[Ducati] Best method/equip for your Duc from being stolen is...?

[Brian De Groodt]

I wish they cut the pipe.  That would have given them a nice  
surprise.  I left for business on a Monday, came back on a Friday  
and, in a haze, thought I was being messed with.  In any case, they  
cut the chain or knew how to get into those locks (my guess) and took  
the bike from a gated subterranean parking garage.  PD found the  
bike, or what was left of this one, a few weeks later when they  
stopped some dudes with some frames and engines in the back of their  
truck at 2 in the morning.  I didn't run that chain through the frame  
because I don't really think there's an easy way to get a chain  
through the superbike without it being a real pain.

I really thought the Krypto NYC lock was the way to go for when it  
was home, but there's no way I'd be willing to take it with me on the  
road.  It weighed a ton.  Now my bikes are in a one car garage in  
front of a car.  I figure if they want to break into the garage,  
steal the car, and rip off the bikes they've earned it.

Brian De Groodt
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On Oct 4, 2006, at 10:51 AM, the Kid wrote:

> Brian, Did they cut the chain or the pipe? Was it in a high traffic  
> area? What was the time period between when you locked it up and  
> when you found it gone? Just curious. That is really crazy, and I  
> would think it would take a while for a thief to get it. Did you  
> run the chain through the frame or a wheel?  Just goes to show a  
> lock only keeps honest people honest. Sorry about the bike.
>  Charles Armstrong, aka... the KID
> '02 998
> '01 996
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brian De Groodt"  
> <bdegroodt at wheelhound.com>
> To: "Ducati Owners Group" <ducati at ducati.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, October 03, 2006 10:59 PM
> Subject: Re: [Ducati] Best method/equip for your Duc from being  
> stolen is...?
>
>
>> I'll start with what didn't work for me on the last bike I had  
>> stolen--one Kryptonite Fahgettaboudit chain (locked to a water  
>> riser pipe) and a disc lock.  Equaled one stolen 749s and a sad  
>> day (sigh).
>>
>> I'd love to hear what's working.
>>
>> Brian De Groodt
>> President
>> WheelHound - Buy and sell motorcycles - Free!
>> http://www.wheelhound.com
>> http://www.wikimotorcycles.org
>>
>
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