Disc lock on rear disk

[Beefamus]

hi guys, - sure i already know the answer but never tried it or thought about it...

as per title is it possible / safe / recommended to put a disc lock on the rear disc?

reason for asking is some bikes that get stolen are put on to their back wheels to be pushed away.

where i park mine at night is between 2 building - i wedge it in and apply the steering lock - so the steering lock can't be force broken without moving the bike away from where its parked. with the easiest way being on the back wheel - so would the disc lock stop this possible happening?

not to worried, its going to have a cyclone v2 alarm + immobilise and inside a locked compound about 5-6 meters from my bedroom window.

any help would be appreciated.

many thanks,

beefamus
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13/09/12 - Passed A1 (light motorcycle) no more L Plates and can take pillion

[Joncrete Cungle]

It helps, a bit. Nothing clouting with a brick / hammer or two mins cutting the brake disc with a dremel won't beat. Try not to forget to take the disc lock off before you set off.

[Beefamus]

[J4mes]

It's probably a lot easier to push it along with the handle bars when the back wheel is locked up compared to trying to get it up on one wheel and move it that way, so I wouldn't stick it on the back IMO.

[Wafer_Thin_Ham]

To be fair if someone's got enough people to lift the bike onto the backwheel and wheel it away, then they've got enough people to lift the whole thing. So it's rather a moot point.
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[Beefamus]

The bikes going to be (as of this sat) a new cbr125r not the heaviest bike! But thanks for the replies!!!
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13/09/12 - Passed A1 (light motorcycle) no more L Plates and can take pillion

[thepuma]

[Beefamus]

Hondas amazing finance 36 months @ £99pm...

Only adds around £250 to the overall price.

Check honda of bournemouth a website!! Perfect for my a1 licence... Ill props go for the full one when I'm 24 (basically 4 years from last week)... Hoping to have some fun on it.
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13/09/12 - Passed A1 (light motorcycle) no more L Plates and can take pillion

[Kingstondavo]

Personally, I'd put a tracker on it instead of an alarm. Most trackers will text/ring you as soon as it moves, and at least if you cant get to it in time, chances are it will be recoverable. Alarm is only any good if you hear it, dont expect the general public to react to an alarm going off..
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[Beefamus]

[Kingstondavo]

I've only used Road Angel BikeTrac. Its brilliant, logs journeys, can see where the bike is using a web interface from anywhere, works in underground car parks etc...

Will text you if your bike moves, is dropped, or if the battery is low/disconnected. Has two modes, movement, and geofence (latter is for if you move your bike around a lot with the ignition off)

I have also heard good things about tracker too.
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[Beefamus]

Cheers for that! Ill have a look in to them!

Regards,
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Rides: HN125-8 '11 - fell apart on me at 12months old --- Generic Worx 125 '12 - Written Off at 6 months old --- CBR125R 2012 -
13/09/12 - Passed A1 (light motorcycle) no more L Plates and can take pillion

[Ribenapigeon]

Biketrac is fantastic but expensive.

For a cheaper alternative try looking at a Pingmee they're about £60 on amazon you just need to stick a PAYG sim in. They're also very small and easy to hide on the bike. Though I found the battery life short and had to recharge every few days so I opened mine up removed the original 700Mha battery and replaced it with bigger one from a mobile phone. Still damn good value for £60. Amazon has a few other tracking devices as well, including ones that can be wired in. When he spring comes I'm going to wire an auxilary power line into my bike and permanently wire the Pingmee in.

You could also attach a personal alarm to the bike with a bit of fishing wire hooked to something so it gets triggered. Also tell neighbours you trust about your bike and ask them to keep an eye out.