Scooter thoughts

[robotech_master]

Still haven't heard from the detective yet.

Now that the shock has passed, I suppose I can be a little philosophical.

Previous times when I've had something stolen, it's been in some way my fault. Like a decade or so ago when one of my bicycles was stolen, it was because I left it unlocked outside the library for "just a moment" to go in and get something I forgot—then got distracted by a book while inside.

But my scooter…well, it's ironic when I think about all the times I accidentally left my keys dangling from the seat compartment lock overnight, or at work for the whole day. All those times my scooter could have wandered off, and the time it ends up doing it is when it's securely locked to a post with the keys safely in my desk. I did just about everything right that I could have, given what I knew at the time, and still my scooter went away.

I hope I'll get it back. But if I do, or if I eventually get another one, how will I protect it if a cable lock won't do it?

Comments

[foomf.livejournal.com]

There are several ways to do it.
Concealing a GPS locator device, for instance.
Removing the spark plugs.
Installing an obnoxious, loud alarm.

And getting theft insurance helps a lot, and should not be that pricey for a scoot.

[dvandom.livejournal.com]

Nothing can prevent theft. You can only deter it, make the thieves decide it's not worth the bother. A cable lock is a good barrier, but if someone already has cutters capable of defeating it, it drops to being a "if they feel like it" theft. Looking like a POS is another defense, but if someone has a cable lock cutter and is drunk or high and has the urge to go for a ride, it's still gonna be taken. And so forth.

[thandrak.livejournal.com]

Kryptonite lock. Anything stronger than a cable lock.