"Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To" (murdersofa)
12/17/2018 at 23:27 • Filed to: None
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"Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To" (murdersofa)
12/17/2018 at 23:27 • Filed to: None | 4
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Plans! New wiring harness. Gauges. Turn signals. New levers/controls . Pod filters. Rebuild /clean carbs. New jets. Strip fuel tank. Build new tail section. After all that I can do tires. Paint... eventually. Exhaust at some point.
But for now it sits in a way too expensive rented storage unit soon to be joined with a bunch of stuff from my apartmen t that I’m tired of staring at/tripping over. Hopefully there’s enough room left for me to work.
ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com
> Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
12/18/2018 at 00:17 |
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Because I once had a storage unit broken into (that contained my toolboxes from my days of turning wrenches for living, of which insurance ultimately payed out less than .50 cents on the dollar to me for 40k+ of tools), I’d recommend a good lock. Most of the common locks seen on storage units are pretty worthless, with just about anyone able to cut, bump, shim or just melt the solder out of the center holding the lock mechanism in place on common disk locks with very little effort and next to no skill. When most of my possessions went into three storage units for movelopnik earlier this year, I went with three of these guys:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009S5Y7FM/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o07_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
If they’ll fit the hasp on your storage unit, a thief would probably have an easier time cutting a hole through the door to gain entry than bypassing one of these.
atfsgeoff
> ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com
12/18/2018 at 03:20 |
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I’d go even better than that, if you’re storing actual valuables:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004GE9H8W/
or
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MSZB4G9/
Top one has a 14mm shackle, the bottom has an 11mm shackle if the hasp of the storage unit isn’t large enough to accommodate the 14mm.
CRider
> atfsgeoff
12/18/2018 at 04:40 |
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A gre at lock that only takes about 4 minutes for a good thief to break open!
Mercedes Streeter
> Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
12/18/2018 at 09:24 |
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I wish I had an elevator here. I’d just convert my closet, part of my deck, and half of my bedroom into motorcycle parking spaces.
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ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com
> atfsgeoff
12/18/2018 at 11:28 |
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I was limited to an 11mm shackle on those units, so a 37/80 was out. I considered the 37/60, but stuck with a disk us for a bit of security through obscurity. Almost every unit in the place had a (very cheap) disc lock on them, I thought three units with 37/60 on them might stick out a bit more as “break into these units with the good stuff, since someone put a big dollar lock on them .”
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ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com
> CRider
12/18/2018 at 11:43 |
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This is a video by one of the better lock pickers out there, and it was a particular lock he was knew well. Picking an unfamiliar lock like this for the first time would take a lot longer unless the picker got really lucky. From what I saw in law enforcement , no one really picks locks for nefarious purposes anymore. Bumping, shimming padlocks or physical attacks on the lock or door, or just breaking a window , gets you into 90% of buildings in little or no time with little or no skill required. Any one can bump most common locks (or turnover a kwik set “smart key” lock with a screwdriver) , and a 12 year old can kick out the front door of most houses.