A burnout is pretty easy to do, but it's a lot easier with a line-lock. A line-lock allows you to lock the front brakes independently of the rear brakes, so the car stays put while the tires smolder.

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Easy to use lock for the throttle and front brake. Highly visible, which could help deter theft. Best used as another tool in a layered anti-theft system. There is no guaranteed motorcycle anti-theft ...

With bikes getting so much fancier and feature-rich, they are also becoming more appealing in the eyes of thieves, which is why it’s important to invest in an impenetrable anti-theft device. Like the ...

Disc brake lock systems are portable devices that can be attached to your motorcycle to avoid it from being stolen when parked. These disc brake lock systems ensure that your bike cannot be moved in ...

The XX14 is a new type of motorcycle brake disk lock with alarm from Xena. It has just been released for 2009. The XX14 has a new smooth “organic” shape, claimed to be more resistant to attack. The ...

Wayne Cunningham reviews cars and writes about automotive technology for CNET's Roadshow. Prior to the automotive beat, he covered spyware, Web building technologies, and computer hardware. He began ...

All new motorcycles built for road use in the U.S. would have anti-lock brakes and electronic stability control as standard equipment, under new recommendations from a federal safety agency. Tuesday, ...

You might not give your car’s brakes much thought until they cause a problem, but there’s a whole world of things happening every time you press the brake pedal. Though most cars today come equipped ...