Underseat U-Lock

hey guys,
new here, i just bought a used 1998 VFR800. was the U-Lock stock?
mine doesn't have one, just wondered what brands/lock you recomend that fit in the stock location?

best
Bloke

 

I have an old-school Kryptonite. Fits in there like a glove on my 1995.....and no, they didn't come with one stock.

 

what is a u-lock. Is that the helmet lock on the left side under the tail?

 

Nope - its a lock for the front wheel. When I first started riding the U locks were big enough to go around one of the wheel spokes and one of the fork legs. The latest type attach to one of front brake disks and are quite small - thats progress! The alternative is the modern versions of the good old chain and padlock!

 

My 1995 VFR has a hole in the frame intended for a u-lock to fasten to something, like a parking meter.
To see waht a U-lock is check out....
http://www.kryptonitelock.com/inetisscripts/abtinetis.exe/templateform@public?tn=home_home
Mine is a K4 - which I got in the 80s for bicycles, but it fits like a glove in the VFRs under seat holder.

 

oh right. got it thanks.

 

If by U-lock you mean disk lock, I would like to add a warning. The ones that come with a light bungee cord attached to them are worth giving some thought to. You attach the lock to the front or rear disk, then run the cord up to the handle bar. It's a simple reminder that it's there. A riding buddy on a Ducati Monster, drove off with his attached to the rear disk and ran the thing around a revolution or two before, pardon the pun, locking up the rear wheel. Forgetting it’s there is easy to do.

 

Advice for the disk lock:

Place it as close to the caliper as possible behind the direction it is going to go... like if you are going to leave forward, but the lock right below the caliper, if you are going to be backing out of a parking space, put the lock right above/infront of the caliper. That way if for some reason you forget, you can only get an inch or two of momentum before it stops you... less/no damage.

and use the stupid reminder coil on the throttle grip... it will remind you.