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I carry a heavy duty cable and it is wrapped up and locked on the back luggage rack.  It is long enough to lock the rear wheel to another bike or the two wheels together.  If someone really wants the bike a lock and chain are not going to stop them... [b]From:[/b] eddiebmauri [b]To:[/b] DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com [b]Sent:[/b] Sun, August 22, 2010 9:09:36 PM [b]Subject:[/b] [DSN_KLR650] Travel Lock - Cable - Chain Question   Do any of you all have any recommendation for a good (strong, hard to cut) lightweight chain or cable to carry when traveling to protect the KLR? My thinking is to chain the bike up at night to help deter theft. I want a good quality chain or cable to secure my KLR, but I don't want to carry a ton of chain with me. I am looking for lightweight quality. Any suggestions? How do you all secure your bikes at night when on the road? Eddie (KLR-650 "la poderosa")

#ygrps-yiv-626669658 p {margin:0;}I may be a little more insouciant than others.  I make sure my insurance is paid up, and don't worry about it. Statistically, the KLR is one of the least stolen bikes out there, hence the low premiums we are charged for full coverage.  Around here anyway, the most stolen bikes are sport bikes and Harleys.  People steal them to part them out, and there's a huge secondary parts market on craigslist because of it. The thieves have figured out which bikes there are markets for, and they are the ones targeted.  BMWs, for instance aren't stolen very much at all because most BMW owners are quite happy to purchase their parts from the dealer and pay the associated prices.  Sport bikes are commonly stolen because there is a huge demand for cheap repair parts after Jimmy cracks up his crotch rocket. Those are my thoughts, anyway... -Jeff Khoury

----- Original Message ----- From: "eddiebmauri" To: "DSN KLR650" DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Sunday, August 22, 2010 7:09:36 PM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific Subject: [DSN_KLR650] Travel Lock - Cable - Chain Question   Do any of you all have any recommendation for a good (strong, hard to cut) lightweight chain or cable to carry when traveling to protect the KLR? My thinking is to chain the bike up at night to help deter theft. I want a good quality chain or cable to secure my KLR, but I don't want to carry a ton of chain with me. I am looking for lightweight quality. Any suggestions? How do you all secure your bikes at night when on the road? Eddie (KLR-650 "la poderosa")

I suggest a disc lock.  Pretty hard to move it with the disc locked. If they can lift it, they can have it! Robert P. Wichert P.Eng +1 916 966 9060 FAX +1 916 966 9068 ========================================================

On 8/22/2010 7:09 PM, eddiebmauri wrote:   Do any of you all have any recommendation for a good (strong, hard to cut) lightweight chain or cable to carry when traveling to protect the KLR? My thinking is to chain the bike up at night to help deter theft. I want a good quality chain or cable to secure my KLR, but I don't want to carry a ton of chain with me. I am looking for lightweight quality. Any suggestions? How do you all secure your bikes at night when on the road? Eddie (KLR-650 "la poderosa")

I agree, our KLR's are not high priority items. If you can lift it, you can have it - that's what we have insurance for.   Doug San Diego