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Mark65
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Joined: Jun 2025
Posts: 137
Bike: Vstrom DL650 AM2
Location: Wigan (sadly the great pie shops are gone, RIP Pooles pies)
Wheel/Disc Lock
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August 14, 2025, 16:20:26 »
Hi, So today I got home and my u lock from the early 90`s was not on the back of my bike, gutted I've had it so long, I need a replacement any recommendations to make it as hard as poss to keep the shit heads away please?.
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Mark65
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Joined: Jun 2025
Posts: 137
Bike: Vstrom DL650 AM2
Location: Wigan (sadly the great pie shops are gone, RIP Pooles pies)
Re: Wheel/Disc Lock
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August 14, 2025, 17:04:56 »
So mine (d lock Kryptonite Fahgettaboudit ) was top end in the early 90`s and was about £70 I think, pretty much useless today, so I have seen these
Hiplock dx1000 £250
LITELOK X3 Moto £249
madness but if it saves the bike.
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MilozFolly
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Joined: May 2023
Posts: 290
Bike: DL650 L3
Location: Cardiff
Re: Wheel/Disc Lock
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August 14, 2025, 17:20:49 »
Wow jesus that's a lot. Honestly I figure it's not that attractive or valuable a bike so I just want to dissuade the casual toerag. I opted for a Oxford
Oxford Nemesis on the basis that it's reasonable and yellow. That Litelock you referenced is very well thought of I believe but then it should be.
https://www.sportsbikeshop.co.uk/motorcycle_parts/content_prod/624898
for the Nemesis.
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nigel s
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Joined: Apr 2023
Posts: 3329
Bike: DL650A M2 , CRF 250 Rally '18
Location: Norfolk, UK
Re: Wheel/Disc Lock
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August 14, 2025, 17:35:00 »
Check out any decent lock at Sold secure .
https://soldsecure.com/
A pro will have your bike no matter what you put on.
I deter amateur scroats by having two for them to think about ( one for each brain cell ) , a disc lock and a cable lock to something solid ( Oxford gear , not top end but reliable , £50 ish each ). They may then pick some other poor bastards bike....Did I say I rarely wash mine..
Ho Hum
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Mark65
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Joined: Jun 2025
Posts: 137
Bike: Vstrom DL650 AM2
Location: Wigan (sadly the great pie shops are gone, RIP Pooles pies)
Re: Wheel/Disc Lock
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August 15, 2025, 07:22:53 »
Well wonders never cease, I was out walking the dog this morning and there hanging on a garden rail near my house was my D lock, a bit scuffed from the impact, however I watched a test yesterday on yoo tube and my lock lasted 15 seconds each side with a grinder
, however the X3 took multiple discs up to 4 and a good few minutes to get through.
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The Doctor 46
The Doctor 46
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Joined: Jan 2020
Posts: 2659
Bike: DL1000A L4.
Location: Whiddon Down, Devon.
Re: Wheel/Disc Lock
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August 15, 2025, 20:44:07 »
Perhaps ask your insurance provider which lock they recommend and maybe give discounts to. I did and mine is a New York Kryptonite or something like that. I bought it as a disk lock and very heavy duty chain but to be honest, the chain is too heavy to carry around unless riding into a high risk area like London.
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The Doctor 46
The Doctor 46
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Joined: Jan 2020
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Bike: DL1000A L4.
Location: Whiddon Down, Devon.
Re: Wheel/Disc Lock
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August 15, 2025, 21:38:44 »
https://winstanleysbikes.co.uk/kryptonite-new-york-fahgettaboudit-100cm-chain-padlock?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=1055895549&gbraid=0AAAAAD_ilfKCvyDWqg5fTIkRUzCY1BHqn&gclid=CjwKCAjwtfvEBhAmEiwA-DsKjv0KcO6wo2K9FtNuq9dfhmjs5uYaLSaRybNoYXCzNaEtbbmia1TnGxoCBekQAvD_BwE
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Mark65
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Joined: Jun 2025
Posts: 137
Bike: Vstrom DL650 AM2
Location: Wigan (sadly the great pie shops are gone, RIP Pooles pies)
Re: Wheel/Disc Lock
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August 16, 2025, 11:21:20 »
Thanks, but my insurance is only £110 a year fully comp, protected, chains are too heavy to carry around for what I do, prolly just go for the x3.
Thanks anyway
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mr_diver
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Location: Port Talbot
Re: Wheel/Disc Lock
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August 17, 2025, 09:06:56 »
I use a Oxford Boss shackle disc lock.
Heavy and 12.6mm it's tidy enough, and small enough to go in my engine bar bags.
https://www.sportsbikeshop.co.uk/motorcycle_parts/content_prod/55952
I think that Oxford Nemesis - may be a decent upgrade though.
We used to sell ABUS when I worked in the dealers - lovely bits of kit, but the good ones come with quite a price tag.
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Mojo-Jojo
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Joined: Nov 2021
Posts: 166
Bike: DL1000GT K6
Location: Nottingham
Re: Wheel/Disc Lock
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August 17, 2025, 12:23:58 »
I've seen that now the locks are stronger against a grinder, they will just cut through the brake disc.
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