HelmetSecure
For the longest time I was one of those motorcyclists you see walking along the street carrying his helmet everywhere he goes. I didn’t trust the flimsy D-ring lock that came with my motorcycle: it wasn’t strong enough, and it left my helmet strap vulnerable to being cut. I wasn’t interested in carrying a cable lock in my pocket, in case I crashed and landed right on it.
The solution I found, and have been using for seven months now, is the HelmetSecure. It attaches to my handlebars, and stays there, using hidden bolts that are only accessible if you have the key. I arrive at my destination, loop the 15in.-long integral steel cable through the face of my helmet (and the D-ring of a second helmet too, if I have a passenger) and leave it behind.
And the lock looks great. It’s show-quality chrome, and I get plenty of questions about it. It fits the round handlebars on my Ducati, but it also comes with rubber spacers to fit Harleys and a range of different handlebars.
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Manufactured by Helmetsecure
Favorite (15)
Duncan
Are people really stupid enough to cut a helmet strap in order to steal it?
Z
@#1, yes. Never underestimate a crooks stupidity. Plenty of cr*p around here is damaged when stolen, and people still buy the (broken) stolen goods. Most of the idiots around here (DC) on lowered Busas with chromed out drag frames don't even WEAR their $1000 custom painted helmets. They cruise around with them perched atop their heads. And even when wearing them, most I've seen don't buckle the helmet strap. There really aren't enough bridge abutments for them to run into IMO.
And it goes without saying, this doesn't get you any more security if you're wearing a half helmet. It's only really more secure for full face helmets.
Morgan
Wish they had something other than chrome finish, but it is exactly what I have been looking for.
Oryctolagus habilis
@#1: I once had someone go to the trouble of cutting my steel bicycle frame just to steal the low-end components.
Trevor Weyland
@#3: HelmetSecure will have black locks in stock in early December. Please email me at info@helmetsecure.com if you would like us to contact you when the black locks come in.
Trevor.
Pete
what a neat idea, I'll be adding one of these to my bike when I get a new one :D