Remember disklock when setting of from a very busy office restaurant. YKIMS
Ass! You saw my Xena disklock, buy one. It's saved me 3 times already. Jump on bike, pull upright, alarm sounds, slap helmet, dismount....
I have one of those - an XR-1, I think - and I hate it. Either it doesn't arm itself at all or it arms itself but is so sensitive that it goes off at the slightest thing. Have you had any issues like that with yours? TIA Tarby
No I don't have the Pikey -1, I have the "proper" XN18 and it rocks. The "Claw" chain adaptor rocks too. As Darsy will testify you could quickly club a Water Buffalo to death with this fucker.
I've got the XN15, which is just a bit smaller, but just as secure and actually fits under the 10R seat. Apparently it went off on it's own in France after it'd been kicked a few times, but when it was just set and left alone on the first day, it worked fine... So long as it's seated right it's faultless, once it gets moved it's *very* sensitive.
I don't know exactly, it'd probably go in but would leave little room for other things, and other than the bulk, didn't appear to be any more secure really. The XN15 is still sold secure, thatcham approved, etc. but just slightly scaled down. So that's the one I went for.
I put an Oxford Omega in there at the mo and in it's case it pretty much fills the space behind the tool kit. Makes sense.
The pin in the 18 is secured at both ends so it can't be levered open. Pin is 18mm rather than 14mm. The size is roughly the same, the 18 is 2mm deeper. The pin/lock is a separate part in the 18 and lifts right out to remove. The body is slightly tougher. Basically, for a few squid more I saw no reason not to take the top level product.
It's not just a few quid though. The XN15 is 65 quid and the XN18 is 100. I'm not convinced it's worth 40 quid more.
The othere thing is it's only a disc lock, if someone really wants the bike they'll just put something over the alarm part to muffle the noise, and lift the bike into the back of a van, and throw the front disk away when they strip the bike. So, it's really about initially attracting attention, and making the bike inconvenient for a casual thief. The cheaper one does that well enough.
My XN18 was £90 from HG and £25 isn't really a consideration. To Ginge's point I add I also bought the CLAW to use with my chain occasionally so it was worthwhile. If you are not doing that then the smaller lock is probably more than ok.
Ben says... Stick a condom over it and lube up first. -- Lozzo Triumph Daytona 955i SE (Black with added black bits) Suzuki SV650 K3 Suzuki GSX-R750L Yamaha 250 Flat-tracker I ride way too fast to worry about cholestorol.
