| Author | Message | ||
     Midknyte |
First and foremost, before you hit that reply and tell me how easy it would be to go ahead and steal my helmet using these thin cables - I agree. I just want something I can stash under the seat and is good enough to keep it from walking away on me. If some wants it bad enough, I don't want it to lead to damage to my bike in the process.  This is version one. I've made these for myself in the past. Just a length of braided steel wire with some tabs soldered on the ends & a small padlock. I'm cheap like that. But this requires that I carry another key and spend time on said lock, unlocking, locking, and unlocking again when I return. Too much bother. I'm lazy like that.  Here is this years' model. Looped, soldered and shrink tubed.  I'm already unlocking a locked pillion seat to get to my cable anyway, so I made this end of it to loop onto the underseat tab as shown.  The other end first being looped thru my helmet...  Voila... Very quick and very easy. | ||
| Buelltroll |
    99cents,WalMart (Message edited by buelltroll on June 11, 2005) | ||
| Robxb |
I did something similar to buelltroll, but with an arai helmet the d-ring tab is not quite long enough to hook on and close the cowling. My wifes helmet fits fine, I'm looking for other ways to secure mine. | ||
| Ronlv |
it looks like midknyte can also run it thru the sleeve of his jacket looks nice they make plastic coated cable and ends that crimp on | ||
| Midknyte |
I know about the picture tab one, and I like it, 'cept I don't want to scratch or scuff up my tail with my helmet hanging off it... To each his own, eh? | ||
| Kootenay |
I have a snowboard lock--a long thin cable wound up in a small canister (kinda like a tape measure). The end that pulls out has a fitting that enters a hole in the canister and locks (combination lock). I can run it through both the helmet and jacket sleeve, and part of the bike (or anything else). | ||
| Deuceman |
I use a kryptonite bicycle cable lock. I run it through the helmet and jacket sleeve then lock it to my swingarm. I just leave the helmet hanging on the footpeg and the jacket on the ground under the bike. Nothing has walked off yet. | ||
| Seth |
I use a pistol cable lock. It's big, red and rubber coated. | ||
| Soon2be1 |
kurakyian makes a helmet lock bar end. i am sure i am spelling this wrong but look in any harly mag and you will find it. | ||
| Oneway |
I run my strap through the peg and fasten, they have to bend down to unstrap it, maybe long enough for me to kick them in the face  |
