Thu, 07 May 1998 06:58:44 +0100 - Message No. 2899
From: Pete

Subject: Re: disc locks...


> Tunc BARUONU wrote:
>
> IMHO, the secret is to make your bike harder to steal than your
> neighbour's.
> For a week now and during my holliday in Italy I had a beeper for my
> alarm, it can wake you up at night even if you can't hear the alarm, as
> long as you are no more than 500 meters away from your motorcycle.
> Together with a u shape lock and during my trip in Italy a chain to lock
> it on a
> tree, I think I was preety safe.
> Lots of other motorcycles nearby easyer to steal!

just a word of caution regarding the use of pager alarms whilst they are a very
good idea (as long as you don't suffer false alarming of the pager frequently)
Its not advisable to just rush out and confront anyone attempting to steal your
Cycle, whilst you may only see 1 person they rarely work alone and you could end
up getting a lot more than you bargained for, always call the Police 1st and let
them deal with it, there have been instances of the owner rushing out when the
pager has gone off and being jumped by others from behind, given a good kicking
and the keys taken off them.so be careful.

regards

Pete.




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