Mon, 4 May 1998 20:56:14 +0100 - Message No. 2802
From: Manfred.Lilge@t-online.de (Manfred Lilge)

Subject: disc lock


Hello!

I few weeks ago, there was a local motorbike fair here in Berlin. One guy
was selling disc locks which make a loud sound when they detect vibrations.
The idea was to prevent the starting of your bike with the lock still at
your brake disc. I was loughing about it, thinking of all the false alarms
when big vans drive beside your parking bike...

... now I know, I was loughing to early. Last week I forgot to take my lock
from my brake disc and my planned trip suddenly ended after half-a-meter. In
my opinion these damned disc locks are an invention of the brake disc
industry to increase the share of spare disks.

Ok, now the facts: My disc is only slightly dammaged, which means that the
front wheel is still spinning but at one point of the brake disk it is
dragging along the brake. This finally stops the spinning of the wheel and I
feel a pulse beat at my lever while using the front brake ( some primitive
ABS ). Is there a way to repair the disc? Do I destroy my second front disk
when driving with the damaged one? If I buy a new one, do I have to replace
both disks? Is it the same when I replace it with a used one?

Greetings,
Manfred


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