Argghhh it had to happen... disc lock fall

[anonymous-user]

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[fred bloggs]

You now have a warped disk too.

[black-k1]

I know it's a little "after the horse has bolted" but this could be the best £2 you'll spend.

https://www.sportsbikeshop.co.uk/motorcycle_parts/...

Edited by black-k1 on Saturday 17th September 15:12

[Ed.]

That's when I got an alarmed disk lock.

[Slowboathome]

I've done it with a u-lock on the back wheel. Wondered why it wasn't pulling away so gave it more revs.

A nice gentleman helped me pick myself and the bike up.

[KTMsm]

I nearly did - a guy shouted at me across the car park outside SBS as I was leaving

I waved thinking it was some pleasantry or other (as I had plugs in) and starting moving

and he was decent enough to coming running over to tell me that I'd forgotten my disc lock was on

[MrGman]

Lots of us have been there, I’ve done it twice, one time the disc lock fell in two, literally cracked in half

The second time the fell away from me and I tumbled onto it

[mikey_b]

D'oh! I've been lucky enough to avoid it so far, but it happened to an old mate twice in fairly quick succession. Once on his first day commuting after passing his test, with half the office watching him ride off; and then again just a couple of weeks later in similar circumstances.

First time he just fell over sideways with pride damaged more than the bike, the second time he broke the speedo drive which was a bit of a pain to sort out.

Gave me a minute or two's worth of material when I did the best man's speech though.

[Biker 1]

My mate forgot about a sodding great Almax chain locking his spoked dirt bike to the ground anchor in his garage floor.
Result: broken & bent spokes, ruined rim, bent forks, knackered brake disc & caliper, smashed mirror & other damage. Much wailing & gnashing of teeth......

[olliete]

Yep, been there.

I did it on a rainy April day after a long day at work. Straight onto the bike, mind completely preoccupied with other things.

Thankfully I was able to pick the bike up on first attempt fairly easily which is surprising as its an old GS.

[carinaman]

Ed. said:

That's when I got an alarmed disk lock.

I've a disc lock with an alarm function that I used once or twice when new, but it never crossed my mind the alarm function may be useful to stop me riding off with it still on.

[black-k1]

carinaman said:

Ed. said:

That's when I got an alarmed disk lock.

I've a disc lock with an alarm function that I used once or twice when new, but it never crossed my mind the alarm function may be useful to stop me riding off with it still on.

I'd not want to depend on a disk lock alarm to warn me in time before lettinv the clutch out. A simple reminder cable to the throttle/brake is something cheap, easy and difficult to miss.

[Jazzy Jag]

I was sat outside the chip shop in Parliament Square in Ramsey and saw a guy get in his Benelli with the disc lock still on, despite a load of people shouting at him.
The inevitable happened and the bike took a dive to the right hand side.

He and a few other picked up the bike and the guy put it back on the side stand only for it to roll forward and take a drop to the left hand side.

To this day I feel bad for the bloke but a £2 piece of plastic chord can save £1000s in repairs and infinite amounts of regret.

Edited by Jazzy Jag on Monday 19th September 12:51

[carinaman]

black-k1 said:

I'd not want to depend on a disk lock alarm to warn me in time before lettinv the clutch out. A simple reminder cable to the throttle/brake is something cheap, easy and difficult to miss.

Thanks, I use the reminder cable.

I've stalled the bike twice in the same incident trying to pull away in the garage. Slammed my bits in the tank, though I did a bit of a running up a slight incline mount on my push bike over the weekend and managed the land on a testicle. I didn't throw up but was still smarting a bit 200 yards up the road.

Edited by carinaman on Monday 19th September 12:32

[Ed.]

black-k1 said:

carinaman said:

Ed. said:

That's when I got an alarmed disk lock.

I've a disc lock with an alarm function that I used once or twice when new, but it never crossed my mind the alarm function may be useful to stop me riding off with it still on.

I'd not want to depend on a disk lock alarm to warn me in time before lettinv the clutch out. A simple reminder cable to the throttle/brake is something cheap, easy and difficult to miss.

I find my abus 8077 goes off the moment you move it off the side stand or sit on it let alone starting. Yes it is annoying when you bump into the bike in the garage but it's worth it for me.
I do have one of those yellow lanyards somewhere and did use it most of the time with my original disk lock but evidently not all the time. I used the lanyard with the alarmed lock for a bit but found I didn't need to so stopped.

[Speed addicted]

Having fallen victim to a disk lock early on I’ve always been pretty careful to make sure it’s off before attempting to leave.

Now I keep the top box and lock keys on a carabiner key ring, if the lock is fitted I clip the bike keys into it as a reminder.

So far so good!

[rupertrr]

A nice simple method I use to avoid such embarrassment - a bit of tubing (windscreen washer pipe or similar) pushed over my disc lock key - when I use the lock I take the tube off that key and put it on my ignition key so when I go to use my bike again the tube is there to remind me and the ignition key wont go in the ignition switch anyway. Admittedly not a lot of use if you have keyless ignition though.

[Mr_Megalomaniac]

black-k1 said:

I know it's a little "after the horse has bolted" but this could be the best £2 you'll spend.

https://www.sportsbikeshop.co.uk/motorcycle_parts/...

This

[Zedboy]

rupertrr said:

A nice simple method I use to avoid such embarrassment - a bit of tubing (windscreen washer pipe or similar) pushed over my disc lock key - when I use the lock I take the tube off that key and put it on my ignition key so when I go to use my bike again the tube is there to remind me and the ignition key wont go in the ignition switch anyway. Admittedly not a lot of use if you have keyless ignition though.

This is genius... I’ve never done it, but there’s always a first time.

[Carl-H]

I've only ever done it once. Joined the fire service during my initial 8 week training and spent the day doing RTC training of all things. I always reverse park car or bike. Jump on after getting showered and changed, pull off Infront of a few others on my course and turn toward the exit as soon as I start moving. Bang bike stops, both feet and on the pegs and before I know if the bike is on the floor and I'm stood half across it trying to stop it getting that far. Very very quickly pick me and bike up, remove disc lock and ride out if site as fast as I can. I hope I won't make the same mistake again but I can't guarantee it.