Disk Lock tips.......

[SoulKiss]

Originally Posted by Baph

Completely your fault then.

Also, why disc lock the rear wheel? Isn't that where your chain goes?

Nope - usually its just disklock on the rear.

Chain = too big and heavy to carry around.

Rear rather than front as its easier to lift the front of a bike up and wheel it about on the back wheel, if you lock the front then there is the steering lock in play, and if that is disabled, there is the wibbly-wobbly nature of the front wheel.

If I am leaving the bike anywhere - like the NCP carpark in Bristol that the hotel I was staying in the other week, then my Abus Granit 25 D-Lock comes out to play, it goes through the rear with the Disklock on the front.

My chain tends to live on the floor of my garage - its just an Oxford one (they were doing a deal in Infinity, buy the £60 chain, get the £80 alarmed disklock for free or something like that)

[SoulKiss]

Originally Posted by Mogs

I don't understand not safe, do you mean someone nicking your string?

P.S I've done it, not recently but years ago, a disk lock was known as a padlock back then.

I left it round my bar, sliding the key-ring bit onto my brake lever.

I never had any problems, but someone who's opinion I respect really didn't like it, so I removed it.

[jambo]

I've been there and done that, dropped a bike because of it, wasn't able to take a break and rest on someone else's bike while I composed myself....

i thought what law said

[SoulKiss]

Originally Posted by jambo

I've been there and done that, dropped a bike because of it, wasn't able to take a break and rest on someone else's bike while I composed myself....

Apart from the crashbung, I have to say quite a comfy bike to sit on is the ZX6.

Dont think the newer models would be so comfortable.

Will park the other side of Treacle next time, ok its a ZX10, but should give an idea

[jambo]

Originally Posted by SoulKiss

Apart from the crashbung, I have to say quite a comfy bike to sit on is the ZX6.

Dont think the newer models would be so comfortable.

Will park the other side of Treacle next time, ok its a ZX10, but should give an idea

I would avoid parking next to the shiny bikes if you plan to do this again....

Chuckle, well I for one will offer sympathy rather than tell you not to be such a tit in future Been there, done that Don't worry, sheer embarrasment will ensure this is the first and last occasion

[RingDing]

Originally Posted by Mogs

P.S I've done it, not recently but years ago, a disk lock was known as a padlock back then.

That doesn't work so well though. My mate used to use a padlock on the front of his YammaGamma. He forgot to take it off one day. There was a jolt as it smacked against the caliper...and then it fell on the floor. The sharp sidewasy impact had sheared the loop of metal. Mind ewe knowing him, he probably bought it from a market stall!

[RingDing]

Originally Posted by SoulKiss

Just thought that I would

a) Be the 1st to let everyone know what a prat I was :P

If it makes you ffel any better I once forgot my disc lock twice in one day...dropped the bike each time...on opposite sides! My poor GSX...

I would like to add that this was many years ago. I would never make that mistake these days...oh no.

Originally Posted by Baph

I have one of the above. See the yellow thingy (bungee cord, not the lock itself)? That goes in the lock arm, and on the throttle. No chance of me doing what you did with that in place, and no-one can walk off with the bungee whilst it's locked up.

You can buy the bungee's seperately too.

HTH.

I've got one of these too.
The joy of the alarmed lock is that when you do try and move your bike with it still in place and end up on your **** with the bike on top of you, the alarm goes off to ensure the maximum amount of people witness you making a tit of yourself !