Strong-Arm Easy Lock review | Tough ground anchor & bike stand tested

Date reviewed: September 2025 | Tested by: John Milbank | Price: £543.95 (with delivery) | Weight: 22.82kg | machinerydesign.co.uk

The Strong-Arm Easy Lock on review here isn’t cheap – that price is going to be the only thing some people see, but to ignore the rest of this review would be to potentially miss out on what’s a very cleverly-designed, easy to use and practical motorcycle security solution, which is also made in Britain.

Entirely designed and developed by Ben Marsh – a rider himself – the idea was to make a highly secure device that’s also very quick and easy to use. A mechanical design engineer from Stockport, not only is this a one-man company dealing with the cost of materials and hardening processes, he’s also had to pay the substantial testing fees that have led to the lock gaining Sold Secure Powered Cycle Diamond certification.

Supplied with two keys, the Easy Lock is fixed down into a solid concrete floor with three M10 expanding bolts. These come with ball-bearings to drive into the tops, and one is covered by the small ramp, preventing access when the bike’s in place.

The locking arm is a closed loop once secured, and is made of thick, hardened steel, while the tubular steel stand keeps your bike upright.

Pros & Cons

Size and weight

The Easy Lock is designed for bikes with 17” rear wheels and tyre widths between 110mm and 200mm. The stand is made of powder-coated 3.5mm-thick steel tube, but this doesn’t need to offer any resistance to attack; the base is 6mm-thick, while the hardened horizontal locking pin is 25mm in diameter. The vertical sections of the lock are a massive 38mm in diameter, which has a big effect on the resistance to attack.

Weighing a hefty 22.82kg, I tested it on my 2019 BMW R1250GS, 1999 Kawasaki ZX-6R and 2001 Honda VFR800 with no problems. It takes a few goes to get used to wheeling the motorcycle in at the right position, but it’s a knack quickly learned and the small ramp didn’t cause me any problems. Once in, the bikes were held firmly, though this wouldn’t be suitable for mounting on a slope with the front of the bike pointing downhill.

It's an impressively quick process to lock your bike – wheel it in, slide the locking pin across then just push down on the lock barrel without the key inserted. Ben wanted riders to have no reason not to use it, so there’s no faffing with chains and padlocks or even a key to close it – securely locking your bike really does take just a few seconds.

I’d recommend having the locking mechanism folded fully down and to the back when first pushing your motorcycle into place, to ensure it won’t catch the bottom of your bike’s swingarm if left upright. In my testing there was plenty of space to find a position between the spokes (the wire spokes on the GS can be a problem for some locks) while easily accessing the lock barrel.
The Strong-Arm is assembled with the lock on the left, but if you want it on the other side it’s a fairly simple job to disassemble it and swap the locking mechanism to the other side before you bolt it to the ground.

The sheer size of the metal base plate means that the bike can’t be used to lever the plate out, and even if it could be removed somehow, it’s still a massive piece of metal attached to the wheel.

Resistance to attack: lock picking

While some YouTube channels might make lock picking look easy, especially when selling the creator’s own tools, it’s not a theft method used in typical motorcycle thefts at all.

Many years ago there was a problem with cylinder-type locks being opened with a Bic pen tube, but this was quickly defeated with a modification to the design.

The lock fitted to the Strong Arm is much larger, and while it could theoretically be opened by a professional locksmith with the right tools, skill and time, these are not the ingredients of motorcycle theft. The Strong-Arm has also passed Sold Secure’s Powered Cycle Diamond certification level, which includes lock picking.

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Resistance to attack: drill

The design of the Strong-Arm Easy Lock’s barrel makes a drill attack extremely difficult as it keeps skating off. I also attempted to get hold of the barrel to twist it out, but the chamfers make this attack ineffective.

The hardened steel used throughout the locking mechanism makes the Easy Lock an extremely effective design that’s surprisingly hard to attack.

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Resistance to attack: lump hammer

Nothing more than cosmetic damage is inflicted on the Easy Lock despite repeated blows with a lump hammer. Switching to a sledge-hammer is no more effective due to the solid, closed loop design.

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Resistance to attack: reciprocating saw

A reciprocating saw attack is not currently part of Sold Secure’s testing due to the fact that it’s not a device typically being used in real-world thefts. However, social media pundits have claimed these tools – also known as a ‘Sawzall’ in the US – will defeat motorcycle security. So we bought one.

While a reciprocating saw can make light work of many materials, the hardening used in the construction of the Strong-Arm’s locking mechanism utterly defeated the high-quality and very expensive carbide blades used in our testing, which just skated over the metal.

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While I managed to cut through the uprights and cross-bar, it was with the bike out. Access for attack is very difficult with the bike in situ

Resistance to attack: angle-grinder

While an angle-grinder will eventually chew through the Strong-Arm’s upright locking arms, its sheer size and the lack of access when the bike’s in place makes it very awkward and time-consuming.

It’s extremely hard to get an angle-grinder at the horizontal locking pin, and due to the way it’s secured it would need two cuts if you could get at it, so the much thicker uprights are the only viable point of attack. The problem is that these are thicker than the maximum depth of cut from a typical portable angle grinder.

I was only able to defeat the Easy Lock with the bike removed and a combination of tools.

All security devices are tested using new, 1.0mm-thick DeWalt Inox abrasive cutting discs, as well as DeWalt Extreme Metal diamond-coated discs. While longer-lasting, diamond discs are slower on hardened steel, so offered no advantage in this testing.

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Bennetts BikeSocial test results

Product: Strong-Arm Easy Lock

Weight as tested: 22.82kg

Bolt cropper attack: PASS

Sledge hammer attack: PASS

Angle grinder attack: PASS (EXCEPTIONAL)

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Strong-Arm Easy Lock review: Verdict

The best form of defence against theft is – obviously – to use decent security, and the Strong-Arm Easy Lock makes that very quick and easy. It’s a very clever design that looks simple, yet adds a very substantial layer of security to your bike thanks to the hardened steel lock built into it. Attacking it is extremely difficult once the bike’s in place, and as it’s likely to be positioned close to a wall, thieves will have an even harder job of getting to it.

It is expensive, but it’s not a mass-produced item and the costs of materials, hardening and certification are significant in small runs of hand-made items. I’ve seen comments suggesting that the design will be copied by the Far East, but besides the cost of shipping something this big and heavy being prohibitive, the hardening used in the Easy Lock is a key part of its effectiveness. Cut corners here and a cheap copy would be a very poor substitute.

Removing the rear wheel could arguably be a potential form of attack with this device but only if it’s a motorbike with a single-sided swingarm and the wheel bolts are accessible (which is the same case with a chain). Even then, the bike would be very hard to manoeuvre.

Nothing is impossible to beat, but the Strong-Arm Easy Lock would make a thief’s life very tough indeed, yet is quick and easy to use so gains a well-deserved recommendation.

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