San Antonio Bike Thief(s)
#31
08-08-2009, 07:41 AM
After you get your bike all fixed, you should consider putting a Siren II and maybe carry a Pager with you. I know that won't stop the theives from trying but it will give you a little piece of mind and a heads-up if it happen again.
#32
08-08-2009, 08:21 AM
"Utopian Overlord"
'Round these parts, we have signs we put up on our property when we don't want poachers on our land..."Private Property! Trespassers will never be found."
On our homes and businesses we have..."You have already been photographed. Behave yourself."
On our bikes, we got nuthin'. I put a 120db siren on the TSSM (took 30 minutes...cost $15), but that's only going to discourage kids and frighten nearby minorities. I'm considering taking a trip to Parchman to ask professional bike thieves what would discourage THEM.
Maybe somebody already did that research...
On our homes and businesses we have..."You have already been photographed. Behave yourself."
On our bikes, we got nuthin'. I put a 120db siren on the TSSM (took 30 minutes...cost $15), but that's only going to discourage kids and frighten nearby minorities. I'm considering taking a trip to Parchman to ask professional bike thieves what would discourage THEM.
Maybe somebody already did that research...
#33
08-08-2009, 10:46 AM
Anyway Jody glad they were unsuccesful in getting your baby. Agree either a good steak dinner or a bottle of your coworkers favorite libation is in order.
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08-08-2009, 11:26 AM
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I was able to fix the ignition, now I just need my bars to come in tuesday from Dennis Kirk and I'm back on the road. I think I'm going to go with one of those Scorpio SR-i900's instead of the HD security. Use to have one of their older systems on a rocket, worked really well and never had a problem. The pro's will always get your bike if they want it, they just pick it up an jam it in the back of a van. The 2 way alarm will ease my mind at work and prevent the drive away guys from messing it up again.
#35
08-08-2009, 03:02 PM
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I don't know if it was mentioned, a LO-JACK thing? are they too big for bikes, can they be hidden on the bike? are they a good idea?? Don't they lead the law to the stolen vehicle?
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08-08-2009, 03:37 PM
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If you think your ignition lock offers any protection look at these pictures of mine:
Detail of part that breaks:
And my fix:
It's hard to tell, but I epoxied a small piece of 14 ga sheet metal in the slot where the locking pin cut into the plastic. It's at least as good as new ignition, but it would still be very easy to force the ignition no matter what you do with this plastic piece. It cracks me up that they use a high security barrel key to lock this little piece of plastic.
Heres the little bit of damage to the fork lock bushing:
Whats left of the bars, fun ride home......
The bike ready and waiting for new bars to arive, come on brown truck.. Note the red circle, the fixed, locking, and better than new ignition switch, man pride restored......
Sorry if it seems like I'm obsessing, but today was my day to ride..... Now all I have to do is work on the bike and post on here.
Yes, my coworker will be having a nice steak for lunch next week.
Detail of part that breaks:
And my fix:
It's hard to tell, but I epoxied a small piece of 14 ga sheet metal in the slot where the locking pin cut into the plastic. It's at least as good as new ignition, but it would still be very easy to force the ignition no matter what you do with this plastic piece. It cracks me up that they use a high security barrel key to lock this little piece of plastic.
Heres the little bit of damage to the fork lock bushing:
Whats left of the bars, fun ride home......
The bike ready and waiting for new bars to arive, come on brown truck.. Note the red circle, the fixed, locking, and better than new ignition switch, man pride restored......
Sorry if it seems like I'm obsessing, but today was my day to ride..... Now all I have to do is work on the bike and post on here.
Yes, my coworker will be having a nice steak for lunch next week.
Last edited by jody7734; 08-08-2009 at 04:13 PM.
#37
08-08-2009, 04:58 PM
If you think your ignition lock offers any protection look at these pictures of mine:
Detail of part that breaks:
And my fix:
It's hard to tell, but I epoxied a small piece of 14 ga sheet metal in the slot where the locking pin cut into the plastic. It's at least as good as new ignition, but it would still be very easy to force the ignition no matter what you do with this plastic piece. It cracks me up that they use a high security barrel key to lock this little piece of plastic.
Heres the little bit of damage to the fork lock bushing:
Whats left of the bars, fun ride home......
The bike ready and waiting for new bars to arive, come on brown truck.. Note the red circle, the fixed, locking, and better than new ignition switch, man pride restored......
Sorry if it seems like I'm obsessing, but today was my day to ride..... Now all I have to do is work on the bike and post on here.
Yes, my coworker will be having a nice steak for lunch next week.
Detail of part that breaks:
And my fix:
It's hard to tell, but I epoxied a small piece of 14 ga sheet metal in the slot where the locking pin cut into the plastic. It's at least as good as new ignition, but it would still be very easy to force the ignition no matter what you do with this plastic piece. It cracks me up that they use a high security barrel key to lock this little piece of plastic.
Heres the little bit of damage to the fork lock bushing:
Whats left of the bars, fun ride home......
The bike ready and waiting for new bars to arive, come on brown truck.. Note the red circle, the fixed, locking, and better than new ignition switch, man pride restored......
Sorry if it seems like I'm obsessing, but today was my day to ride..... Now all I have to do is work on the bike and post on here.
Yes, my coworker will be having a nice steak for lunch next week.
Huh...Rarough! The thing is made of plastic? Oh great! That's comforting to know!
#39
08-08-2009, 10:29 PM
Where was it? one dude LEO's were after, got into shootout, bad guy was hit a bunch (X) of times.
When the local news asked the Sheriff how come he was hit X number of times, the Sheriff said, cause we ran out of bullets.
When the local news asked the Sheriff how come he was hit X number of times, the Sheriff said, cause we ran out of bullets.
