SilvrT Posted November 29, 2012 Share #1 Posted November 29, 2012 When you've stopped at a restaurant or a gas stop/pee break .... in other words, you've left your bike unattended to go inside a building for a period of time ... 10 min - 2 hours or so.... do you lock your helmet on the helmet lock, do you store it inside the trunk, do you take it in with you, do you leave it on the seat or hanging from the mirror or something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panjandrum Posted November 29, 2012 Share #2 Posted November 29, 2012 do you lock your helmet on the helmet lock, do you store it inside the trunk, do you take it in with you, do you leave it on the seat or hanging from the mirror or something? All or any of the above, depending on my mood and the neighbourhood I am in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prairiehammer Posted November 29, 2012 Share #3 Posted November 29, 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJ44 Posted November 29, 2012 Share #4 Posted November 29, 2012 trunk or in the sidecar........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilvrT Posted November 29, 2012 Author Share #5 Posted November 29, 2012 All or any of the above, depending on my mood and the neighbourhood I am in. That's why I made it multiple choice. Same with me mostly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flyinfool Posted November 29, 2012 Share #6 Posted November 29, 2012 I guess I am in the habit of locking it up. I live in a neighborhood where anything not locked up will be gone quickly. If there is room, it goes in the trunk, otherwise on the helmet lock. If I am in a really nice neighborhood, I might not actually lock the trunk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
painterman67 Posted November 29, 2012 Share #7 Posted November 29, 2012 most of the tome I hang it on the right mirror. But on ocasion Ill lock it in the trunk. I guess it just depends on my mood or where Im at at the time David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
we2riders Posted November 29, 2012 Share #8 Posted November 29, 2012 I usually turn mine upside down and put it under the kickstand, keeps the bike from falling over even in sand... and an added plus is most thieves wont steal a brain bucket that is gonna get their head greasy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOO Posted November 29, 2012 Share #9 Posted November 29, 2012 Not very often will I put it in the trunk because there is usually no room. If I am stopping for gas or going to pee then it hangs on the right mirror. When I go in to eat and cannot see the bike I will lock it on the lock. I never take it inside with me. Like mentioned above it really depends on the neighborhood. At the Indianapolis Motor Speedway one time I had it locked on the back and when I got back to the bike the helmet was gone, I still had about two inches of strap though. What really ticked me off was it was pouring down rain and I had no helmet. BOO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilvrT Posted November 29, 2012 Author Share #10 Posted November 29, 2012 I usually turn mine upside down and put it under the kickstand, keeps the bike from falling over even in sand... and an added plus is most thieves wont steal a brain bucket that is gonna get their head greasy :Laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galapagos Posted November 29, 2012 Share #11 Posted November 29, 2012 I always trusted Karma. Steal my helmet, sunglasses or gloves off the bike you will pay someday. Let me catch you and you become hamburger helper instantly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueVenture87 Posted November 30, 2012 Share #12 Posted November 30, 2012 For a quick stop I'll hang it on the handlebar. Somone could steal it but since I always ride with my helmet installed it can get a little funky. So I say "go to town", as soon as you stick YOUR head inside you'll pay and I bet I find it not too far from where I left it! -JK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilvrT Posted November 30, 2012 Author Share #13 Posted November 30, 2012 For a quick stop I'll hang it on the handlebar. Somone could steal it but since I always ride with my helmet installed it can get a little funky. So I say "go to town", as soon as you stick YOUR head inside you'll pay and I bet I find it not too far from where I left it! -JK kinda lost me on that "helmet installed" part ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRider Posted November 30, 2012 Share #14 Posted November 30, 2012 Depends where I am and which helmet I am wearing. My Aria always gets locked up or taken with me. If I am wearing one of my cheapo dirt bike helmets, I will hang it on the mirror or set it on the seat. RR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirby Posted November 30, 2012 Share #15 Posted November 30, 2012 All or any of the above, depending on my mood and the neighbourhood I am in. Me too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djh3 Posted November 30, 2012 Share #16 Posted November 30, 2012 Also a pends-on sort of guy. Mostly around town and back and forth to airport for work I wear the shorty. I'll leave it on the seat with gloves under it if its short time. Say hour or so. If I'm out on the road and got the Bell with my radio/headset gear in it I'll usually lock it up if its outa site for more than a few minutes. We try to put them in the trunk if there is room. The helmet locks are really a PIA to use if you ask me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billmac Posted November 30, 2012 Share #17 Posted November 30, 2012 Like most it depends where I'm at and who I'm with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venturous Randy Posted November 30, 2012 Share #18 Posted November 30, 2012 On my 83, I moved the helmet locks up under the trunk like the 86 up 1st gens. If I am going to be away from the bike, I will lock the helmets and if it is real hot and we are going into a cool restaurant, we will take the helmets with us. RandyA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pegasus1300 Posted November 30, 2012 Share #19 Posted November 30, 2012 I used to lock it up with the helmet locks but one time I came out of a movie theater and it had rained and it was full of water:depressed:. Now i just leave it sitting on the seat rightside up. I would lock it in the trunk but there is usually no room.Guess I need to carry less junk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guns_usn_20 Posted November 30, 2012 Share #20 Posted November 30, 2012 If it at a gas stop I will leave it on the seat. If I am going in to eat I will take it in. When I am at work, I take it in or lock it in the trunk. yes my RSTD has a trunk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camos Posted November 30, 2012 Share #21 Posted November 30, 2012 The helmet locks are really a PIA to use if you ask me. They are indeed a PITA but there is a solution. There are chrome lock T hangers available for about $60/pr but a better method, I think is to get a couple of small crescent wrenches for a few bucks each. When not in use they can be left on the lock as a decoration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1joeranger Posted December 1, 2012 Share #22 Posted December 1, 2012 At church, I bring it in. It is always a conversation piece, especially during winter, and leads to good fellowship! I use to do the same at the local restaurants in and around Chattanooga, TN but one of the bikers informed me that most leave theirs on their bikes. So now I hang my on my foot peg. I do this also while camping during my travels. Only time I consider securing it is when we might stay in a hotel, which is infrequent! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Marshal Posted December 1, 2012 Share #23 Posted December 1, 2012 The RSTD has no trunk. With $300 worth of Comm Gear in the Nolan Fullface helmet, it goes with me. The Scorpion half-helmet gets locked in the saddlebag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brenda H Posted December 2, 2012 Share #24 Posted December 2, 2012 Neither of my bikes have a helmet lock. I installed the one that mounts on the Kury ISO grips that are on my 650. That worked about a dozen times and hasn't worked since. So I keep a coiled cable lock wrapped around my handlebars, and as I ride either with a full or flip face helmet, the cable gets put thru the visor opening and the helmet sits on the gas tank until I get back. Works for me!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aharbi Posted December 4, 2012 Share #25 Posted December 4, 2012 I have a small cable and lock. It's a full face helmet so I put the helmet on the rear seat run the cable thru the face around the rear grab rails and lock the ends together. Only takes a second. I keep the cable & lock in the trunk. I have a larger and longer cable that I run thru the sleeves of my jacket to lock it the bike as well. For over night trips I use a disk brake lock with alarm, pad lock the steering, use a big bull dog cable around the frame thru the rear wheel. Plus the bike has a gorilla alarm, and I cover it. I hide under the cover all night with my 357 just in case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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