Do you leave your helmet on the bike?

[bruiser]

Depends. If we're riding with the 3/4 helmets with the comm, we lock them up in the frunks. We always activate the parking brake (RTS) too. If we're in an area where we will be away for a few hours (mall, cinema) we lock everything away and lock the steering too.

 

[asp125]

What doesn't fit in the frunk or topcase, or locked to the bike, gets carried.

 

[SpyderAnn01]

I noticed that several of you say that the wife locks her stuff up and the husband leaves his out. That is usually how it goes with my husband and me. He drives me crazy when he leaves his coat and his helmet w/Scala rider on his bike. I put my helmet in the front trunk and his in the side compartment.

 

[MarkLawson]

If I'm away from the Spyder for more than a minute or two, I'll normally put it in the front trunk or carry it in.

 

[pickelhead]

I wear mine into and while in the restaurant. When people ask me why I'm wearing a helmet, I tell them I'm training to be an astronaut, so I'm getting used to wearing a helmet 24/7. People slowly back away from you and the waitress is real polite to you (though they usually take my knife and fork away and just give me a spoon and bib).

 

[otter28169]

As many of you know, most of riding experience is on snowmobiles. Out of habit I take everything in with me. When you ride in the winter it gives your helmet time to de-ice, and warms it up. If I do not take it in, it gets frunked or locked.

 

[harddrive]

I never really gave it much thought, but I leave mine hanging on the handle bars and my wife puts hers in the Frunk when there is room. When there is not room, she leaves it on the seat.

I remove my SENA and lock it in the rear case, but never secure the helmet.

 

[rcturner]

We are lucky and where we travel, people have enough respect to leave things that are not theirs alone. As such, we tend to just throw our stuff on the bike and go off to do whatever it is that we were going to do. If we are not in familiar territory, we will generally be more careful although, we have never had any kind of a problem with others messing with our stuff in over thirty years of riding. We usually travel between 6000 and 7000 miles per year so there is plenty of opportunity for poor behavior.

 

[McMillenG]

I put my helmet in the frunk, my wife puts hers in the right saddle bag, and the GPS goes in the back. Everything is out of sight and locked up when we go into anywhere.

 

[serf]

I do both... i work in a bad neighborhood. In places like that I take it in. If the bikes in view or in just running in and out I'll leave it on the handlebar or backrest.

 

[Rockwall]

What's a helmet?:doorag:

 

[bluestratos]

I have an alarm on the bike so I will chin strap it to my luggage rack if my trunk is full when in low crime areas such as my town. If you try to remove the helmut it will sound the alarm and my remote will sound to let me know. In larger cities it gets locked in trunk or comes with me.

I had a helmut stolen when I was much younger so I rode home to get my other one. On the way I was pulled over for no helmut and no amount of explaining would save me from the ticket. So insult onto top of injury has made me overly cautious I guess.

 

[ARtraveler]

For us, it depends where we are. I have never had a problem with losing anything off the bike seat outside of the big towns in Alaska . Specifically, the helmets with communicators, or the gloves. If its raining, the stuff gets stashed in the bags or frunk, or comes inside. No overnight stuff though. I did leave the key in the :spyder2: in a lot (front row) while staying overnight at a hotel in Fairbanks. Boy, was I unhappy when I could not find the key in the morning. :spyder2: was fine in the morning--but I know I dodged a bullet there.

In town, I would not think of leaving the stuff out because it would be gone in a flash.

Losing something may make me change my mind--but--so far, so good.

 

[motoford]

I had a helmut stolen when I was much younger so I rode home to get my other one. On the way I was pulled over for no helmut and no amount of explaining would save me from the ticket. So insult onto top of injury has made me overly cautious I guess.

This was going to be my point, if someone takes my helmet they might as well have taken my bike, because I am stranded. I always take my helmet with me if I'm on my bike. With the Spyder I'm ok with it in the truck -- unfortunately it's just a little too small to hold 2 full face helmets so when we both ride hers goes in the truck and mine goes with me.

 

[Ivorspyder]

Reggy from Tricled installed a helmet lock on each end of the handlebars.They look great much nicer looking than the flat end already there.We lock the helmets on each end.I take the Sena off and also lock the GPS away.

ivor:spyder:

 

[kyspyder]

This is what I have found that works very well!
http://www.bestrestproducts.com/c-159-helmetlok-quikloop.aspx

KYSPYDER

 

[MikeinGA]

My wife and I lock them up in the trunk and turn on my alarm. Only time the alarm went off was at the Dragon and when I went to the door I saw a guy running across the parking lot. Anyother time it just chirps once if some tries to mess with my Spider. The Sena communication and helmits are worth about $700.00. My insurance only covers my helmet if my Spyder is broken into. That's IMHO.

 

[Hecam17]

Our helmets go in the frunk, jackets in the saddle bags.
Stopped at the barber last week and a local motorcycle officer was inside, he left his helmet and gloves across his seat, told me no one bothers them.

 

[Bob Denman]

I wear mine into and while in the restaurant. When people ask me why I'm wearing a helmet, I tell them I'm training to be an astronaut, so I'm getting used to wearing a helmet 24/7. People slowly back away from you and the waitress is real polite to you (though they usually take my knife and fork away and just give me a spoon and bib).

Do you also have to eat all of your meals with a straw? :roflblack: :thumbup:

 

[paulbrinker]

We use Kewl Metal helmet locks if the frunk is full. Otherwise, both of our 3/4 helmets with scala fit nicely in the frunk.