Isn't there a helmet lock under your seat? Pop the seat, insert D ring, put seat back on?
Lock for helmet?
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AllistonGT
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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.
With the givi top case on the Aprilia, at 200+ it feels like you are on an expanded metal bridge. Not scary, just disconcerting.
Dunno... never caught the thief to ask them....
Apparently I'm not the only one...
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.
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.
$10 at Canadian Tire, there are ones out there with longer cables as well.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Most older bikes I've have had had these installed as factory equipment. Are they no longer common on newer bikes?
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.
sburns
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This, thanks!
sburns
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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.
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!
I just use my snowboard lock... If I will be away for a long time I take it with me.
Pre safety belt laws a friend didn't like the look of the seat belts in his cool car so he cut them off. Not the sharpest knife in the drawer.
When he wanted to sell the car it wouldn't pass safety so he took the belt pieces to a shoe repair place and they stitched them back together. He might have lost a few inches in length but it did the job. A harness shop could do the same thing.
I wouldn't worry as much about strength with the helmet as the car belts. Your neck is going to break first.
The rivetting is the bigger issue. Getting a few of the right rivets and setting them right could be a challenge.
As mentioned, a stolen helmet means you can't legally ride home. What if you wrapped a towel around your head and faked a Russell Peters accent?
Relax
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I just use a coiled bicycle cable lock through the eyeport and triple clamps. Similar to this random pic I found on the net. I can also run it through a sleeve for my jacket if I'm really paranoid:
