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From: mazlack@ernie.berkeley.edu (Lawrence J. Mazlack)
Newsgroups: net.cycle
Subject: Re: Motorcycle Theft Prevention
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Date: Mon, 10-Mar-86 21:30:26 EST
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>> 
>> ...(eg.  kryptonite is good but you can't tie the
>> bike to something with it)....
>> 
>
>I have a related question: when I get my new bike, I thought I'd get a
>Kryptonite and when the occasion warranted, I could put the lock around
>a wheel.  Am I under the mistaken impression that a motorcycle thief
>doesn't try to start and drive away a 500 pound machine?  Do they instead
>simply hoist it up on their shoulders and put it in the back of a truck?
>I know there probably aren't too many motorcycle thieves here on the net,
>but perhaps somebody has read something about theft prevention.

I have a BMW R100 and use both (on occassion) a Kryptonite lock and a
Cobra vibration alarm. The lock because cables and chains are easy to
cut, the alarm because it may stop the shy. I run the lock either through
the front wheel or the crash bar and then around a pole. Works well - 
especially in places where it is OK to park on the sidewalk (most places -
maybe not legally, but practically).

Most big bike thieves steal to part the bike out (i.e., take it apart and
sell it for parts). Indeed, they do use pickup trucks and if the bike 
is not attached - good bye.

Larry Mazlack
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