question about disc locks

here's a question for you... I'm thinking buying a disk lock for obvious reasons. Does anyone use them here? Why do you put it on the front instead of the back? Use it on the back and roll the bike so its touch the caliper while it's parked... kinda eliminates the "forgetting to remove it" scenario some of you have seen. Will the locks work on the back?

I don't know if they will work on the rear or not. Just know that it'd be my luck to forget to take the thing off. Usually the only place I ride where I can't see my bike is at work. So I have a cable lock at the motorcycle parking lot. I just know too many people that are smarter than me that have forgotten to take a disk lock off -- so I'm not testing fate.

that's why I said to use the rear. put it on the rear and roll the bike forward so it's touching the caliper. That way, if you do forget, all you'll do is stall the bike because the back wheel will be locked and not allow the bike to roll at all.

That plan is still likely to cause damage to your caliper, thats the reason i don`t use them too, i`d forget and cause some damage

+ i park my bike inside at work,

would it damage the caliper if you used it like I said? It wouldn't have any room to roll so it should just stall. I've found long (about 3 feet) red flags that say remove before flight.... like the ones you see on jet planes, that you can hook to the lock to help remind you it's there.

I think it would, its would be forcing against the caliper and disc when you tried to take off, metal on metal, can`t be good.

theres a little bungee cord thing you can buy that you put inside the disk lock when you lock it on and you run the other end to the bar. if you put it on your clutch then you see it when ever you start your bike and it reminds you about the disk lock. cost like five bucks and it does what its supposed to do.

Yeah but then everyone knows your a gimp who forgets his disclock`s on.