Chain your motorcycle to something that can't be cut, unbolted, or lifted over — that's the whole test. A chain is only as strong as whatever it's wrapped around.
Good anchor points, roughly in order:
- A proper ground anchor bolted or concreted into your parking spot — the gold standard at home.
- Heavy street furniture: lamp posts, substantial steel railings, and purpose-built motorcycle loops. Check the post isn't hollow, loose, or short enough to lift the chain over the top.
- Another motorcycle (with the owner's agreement) — two chained bikes are far harder to load into a van than one.
Avoid chaining to wooden fences, chain-link fencing, thin signposts, or anything a thief can cut faster than your chain. And route the chain through the frame or swingarm, not just a wheel — wheels come off with hand tools in minutes.
Keep the chain tight and off the ground so it can't be attacked with a hammer against the concrete. If nothing solid is available, a disc lock plus an alarm plus a hidden tracker is your fallback: harder to ride away, loud when touched, and traceable if it disappears anyway.
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