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How do you guys secure your bikes?

I just recieved this via UPS today. I found it different places for as much as $37.00. I got it for $25.00 after shipping here...

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Cheap peace of mind if you ask me.

It comes with 3 keys (one key has a light) and a cool pouch that fits nicely under the seat to store the lock.

There is another disk lock at the bottom of the page for a little cheaper that I didn't see before I got mine.

My other LTD doesn't have drilled disks, it simply has a big padlock through a hole in the rear sprocket.

Post edited by: KZCSI, at: 2007/05/25 23:43

Good find.

Of course, there are as many opinions on securing bikes as there are riders. The trick is to make your bike difficult enough that the thief will move on to an easier mark.

Just don't forget to unlock it before riding off.

N0NB wrote:

Just don't forget to unlock it before riding off.

No kidding... it does come with a little orange sticker reminding you of that very point.

I'm shopping at the moment for a "remove before flight" pin and flag of some kind.

Well, although I haven't had to use it yet, since I've got the bike running again, after 12 yrs, I have a plastic coated case hardened chain w/a case hardened padlock. I used to bring the chain through both wheels and if I could lock it to a post or something. When riding the chain wrapped around the the sissy bar...It may not have looked "cool" but made it rather immovable.

I use the kryptonite locks, it is a bit big, but I want them to see it and see that they cant take it

I'd say I use it, but I rarely ever lock my bike at all I carry around a cable lock for a gun. You can either put it through a hole in the disc I imagine, but I dont have any holes in mine. Or what I do is go around the fork and a spoke in my mag wheel. You could even do the swing arm to the same in the back. Usually available for free at your local police station (yes, I am cheap)

Ron

i never lock my bike, i'v never even used the fork lock, i do prark it in a garage though.

lots of kill swiches and ever leave it sitting outside where im more than 20' away

I have a military padlock that I just hook thru one of the holes in my front rotor, on a long ride I just take it with me and toss it under the seat.

But consider (for starters) --

Bike thieves often travel together with a closed truck or trailer. Not unusual to start empty and pick up and "modify" "customize" "part out" "paint" bikes while enroute to events such as Bikeweek. Definitely not the warm and fuzzy type.

And undeterred by fork locks (most are easily defeated by one quick hard turn) or wheel locks -- with shovel held under wheel, slides almost easily as rolling, not to mention 30 seconds or less to simply remove front wheel alone cabled to anything (where forgot to bring along bolt-cutter). On paved surface, oil works wonders to just slide wheels along as if on ice (no shovel necessary). Believing fork lock or simple wheel lock is better than nothing, but not much better.

So what to do -- better to loop cable though frame component to steel post or frame of companion's bike (include full coverage helmet and through jacket sleeve where those items left with bike). Sad to return finding nothing but the wheel still chained to the post.

And a bike cover helps keep it out of sight, out of mind. Also might pose less invitation to an opportunity thief who knows the value of your sidecovers.

Alarm (pager style) may help -- with owner remaining close by if must be out of sight.

And on the road, make dining choices to keep bike in site.

At home - park in locked garage (or inside house).

(Yes -- am duly paranoid). Is this why some folks prefer Rat bikes? What else ?

I use a large Master lock in the rear sprocket

Up here if they want your bike they put 2 mattresses in a pick-up, 4 guys will grab it throw it in the truck on mattress 1, then put mattress 2 on top....lock it up all you want but they will get it.