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From: SteveH on 22 Dec 2009 16:27 doetnietcomputeren <doesnotcompute(a)gmail.com> wrote: > On 2009-12-22 22:10:48 +0100, italiancar(a)gmail.com (SteveH) said: > > > Catman <catman(a)rustcuore-sportivo.co.uk> wrote: > > > >> Now it lives in a container. > > > > I've been considering this solution - buy a cheap plot of land locally > > and stick a couple of short containers on it. > > Containers themselves are not cheap. They're also pretty easy to break > into. Yes you can put a big FOAD lock through the handles, but it's > pretty easy to chop through the door hinges. Been on the receiving end > of that several times. Didn't know about the hinges - we have the type which have a couple of loops for a sturdy padlock 'boxed in' with some seriously thick steel. From what I've seen, containers and land are cheaper than buying a garage, though. -- SteveH
From: Champ on 22 Dec 2009 12:50 On Tue, 22 Dec 2009 17:03:36 +0000, italiancar(a)gmail.com (SteveH) wrote: >Awaiting damage report from the plod. > >Gutted :-( Commiserations. I'm currently doing the insurance claim Kansas City Shuffle, on three different policies[1], which is as entertaining as you might imagine. The replacement garage door and frame will have an interlocking mechanism like this: http://www.novoferm.co.uk/web/showImage.php?image_path=mediadatabase/10028.jpg And probably somesort of ground anchor system to bolt the door to the ground too. [1] buildings, contents, motorcycle -- Champ We declare that the splendor of the world has been enriched by a new beauty: the beauty of speed. ZX10R | Hayabusa | GPz750turbo neal at champ dot org dot uk
From: SteveH on 22 Dec 2009 13:34 SteveH <italiancar(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Awaiting damage report from the plod. > > Gutted :-( Well, that has to go down as the most effort expended to steal the lowest value and slowest bike. Photos of the garage / lockup: http://www.italiancar.co.uk/shutter/shutter1.jpg http://www.italiancar.co.uk/shutter/shutter2.jpg http://www.italiancar.co.uk/shutter/shutter3.jpg http://www.italiancar.co.uk/shutter/shutter4.jpg So, they had a go at the lock and failed. Then they took a cutter to the roller shutter and cut a 'door' out of it. Finally, they managed to exert so much force on the bottom of the door they bent the 'bolt' thing in the ground so it came out of the holder and managed to open the door. How much effort for a bike worth �800-ish at trade? -- SteveH
From: SteveH on 22 Dec 2009 13:48 wessie <putmynamehere(a)tesco.net> wrote: > > Fully comp. > > > > doesn't the insurer mind the bike being stored somewhere other than the > RK's address? No, it was all declared without any issues. Apparently it's common on 'classic' policies - didn't even hit my premium, even though, as we have now found, the garage was in a very pikey area. (Cwmcarn, if you're interested) -- SteveH
From: Andy Bonwick on 22 Dec 2009 13:56
On Tue, 22 Dec 2009 17:03:36 +0000, italiancar(a)gmail.com (SteveH) wrote: >Awaiting damage report from the plod. > It'll be a write off. >Gutted :-( I'll bet you are, think of the money you'll have to spend on something decent. |