This may or may not appeal to others. I had a problem securing my helmet. I use a Shark helmet which 1) doesn’t fit under the seat, 2) doesn’t have double-d rings so cannot use the helmet strap that Honda supplies, 3) I hate fumbling with a cable lock to secure the helmet to the bike and 4) I rarely have pillions.
I decided to make a convenient helmet cable lock that uses the two bolts securing the seat back rest to the seat so that the helmet can be secured through the chin piece using the seat latch. Helmet sits firmly on the seat and the visor can be in the down position preventing the padding from getting wet if it rains.
This is the end result:
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How it was made -
Bought a cheap laptop cable lock over the internet. Cost me all of $2.00
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Cut the ends off the cable lock as I only needed the cable. Used an angle grinder with a cutting disk.
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Bought some ring connectors from a local electrical store, the type used for SLA batteries. Discarded the plastic sleeves on the connectors. Stripped the plastic cover off the cable and inserted the cable into the connector and crimped. (I had to cut off more cable to enable a snug fit when the helmet was secured).
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Remove the back rest from the seat and insert the ring connectors into the bolts on the back rest.
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Replace the back rest with the cable protruding from between the seat and the back rest. Replace the two nuts & washers under the seat and tighten.
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Thread cable loop through helmet.
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Slip the loop over the end of the seat past the latch.
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Latch the seat. Helmet is secured.
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Coil up the cable when not in use.
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I intend to attach a top box to the scooter at some stage; this will hold my helmet but the cable lock will stay on the bike in the event I need the extra storage.
Hopefully othere will find this useful. Works for me.
