I had a U Lock attached to my new "Boise Beauty" and the PO didn't have the key, so I taped it up so it didn't rattle too much when I rode it home.
Tonight I remembered it and dug out my tubular lock pick kit.
I purchased this kit about 25 years ago and it's been fantastic. Never met a U lock I could pick even the Kryptonite II models, some will open in 2-3 seconds, but usually 2-3 minutes was average for me back when I was an active locksmith technician.
Well it's been a while and the eyesight is not quite what it was, so I got the kit out lubed up the rubber O-rings as everything was dry and seized, and got to it. When it didn't open in the first few minutes I started to worry I'd lost my touch, but as it was locked to the rear turn signal, and it was in an awkward position I decided to remove the license plate to give better access.
Once I had good access I had the thing off in 30 seconds.
Man it feels good to be able to pick locks, very satisfying.

I recreated it on the bench so I could get some pictures.
Here's the U Lock and the Pick on the bench.

Here's the lock after I opened it for this demo.

Here's the pick with the slides still in position, so I can decode them and cut a key if I want one.

Here's the brand of Lock Pick I use, very expensive at the time but one of the best available.

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