likelihood of bike theft at circuit

[A500leroy]

I know this is a 'how long is a piece of string' question BUT,

I plan on going to some BSB races this year as a spectator and my bike is old and lightweight ( ie sling in a van with 2 blokes) and as there are no chain up points for spectators is there a high risk of it being nicked?

Is there anything I can do in the spectator parking areas to discourage anyone from taking mine?

[airsafari87]

I’ve taken my bikes to BSB, CRMC etc … races for years and left them parked up with no security and never had any concerns.

I haven’t heard otherwise but, I’m not aware of spectators bikes being taken from race meetings.

[trickywoo]

It’s probably one of the safer places to park a bike. I’d still be sensible and not be on the end of a row or near an exit but I think you’ll be ok.

[Mandat]

If there are no other anchor points, you could link chains with an adjacent bike, meaning that thieves would need to lift both joined bikes together, making it much more difficult to steal just one bike.

It has been a long time since I commuted into central London on a bike, but I used to do this all the time if no other suitable anchor points were available.

[A500leroy]

Mandat said:

If there are no other anchor points, you could link chains with an adjacent bike, meaning that thieves would need to lift both joined bikes together, making it much more difficult to steal just one bike.

It has been a long time since I commuted into central London on a bike, but I used to do this all the time if no other suitable anchor points were available.

Wont the other guy be pissed off ive chosen his bike as an anchor?

[Mandat]

A500leroy said:

Wont the other guy be pissed off ive chosen his bike as an anchor?

Shouldn't be, as you'll have increased their security, as well as your own.

[Beethree]

Mandat said:

Shouldn't be, as you'll have increased their security, as well as your own.

Unless he wants to leave before you

[spikeyhead]

Beethree said:

Mandat said:

Shouldn't be, as you'll have increased their security, as well as your own.

Unless he wants to leave before you

You put your chain through his chain, not through his bike

[Beethree]

spikeyhead said:

You put your chain through his chain, not through his bike

Aaaahh ok, that makes alot more sense, my bad!

[Rubin215]

A500leroy said:

Mandat said:

If there are no other anchor points, you could link chains with an adjacent bike, meaning that thieves would need to lift both joined bikes together, making it much more difficult to steal just one bike.

It has been a long time since I commuted into central London on a bike, but I used to do this all the time if no other suitable anchor points were available.

Wont the other guy be pissed off ive chosen his bike as an anchor?

Mrs 215 and I used to chain our bikes together in the garage because at one stage we had some seriously dodgy neighbours with some seriously dodgy friends; big long chains front and back through wheels, frames, ground anchors, boat anchors, you name it, we just didn't trust the scummy fukwits next door.

We would unlock whichever bike was needed, put all the locks back on the remaining bike and then lock, bolt and padlock the garage door from the inside again.

Worked great until the day she went off for a couple of nights with all the keys for all the locks...

[flatlandsman]

Depending on the venue it is not easy to even get into a race track in order to nick a bike, theives would have to buy tickets etc, I doubt this is likely.

it could happen, but I imagine you would be nicking several and doing a runner!

[66mpg]

Rubin215 said:

Worked great until the day she went off for a couple of nights with all the keys for all the locks...

Even the spares? What had you been up to?

[Rubin215]

66mpg said:

Rubin215 said:

Worked great until the day she went off for a couple of nights with all the keys for all the locks...

Even the spares? What had you been up to?

Two bikes, hers and mine.

Two sets of keys, hers and mine, bike keys and lock keys on separate fobs rather than having half a tonne of steel rattling on the headstock.

My keys were together on the hook, her keys should have been together but weren't; her lock keys were in her jacket pocket with her earplugs.

She picked up her bike keys and then used my lock keys to unlock her bike and then put them in her jacket pocket alongside hers.

My, how we laughed...

[srob]

Happened at Snetterton a few years back when we were there spectating. Police turned up asking if anyone had seen a bike being taken.

Used to be more common in the old days I believe. Stories of people coming back to their bike to find someone had stolen their engine

We had a carburettor top nicked off a bike at a bike show once.

[JimbobVFR]

In my experience you'll be quite likely to be parking up at a similar time to the other bikes you park next to. Last time I turned on my own at Donnington the guys I parked next to offered to loop chains before I could even ask.

Riding something old and interesting enough helps (NC30 in my case)

[Teddy Lop]

I'd have presumed the life expectancy of someone lobbing a chained bike into a van surrounded by the community of bike enthusiasts to be about as good as security gets? Can unauthorised vans even drive into the bike park?

[FredericRobinson]

It’s a separate, fenced off bike park at Cadwell