Quick detachable theft deterrent.
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Quick detachable theft deterrent.
To secure my quick detach trunk on my road king classic I drilled a hole and tapped it for a 1/4 20 bolt.
Once the trunk is installed. Put in the bolt. This will prevent the latch from swinging open.
[img alt="I put a dab of blue loctite on the bolt before I installed it.
Of course this isnt going to stop a thief whos determined to get it, but it will stop the grab and go type."]https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.hdforums.com-vbulletin/2000x1504/img_20250309_094647260_hdr_89a79f8fb721e2295d6b4c8 060a943f7e93b0202.jpg[/img]
I put a dab of blue loctite on the bolt before I installed it. Of course this isn't going to stop a thief who's determined to get it, but it will stop the grab and go type.
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Edited to add, if you do any amount of riding, sooner or later you'll find yourself in a bad neighborhood.
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Have you ever left your bike outside a hotel?
Ever stop to eat off a freeway in a big city?
Ever stop for a cold one at a dive bar?
Or do you just pull your bike out into the driveway to show the neighbors how bad *** you are.
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That's a good idea IMO. I'll have to think about it maybe use a small key lock instead of a bolt. I've seen the locking docking latches but they don't seem like they'd work very well with a tour pack, rather it'd be difficult to get the key in once the pack was mounted.. Another concern I've had is gas cap is to easy for someone to just push the button and unscrew the cap then put whatever in the tank. Along with the ease of removing the seat with one screw. My other bike has locking gas cap and seat with the ignition key and that's a more secure design IMO and I don't worry as much with it.
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You do know that you can travel to other places with a motorcycle?..... right?
Have you ever left your bike outside a hotel?
Ever stop to eat off a freeway in a big city?
Ever stop for a cold one at a dive bar?
Or do you just pull your bike out into the driveway to show the neighbors how bad *** you are.
Have you ever left your bike outside a hotel?
Ever stop to eat off a freeway in a big city?
Ever stop for a cold one at a dive bar?
Or do you just pull your bike out into the driveway to show the neighbors how bad *** you are.
Things are sure different on the other side of the fence. Good luck, It sounds like you might need to worry more about the whole bike being gone over a rack.
Just re-read the badass part - That's funny. I do not have any direct neighbors, and they sure would not think I'm "Badass" because I have a bike or bikes, in my case.
But funny either way.
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