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Feb 9, 2014 | 08:27 PM

#81

desertrideryz

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From: Mesquite,Nevada

Quote:

Originally Posted by teampiney

Cheap enough solution.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/271088810024...%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

That's what I have on mine. Only pain is when you have 2 to lock down. You can solve that issue. Think I got it at Dennis Kirk looks like a d-clip with a number lock on it.

Feb 10, 2014 | 11:00 AM

#82

Quadancer

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From: Acworth Georgia

My motorcop buds tell me it's all just a matter of being harder to hit than the guy next to you, so even a cheap couple-dollar lock like this makes the guy without one the easier mark:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/3-Digit-Comp...item20dc35eb05
I know of a guy who leaves his leathers on the bike with just a thin bicycle cable thru the sleeve and under the tank. It doesn't even have a lock on it; you'd just automatically assume there is one.

Feb 10, 2014 | 01:06 PM

#83

Glockmeister

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From: Northwestern Nevada

Quote:

Originally Posted by mmcbeat

Anyone low enough to steal helmet wouldn't think twice about cutting the strap, even though it would pretty much make the helmet worthless. I hang mine on the bar by the strap and have never had one stolen.

Worse yet are the D-Bags that put filth in the helmet and leave it with the bike... I saw a woman ranting on her cell phone while standing next to a bike one day last summer and she took a soda and pored it into a helmet hanging off a set of bars. It was clear she knew the poor slob, but vandals will screw with anyone. BTW, we are a nanny state, so that guy either rode with a wet head, or risked a ticket or stole someone else s.

Feb 10, 2014 | 01:16 PM

#84

billatstarbrite

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From: Fort Lauderdale

Solved it; I got a pink Hello Kitty bucket. No worries about it getting stolen unless I park outside a beauty college.

Feb 10, 2014 | 01:22 PM

#85

billatstarbrite

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From: Fort Lauderdale

Actually, Glockmeister's avatar reminded me that I have a better helmet security solution; the cable lock that came with my latest Glock.

Feb 10, 2014 | 01:48 PM

#86

Tony P

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From: North of Hell, South of Heaven

You have to have a death wish to steal a helmet. If caught, it doesn't go down good for the perp... just saying'...

Feb 10, 2014 | 06:02 PM

#87

Fozzy4325

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From: Calgary, Canada

I've had a set of sunglasses stolen from my bike.. hanging from the handlebars, a Helmet, the **** pot ones they have here in the americas, a half helmet (70's) open face style, Full face helmet and I had my tool bag stolen. they cut the straps

Feb 10, 2014 | 08:51 PM

#88

Quadancer

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From: Acworth Georgia

15 minutes with some nylon thread and you can sew a strap back together. It ain't the bikers so much to sweat, I personally think it's the teens with no brains (think repercussions), and the crotch rocketer who knows the value of a lid and doesn't like your cruiser.
I keep thinking about the ones we PASS when we stop for a bit...we do get some nasty looks, but mostly from the Harley crowd who can't friggin' RIDE.

Last edited by Quadancer; Feb 10, 2014 at 08:56 PM.

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