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Posted by draconarmy
- August 28, 2013, 21:09:21 PMwow this convo kinda scares me. I get off the bike hang the helmet on the sissy bar put my gloves and vest on the tank and go to work. in-fact there have been a couple times I have left the keys hanging in the ignition (luckily in the off position). but I guess its different on base?
Posted by 49Reo
- August 28, 2013, 21:06:18 PMBottom line is, if they want it, they'll have it.....and you won't. Just hope it never happens to me, or anyone I know.
Posted by John Hopkins
- August 28, 2013, 19:30:09 PMWe all have the fitted steering lock and I have fitted a talking alarm to my bike with a proximity detector, there are several types of thief, the steering lock will protect against kids who want to joyride but any form of front wheel lock will not prevent two men from lifting the front wheel into the rear of a pick up and towing the bike away, nor will it prevent professional thieves who have a chop shop and simply lift the bike into a large van.
John.
Posted by DriftinGirl
- August 28, 2013, 19:11:54 PMQuote from: CDNRatMan on August 28, 2013, 08:46:01 AMGuess I will too. I have never locked anything...here or when I lived in Connecticut. And have never had anything stolen.man I have to buy a lock now if I am going to be going to Drift in is that the word? Heck we don't even lock our doors here, well don't own nothing worth stealing in the first palce but crime rate is way low here compared to down south.
Posted by chief
- August 28, 2013, 11:42:00 AMBack in the bad ole days... I carried a chain and lock around my sissy bar and would run it through the rear brake disc when parked... also made a useful self-defense device if needed. Can't really do that with the drifter!
Posted by Troll
- August 28, 2013, 11:08:41 AMThere's an old story about a guy in New York who chained his bike to a lamp post right outside his house with a brand new Cobra lock and awoke next morning to find the lock still locked, and a note...If we want it, we'll take it. Nothing works 100%, but locks, like laws, only work on people who don't need them to behave. I used to leave my bike outside, next to my work shop in the town I lived in, but now that we have moved into the "city" I always put it in the garage, and make sure the doors are all locked. It's a sad fact that we have to do this, but it's true. The disk lock prevents roll-away thefts, up to a point...You just can't stop a really determined thief.
Posted by DC
- August 28, 2013, 11:02:55 AMAround here fork lock, disk locks, chains, etc. are no guarantee. You have to be wary of scoop and run. The thieves have pickup trucks with forks on the back that can be raised / lowered like a fork lift. Basically, they just back up to your bike, raise it off the ground and drive away with it. So you have to go the extra step and chain the frame / front wheel to an immovable object. Even then, nothing is foolproof if they are determined to get the bike. It will just take them a few minutes longer.
Posted by Gerhardberger
- August 28, 2013, 10:31:45 AMTroll: Don't forget that there are two kinds of anti-thiefs devices:
The ones that are effective, and the ones that are TOO VISIBLE. We can talk about the best systems to lock the bike, but once is for sure: there is no 100% effective device.
If I leave a VERY VISIBLE chain on my bike, perhaps, the thief can choose to take the next bike, instead of mine... 
Posted by Troll
- August 28, 2013, 10:16:58 AMThe problem with chaining the front wheel is that the front fender offers no resistance to theft. That's why I prefer the disk lock. It's hidden, and keeps the bike from being moved at all. One thing I have learned in my travels around in the last 50 years is that you NEVER park where you can't see the bike. Drift-In shouldn't be an issue...too many people around, many with self protection devices....
Posted by greenbarn
- August 28, 2013, 09:46:07 AMQuote from: Gerhardberger on August 28, 2013, 09:42:57 AMThat's life...
Yes, it sure is, unfortunately. I've had enough stuff stolen from me over the years to know. I hate a thief. What makes me the maddest, besides the fact they're too lazy to work for something, is that they don't mind doing $1000 worth of damage, or causing you a $1000 loss just to get $20.
It would REALLY make me mad to find my Drifter missing.... I guess I need to look into that lock thingy...
Posted by Gerhardberger
- August 28, 2013, 09:42:57 AMQuote from: greenbarn on August 28, 2013, 09:19:29 AMDefinetively not! I have heard about teenagers that are able to break the fork lock just with a short hit on the handling bars...I've never used that fork lock. I don't trust it, and here in Spain, you should ALWAYS leave your bike locked....Wow, I never thought of it I guess. I try not to leave it places I think it's that much of a problem, but I guess anything can happen about anywhere. It only takes one crud-ball to think he wants it enough to risk it.
So the fork lock isn't enough???
That's life...
Posted by greenbarn
- August 28, 2013, 09:19:29 AMWow, I never thought of it I guess. I try not to leave it places I think it's that much of a problem, but I guess anything can happen about anywhere. It only takes one crud-ball to think he wants it enough to risk it.
So the fork lock isn't enough???
Posted by Gerhardberger
- August 28, 2013, 09:09:55 AMAll Drifter owners have the same problem...I will show you a picture with the solution a friend (another drifter owner from Madrid) and myself found....:
The front bike is my friend's bike, and the one behind is mine. The picture was taken some time ago in front of a Motorcycling bar in Santa Engracia street of Madrid....
Posted by CDNRatMan
- August 28, 2013, 08:46:01 AMman I have to buy a lock now if I am going to be going to Drift in is that the word? Heck we don't even lock our doors here, well don't own nothing worth stealing in the first palce but crime rate is way low here compared to down south.
Posted by Troll
- August 28, 2013, 08:17:45 AMI use a disc lock on the rear wheel. If you back up to a curb, then you put the lock in front of the rear caliper. If you have it so you have to back out, then behind the caliper..of course, I also have the fork lock and my .45...