it's jinxed, I tell you

Can't you, if you're really keen, just drill through the bolt?

 

It was somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the

Easy to sort. Remote control plipper which shoots all the bolts, arms
the Bomb, and releases the attack dogs.

--

Dave

GS 850 x2 / SE 6a
SbS#6 DIAABTCOD#16 APOSTLE#6 FUB#3
FUB KotL OSOS#12? UKRMMA#19 COSOC#10

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, darsy

Go back out, go round the back, check the locks, go round the front,
check the locks, go round the back, check the locks, go round the front,
check the locks, go round the back, check the locks, go round the front,
check the locks, go round the back, check the locks, go round the front,
check the locks, go round the back, check the locks, go round the front,
check the locks, go round the back, check the locks, go round the front,
check the locks, go round the back, check the locks, go round the front,
check the locks, go round the back, check the locks, go round the front,
check the locks, go round the back, check the locks, go round the front,
check the locks, go round the back, check the locks, go round the front,
check the locks...

--
Wicked Uncle Nigel - Manufacturer of the "Champion-105" range of rearsets

WS* GHPOTHUF#24 APOSTLE#14 DLC#1 COFF#20 BOTAFOT#150 HYPO#0(KoTL) IbW#41
ZZR1100, Enfield 500 Curry House Racer "The Basmati Rice Burner",
Honda GL1000K2 (On its hols) Kawasaki ZN1300 Voyager "Oh, Oh, It's so big"

 

Ta muchly.

 

Yes, and the screws as well, but it takes time and makes noise, the harder
you can make it the more litely that the average scroat will just leave it
alone and nick an easier target further down the road.


--

Kevin - Basildon
XV535
GPZ305 (her's)
BOTAFOT#67 BOTAFOF#23
OSOS#29

 

"Smithers... release the hounds."

 

I don't think a thief would bother unscrewing them: more likely to use a
pry bar. Except in films brute force is usually the preferred method.

 

dwb says...

Well, with the bolts I had in mind, you'd struggle. The metal is
damned hard, and there is just a small dome protruding on the
outside. You could grind the head off /fairly/ quickly, but that
would be somewhat noisy and require either a power supply or a
petrol driven grinder.

By far the best idea would be internal hinges, imo.

 

Colin Irvine says...

Yeah, that would do it.

My garage has a standard up and over door, as the house is rented
I'm not inclined to undertake massive alterations. Having said that,
the bike isn't in it at the moment, so it doesn't really matter.

Madam's bike is in there, but that's suspended from the rafters with
no front end, so I'm not too worried about that either.

 

Curiously enough I've been giving this a great deal of thought over the
last few months, which has finally culminated in me applying for a
patent for a new type of garage door lock. Once I get the initial
search results back I'll get some prototypes made to send to Sold
Secure for testing, & then either get a batch made to 'test the
market', or try to get one of the DIY chains to take it on.

It's designed specifically for those of us who need to be able to
securely lock an up-and-over door from either side, & includes a built
in ground anchor. I'll give more details when things have moved on a
bit if anyone's interested. I'll probably be looking for a volunteer or
two to try a prototype out as well.

 

I know of 2 cases, both were back garden gates, both had small unsecured
bikes (50cc & 125cc) in back garden, both had padlocks and hasps suposedly
securing gates.

Ok they were not garages, but they were where noise could have been a
problem.


--

Kevin - Basildon
XV535
GPZ305 (her's)
BOTAFOT#67 BOTAFOF#23
OSOS#29

 

It doesn't have to be like that. Neither of my kids could be described as
nightmares although there are plenty of little shits in the neighbourhood.

They're too busy interbreeding in your town

--
Dan L (Oldbloke)
My bike 1996 Kawasaki ZR1100 Zephyr
M'boy's bike 2003 Honda NSR125R
Spare Bike 1990 Suzuki TS50X
BOTAFOT #140, DIAABTCOD #26, BOMB#18 (slow)

 

I tend to park at Gerrard Cross main line station when going into London.
Always plenty of parking spaces, and only half an hour to Marylebone. Also,
plenty of posh motors in the car park to divert the attention of any would
be scrotes.

--
Dan L (Oldbloke)
My bike 1996 Kawasaki ZR1100 Zephyr
M'boy's bike 2003 Honda NSR125R
Spare Bike 1990 Suzuki TS50X
BOTAFOT #140 (KotL 2005), DIAABTCOD #26, BOMB#18 (slow)

 

lever.

engage, disengage, whatever - I always get it the wrong way around.

 

Grimly Curmudgeon wrote:
[multibolt garage locking]

actually, there's a thought - how much are servo-controlled bolts?

any good websites for this sort of thing?

I've ordered a passive IR dual-powered alarm with remote alarm sounder
- that'll help.

 

How long does it take from Bicester station?

 

*waves* - so long as it doesn't require significant demolition to fit.

 

You've left out checking the gas.

 

do keep up - I cured myself of that ages ago.

 

It takes about an hour and 20 minutes.
Unfortunately parking at Bicester is dire, and going from GX means I have to
spend less time travelling with the great unwashed, hence my (admittedly,
rather odd) predilection for travelling to GX then getting the train.