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Message started by Arizuno on 06/27/11 at 14:17:11

Title: fork lock
Post by Arizuno on 06/27/11 at 14:17:11

Does anyone here use their fork lock?

Title: Re: fork lock
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 06/27/11 at 14:22:29

I dont, but Im not fat. Ive seen plenty of people who NEED to use a "fork lock" & hide the spoons, to.

Title: Re: fork lock
Post by Serowbot on 06/27/11 at 14:41:24

Only when I want to cruise in tight circles... :-?...

Title: Re: fork lock
Post by Sunchasers on 06/27/11 at 15:11:40

Very rarely... if at all.

Title: Re: fork lock
Post by runwyrlph on 06/27/11 at 15:23:45

half the time i forget to take the ignition key out!

haven't used the fork lock on my '07 since about June '07

(I might need one of those fork&spoon locks justin mentioned)

Title: Re: fork lock
Post by WD on 06/27/11 at 16:30:06

Let it sit a couple years and it will quit working all by itself... Cheesy piece of crap, mine looks great but is rusted up solid.

Time to break out the angle grinder and welder, one more useless bit of stock decor can hit the melt pile...

Title: Re: fork lock
Post by KristenAnn on 06/27/11 at 17:08:03

My 99 has a fork lock that didnt even work when i got it. Lost the key for it anyway. I ditto on the forgetting to take the ignition key out all the time, surprised i havent had a dead battery yet

Title: Re: fork lock
Post by WD on 06/27/11 at 17:15:36

Nobody is likely to steal a Savage anyway, not much demand for them stateside. Europe on the other hand... what is it with Germans and Savages/Drifters? Sheesh...

Title: Re: fork lock
Post by kimchris1 on 06/27/11 at 17:20:39

I used to before I placed the fork brace on.
The brace seems to pervent the handlebars
from turning tight enough for me to lock the
forks. I don't even worry about it anymore. :) kim

Title: Re: fork lock
Post by arteacher on 06/27/11 at 18:14:15

I use it every time the bike will be out of my sight.

Title: Re: fork lock
Post by photojoe on 06/27/11 at 18:57:31

I live in an area where thieves will break your car window to steal the cigarettes you left on your seat, so yes, I use my fork lock. If they want it, they have to work for it.

Title: Re: fork lock
Post by Serowbot on 06/27/11 at 19:13:49

I don't use the fork lock,...
At night,.. I put a bicycle U-lock w/ a braided cable leash,.. mostly as a visual deterrent...
I don't want a couple of 14 yr old hooligans to run off with it, and with the fork locked, they'd try, and end up dropping it...
The visible U-lock tells them no...
;)...

Title: Re: fork lock
Post by CalisOsin on 06/28/11 at 09:15:38

I use the fork lock when mine is the only bike parked there (people seem less likely to act stupid when they think a bunch of bikers are near) and at night. At night I chain it up with crypto cable too.

Title: Re: fork lock
Post by babyhog on 06/28/11 at 12:20:03

I don't use mine either, but I can see those who have more reason to do so. Should have made a voting poll on this question.

I've also wondered how many people leave their helmet on the bike (locked or unlocked) or carry it inside a store, etc.

Title: Re: fork lock
Post by Sunchasers on 06/28/11 at 12:37:04

Depends on where I am.... in the public parking lot of a store, I lock it to the bike, but otherwise its perched over the backrest.

Title: Re: fork lock
Post by Bubba on 06/28/11 at 14:28:13

used it a couple of times then gave up...it's a booger to get it to work right. I do sometimes wonder if someone is gonna just roll it away just to be a dork...