Locking your bike ?
Tourer
Joined: Feb 2008
Posts: 454
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From: Newfoundland
I used to chain and lock 2 bikes together and cover with a nice Honda cover. I don't bother either anymore.
Now I park as close to the motel room as I can, get off the bike, turn the ignition off and leave. If someone wants the bike they are going to get it one way or another.
Now I park as close to the motel room as I can, get off the bike, turn the ignition off and leave. If someone wants the bike they are going to get it one way or another.
Tourer
Joined: Aug 2009
Posts: 477
Likes: 8
From: Kennedale,Tx
Cable and lock if staying overnight somewhere, wifes bike and mine toghther. The son is buying my sporty and has a bad habit of not locking the bars. Jumped his butt about it, went out the other mourning and there sat bike, not locked and key in switch. Go figure.
Elite HDF Member
Joined: Jun 2011
Posts: 3,832
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From: Coastal Carolina
The only times I bother to lock the ignition and the forks is when it is parked overnight at a hotel or when it is parked for more than an hour in a questionable area of a major city (Boston, NYC, DC). Otherwise I never even bother with that. I never do more. It's never been messed with.
Intermediate
Joined: Apr 2012
Posts: 27
Likes: 0
From: Lumberton NC
Thieves are generally cowards. I try to stay at mid-range hotels at least where cameras are visible or assumed, park in the brightest spot possible near high traffic areas. I've had no issues at all, but like someone else said, maybe my time is coming. It has come for everything else!
Club Member
Joined: Aug 2010
Posts: 149
Likes: 3
From: Port Charlotte, FL
I’ve thought about a rotor lock or chain but figured I would forget I put it on and damage something when I moved the bike. Not sure what would **** me off more. Having the bike stolen or damaging it myself.
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Outstanding HDF Member
Joined: Aug 2011
Posts: 2,464
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From: On. Canada
HD Alarm, fork lock, disc lock, Brukus SaddlebagSecure, and use it when staying away from home overnight.
I know they can still steal it in no time, but i be dammed if i make it easy for them.
I know they can still steal it in no time, but i be dammed if i make it easy for them.
Seasoned HDF Member
Joined: Mar 2014
Posts: 15,365
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From: NC, USA
I had a friend who had an extreme case of OCD. He had a sweet custom FatBoy that he barely rode because he didn't want to get it dirty. He would trailer it to Myrtle Beach Bike Week and rent the adjacent room just for the bike. He didn't want the salt air to get on it at night.