Which Ground Anchor... Rented Garage?

Hi all,

We’re currently renting our current home...on a try before we buy in the area basis. So my choices security choices need to take into account that we’ll only be here for 2 years and that anything I do in the garage will most likely need to be removed.

In readiness for the new bike arrival I have an Almax chain ordered but will need a ground anchor. The floor in the garage is concrete and I was thinking the most secure type of ground anchor is the Y anchor variant. Effectively you cut a hole in the floor and set the anchor flush into the ground, leaving two apertures for the chain to feed through.

I figured the above would not only provide the best level of security but would make it easy to simply fill in the two holes with a little cement at the time of moving on.

What’s your thoughts chaps, best idea or are there other anchors I ought to consider? I just figured if I install something that sits proud to the floor then come the day we move out I’m going to have a nightmare of a time removing the anchor!

Thanks in advance for your advice.

Mike.

 

Cheers fella fella I thought as much.

Thoughts on Almax V’s Pragmasis chains?

 

That’s a good point... yes we have an electronically operated up and over door so it would make a great deal of sense to fortify that as it’s the only means of in or out with a bike.

I also have motion activated cctv at the front so any movement and I’m alerted via my phone!

 

I have considered a tracker but according to the chaps at Triumph there literally is no where to hide a tracker on the Bobber, or to fit an alarm for that matter.

I do however have an alarm in the garage. Perhaps I’m going overboard spending £50-£70 on an anchor, £250-£300 on a chain/padlock etc!

 

I’ve not given up on the idea as yet...when I get the bike I’ll have a real good look around it before ruling it out for sure!

 

Hi Rich,

You actually quoted me a little while ago

Yes if you could see if they have managed to fit one to the Triumph Bobber I’d be really grateful

 

Fair point... it’s actually £11,650 and closer to £13k once the options are added... so you’re 100% right!

Thanks for the link... that’s actually the very review that got me thinking about the Almax. Still scary that as good as it is, it can be defeated in less than 50 seconds and that it’s still considered excellent!

 

Not at all... in fact I wish you were right on the price

 

It’s way too thin I’d say... especially in light of my 17 1/2 stone lump of a body

 

It’s so sculpted and created such a line for the eye that anything thicker would look odd. Not only that the underside is an aluminium pan, that has a relatively thin piece of steel that runs through the middle of the seat that it mounts to. Hard to explain correctly... but if you see it it would become clear it’s a none starter. The tracker itself is pretty big, certainly bigger than I’d realised which also doesn’t help

 

I could be wrong but is that dog crapping out a pair of oven gloves?!

 

Well I would agree with you but then we would both be wrong.

In all honesty I know what you mean... in some photos it just doesn’t look right with someone on it.

Conversely in all photos... you just don’t look right