Wilsons Sandbox

hate to admit it but my bike got stolen by an adolescent who is not cut out for crime. if i had the fork locked he couldnt have got away. he rolled it down the hill to a old school building where around 50 police arrived for a building clearing seminar. before they got there he destroyed the ignition switch but could not suss the side stand switch which you have to manually toggle to get mine and i am sure others to run. perp was'nt apprehended for my theft but neighborhood kids say he is back in workhouse.seems like only village idiot around here feels like stealing klrs.got a big lock and chain now,still i don't think professional thieves would bother with it as same sentance for stealing a fat boy or 916

Like has already been said, if some body really wants to take your bike they will, no matter what you do. The more you do to make it hard to take it the less likely it will be stolen or vandalized. There are the obvious things; like parking it where you or others will see somebody messing with it, lock the forks, lock it to a secure object like a sign post, etc. What I would like to have is a silent alarm, a motion detector that would sand a signal to a receiver with an audible alarm you carry in your pocket. A horn blowing alarm doesn't usually work; nobody pays any attention to them! Something like this would be good for when you are a short distance away from your bike, like in a restaurant or motel room. When you hear the buzzer in your pocket go off you could beat it out to your bike & stop the theft or someone breaking into your luggage. Does anyone know of a product like this on the market? Pete Chester A16

I am about to install new Progressive fork springs. Should I just do an oil change and swap out the springs? Or is there a way to flush out the old oil first? The seals are good. Any suggestions? Thanks, Ron.