Yes! Instead of simply firing up the bike and taking off, he reached deep into a pocket, searching for something. Sly knew what it was, the small computer module that controlled all the sophisticated functions of the Blitzen. Preferring not to depend on alarms and other theft-deterrent devices to protect his bike. Modal had modified the control panel so that the computer module fitted into a shuttle-mount, just like those used for car stereos. Whenever he parked the bike, he removed the module and slipped it into a pocket. Without it, the bike was inert, dead. A thief couldn’t even start up the ignition, let alone control the mass of metal whose stability relied so much on the computer-controlled gyroscope mounted below the engine block. Unmounting and remounting the computer module took several seconds— seconds that could mean the difference between life and death in a scrape—but Modal had decided the risk was worth safeguarding his beloved bike.