Helmet Hooks, And Ermm... Helmets

Discussion in 'Triumph General Discussion' started by quarky, May 23, 2018.

  1. quarky

    quarky Well-Known Member

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    #1 quarky, May 23, 2018
    Hello,

    So apparently the Street Twin has a helmet hook under the seat. I didn't see it, but will have another look tomorrow.

    I guess my question is, if it is a hook, what is the advantage to hooking the "d-ring" over it, rather than doing up the strap, and putting the strap underneath the hook, with the d-rings under the closed seat? It is basically the same right, because in both cases you need to cut the strap to take the helmet (but I guess you need to leave the D-ring behind if you hook those on the hook).

    I leave my bike at the train station (in the sticks, not London), and have seen others leave helmets, so thinking about leaving mine on occasion..
     
  2. Sir Trev

    Sir Trev Senior Member

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    #2 Sir Trev, May 23, 2018
    I'm surprised a certain Northamptonshire resident has not popped up yet to suggest you buy a topbox...

    Personally I have one on my T100 to store my lid when I get to wherever I'm going. Very useful but not everyone's cup of Darjeeling.
     
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  3. quarky

    quarky Well-Known Member

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    #3 quarky, May 23, 2018
    A topbox is definitely not going to happen :) Thanks for the suggestion though!
     
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  4. steve lovatt

    steve lovatt Something else

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    #4 steve lovatt, May 24, 2018
    Good man!
    I use one of these, though not the Oxford one. Can attach through the D ring or use the T piece through the quick release fastening.
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  5. steve lovatt

    steve lovatt Something else

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    #5 steve lovatt, May 24, 2018
    Don't do it! Think of the aesthetics of your motorbike!
    Designers spent a long time getting that right - why ruin it with a plastic abomination stuck on it's arse? :eek::eek:
     
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  6. dilligaf

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    #6 dilligaf, May 24, 2018
    Cos it’s handy and can be removed :p
     
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  7. Guedovsky

    Guedovsky Well-Known Member

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    #7 Guedovsky, May 24, 2018
    Noooooo. don't do the ugly BOX ....if you want an ugly and useful thing just buy a scooter with luggage capacity under the seat.... :)
     
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  8. capt

    capt Elite Member

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    #8 capt, May 24, 2018
    In Australia Country WA we just leave our helmets on the seat mirror handle bars or where ever , they are always there where you left them on your return !! Might be because there are often plenty of other Bikers around who watch for light fingered scrotes and dissued them !
     
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  9. Rocker

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    #9 Rocker, May 24, 2018
    Some places over here you can do that (on a bike meet/run) but normally would lock it to the bike as not everyone is a robbing fecker but only takes one and your £400 lid (not mine) is gone :mad: deporting all the crims 200 years ago didn't seem to work:joy::joy:
     
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    capt Elite Member

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    #10 capt, May 25, 2018
    It did, their offspring got left behind , the parent's arrived here in Australia found it so tuff that they reformed ! The little scrotes left behind without reformed parent's to guide them , ran amuck and bred even worse little scrotes !! Or did I get the wrong end of the migratory stick ??
     
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  11. GaryM

    GaryM It's him, you know who. Him from you know ....

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    #11 GaryM, May 25, 2018
    I would never leave my helmet on a bike.
    Bike gets stolen they have you helmet too.
    Also it’s prone to getting knocked by other people , at risk of getting wet.
    Just get a rucksack that you can fit the helmet in and carry it with you or get a top box.
    I have seen drunk sods pee up against a line of bikes ( or everything else in the line of fire )so why leave such an expensive piece of safety equipment lying around.
     
  12. quarky

    quarky Well-Known Member

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    #12 quarky, May 25, 2018
    Yeah I understand that. I wouldn't do it regularly, and I always (at the moment) take my helmet with me. Just thinking about if I need to take a bag to work with me though,and when I get on the tube in rush hour, a bag and a helmet is a nightmare. I will see how it fits in the big and consider that as an option.

    Definitely no topbox though ;)
     
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    #14 StrippleMont, May 25, 2018
    And you can work delivering pizzas at the weekend!:mad:
     
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  15. Dave C

    Dave C Elite Member

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    #15 Dave C, May 25, 2018
    You'll have the poor guy riding in fluffy slippers next :laughing:
     
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