The Beast Motorcycle Ground Anchor
BMW, SUZUKI, HONDA, YAMAHA, KAWASAKI, TRIUMPH, DUCATI, MOTO GUZZI, universal motorcycle ground anchor, universal motorcycle ground anchor, universal motorbike ground anchor, ground anchor, engineered in the UK, over the top construction.
The construction of this item has no relation to `minimum required` whatsoever. It's totally over engineered, unnecessarily massive and just plain `overkill`, seriously, you could chain an aircraft carrier up with it! It incorporates a 90MM hoop for even the biggest chains available on the market!
Here are some stats.................
- It weights 10Kg (and therefore has to go by courier - you can`t post this by normal post)
- It`s shackle is 45mm square solid steel (thickest I could find on the web was 16mm...........)
- The base plate alone is 15mm thick steel
- It uses two M16 solid steel anchor bolts to hold it to the floor.
- It requires around 4" (100mm) of solid concrete to fit the anchor bolts
- It has a very useful 90MM hoop (so you can chain two bikes up at once with smaller, standard motorcycle chains)
- It`s welded by an industrial welding machine which is normally used to weld heavy fabrications for the railway industry
Installation isn`t easy - you can`t do this with anything less than a heavy duty SDS hammer drill and a 16mm SDS masonry drill.
I make no apologies whatsoever for its construction - if you want something thinner and cheaper there are many available.
The one I made for myself (not the one in the photo) I use with a top quality chain and an Ingersoll Military Spec padlock as used on British Army Armories (not supplied with the ground anchor - please buy your own). It uses industrial standard M16 security clutch nuts to hold it to the floor so that when it`s up to torque it sheers off leaving a rounded surface you can`t get a grip on to undo again.
So, if you want a comically over the top ground anchor then I think this one will take some beating! Fasteners supplied.
It comes painted typically in satin Black paint, but this should give you a good clean under coat to which you can re spray any colour you like.