Garage security..?? Ideas needed.

[crescent750]

Some low life scum bag had a go at the garage last night and cut all my locks off with a pair of bolt cutters.
Luckily, i heard him doin this and went straight out there to find i had no locks left and him leggin it down the alley.

Extremly luckily, he never made it into the garage so everythings still there, includin the bike.. Phewww..
Anyway went down B & Q this mornin and bought some new latches, some bolt cutter proof pad locks and a yale dead lock, which i've just finished puttin on..

Question:- Any other tips or ideas would be greatly appreciated..
I have wooden double doors that open outwards and are the only way in and out of the garage. (no side door).
Someone suggested a baby monitor in the garage and the receiver in the house. (know it sounds daft) but its a bloody good idea, so bought one of them aswell..

[S Boy]

You could put motion sensors in the garage, i think Stanley do a all in one kit, alarm and sensors ! Baby monitor is a great idea though !

[crescent750]

Yeah the baby monitors a great idea... Can even hear the birds hoppin about on the roof, so thats now next to my pillow..lol...

[Komplikated]

a big ****ing dog!!

[harriebird]

my dog is big but very very soppy so would be useless...to quote the bloke at the greyhound rescue, the most damage he would do to a burglar would be if the burglar tripped over him (the dog is permanently asleep) and hurt himself while falling. maybe a big ferocious dog? :grin2

ground anchor maybe? at least you will hear them sodding about to get the bike out of the anchor, on your newly purchased baby monitor :grin2 ?

[kasandrich]

My opinion is its all about layers of protection, put enough obsatcles in thier way and hopefully they will give up.

My bike is kept in the shed in the garden, whilst I admit a buglar could enter over the garden fence, the only sensible way out with a bike is out the gate. So the gate is locked during the night.

The shed is locked up.

If anyone gets into the shed it is alarmed ....and with battery backup.

The bike is put into the shed then the back end lifted over the ground anchor, so it can't just be wheeled out.

Then it is chained to the ground anchor. The padlock is bolt cutter proof and arranged such that the padlock is the wrong side of the wheel and you have to put your hand through the wheel to reach the padlock, so not easy access for breaking.

The bike is alarmed

The steering lock is on.

If I go away I also put a disklock on it.

Lastly my B*570rd neighbours keep parking across my path, so even I can't get the blasted thing out!

So as I say, NO security device will stop your bike being nicked, but put enough obstacles in the way and hopefully they will walk away. Lots of obstacles means it will take them longer, they will make more noise and will have to carry more tools to get through.

[kasandrich]

Personally I think the best physical security for double garage doors is some form of bar that goes right across the outside of both doors and locks in place.

Another theory I have is not to go for all big brand security approved products, as the criminals will know, you get into an XXXX brand YYYY model lock by doing ZZZZ, a product they don't know may confuse them.

[two]

i'm not posting my security measures... this is a public forum and anyone could be reading this...

the crown jewels aren't as well protected as my bike ;)

[Mi5ter E]

cheap halford car alarm put the senser on the door when they open it loads a noise (run the speaker into the house and ull ne asap)

[Dal]

Like most people I have plenty of security on my garage. Although I am well aware that it's not fallproof. The biggest hurdle a burgler (read as scumbag) is going to overcome is a ton and half of 4x4 parked against the garage door. :grin2

[kasandrich]

One of my alarms has a remote sounder, and if you tamper with the wire the remote sounder goes off, nothing you can do about it from the shed.

[Ride-or-die]

sleep in the garage next to the bike

[S Boy]

Like most people I have plenty of security on my garage. Although I am well aware that it's not fallproof. The biggest hurdle a burgler (read as scumbag) is going to overcome is a ton and half of 4x4 parked against the garage door. :grin2



My mate had his London cab parked against his garage door, so the theiving scum broke into the car, moved it and then stole his ZX9R !!!:shooter

I also heard the story of B*stards lifting a bike over a parked car in the garage.

[Dal]

My mate had his London cab parked against his garage door, so the theiving scum broke into the car, moved it and then stole his ZX9R !!!:shooter

I also heard the story of B*stards lifting a bike over a parked car in the garage.

Oh, it sure don't make it impossible but it does at least make it more difficult ;)

[kasandrich]

I also heard the story of B*stards lifting a bike over a parked car in the garage.

No NEVER!!!!!

Nothing stops the scum does it?

[richy rich]

my security is a squeeky metal garagedoor....just the trick

[WebTone]

Another theory I have is not to go for all big brand security approved products, as the criminals will know, you get into an XXXX brand YYYY model lock by doing ZZZZ, a product they don't know may confuse them.

I subscribe to this theory and buy really big old heavy locks from car boots etc. The older and more unusual the better.

I helped a young lady at work remove her disc lock the 0other day (Thatcham approved and new) We simply asked each rider of the bikes near hers that had similar disc locks if we could try their keys. None appeared to be the same but after a bit of wiggling we got it open.

Try and find a key for one of my old as the ark locks and you'd struggle. They are all multi-plate so will stand a good hammer attack and all have traditional hardened clasps, not the newer nickel hardened ones that bolt croppers go through dead easy.

Still won't stop all but I like to think they might go for an easier option.

M8 at work has two alarms, steering lock, disc lock and a chain to the post and parks directly opposite our office in full view.

He parked his bike, put all the security on, walked in the office, poured a coffee and screamed as he saw two lads wheeling his pride and joy cbr600rr down the street.

They didn't get it as about eight of us chased them down the street.

In the 3-5 minutes they had removed all security, disabled his alarms and stripped the ignition ready to hot wire it. Damage also received tobike as they dropped it in the road.

They will have anything no matter what you d0o if they want it bad enough.

So...I only use my oldest bike when commuting to London and if it gets nicked I keep the train fare in my pocket along with the insurance company number. LOL.

[ROCKET-1]

what you could do is wire the mains electricity up to the latch on the door and then have a 240v trip wire running from one side of the wall in the garage to the other. then when you leave the garage flick a switch and hey presto... one ilegal security measure but it does the job of protecting your pride and joy:grin2 :laughboun

[Lateshift]

what about a simple pressure switch on the floor of the garage linked to a set of air horns? :D

park the back wheel on the switch, anyone moves it and the airhorns go off :D

crude but effective and given that its not a car alarm type noise (that tends to get ignored these days anyway :( it will have even the heaviest sleepers twitching the curtains, not to mention people in neighbouring towns and villages looking for an air raid shelter :D )

[stu600cc]

A blank 12 Gauge round set up to a spring and fireing pin Boom.:shooter

Cant remember who told me that one mileuks i think

[milleuks]

Stu, your right mate gamekeepers have been using them for years Some slightly "modified" but I wont go into that on here:grin1 ...Davehttp://www.airpistol.co.uk/alarm_gun_tripwire_activated.htm

[Dal]

Stu, your right mate gamekeepers have been using them for years Some slightly "modified" but I wont go into that on here:grin1 ...Davehttp://www.airpistol.co.uk/alarm_gun_tripwire_activated.htm


I can think of lots of uses for one of those :laugh1 :jumping2 :laugh1