Disc Lock FAIL

dlearl476 · July 24, 2009, 05:23:43 PM

Quote from: ducpainter on July 24, 2009, 03:29:42 PM
Years ago I rode off with my forks locked.

Last time I tried that.

Nothing new for me, I've been riding around in circles for year.

Quote from: teddy037.2 on July 24, 2009, 04:56:01 PM

how'd you start the bike if they were locked?

Old BMW's and Moto Guzzis (maybe more) had a separate key/lock on the side of the steering stem not related to the ign. switch. Done it more than once.

teddy037.2 · July 24, 2009, 06:19:25 PM

ah..

muchas gracias

ducpainter · July 24, 2009, 06:39:24 PM

Quote from: kopfjager on July 24, 2009, 05:23:26 PM
Some bike used to have the fork lock in a different spot than the ignition.

ding ding ding...

Back in the day...

they all had a separate lock for the forks.

somegirl · July 24, 2009, 07:11:07 PM

I can't be bothered to use a disc lock anymore, but when I did, I'd always hook the pouch that it came in over the throttle as a reminder.

Bones · July 25, 2009, 04:19:38 AM

lol. with my old ninja, the beginning of every season was marked with my trying to ride off with the disc lock on. I always made it a foot before it tipped over!

DarkStaR · July 25, 2009, 08:19:36 AM

Quote from: Fancy Pants on July 24, 2009, 10:06:26 AM
I did something similar. My fender hasn't cracked through, but the best part was I did it in my own garage moving the bike around.

Bike lock in the garage? Kinda excessive don't you think?

I leave the key in the bike when it's in the garage sometimes.

Fresh Pants · July 25, 2009, 10:53:11 AM

Quote from: DarkStaR on July 25, 2009, 08:19:36 AM
Bike lock in the garage? Kinda excessive don't you think?

I leave the key in the bike when it's in the garage sometimes.

I figure it can't hurt. Well, unless you count cracking fenders.

erkishhorde · July 25, 2009, 03:07:10 PM

Dang, I'm surprised you guys managed to forget it and didn't get some bad damage. If you do use a wheel lock, put it just behind your brake calipers so that it doesn't have a chance to go full revolution before it catches. I took off with it on once and it broke my caliper mounts. I rode 3 miles with the caliper gouging my wheel before I realized it.

WhiteStripe · July 27, 2009, 05:09:33 PM

Quote from: DarkStaR on July 25, 2009, 08:19:36 AM
Bike lock in the garage? Kinda excessive don't you think?

I leave the key in the bike when it's in the garage sometimes.

would you mind posting your garage code?

ab · July 29, 2009, 04:31:47 PM

Moving my bike around in the garage with disk lock few years ago led to a warped rotors in time. Front braking would just shake the bike. Ended up replacing the rotors with alth rotors. Expensive mistake

DarkStaR · July 30, 2009, 10:09:29 AM

Quote from: WhiteStripe on July 27, 2009, 05:09:33 PM
would you mind posting your garage code?

No code, but go ahead and steel it. I can care less. That's what full coverage is for.

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