Litelok X1 & Litelok X3 review | Real world angle-grinder test

PLEASE NOTE: The X3 is £249.99, not £279.99. We test the Litelok X1 and the Litelok X3, claimed to be the toughest motorcycle and bicycle locks you can buy.
Using 42" bolt-croppers, drill, lump-hammer, sledge hammer and angle-grinder attacks, we find out if this is the best motorbike lock you can buy, and how it compares to the Hiplok D1000. Plus, how you can stop your bike from being stolen.
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Chapters
00:00 Intro
00:32 Bikes less likely to be stolen than cars
00:54 Why you can trust this data
01:39 Litelok X1 review
05:50 What the angle grinder results mean
07:54 Litelok X3 review
12:57 Preventing your bike being lifted into a van
14:28 Hiplok vs Litelok
15:45 Conclusion

[stevewoods]

It's amazing that its that two British companies are pushing the tech use in the portable lock market forwards whilst the likes of Kryptonite and Abus haven't done anything despite being huge with loads of resource available. Angle grinders are the biggest threat now so its great to see some decent protection against them starting to appear. Great video John

[andrewlim]

Another brilliant video. No marketing fluff, just an objective test with results demonstrated. It's good to see manufacturers are slowly gaining ground against the angle grinders, I'll be getting one of these once I upgrade to a motorbike that's worth more than the lock 😂

[bc]

Don't ya just love it when a product like this comes out to help honest paying riders!
Another kick in the Gonads to the 'Toerags'

[aussie]

Good that you tested drilling it. Hardly any lock reviews do this yet it normally takes about 10 seconds to drill out a cylinder. Far quieter than grinding too. This looks like an excellent lock.

[spocksvulcanbrain]

Litelok should make a series of chains using the same material so you can use this lock to link the chain to a fixed immovable point so the bike can't be picked up. Since the weakest link is usually the chain, I think that would be a good business decision. Another product of similar inability to cut through.

[maxgusatz]

Good for you John, you’re a very genuine and upfront biker bloke fighting all the BS and gits out there. 👍

[capybara]

In the world of YouTube videos, you are the Litelok X3 John. Thank you yet again for an absolutely amazingly informative video. Keep up the great work.

[Grim_Beard]

Thanks for the very thorough test, John. In fairness to LPL, he has often said that on-street thefts are generally brute-force attacks and very unlikely to involve anything but the most basic 'picking' tools and techniques.

[aidanoconnor]

I completely agree on the colouring of the locks. Black is easy to forget about. Countless times I tried to move my bike with a disk lock on that wasn't really brightly coloured, only being saved by having the engine being off. I even wrecked the disk on my current bike when I tried riding with it still attached. For a finish, I've gone with a very bright disk lock with an alarm from Oxford (as well as a big chain). Yes, that alarm is for me as much as deterring any thieves - 2 years and not even a hint of forgetting to take it off. So maybe bright coloured lock and a lock alarm?

[ewanburnett]

Got an X1 Moto coming as it's the best I could afford, that will be the 8th security device I have on my motorbike. What sort of world are we living in where you need multiple security devices sad times. Thanks for your test though very reassuring and helpful

[ukrytykrytyk]

Great video not only for motorcyclists but also for bicycle owners, especially the more expensive ebikes or cargo bikes. Shame some more established companies have no such locks in their offer.

[vcrpnff]

nice to see companies doing R&D on this stuff to prevent theft. clearly in a lot of places, both US and UK, the government, cops, or even bystanders aren't doing anything, so having companies take the initiative to develop and offer solutions is a nice thing to see

[porkscratchings]

Glad I saw this, I was just about to buy an X1! X3 is best bet. Crazy we have to spend so much on security out and about and at home for our bikes.
I’m originally from the Highlands and never locked our houses, left keys in unlocked cars out and about, to town, to the pub, never would get stolen. Moved to London, holy crapola, I had to get pannier bags to hold two chain and locks, two disc locks, had to get Datatag, Tracker just to get my insurance down which was 3 times more to what I paid up North lol. Crazy times we live in now!
Great vid, thanks for the reassurance now on the X3 👍👍🍻🍻🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇬🇧

[Adameftube]

Tip I was given to not lose the angle grinder key : It's a good idea to cable-tie the angle grinder spindle key to it's plug to remind you to unplug it when you're swapping discs, so you don't accidentally start it and take your fingers off.

[bennettsbikesocial]

Please note that the Litelok X3 is actually £249.99, not £279.99 as I said in the video. Cheers, John

[jameswalker]

Great to see a British company producing such a top end security product. Well done #litelok

[MattSwain]

Great stuff, I think the X3 is going on my shopping list. I’ve currently got one of the big liteloks which has been a bit disappointing in terms of not being nearly as practical as it looks like it might be. It’s big enough to be awkward to carry but not long enough to attach to a lot of things (bearing in mind that lampposts and railings are usually set back from the kerbside)

[martinpalm]

5 years in jail for stealing a bike would fix this issue much faster.

[OldDogZeroTricks]

You work hard for this channel and get a lot of respect from the motorcycle community.
Off topic, as you have already covered, I look forward to seeing actual reviews of the 2023 Niken GT when it's released and any comparisons to the 2022 and before versions. I've enjoyed your plenty of Niken content over the years.
As for bike theft, there aren't many things that make my blood boil more, especially seeing thieves in action. It's great seeing them nabbed by the police, though.
Thanks for your hard work, it doesn't go unnoticed.

[calbrock]

I commute into Manchester City centre daily and I currently have 3 of Oxford hd max disc locks, a crappy ‘alarm’ disc lock and a nice big chain and padlock (that being left in the parkin bay) I’ve tried to make my bike look a royal pain in the arse to pinch! If it’s 30 seconds per lock that’s 2 and half minutes the thieves will have to be going at my bike. I will be buying one of these litelocks!!!