Theft attempt

[wazza300]

Some low life tried to steal my zx10 last night when i was over in selly oak,they bolt cropped the padlock but looksliek they got disturbed and left it

thank god they didnt mangle the ignition lock as they cost a fortune

just beware where you chain it up ect,was my fault i guess as i used a dingy lit carpark

now im left with a chain and need a good padlock, recommendations anyone?

looking at the oxford monster locks but they only come with the chain which i dont need

 

[wazza300]

this was when i was out n about,

thats the lock it was a squire lock n chain,i was thinking of this though

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Oxford-Ba...sure_Cycling_BikeLocks_SR&hash=item1e736c22a0

it looks too thick for bolt croppers

 

[wazza300]

they obviously heard on the internetz that your wonder bike only needs £6 to fill so decide to pinch it and sell the technology

Unlucky chap.. Almax time !!

haha probably,cant have **** all these days,thieving *******s

do these almax chains come with padlocks? im only after a good padlock really,looks impressive though

just be carefull all of you,i was so lucky

 

[wazza300]

thanks for that link,the above lock that got cropped was a squire,the names wore off it but its a good 6-7 years old now,tbh i dont trust my old chain either

they ought to crop the thieves fingers off when they catch them

 

[wazza300]

Did you report this to the Police?

nah,there was no damage to my bike just the padlock snipped,they either got disturbed or they are planning on me parking in the same spot next week without a lock on it? idk

theres no way for them to hotwire it as its kawasaki immobilized,my guess is they would have lifted into a van and broke it up later for spares

its just gonna make me even more aware of locking it up and in a well lit place now,ill take this as a warning

 

[wazza300]

yeah true,they might patrol that carpark more often

@DanF have you got one of these chains? what version the series 3 or 4? 4 might be too heavy,just checked my old chain its 15mm thick

 

[wazza300]

how heavy are these chains? i need to carry it in my rucksack

@apeksdiver trouble with a disclock though is it doesnt stop them lifting the bike into the back of a transit van

 

[wazza300]

Might still stop them rolling it, if they need to roll it or havent brought anything to roll it on. For the sake of a second to put it on, and £30, could save the bike going walkies. I chain mine and disk lock it when parked in public places.

yeah true,its definitely woke me up on getting something more secure,the padlock i had and thought was strong turned out to be made of butter

 

[wazza300]

the series 4 are HUGE,id need to be arnold schwarzenegger to carry that around,ill get me a series 3 chain

just discovered my front fork seal is leaking aswell,one thing after the other

 

[wazza300]

my series 3 almax chain/lock arrived few days ago,god its heavy