garage!  I wouldn't be happy leaving my bike in many places down that neck of the woods .... Good quality locks, preferably chained to an immovable object.  I wouldn't bother with an alarm but maybe consider a tracker?

Not a fan of lock ups they are easily broken into and I'd be too far away to hear it. I posted a screenshot below of the lock up in the area they are pretty much a crap garage with a crap padlock that can be angle grinded off.

I  currently got the best chain on the market pretty much (Almax) I guess I have to be wise when picking where to live and chain it to something near my bedroom window like a lamp post or something.

 

But yeah nice one I need to get myself some gas tank trackers.

[Leanbiker]

18 minutes ago, dynax said:

Chain them to a Doberman

Or I could move to America buy myself a M4 Rifle and chain the bike to a hungry bear 

[Ian Frog]

Not meaning to put a downer on an already difficult situation but would you consider getting rid of one bike so you aren`t leaving one behind every time you are out ?

I understand that`s not what you want to hear but it might be worth saving the money rather than having the heartache of negotiating a settlement from an insurance company because some oxygen thief made off with a bike while you were at work on the other one.

Cheers and very much good luck.

Ian

[James in Brum]

If they are nice bikes sell them or secure them somewhere else and buy a bike that looks pointless to nick, an ER500 looks rough but works? 

[TimR]

Leanbiker ...Have sent you a message .

 

[Bender]

You need a plan b, expensive and outside its just a matter of time  

[rightstuff]

get a shitter for a few quid then a few hundred quid out of pocket not a problem but not all of us Londoners are ar*eholes most are normal hard working I would be more concerned living up north them places look shit  

[Bender]

3 minutes ago, rightstuff said:

get a shitter for a few quid then a few hundred quid out of pocket not a problem but not all of us Londoners are ar*eholes most are normal hard working I would be more concerned living up north them places look shit  

There is a reason why insurance in London is ridiculous.

[bonio]

Tbh I wouldn't be happy parking a bike up in the same place each night without it being chained to something very solid.

But what about

• an alarmed disc lock. Might be useful if you can park near enough to be woken up.
• a decent tracker, like biketrak or whatever the other one is - the ones where fork out £100 a year in subscriptions. They both claim 95% recovery rates.

 

[linuxrob]

Welcome to the forum. Motobob on YouTube has done a few vids on keeping you bike safe. They a good starting point.

 

Regards Rob B

[Bungleaio]

Have you checked with your insurers to see if your premium  will change? A lot of people in London don't have bikes due to the cost of insurance. 

[WD-40]

The answer to this is obvious. You need a third bike Something that no one would bother stealing. (Insert joke here). And park the other two with a friend or family member

[onesea]

24 minutes ago, WD-40 said:

The answer to this is obvious. You need a third bike Something that no one would bother stealing. (Insert joke here). And park the other two with a friend or family member

That strikes me as the best way to stop things being stolen security, security, security or undesirability (even that is no guarantee )
 

[dynax]

Secure container storage somewhere, then buy a cheap chinese 125 to use as a go between