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Yonuh Adisi FSO Serious Thumper Offline Savage Jedi (Knight) Posts: 3622 Pilot Valley NV, aka Tatooine Gender:	Re: What do you do with your helmet? Reply #15 - 04/30/09 at 15:27:21 I will either put it on the sissy bar or take it with me.
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Reply #16 - 04/30/09 at 15:45:03

I've put it on the RH mirror, put it on the sissy bar, and set it in the seat. Very rarely take it with me. If I'm worried about it (falling off), I have a small padlock that I clamp to something (mirror or sissy bar) to keep it secured (ie keep someone from knocking it off or picking it up just to be annoying). My helmets are not nice enough for someone to really want to keep/use...but kids are still kids... (even when they grow up).

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Savage_Amusement Serious Thumper Offline On this steel horse I ride. Posts: 1004 Omaha, NE Gender:	Re: What do you do with your helmet? Reply #17 - 04/30/09 at 16:16:47 I have ISO hand grips and you can get bar ends that have helmet locks in them. That way we have two, one for mine and one for my wife's helmet! This photo was taken last year but it shows the grip ends. They have a key that goes in the end and you put your D ring from your helmet up inside.
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DavetheDog YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 37 Richmond, VA Gender:	Re: What do you do with your helmet? Reply #18 - 04/30/09 at 16:18:57 I take it with me. Is it not the most important part of your riding gear? I wanna make sure it is nice and safe so it will protect my giant noggin.
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alcoa Full Member Offline never let the bastards wear you down Posts: 155	Re: What do you do with your helmet? Reply #19 - 04/30/09 at 16:21:40 i put mine over my backrest
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Staplebox Junior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 70 CT Gender:	Re: What do you do with your helmet? Reply #20 - 04/30/09 at 17:19:34 I take it with me because if I leave it on the bike in the summer it cooks in the sun (black FF).
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craigq Junior Member Alliance Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 80 Ottawa, ON Gender:	Re: What do you do with your helmet? Reply #21 - 04/30/09 at 17:27:06 I paid enough for the bloody thing, it's coming with me. Like Skid Mark said, we can't ride without 'em up here so I'd be stuck waiting for a delivery...
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Reply #22 - 04/30/09 at 17:36:18

Quick in and out, it stays on the grip for no other reason that if I don't see it, it may not go on my head when I hop back on. Happened to me last year. Used the helmet lock while shooting a job. Packed up, and rode to my next job. Wasn't until I was stopped at a light after about 4-5 miles of riding, some highway, when I went to check my hair tie only to realize that there was no helmet on my head. Helmet was still on the lock though, but pretty beat up from the wheel.

If I'm away from the bike for awhile, it either comes with me or I lock it. Depends on where I am at the time.

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Sandy Koocanusa Serious Thumper Offline Don't blame me. I didn't vote for him. Posts: 1878 Bigfork, MT Gender:	Re: What do you do with your helmet? Reply #23 - 04/30/09 at 17:42:43 Even if my bags didn't cover it, I'm not sure I'd hang my plastic helmet that close to the muffler. I still haven't figured out why they put it there. Savage Greg moved his to the front of the bike, which I liked. I might try that some time. Meanwhile, I just carry the helmet with me.
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: What do you do with your helmet? Reply #24 - 04/30/09 at 18:06:52 When I bought a rifle it came with a padlock with a long & flexible loop. It is long enough to go around the handlebars, between the risers, & thru the D-rings on the helmet. I bet you could getchya one O them at the local gun sellin spot.
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Re: What do you do with your helmet?
Reply #25 - 04/30/09 at 18:12:47

justin_o_guy2 wrote on 04/30/09 at 18:06:52:

When I bought a rifle it came with a padlock with a long & flexible loop. It is long enough to go around the handlebars, between the risers, & thru the D-rings on the helmet. I bet you could getchya one O them at the local gun sellin spot.

I got one of those, forgot all about the blasted thing! Grin

Excuse me while I see where I buried it... Roll Eyes

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marine5317 Full Member Alliance Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 181 Lecanto,FL Gender:	Re: What do you do with your helmet? Reply #26 - 04/30/09 at 18:27:26 I hang it on the right mirror. I use a gun lock that has a cable. About $5 at Walmart. Nevers falls off and it's always there when I come back.
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Reply #27 - 05/01/09 at 07:25:42

John_D FSO wrote on 04/30/09 at 18:12:47:

justin_o_guy2 wrote on 04/30/09 at 18:06:52:

When I bought a rifle it came with a padlock with a long & flexible loop. It is long enough to go around the handlebars, between the risers, & thru the D-rings on the helmet. I bet you could getchya one O them at the local gun sellin spot.

I got one of those, forgot all about the blasted thing! Grin

Excuse me while I see where I buried it... Roll Eyes

Yep, thats what I do.

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sakara Senior Member 2005 No Login Offline Thumpalicious Posts: 313 Lockport, NY Gender:	Re: What do you do with your helmet? Reply #28 - 05/01/09 at 07:52:19 I only had one helmet taken once ever. Most people don't F with bikes and bikers in general in my experience.
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Re: What do you do with your helmet?
Reply #29 - 05/01/09 at 19:20:18

I have a windscreen, so I padlock by the D ring to one of the supports. If they cut it, it's useless. Most of the time I have the mini cover on the bike if I'm going to be away from it for a while; and that covers the locked up helmet too. Pros are gonna get your stuff, nuff said. The rest is to make it harder for the amateurs and mischief makers.

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