Fort Worth Motorcycle Riders

You know that rope on your garage door that you can pull on and then manually raise or lower the door, you should remove the handle part of it.

From what I've been told and read it is quite easy to push the top of the door in and reach in with a coat hanger or something, grab the handle and pull it to unlock the door.



I haven't tried to open the door from the outside like this but I can easily see how it could be down. Taking the handle off is a simple way to prevent it.

Yep, I took the string and everything out awhile back from my garage doors. I've heard not only about the hanger trick but about punching in the top part and just reaching in to grab the string.

that's how i get in when i am to drunk to hit the key hole!

BIRD:
Can't believe I just did that after talking about it last night! Did EDIT instead of QUOTE. The below is in response to BO's post:
BO, if you're too drunk to hit the key hole, maybe you need to call one of US. Some of us can still hit the KEY HOLE when shit faced!

Firewa11 wrote:Yep, I took the string and everything out awhile back from my garage doors.

I did the same thing a few years ago, also.

i did the same also. i know in vegas before i moved they had alot of homes being robbed this way and it took the cops months to fig out they would drill a small hole in the door and slide the wire thru it and after they closed the door you couldnt really tell the hole was there

Hell...I learnt that one in burglary school and did it while employed quite a bit!!
I thought I had already posted this three years ago but I guess not. Never hurts to repost something this impotant ne ways!!!

I think you did post it awhile back, but keep in mind that most people around here have the memory of a fish. Oooh... SHINY!!!!

well hell then, I must of missed it the first time around and it sounds like most every one already knew about this anyway. I think I'm going to move this to the tech section and make it a sticky.

Maybe we need to come up with a rules list for those new to owning a sportbike just as an FYI.

Just taking the string off isn't good enough. Double check that the latch can't be pulled as in the video and if it can consider zip tieing the latch so it can't be pulled.

Makes it easier when you have windows in your garage hahaha

You could also put an alarm on the garage door. I have been thinking about doing it to mine for a while.

Yeah, I've had that installed on my first house and made sure to have it added on our new house.

after they took my helments and jacket from mine i drilled a hole thru the track right above one of the rollers and stuck a locking pin (like you find on a home gym) thru the track. takes 2 secs to lock/unlock

that took longer than 6 seconds, the guy counted slow!

Smart.

Blizzard_1708 wrote:that took longer than 6 seconds, the guy counted slow!

And yes it is easier if there are windows on the garage. But in reality you are still talking about under a minute to gain access to a house. 60 seconds and you have the garage open, are in, and have the door closed consealing your precense from the street.