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cut with the electric or battery operated grinding tool, look at how thick any part of this unit is...as a lock this
or bolt cutter fairly easily. But this takes the thief is your best bet. So heavy chain and heavy locks you
some time to do, so some people will use multiple are not going to carry around and so these are
chains as further deterrents. generally used for home and garage.
There are also 1/4, 1/2 and 1” cable
locks and believe it or not they are
harder to cut for a bolt cutter, but just Chocks & Custom Bunkers
as easy for the grinder. The chock for the garage is a great
Coming back to out of town visits, use idea because it keeps the bike upright
a 20 foot 1/4” wire cable and have the and when you get home, it is easier to
ends folded and cleated and get a lift it up at the rear axle with a lift to oil
good lock. Wind it up and store it for the chain. Further, if you look at this
your out of town visits. It is a deterrent. chock, the weight and width provides
more deterrence, but if bolted into the
Types of Chain concrete, it become pretty safe in that it is not going
There are many different types of metal chain, some anywhere. So now chain the bike to the chock with
that have stronger links, harder metal, but for the the best chain(s) and locks you can find and it
most part, the heaviest you will find becomes quite secure. Add a few
easily like at the big box stores etc is more chains (3), the thief is really
3/8” chain. It is also not that cheap going to have to rethink getting
upwards around $3-6 per foot. caught with all that grinding and
Marine shops migh have boat fuss. Remember this is mainly for
anchor chain 1/2” that a bolt cutter underground parking, but
will NOT cut, and a grinder will take nevertheless, bike are stolen from
a very long time to cut but this is secure garages all the time, where
only good if it is attached to a secure the owner thinks “he its
device wherein the lock is not the in my garage...safe”. NOT.
weak point. Or where the bike can The Bunker on this page was
be picked up chain and all. I have seen this effective designed to provide maximum security and it is not
where people keep their bike in the back yard and hard to see that it would be next to impossible for a
they have dug a hole, poured concrete, anchored the thief to deal with this. The Bunker is definitely “Level
chain and found the bigges toughest lock they could 3”.
find. This would be a heavy deterrent.
I mean, if I come into your back yard,
look at that chain and lock....forget it!
I’m going to need a lot of equipment to Alarms Wired Into Your Motorcycle
get through that and make a lot of
Types: Shock, Tilt and Perimeter;
noise. So this heavy chain, cemented Name brand and Chinese knock offs.
to the ground and a lock is “Level 3”
Believe it or not, dollar for dollar and
for sure and one of the best for
alarm is a must for every motorcycle
security at home. Some people will out there. Why? Because it’s a real
say that the 3/8” chain that they
deterrent to thieves. Imagine the
bought is heavy duty, harder than surprise the thief would have hearing
other chain. A grinder will eliminate that in one extra
a loud siren going off as he inspects and hatches his
minute. A half inch marine chain, no way.
plan to take the bike? Get me outta here. He can’t
Be ware of chain locks you buy at shops that are part and would not do anything with that alarm going off.
chain part lock. Ususally it is an inferior chain and
inferior lock, sometimes a strong chain and a weak But there are variances, how good is the alarm? How
lock. Check out the Kryptonite lock on this page and
