Noob question about securing helmet.
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I use a small padlock. I put the helmet on my right mirror, hasp through d-ring and then around the brake lever. The hasp is small enough to not slide past the ball end of the lever.
I do have a cable lock, but that is in my saddle bag and I don't always have the bags on.
The padlock is small and stays in my jacket top pocket. Not undefeatable, but stops quick ****** and grabs by random zombies.
Also, like having my helmet top up on the mirror, helmet won't get soaked inside if there is rain.
I do have a cable lock, but that is in my saddle bag and I don't always have the bags on.
The padlock is small and stays in my jacket top pocket. Not undefeatable, but stops quick ****** and grabs by random zombies.
Also, like having my helmet top up on the mirror, helmet won't get soaked inside if there is rain.
I have a $250 helmet too. I generally carry it around like a woman's purse with my gloves in it. Now it is getting dinged up and I have sweated in it quite a bit I am thinking maybe no one would want it so much.
I have the neck-strap latching system HD dealer sells instead of the double-D most helmets come with and the straps are zip-locked inside a 1" piece of shrink-wrap tube (Home Depot) so this creates a nice neck strap that has very soft edges and securely latches keeping the helmet snug on my head (even at 100+ mph)... never looses over time. I stop for dinner I park the bike where I can see it (usually) and now I just latch the helmet over the mirror and left handlebar. They would need to fiddle with the latch to get it off and that bit of time might un-nerve them I am thinking. Haven't lost it yet.
I have the neck-strap latching system HD dealer sells instead of the double-D most helmets come with and the straps are zip-locked inside a 1" piece of shrink-wrap tube (Home Depot) so this creates a nice neck strap that has very soft edges and securely latches keeping the helmet snug on my head (even at 100+ mph)... never looses over time. I stop for dinner I park the bike where I can see it (usually) and now I just latch the helmet over the mirror and left handlebar. They would need to fiddle with the latch to get it off and that bit of time might un-nerve them I am thinking. Haven't lost it yet.
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Not everyone steals to use it themselves. Some are just a__holes who want to take your things away. It's like everything else that's easy to carry, you have to evaluate the area your in and consider the risk. I rarely leave my helmet loose but don't think twice about leaving a couple hundred dollars worth of gear in a saddlebag that doesn't lock. Go figure.
I do something similar. I put one of the Harley locks (45732-86 Universal Mount Helmet Lock $19) on the top of my engine guard near the frame. The helmet hangs on the backside. I use a Shoei and DO NOT want to buy another just yet. I carry the key on my fob with the barrel key.
One overlooked aspect of locking your helmet, for those who care, is that a locked helmet cannot be knocked off by a passerby or the wind.
My wife straps her helmet to the luggage rack to prevent dropping although it's not locked.
I have something similar to this. It works well as long as you can find a secure place that it'll fit around. Mine looks narrower. It won't fit around the frame or handlebars.
I do something similar. I put one of the Harley locks (45732-86 Universal Mount Helmet Lock $19) on the top of my engine guard near the frame. The helmet hangs on the backside. I use a Shoei and DO NOT want to buy another just yet. I carry the key on my fob with the barrel key.
One overlooked aspect of locking your helmet, for those who care, is that a locked helmet cannot be knocked off by a passerby or the wind.
My wife straps her helmet to the luggage rack to prevent dropping although it's not locked.
i use this works great and takes no time locking and unlocking
HELMETLOK-II http://www.ebay.com/itm/151282755481...84.m1439.l2649
Works Great
HELMETLOK-II http://www.ebay.com/itm/151282755481...84.m1439.l2649
Works Great
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But I still just put the helmet on the sissybar.