If I was to get a bike, I'd get the below lock, a chain to a nearby pillar and a cover.
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I bet a sandwich that I could defeat that with a slot head screwdriver and a 10mm wrench
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Owning a supersport in condo/underground parking apartment
- Thread starter Ridin2TheGym
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I bet a sandwich that I could defeat that with a slot head screwdriver and a 10mm wrench
tranquility
Active member
Sure it's not foolproof.. Just an extra deterrent... What would be a better alternative then?
Finally, someone with a good understanding of odds and probability.
I live in the epicenter of TO SS thefts (CityPlace). A bunch of riders here have had enough and they started drilling anchors for their Kryptonite chains, ignoring condo rules. I don't blame them. I prolly wouldn't enjoy having to cover and chain my bike every evening, but good on them for fighting back.
I'm not sure why SS riders are so intent on living in a condo. (Or vice versa.)
I'm not sure why SS riders are so intent on living in a condo. (Or vice versa.)
just gonna check your math. brb.
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I'll be in the basement hassling people.
math is correct. google confirmed. carry on.
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A disc lock would be a LOT more effective. Unless there's some big secret that I'm not understanding about this Grip Lock, most bikes have the tools you would need to defeat that onboard (or a multi-tool/pliers and pocket change). All you would need to do is unbolt the brake lever. If you smashed the ball of the lever off with a hammer (and remember a hammer and screwdriver are still popular tools for smashing the ignition cylinder for thieves/joy riders) you could even get the lever out and put it back on. You could also just disable the front brake by opening the bleeders (with pliers).
Of course, for the average condo theft, they don't even need your bike to roll. They can just lift it and heave it in a van. (Hence the chain you mention... but that doesn't stop the guys with angle grinders, which has happened in the GTA)
I have them custom made, exact fit for whatever bike you own (R6, R1, ZX6R, ZX10, those are ones I've done so far. I don't sell em to Honda people because nobody steals that garbage anyway).
a large turd on the seat would be a better deterrent than that thing I think.
Downtown condo... I had a good cable lock (locked to something unmovable), a generic bike cover (always "hooked" the two sides at the bottom) and an alarm. Blocked it in with a car for the couple of years I had a car there, but there was a god four or five years with no car. My spot was also near the elevator which may have also helped (higher foot traffic), but at the same time more people knew it was there... I was in the condo for six years, still have the bike.
Nothing is for sure but the above worked for me... They will strike at the lowest hanging fruit (so make yours a little more difficult) unless they are specifically looking for your make, model and colour.
What I did above was make sure that lifting the cover would set off the alarm if they were casing it. Beefy cable lock meant a little more time for them to get it. Lower hanging fruit was regularly found…
I bought my bike new at the time. Having said that look into an older bike which will be less desirable, a 10 year old SS stands a better chance than a new one in a condo.
Nothing is for sure but the above worked for me... They will strike at the lowest hanging fruit (so make yours a little more difficult) unless they are specifically looking for your make, model and colour.
What I did above was make sure that lifting the cover would set off the alarm if they were casing it. Beefy cable lock meant a little more time for them to get it. Lower hanging fruit was regularly found…
I bought my bike new at the time. Having said that look into an older bike which will be less desirable, a 10 year old SS stands a better chance than a new one in a condo.
tranquility
Active member
I guess you're right re disc lock>that handbrake lock, unless you forget about it when you ride off, then D'OH! I guess it's more of a convenience thing and you can use it riding around town as well since it's quite portable.
LOL.
Holy crap, the lengths ppl have to go thru to protect their own stuff. You'd think thieves were after the Hope Diamond. Damn those criminals.
conundrum
Well-known member
Get a Xena disc lock alarm. No chance of riding off with one of those by mistake, as you'd set it off before you got the bike off the kickstand.
Iceman
Well-known member
I don't know about the xena, but I bought an Oxford Screamer disc lock/alarm. Worked great for a while, not so much after it got rained on.
They cut the chains etc. with a battery powered grinder. My guess it will make short work of this. The first one they encounter may stop them, until they figure out where to cut it. Damaging the rim in the process is not an issue for them.
But it is still a good idea, anything that makes your bike harder the steal than a better bike in the same lot will keep your's there in the morning...
statsman
Well-known member
False sense of security, four of these and you can push that car out of the way without any effort:
Underground parking staff use them the all the time when you park in a restricted/reserved spot.
The point of ANY security system is not to make it impossible to steal something.
The only way to do that is a 24 hour armed guard.
The point is to make it so difficult or make the odds of being caught so high that the thieves will steal something else.
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