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Cooperman51

Cooperman51

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The night before Xmas eve. 2 scumbags busted into my garage. They were trying to steel my new Rocket. They tried to cut off the disc lock no luck. But they f--ked my disc up and damaged the front wheel. Broke the screen front fender bracket. If anyone hears anything let me know...
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Sorry to hear that! I hate thieves... looks like the lock did his best to hold the bike and they attacked the disk, but try to get one of this locks, the XENA XX15-SS Stainless Steel Disc Alarm, the sound is so annoying and loud, very sensible, I seriously doubt they could had been working to cut the disc with the alarm blasting out that loud....
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pica said:
Sorry to hear that! I hate thieves... looks like the lock did his best to hold the bike and they attacked the disk, but try to get one of this locks, the XENA XX15-SS Stainless Steel Disc Alarm, the sound is so annoying and loud, very sensible, I seriously doubt they could had been working to cut the disc with the alarm blasting out that loud....
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Hi mate thanks for that, i never had any problems with any of my bikes in the past 9 years of being there. That lock held up well but they beat the disc out of shape but it still didny come off. Ive now got a stailess magnem disc lock on the other side which has 120db alarm in it......
 
I have a large wheel clamp on the rear tire and of course the handlebar lock. Where I live I don't really need it (for now) but have it for insurance purposes. The Rocket is in my garage. The only way someone could take it is to pick it up and carry it to a waiting truck. Not practical in my hood. I don't use the disk lock although it's a great idea. My problem is they will do more damage to my Rocket trying to free it up. If I have to use my house insurance I would rather get the money to replace the Rocket than to repair it. This is the world we live in now where a certain percentage of people resent people like us that have nice things. They want nice things but have no desire to obtain them like we did with hard work. This makes my blood boil!
 
First up, things like that make my blood boil. Bad enough if they steal something but the senseless damage they do probably pisses me off more. At my local bike shop they did $40,000 damage to doors, gates and the building just get at 2 crappy dirt bikes worth maybe $3 grand each.

Anyway, probably not important on a heavy bike like a Rocket but I always put the disc lock on the rear wheel and lock the steering. With a lock on the front wheel thieves can quite easily put a bit of timber through the wheel, lift the bike from either side and roll it away. Much more difficult with the back wheel locked and steering locked.
 
Theft in any form is irritating, and the thing is the thieves don't care about anything but what they are after. My trailer was stolen this summer and it was caught and recorded on camera. Did they know they were being taped? ABSOLUTELY. Did they care? NO. Were they in danger of being caught? NO. People that perpetrate these evil acts do it for a living, they care not how much misery they cause as long as they justify it to themselves. The only justice in these circumstances is if they become a Darwin Award winner during a robbery attempt:

"Randy Nestor, 28, was a considerate car thief. When the stolen cars became hot, he didn't just abandon them, he torched them. Setting the cars on fire, he reasoned, helped the owners collect insurance on their vehicles. This criminal habit became his downfall. After a 10-year career of theft, Randy burned to death in Pittsburgh, PA in a van which he had set fire to from the inside. He hadn't realized that the door handle on the driver's side was broken. Friends tried to release him, but the door was locked. His burned body was found inside the van."
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atomsplitter said:
Theft in any form is irritating, and the thing is the thieves don't care about anything but what they are after. My trailer was stolen this summer and it was caught and recorded on camera. Did they know they were being taped? ABSOLUTELY. Did they care? NO. Were they in danger of being caught? NO. People that perpetrate these evil acts do it for a living, they care not how much misery they cause as long as they justify it to themselves. The only justice in these circumstances is if they become a Darwin Award winner during a robbery attempt:

"Randy Nestor, 28, was a considerate car thief. When the stolen cars became hot, he didn't just abandon them, he torched them. Setting the cars on fire, he reasoned, helped the owners collect insurance on their vehicles. This criminal habit became his downfall. After a 10-year career of theft, Randy burned to death in Pittsburgh, PA in a van which he had set fire to from the inside. He hadn't realized that the door handle on the driver's side was broken. Friends tried to release him, but the door was locked. His burned body was found inside the van."
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Karma is a *****
 
CrzystghndKC said:
I have a disk lock for both my bikes but never thought of using them in my own garage. Guess I'll rethink that. I also have one with an alarm and yes they are annoying. Hope your bike gets fixed up with minimal hassle.
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Not a bad idea for insurance purposes. Some states require a lock or alarms for insurance purposes. California doesn't but I have a rear tire clamp with pictures just in case to show the homeowners Ins. in case it gets stolen. Better to be proactive this way they can't say crap since I have photo evidence, I did my part. :thumbsup:
 
Crazy the difference where you live, I just went out of town for 5 days, 2 bikes in the driveway under covers, 4 more in the unlocked barn, all 6 with the keys in the ignition, same with where I lived in NY. Get away from those cities, guys.
 
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