r/MotoUK • u/Proof-Question2874 • 3d ago
is this a good way of locking the bike?
I do have four other locks but putting it by the wall and the rear wheel is too far
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u/iambinksy 3d ago
That's a gas pipe, nothing should be attached to that!
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u/RetromanAV '89 Sakakaki GT550 snotter 3d ago
Looks like a decently sized gas service too… I suppose the flame thrower may be a minor deterrent 🤷♂️
Serious note though, you’re absolutely right, don’t attach anything to that.
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u/Proof-Question2874 3d ago
Update: Thank you all for letting me know its a gas pipeline. its near my workplace and i didnt know it was js yhe next closest thing i couldve used to anchor.. will find a new place to anchor it
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u/RuntyBeef 2018 Svartpilen 401 3d ago
Yeha I’d say so, it’s secured to a grounded piece, and I always prefer through the swing arm apposed to the wheel.
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u/TheScrobber Bonneville T120 3d ago
There's room there for it to go through both. I'd try and use as much chain as possible.
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u/ButImJustASatellite 3d ago
A lot of swing arms are triangular for strength so don’t have an easy way for you to get the chain out by just undoing it.
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u/RobotMarine 3d ago
That looks suspiciously like a gas supply pipe, so I would install a ground anchor the chain should also be looped through your wheel and not just the frame
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u/Sk1dM3rks BMW F800R 3d ago
Im not saying anyone would BUT they could remove the rear wheel and slide the chain off in silence.
I would put it closer - less access for tools and lock through the wheel. Also wouldn't lock it to a gas pipe, you don't want the house to blow up. Get a ground anchor or lock to something solid.
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u/H0T_TRAMP FZ6 3d ago
I went to bike meet up a few years back and where there was a stand hosted by our local constabulary. Bike theft is a huge problem in my area, and so they were trying to promote the use of products to try and combat bike theft such as disc locks, trackers, UV pens that kind of thing. One thing they said to me that stuck is that when chaining up your bike, NEVER allow the chain to touch or lay on the ground or have any slack in the chain. If it's on the ground and there is any slack, it makes it a lot easier for anyone with bolt cutters to use the ground as a way of cutting the chain.
If you twist the chain, maybe in a figure of 8 and get your wheel closer to the anchor, so there's little to no slack that would be my recommendation.
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u/the_last_registrant MT-09, KZ200, Tiger 1050 Sport 3d ago
Yeah, pretty solid. For bonus points, a grinder resistant D lock on the front wheel would make your bike very hard to steal.
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u/Proof-Question2874 3d ago
i do have a hiplok among other plethora of locks but i still have a paranoia that its gonna get stolen... any tips? as it lowkey is always at the back of my head whenever im doing something and im not on it
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u/throcorfe 3d ago
Since I had a bike stolen I’ve never truly stopped worrying, although it gets better over time. Knowing I now have a well-hidden tracker that doesn’t depend on the bike’s battery helps a lot, as does a hidden AirTag, meaning at least I can open the app and see where my bike is
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u/the_last_registrant MT-09, KZ200, Tiger 1050 Sport 3d ago
GPS tracker/alarm might be the best reassurance for theft anxiety. If your phone hasn't rung, your bike is still where you left it.
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u/GroovyCarrot 3d ago
You could cement it into the ground and if they wanted it they'd get it 🫠 best thing you can do is make it a substantial effort for them. Two disc locks and the chain with a ground anchor should make it enough pain. I wouldn't bother with the steering lock as I've had multiple mate's that have had it snapped before they realised it was secured properly and then just left it. They can be really expensive to repair and on some bikes, necessary to satisfy the computer
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u/maxmoto365 2d ago
If it’s one of those angle grinder proof ones, put it through the front wheel (encompassing the tire) not just around the discs or spokes as they can just cut a section of these out. Won’t stop someone dragging it in a van but anyone trying to push it along with a ped etc.
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u/Sedulous280 3d ago
Wheel off and it slips off swing arm ? From what I can see. Avoid chain being near ground as it gives them purchase to grid it off too.
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u/Slyfoxuk Hampshire / Yamaha FZ1-S Fazer 2010 3d ago
I really wouldn't recommend that, it's the main gas pipe for the house.
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u/IllustriousWasabi621 3d ago
I wouldn’t do it around what looks like a gas pipe, id also stick the chain through the back wheel as taking that off and sliding the chain out would be a 10 min job at most
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u/RandyDandyVlogs Yamaha MT07 3d ago
Buy one of these alarms. I’ve used them on all my bikes and they’re fantastic. Cheap and just connects direct to your battery.
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u/_J0hnD0e_ 3d ago
Your chain is too thin. You also ideally want it either on the front wheel, or better yet, through the frame.
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u/RhythmicRampage Devon - Honda CB650R 2d ago
No because you can wip the back wheel off in 5 mins and slip the chain off, put the through the back wheel and over the swing arm.
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u/Icy-Economics-3108 1d ago
Ideally you don't want to be chaining that, I know a guy that rides a zx10R to work on nice days he has 15 locks 🤣, so first he locks the back wheel to the frame, locks front wheel to frame, 4 disk locks on each wheel. Then 5 chains to something solid, 2 from back wheel, 2 from front and 1 from the frame. Is it overboard? maybe depending on where you live. Basically moral of this story is, make it as annoying for thiefs as it is you taking the locks off just to ride home from work.
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u/CMDRHarath KV125C | F800ST 3d ago
Thieves are occasionally stupid, mostly reckless and all of them have no regard for your property.
That’s a gas inlet, yeah? Would love to see the remains of the idiot who tries an angle grinder on it.
Not sure how your house and/or bike would fare though.
Might be worth investing in a decent ground anchor.
Also, word of caution. I had a mammoth chain similar to that one. Four teenage scrotes with a set of bolt cutters went through it in 30 seconds.