Yes. A locked garage is far better than street parking, but it's a deterrent, not a vault, and garage thefts happen regularly. The common entry methods:
- The emergency-release bypass. On many automatic garage doors, a thief can fish a wire or coat hanger through the top gap and pull the emergency release cord in seconds, opening the door silently.
- Weak side doors. The garage's service door often has a cheap lock and no reinforcement — one kick and they're in.
- Stolen or cloned remotes. An opener clipped to a car visor parked in the driveway is an invitation.
- Plain burglary. If the bike is visible through windows, a determined crew will simply break in while you're away.
Hardening it is cheap and effective: zip-tie or shield the emergency release, add a deadbolt and reinforced strike plate to the side door, cover windows, keep remotes out of parked cars, and chain the bike to a ground anchor inside the garage — thieves hate working slow inside a building where they might be trapped.
Finally, cover the gap you can't close. If someone does get in, an alarm makes noise, but a tracker with motion alerts tells you the moment the bike moves and gives police a location to act on before it reaches a chop shop.
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