absolutegator
23rd October 2021, 08:57
Kia ora,
I have started using a bike as my only vehicle at the moment. I love most parts of it over a car.
One of the major things I struggle with however is lugging around my jacket and helmet (and pants and boots if going on a longer trip). Makes everything pretty cumbersome. My bike has a "helmet lock" but the positioning and the d-rings on my helmet are such that it's near impossibly to get the helmet onto it without severe fighting.
Obviously lockable top-boxes are a thing, though I invested into the ventura pack-rack system (at what ended up being eye-wateringly expensive after I was incorrectly informed that they made brackets for my bike, only to find out they didn't and the welding job ended up being nearly twice as much as quoted), so I'm not tooooooo keen to go the top box route.
I've been thinking of maybe getting a sturdy bike-chain to attach through the face of the helmet and maybe arm of the jacket that goes through the grab handles. Obviously the committed thief could get through this, but I try to park in areas with decent foot traffic to deter issues.
Any other sparks of genius?
I have started using a bike as my only vehicle at the moment. I love most parts of it over a car.
One of the major things I struggle with however is lugging around my jacket and helmet (and pants and boots if going on a longer trip). Makes everything pretty cumbersome. My bike has a "helmet lock" but the positioning and the d-rings on my helmet are such that it's near impossibly to get the helmet onto it without severe fighting.
Obviously lockable top-boxes are a thing, though I invested into the ventura pack-rack system (at what ended up being eye-wateringly expensive after I was incorrectly informed that they made brackets for my bike, only to find out they didn't and the welding job ended up being nearly twice as much as quoted), so I'm not tooooooo keen to go the top box route.
I've been thinking of maybe getting a sturdy bike-chain to attach through the face of the helmet and maybe arm of the jacket that goes through the grab handles. Obviously the committed thief could get through this, but I try to park in areas with decent foot traffic to deter issues.
Any other sparks of genius?