Stolen Helmet: Newmarket (Ak) 12 Dec

[Big Dave]

Why is Santa Claus so Jolly?

He knows where all the bad girls live.

[Big Dave]

Sorry - my bad - bull/horns - it's $100 gets $110.
Will edit previous post.

[HungusMaximist]

Sucks to get your helmet taxed but I gotta ask, is the helmet hook on your partner's bike a lockable one?

As in, it's sitting under the rear seat (like my 929) and when I hook my helmet to it (with the strap attached) and close it, it's permanently attached and locked, unless people got nothing better to do and they had a pair of sissors/knife to cut the strap.

[klingon]

Sucks to get your helmet taxed but I gotta ask, is the helmet hook on your partner's bike a lockable one?

As in, it's sitting under the rear seat (like my 929) and when I hook my helmet to it (with the strap attached) and close it, it's permanently attached and locked, unless people got nothing better to do and they had a pair of sissors/knife to cut the strap.

No, it's not lockable. It's just a kind of a hook thing. To be secure he would have had to have taken his helmet into the meeting with him, along with his jacket, papers, etc etc that he was already carrying so I'm guessing that's why he ended up leaving the helmet with the bike.

I've seen those under-seat locking ones and I think they're a very sensible idea. I don't have one on my bike either, so I just end up carrying my helmet with me wherever I go. I wonder if you can buy those locking ones anywhere...?

[spookytooth]

just put a small padlock under your seat clip the dlink onto it

[Stromble]

Yeah... trouble is he's been shopping for a new lid for a while now and it's not easy! When you have a 2XL head your options are unfortunately limited. Also he has a Shoei-shaped head so his options tend to be quite expensive. But yeah, that was a risk he took when he left his helmet on the bike.

Personally I would be worried about someone messing with my helmet and accidentally dropping it, or just bumping the bike & knocking it off then putting it back where it was. You would not necessarily know that the safety of the helmet had been compromised - and that might turn out to be very important one day.

I have a "Shoei" shaped head.. and went for a HJC, CL-ST, even better fit than my last $800 shoei at $199 from Cycletreads..