new '01 klr 650 mod questions

[Kurt Simpson]

I found out that GIVI security isn't the other day. I left my keys at home on my workbench while opening a new pack of Heroes...all of the day's work and my zip drives were locked in my rear top box on the Connie. No spare keys. Home and back would be an hour minimum. I said to myself, if someone has found a way around this I can find it on the internet. Sure enough, went to Deja.com and did a google search and found someone who said the plastic latch is easily "defeated" with a screwdriver. They were right. It took about 15 seconds. Made my day but also discouraged me about the security I thought I had... Kurt

[jay.hummer@home.com]

I'm not surprised. My new E45 popped open once on a bumpy ride. I wonder if there's a way to "beef up" security.

--- In DSN_klr650@y..., "Kurt Simpson" wrote: > I found out that GIVI security isn't the other day. I left my keys at home > on my workbench while opening a new pack of Heroes...all of the day's work > and my zip drives were locked in my rear top box on the Connie. No spare > keys. Home and back would be an hour minimum. I said to myself, if someone > has found a way around this I can find it on the internet. Sure enough, went > to Deja.com and did a google search and found someone who said the plastic > latch is easily "defeated" with a screwdriver. They were right. It took > about 15 seconds. Made my day but also discouraged me about the security I > thought I had... > > Kurt

[InWoods13@aol.com]

Curious...did you damage the latch when opening? Everything still functional? Thinking that to beef it up any will compromise its relatively good waterproof-ness. Scott A14 "thunderdog" Sorrento, Fl In a message dated 6/20/01 4:32:29 PM Eastern Daylight Time, dsneditor@... writes: << I found out that GIVI security isn't the other day. I left my keys at home on my workbench while opening a new pack of Heroes...all of the day's work and my zip drives were locked in my rear top box on the Connie. No spare keys. Home and back would be an hour minimum. I said to myself, if someone has found a way around this I can find it on the internet. Sure enough, went to Deja.com and did a google search and found someone who said the plastic latch is easily "defeated" with a screwdriver. They were right. It took about 15 seconds. Made my day but also discouraged me about the security I thought I had... Kurt >>

[Kurt Simpson]

Curious...did you damage the latch when opening? Everything still functional? Thinking that to beef it up any will compromise its relatively good waterproof-ness. Scott A14 "thunderdog" Sorrento, Fl ______________ yep, functions just as well as it did before I popped it... Kurt

[guymanbro@excite.com]

--- In DSN_klr650@y..., "Kurt Simpson" wrote:

> Curious...did you damage the latch when opening? Everything still

functional?

> > Thinking that to beef it up any will compromise its relatively good > waterproof-ness. > > Scott

One way to beef up the security without compromising the waterproofness would be to put a cable type lock from the handle over the top of the box to a tie down point (grab handles?) on the bike... dat brooklyn bum

[guymanbro@excite.com]

--- In DSN_klr650@y..., Tengai650 wrote:

> At 5:35 AM -0700 6/23/01, John Irvine wrote: > >Mods can be place in categories, comfort, safety, > >performance, durability, off road, on road > > Don't forget the "just for looks" and "overkill" categories. > Mark

Or the pre-tweety-killing-discovery-I can't-stand-the-tweet-and-got-a good-deal-on-a-used-can-from-the-list syndrome.... :^) dat brooklyn bum