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Re: [ST] Thank You Kryptonite.



...until I found this...
Kryptonite survived 29 seconds!  :-(

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VC3hFr8p2ck

Z



On 1/26/07, Young, Mike <myoung@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> And a big concrete column.
>
> Early this week my condominium garage was broken into. Numerous vehicles
> were broken into or stolen. Of interest to listers is the fact that the
> thieves stole an '01 CBR 600 Honda. It was secured to a 3" diameter
> metal post by means of a long and heavy (10 mm ) steel cable. They used
> a "bolt cutter" of some description to cut the padlock. They then lifted
> the bike into a van and drove off.
> My '06 ST was apparently on the list to be taken too. The security video
> shows the bolt cutter being applied in vain to the chain securing my
> bike to a 14" by 20" concrete building support column.
> I religiously lock the bike up using a combination of Kryptonite's Lasso
> chain, their New York "fuggedaboudit" locks and a piece of chain I
> bought from McMaster-Carr industrial supply.
> The McMaster chain (www.mcmaster.com) is Part Number 36015T3. Except for
> color (Zinc galvanized silver vs. Kryptonite's yellowish lacquer looking
> finish) it appears to be exactly the same chain Kryptonite sells.
> McMaster gets $10.88 per foot, which is about half what Kryptonite
> charges, but Kryptonite do include a nice canvas cover to keep the chain
> from scratching the bike up worse than necessary, and their "lasso"
> chain has a nice round link on one end that makes it easier to secure
> the frame of the bike.
> I cut one link off the end of both types of chain with an air powered
> abrasive wheel cut off saw, and both chains took about ten minutes to
> cut. The bolt cutters, hack saws, and the like are shrugged off by both
> chains. My opinion is that short of a cutting torch, no portable cutting
> tool is going to be fast enough for any but the most determined thief. I
> haven't tried a cutting torch, but I'm sure it would go through the
> chain in fairly short order.
>
> I'm into locks and chains to the tune of $300, and I now consider the
> investment returned with interest.
>
> Sorry this is long winded, but I thought you might be interested.
> Ride safe, and lock-em up.
>
> Mike
> '06 St
> Seattle
>
>
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