Re: [ST] Thank You Kryptonite.

["Zoltan Pavlakovich" <zpavlakovich@xxxxxxxxx>]

You might leave him a note not to press his luck...;-)

Z

On 1/26/07, Young, Mike <myoung@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Thanks Zoltan,
> I figured there were probably bolt croppers out there big enough to do
> the job... I have a hydraulic shear that would do it, but it takes two
> guys to move it. There is some level of skill and determination that
> will defeat any security system. I'm happy with my little hodge podge,
> and it worked against this threat. They might be back with bigger tools,
> but the hope is that they won't. BTW there is a nice and fairly recent
> CB1000 parked (and not locked) on the street four houses down the
> street. It's still there.
>
> Mike
>
>
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> Subject: 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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