Lock for helmet?

Lightcycle said:
If you ever want your helmet to be missing when you return back to your bike, lock it up using the straps.

Thieves will cut the strap and restrap the helmet.

$1000 Shoei gone because I used the strap lock on the bike.

Ever since then, I run a cable lock through the visor hole. Cables are harder to cut than fabric straps.
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Where would one get a helmet restraped? Iv'e got a strap thats frayed bad and would get it fixed if I could. Its riveted to the helmet.
 
shanekingsley said:
I had no idea that they were rated so slow. Someone told me that the Givi cases I use can withstand well over 200 and not affect handling to any noticeable amount.
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With the givi top case on the Aprilia, at 200+ it feels like you are on an expanded metal bridge. Not scary, just disconcerting.
 
I use the D-Link loop bracket thingies on my half helmets. Even though my current isn't a cheapie by any means, it's not even close to a high end full face...and thieves probably aren't interested in half helmets anyways. For a full face, a cable lock is absolutely necessary. I have a gun cable lock that I've used for both helmets as well as through one arm for my jacket as well.

$10 at Canadian Tire, there are ones out there with longer cables as well.

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I have one of these as well although my current helmet has a ratchet mechanism making them defunct, but I keep it for the times I occasionally use my full face.

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Even if your helmet isn't worth a lot of money and you don't mind the strap being cut and the lid stolen (because hey, D-ring locks are soooo convenient!), it's still a major pain in the ass to have to call your wife or buddy to bring a spare helmet to where you and your bike are at.

Had my helmet stolen early in my riding career, so I didn't have an extra helmet at home. Had to call my wife to drive over to where I was, she brought her own lid for me to wear and I had to ride all the way home with an XS lid on my M-sized head.

Wasn't close to home either...

Was a huge headache, literally and metaphorically.
 
Lightcycle said:
Even if your helmet isn't worth a lot of money and you don't mind the strap being cut and the lid stolen (because hey, D-ring locks are soooo convenient!), it's still a major pain in the ass to have to call your wife or buddy to bring a spare helmet to where you and your bike are at.
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My current ride has a chonker of a top box big enough to swallow two full face helmets, so I don't really need to strap the helmet outside anymore now unless I'm travelling long distance and have the top box full of camping stuff or whatnot, so yeah, seldom a problem getting my half helmet in there.

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Another nice thing about travelling with my wife with her Spyder, the frunk is cavernous and will hold probably 3 full face helmets, and each panier will hold one as well.


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shanekingsley said:
Congrats on the nice new lid!

Since my lids are expensive to replace, I typically put it in my top box for short or long stops.

That said, I've kept a helmet guardian on my bikes for the last 15 or so years. Very handy if I'm riding 2up or don't have the top box on me.
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Most older bikes I've have had had these installed as factory equipment. Are they no longer common on newer bikes?
 
timtune said:
Most older bikes I've have had had these installed as factory equipment. Are they no longer common on newer bikes?
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I know that all my VStrom’s just had a hard metal U shaped thing under the seat and a small extension loop to connect the helmet.

All my bikes older than 20yrs had proper keyed helmet locks on them that didn’t require removing the seat, which is what I think you’re referring to.

I bought that helmet guardian so that when my wife and I would go for long rides and then hike for a bit, the hard cases were filled with our gear and no room left over for the 2 lids.
 
PrivatePilot said:
I use the D-Link loop bracket thingies on my half helmets. Even though my current isn't a cheapie by any means, it's not even close to a high end full face...and thieves probably aren't interested in half helmets anyways. For a full face, a cable lock is absolutely necessary. I have a gun cable lock that I've used for both helmets as well as through one arm for my jacket as well.

$10 at Canadian Tire, there are ones out there with longer cables as well.

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I have one of these as well although my current helmet has a ratchet mechanism making them defunct, but I keep it for the times I occasionally use my full face.

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This, thanks!
 
JZ67 said:
Isn't there a helmet lock under your seat? Pop the seat, insert D ring, put seat back on?
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I've heard about this, and it's been mentioned here before, but neither bikes I've had have something like this, and I have no idea how it works.
 
PrivatePilot said:
I use the D-Link loop bracket thingies on my half helmets. Even though my current isn't a cheapie by any means, it's not even close to a high end full face...and thieves probably aren't interested in half helmets anyways. For a full face, a cable lock is absolutely necessary. I have a gun cable lock that I've used for both helmets as well as through one arm for my jacket as well.

$10 at Canadian Tire, there are ones out there with longer cables as well.

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I have one of these as well although my current helmet has a ratchet mechanism making them defunct, but I keep it for the times I occasionally use my full face.

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Love the gun shield idea. I'm gonna pick one up as my 1090 doesn't have a helmet lock, only a thin little cable that hooks on under the seat. $10 is a cheap and convenient solution. Thanks!
 
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