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·Is it ok to ride w/ a helmet locked in the rear seat helmet lock. I will be riding from ny to philly and want to bring my girls helmet along w/ me locked in the rear seat hinge lock mechanism thingy.. Good Idea or Bad idea??
Bad idea. For all the reasons given. In fact, any other way you can think of getting the helmet there, including UPSing it ahead, is better than riding with it in the lock.donedidit said:Good Idea or Bad idea??
+1.not a bad idea.who wants to cruise around with a helmet strapped to the back of your bike anyways?i'd rather mail it ahead..Fatass SVS said:including UPSing it ahead.
gotta agree there. i've done this a few times. helmet does not flop around at all and there doesn't seem to be any paint-wear on the bike. so i would say occasionaly is fineevilbologna said:Really its not that big of a problem. Sure its not the best way, but I've done it a few times. I wouldnt keep it there, cause it will rub through the paint eventually. But once in awhile? Sure why not. Mine doesnt bang around or flop in the wind.
Do you trust the strap on that long of a ride if your wearing the helmet???? non issue IMHOgahdzila said:bad idea.
owner's manual says not to do it.
plus, do you trust that that strap is not going to break for that long of a ride?
good point, but I'm not swinging it around by the strap and banging it against the bike for hundreds of miles if I'm wearing it.RandyO said:Do you trust the strap on that long of a ride if your wearing the helmet???? non issue IMHO
I'll say the same thing again, I've certainly had plenty of debris hit the helmet while I was wearing it, what's the differencePaPa-G said:OOORRR you can do what the squidders do.
You can strap the helmet to the grab bar, just as you would putting it on your head.
If you strap it the same way, it's not going anywhere b/c it's not supposed to fly off your head.
You can pull it pretty tight so it won't move very much.
Only problem is you still risk debris hitting it.
Well...that's...ummm....responsible, I guess.jonesdb said:I use the helmet bag from my shoei to put over the girlfriends helmet when I transport it in the helmet lock, keeps the debris off it and the bag is soft enough it wont scratch the plastics. I have friends that always have a helmet straped to the side for themselves in case they get a sudden urge for stunting.