(Turbo-Torch @ May 10 2007,00:51) Why has everyone been pimpin' this Roadlock thing like it's the end all be all anti theft device? When was the last time a thief took time to hotwire a bike and RIDE OFF with it?
The bike gets tossed in the back of a truck and off it goes. Does that Roadlock put out some type of gravitational force that keeps the bike attached to the earth?
I can immbolize my bike with the cable lock I carry by running it through the wheel and swingarm. I also have the added bonus of being able to lock it to a stationary object if one is nearby. At least it'll be a bit more of a deterrent for the "toss it in a truck and go" thieves and it set me back a whole $20 bucks at Lowe's.
My paging alarm helps too and if all else fails a call to State Farm.
I'm not trying to convince anyone its the end all be all. Everyone has an opinion.
But if you compare your cable to a RoadLoK and have an open mind to change you will find the differences in favor of the RoadLoK hands down.
A cable:
~ is only as strong as a set of bolt cutters
~ you have to carry the cable and lock around
~ you need to put it through your wheel (not good for our blingsters)
~ your bike will roll and can be moved so that is can be easily picked up
~ is only as stable as the object you hook it too
RoadLoK:
~ Cannot be frozen, cut off, drilled out, or picked
~ you only have to carry a key and the LoK which is the size of a chapstick tube
~ The bike does NOT move, you park it in a position the wont allow some to easily pick it up and it will NOT move.
~ The RoadLoK is attached to the bike and if the wheels stay on the ground the bike is not moving
~ AND some insurance companies will give you a discount for owning one. We all could use a discount, that over time could pay for the RoadLoK
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you are correct they do not ride off, but with the RoadLoK they wont be riding later either.