Lock your saddlebags!!!!!
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09-13-2007, 08:50 PM
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09-13-2007, 09:00 PM
RE: Lock your saddlebags!!!!!
Man - I'm glad I moved out of CA. You are the 2nd or 3rd person I've seen here that it happened to in CA. I feel for ya and I hope they catch the guy who ripped you off. Lots of good posts here on how to slow the b@stards down, but they also slow me down from removing them when cleaning or doing service. I've got to find a happy medium between security & convienience
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RE: Lock your saddlebags!!!!!
Hey im-
Neither of your links work for me...and I would be very interested to figure out how to better secure my RKC bags. Funny, I mentioned this to the dealer when I was looking for a bike...he said somebody would really have to have some ***** to mess with your bike...I figured for $500+ bags and 30 seconds, why wouldn't somebody try?
Sorry to hear someone lost their bags...world is full of turds...
Neither of your links work for me...and I would be very interested to figure out how to better secure my RKC bags. Funny, I mentioned this to the dealer when I was looking for a bike...he said somebody would really have to have some ***** to mess with your bike...I figured for $500+ bags and 30 seconds, why wouldn't somebody try?
Sorry to hear someone lost their bags...world is full of turds...
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RE: Lock your saddlebags!!!!!
I haven't tried it, but couldn't you slide a wood or metal dowell through the ring-like handles on the twist locks inside the saddlebag? You'd need to have it just the right length, then slide it into one side first from the middle, then slide it back the other way into the other one. That would prevent the ring locks from being turned from the outside. You'd need to have a way to clamp the dowell in place so it didn't slide out. Someone may even have a better idea, but this requires no change to the bag's hardware.
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RE: Lock your saddlebags!!!!!
There was a thread on this exact subject earlier this year. After reading it, I ditchedthe front hardware in each of my saddlebags and replaced them with bolts, washers, and nuts. They are difficult to get to, and so far, so good.
Someone said that besides stealing them to resell, the a-holes steal them and make speaker enclosures out of them for their souped up Civics, etc. They don't have to paint them, they just steal ones that are close to the color of their cars!
Someone said that besides stealing them to resell, the a-holes steal them and make speaker enclosures out of them for their souped up Civics, etc. They don't have to paint them, they just steal ones that are close to the color of their cars!
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09-14-2007, 08:38 AM
RE: Lock your saddlebags!!!!!
ORIGINAL: gpainter
I haven't tried it, but couldn't you slide a wood or metal dowell through the ring-like handles on the twist locks inside the saddlebag? You'd need to have it just the right length, then slide it into one side first from the middle, then slide it back the other way into the other one. That would prevent the ring locks from being turned from the outside. You'd need to have a way to clamp the dowell in place so it didn't slide out. Someone may even have a better idea, but this requires no change to the bag's hardware.
I haven't tried it, but couldn't you slide a wood or metal dowell through the ring-like handles on the twist locks inside the saddlebag? You'd need to have it just the right length, then slide it into one side first from the middle, then slide it back the other way into the other one. That would prevent the ring locks from being turned from the outside. You'd need to have a way to clamp the dowell in place so it didn't slide out. Someone may even have a better idea, but this requires no change to the bag's hardware.
apparently, that is not how they are stealing them. Read where they are just using a screwdriver of something to pop the pins off of the Zeus locks from the backside of the saddlebag. they don't even need to get into the bag. the carriage bolts with the rounded heads appear to be a way to maybe slow them down.
