Ultimate Urban Bundle - X3 and X3

Imagine parking up your 2019 BMW R1200 GSA outside your hotel in London and waking up the following morning only to find part of your front disc and the expensive lock that was supposed to protect you.

The on-board audible alarm didn’t seem to deter the thieves from stealing the motorbike which probably took them less than a minute to cut through the disc before it pushed into a van and driven away.

After this traumatic event I turned to the internet to find out ways of protecting my future motorbike, or at least make it more of a challenge, against those unscrupulous people who feel it is morally acceptable to relieve people of their processions.

Having seen, at first hand, the effectiveness of a hand held angle grinder, disc brake locks were completely ruled out which meant it wasn’t too long before I came across the LITELOK range.

After reviewing the information and videos on line I ordered up the LITELOK X3 Moto lock which according to an independent tester requires 4 grinding discs to make one cut. Mount the lock through the wheel hub means two cuts resulting in even more time required to steal the bike which might put off the even the more determined teams patrolling the streets at night.

The lock itself is heavy and has a solid feel about it. The ends of the hairpin, where it connects into the main barrel of the lock, has an anti-turn ridge which prevents the hairpin from rotating if the lock has been cut in halve, hence two cuts required to remove it .

The price is…

I have been a motor cyclists for almost 55 years and a cyclists for even longer. I have owned many motorcycles over the years and many bikes. Although I have never had a bicycle stolen (probably because I have never had one worth stealing🤣), I have had a motorcycle stolen which was never recovered. I recently bought a new motorcycle and two new ebikes and was looking for a strong lock which I could use for my motorcycle and the ebikes when needed. We holiday a lot in our motor home and take the ebikes with us so I wanted a D lock that would supplement the security we already had to secure to the RV when not in use, and to use when we were out and about to secure if we went walkabout. Having researched what was available, and particularly after watching videos of various locks being tested, the LITELOK X3 stood out head and shoulders above the rest and was clearly the strongest lock on the market so I decided to order one. These are expensive, but as the saying goes, you get what you pay for. I could have bought a D lock from a supermarket for £5 and if your bike cost £30 that might do but not when your bike costs 100 times more than that, and you have bought 2! We needed the best available. I am delighted with my purchase; a quality piece of kit which is apparent as soon as you take it out of the box. Substantial, very high quality, well engineered and with a fantastic Abloy lock. Also, the quality neoprene case is useful when carrying the lock. I have not had the…

This locker is as expected.

However the low cost plastic bag used to pack both boxes with the flexible mount is not adapated at all given the weight and the cost of it. From a company claiming you make high security products to prevent from thief, I would expect at least a rigid and secured box. Given the weight of the parcel, when I collected it, the poor plastic bag was worn , high suspicion it was made intentionnally open to check the content. I would at least expect the cost of tansport to be credited back.