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Best way to secure Helmets when exploring
Hi everyone,

We finally have our bike and we were wondering what people used to secure their helmets while they're shopping/ exploring. The GSA doesnt have the old type of hooks under the seat we were used to with our old GSXR, we could hook two helmets up then walk away.

While I realise anything can get stolen if the desire is there (cut wire etc) we thought maybe using a PacSafe wire mesh bag protector for each helmet then locked to the frame (helmets off the ground) would make it a deterrent while being light and easy to pack

What have others done to secure their helmets rather than drag them around

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On our last trip across the US we tended to use "herd immunity" - just leave them on the seat as there's so many "badd ass" Harley riders around no one touches bike stuff.

Over here, where the bike riders are warm and cuddly and it's the rest of the population you have to watch out for, I use a cable and padlock. The cable's about 1.5m long and about 9-10mm thick. I have a couple of heavy duty chain type locks but they weigh a ton and they're not long enough to go through the helmet and round the bike so they don't tend to get used. Not the highest level of security but most of my bikes are so valueless that the cable's probably the most expensive bit.

The one pac-safe net I had I gave up with once my initial enthusiasm wore off. Nothing wrong with it but it was always tangled with other stuff, either in the garage when I went to find it or on the bike when I was pulling it out of a pannier. I've got one of their retractasafe (sp?) cable locks that someone gave me but even with my laisser-faire attitude it looks a bit flimsy.
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Padlock the "D" rings to a mirror stem or similar part of the bike. Having a red and white Harley also was probably a deterrent.
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Short 3.5mm plastic covered cable with a loop at each end and a padlock eg: Security Cables & Wordlock You'll be faffing around and untangling those Pacsafe nets for so long you'll never use them.
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As per earlier comments, any helmet fixed by it's fabric chin strap is easily stolen simply by cutting that chin strap.
It does happen.

For full face helmets I fix them, to the bike handlebars usually, by use of a bicycle cable lock passed through the visor "slot".
I also try to support the helmets on the bike such that they don't collect too much rain water if it happens to rain while fixed in place (a tank bag rain cover can do that job).
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Exactly, I put my cable round the chinbar and then either my handlebar crossbar or the pillion grab rail. The 3.5mm cable is easy to store.
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Everyone,

Thanks so much for the advice and the cable with padlock sounds the way to go...... it looks like a trip to Bunnings (Aust) is in order.

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Helmet Hooks
Have recently fitted 'Helmet Hooks' to Lidas and my BMW's. Total success...google them!
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Everyone,

Thanks so much for the advice and the cable with padlock sounds the way to go...... it looks like a trip to Bunnings (Aust) is in order.

David
Yea, simple cable lock will usually do the trick ... but I recommend a helmet cover be used. A dirty, worn looking one is best. My Shoei Multi-Tech is 6 years old and stinks ... but to replace will cost me nearly $600 USD.

Here's the bad news ... if the helmet is locked to bike they can still steal the sheild ... a $50 USD item over here. Scroungers steal them and sell them on Craig's list in a day. (for $30) Arai shield even more. HJC only about $25 USD.
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Here's the bad news ... if the helmet is locked to bike they can still steal the sheild ... a $50 USD item over here. Scroungers steal them and sell them on Craig's list in a day. (for $30) Arai shield even more. HJC only about $25 USD.
I think LA was the one place we didn't leave the helmets on the seats - just as well really as the photochromic visor on my wife's Bell is something like $250 (or its equivalent in £). "Strange" kind of economics as the whole helmet, including the visor, only cost around the same.
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I use a cable lock.
It does not matter how you lock your helmet to the bike. If its unlocked, it’s just to pick it and walk away. If it is locked in any way, there is more to do than that to do. And in most of the cases the thief would pick an easier object
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Thanks everyone for your suggestions and we'll look the hooks up
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Hey Rod 67, Ive googled helmet hooks but there are to many random sites...... which one specifically did you mean
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