Currently, my setup includes a front disk lock, a rear cable lock (has to be really thin to fit through the rear Buddy rim unfortunately) and a cover which I always use overnight. However, my mind still becomes preoccupied with how to prevent myself from becoming another victim.
This week, however, I had somewhat of a revelation. I was on the 6th floor of my office building on Sunday morning, and I noticed that a man was checking out Scoots McGillicutty. He was REALLY checking her out, and I could see him from my window-view vantage point, but he couldn't see me. Rare opportunity to check out a potential thief in his natural habitat and from a safe vantage point.
At first, he was just staring, but then he started pacing in circles around her, and finally, he even started getting handsy! Hands on grips, hands on the seat, hands on gauges. It immediately made me thankful that I place the Prima cover on her overnight. I store it in the top case, and it's quick and painless to toss it on and back off again, such a small price to pay for extra piece of mind.
Lately though, I've been checking out just how dirty this cover gets from enduring the grime of these city streets... Filthy really, and that's the worst part about it, having to remove the filthy cover by hand each time before haphazardly folding up and storing. However, it's obviously a benefit as well because the grime does not touch my scoot, and it tends to stay relatively clean.
Then it hit me... I have it all wrong! If I don't like touching a filthy cover then others won't either. The filthier the better! In fact, why not take it to the extreme? This made we think that no one is going to choose to mess with a covered scoot/motorcycle that is seemingly swimming in barf and blood.
