motorcycle theft is something we don't have much control over, we often don't bother with locks, the police don't seem to care and the general public apparently don't find a guy hopping out of a car to start a bike with a screwdriver suspicious. My solution? Last week i asked the uni bike club (SMC) if they'd be keen on making a bulk order on some alarms/disc locks. there was a strong response, and alot of interest from throughout KB, so now i've got some prices i'm posting up here where you'll all see it.
Basically big fuck-off disc locks with 110 decibel alarms fitted. - scare the shit out of thieves and save money/hassle by lowering your insurance premiums/excesses and preventing theft in the first place.
many of us have been caught out before, even with locks, so i'm hoping an alarm will scare thieves away and draw attention to what they are doing. really, you can't afford NOT to have a lock on your bike
quick specs:
14mm locking pin (assuming that model fits your bike, they come bigger & smaller), waterproof, won't crack due to ice attacks etc etc, use watch batteries easily bought at supermarket.
if you go to ride bike it'll beep so you remember it, if it gets knocked it'll go for 15seconds since the last movement... talking to the supplier they take a reasonable knock to set them off so they shouldn't go off when you go to disarm them.
talked to the "product manager" and apparently they only really carry the XN15, XN14 and XD10.
the major difference between them is size
the rrp on these is "around $120", but they will do us what is basically trade price of $90 for the XN15, and $70 for the XD10 (all including gst)
they'll run it through cycletreads and wouldn't really budge on that one, but he reckons $90 so that's what it is.
these will be at cost plus a $3 charge for non SMC members to cover my time/hassle/petrol/risk*.
will get confirmed orders, buy the lot and distribute. dunno what shipping is like outside of auckland, but within auckland I might just deliver them by bike and/or have everyone collect them at the chiller and/or courier
Order Information:
deadline for orders is midnight this sunday 7th september
Those interested should PM me with "disc lock" in the subject field. Include your name, address (or just area), what you want and how many you want.
I can courier, deliver myself if possible, and am happy for you to pick up from my place out in west auckland or in the city at the SMC friday arvo beers
And i don't want any money until i've 100% confirmed the price and basically made the order
Pricing/sizing:
pricing may go up or down to reflect the supplier's whims
XN15 = $93 + shipping
XD10 = $73 + shipping
*if you guys commit to a purchase i'd appreciate you carrying it out. at $3 per non member i'm not exactly going to have much cash to cover any losses. if anything is faulty it can be brought back to me and i'll chase it up for a replacement under the CGA and/or warranty
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Originally Posted by bobsmith
(not done it yet for the record)
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