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Old Dec 15, 2012 | 10:40 AM
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those locks rattle apart and it is no fun taking them off once they do.
god forbid it happens on the road you would be so screwed.
total crap
carry that goofy key around for nine months poking me in the *** then when you want to/have to take the seat off you cannot. you have to f with the "lock" which isn't impossible just a pain in the ***. so your stuff aint that safe anyways
they gave me all my money back
stay away from the harley ones they will bum you out sooner or later
aftermarket allen/security screw locks,like the brukus, seem to work fine to stop the quick grab.
make sure the tool to undo it lives on the bike somewhere. if you need to jump start your bike you need to get under the seat and a tour pak or sissy bar can stop this from happening
two thumbs down for the hd rotary lock
 
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Old Dec 15, 2012 | 04:32 PM
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Originally Posted by 5point56
When I want to lock my detachable stuff I use black zip ties around the shaft of the part that gets pushed in, I read it on here somewhere.

It isn't going to stop everyone, but it will slow them down. If you want to take the stuff off, you just cut the zip tie and remove the stuff as usual.

I'm pretty sure I read it in here somewhere

https://www.hdforums.com/forum/touri...-save-118.html
+ 1 on the tie wraps, used them on my last trip where bike sat in poorly lit motel parking lots. I also read about doing it on the Forum. It would definitely slow someone down from stealing either one of the detaches, sissy bar or luggage rack. When I tried to get them cut off to clean my bike after the trip I had a heck of a time getting them off.
 
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