what do you use for a helmet lock?

ChopperCharles · 11-02-2020, 04:43 PM

Are there any helmet locks that use the same key blank as the RX3? I'd love to have a helmet lock on my bike...

Charles.

calvarez · 11-03-2020, 10:34 AM

That's extremely unlikely to be possible. I don't leave my helmet on the bike, have no need to in my normal usage. But have you looked for a standard helmet lock loop under the seat? Most bikes have one, but of course, your helmet must have D-rings and most modern helmets have gone to buckles.

ChopperCharles · 11-03-2020, 10:59 AM

Yeah, for me I'll go to a state park, shove my jacket and boots into a topcase, put on some trail runners, and go hiking. I need a way to secure my lid to the bike. My helmets are Torc, nothing too pricey. I just need to keep it from walking away as a crime of opportunity.

Charles.

**JerryHawk250** · 11-04-2020, 01:19 PM

I used one like this on my X22R 250. It bolts up right behind the rear foot peg brackets. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07Q817R62...NsaWNrPXRydWU=

Huck369 · 11-05-2020, 07:22 AM

I installed a bigger top case on my ($60 from Amazon) and put my helmet and jacket in it....

BUT, my NC700X has a cable you loop thru the helmet D-Ring, and then the loop on the other end of the cable hooks on a hook under the rear seat...the same setup could be used on the RX3, since the rear seat is removed with the Key.....might try to fab that up....If I think of it when I get home, I'll take some pics of the set-up

rd1959 · 11-06-2020, 12:01 AM

At one time I had a helmet lock mounted on the license plate holder but it wasn't keyed to the bike. It was made by Kuryakyn for Harleys but I think it has been discontinued. It was a little inconvenient to use. That's why I bought the larger trunk.

SGCSCRX3 · 11-06-2020, 05:12 AM

On the RX3 I just purchased it fits in the top case great. On my other bikes I keep a cable style gun lock to loop through my helmet rings if I leave it with my bike. Works so far....

Huck369 · 11-06-2020, 10:09 AM

Here are some pics of the system on the Honda NC700X, since the RX3 uses the key to open the rear seat, the same could be done on it.

Huck369 · 11-06-2020, 01:16 PM

not sure why the pics aren't showing up....

**JerryHawk250** · 11-06-2020, 01:28 PM

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not sure why the pics aren't showing up....

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Ina Ditch · 11-07-2020, 04:19 PM

I guess I was lucky but I always just hung mine on the left side foot peg and even in sturgis and daytona it was always still there when I got back. I sometimes would even leave a hoody or LS shirt in it after it warmed up and I never lost anything not even out of my saddle bags.

mckayprod · 11-11-2020, 05:23 PM

I use a bicycle-type, long shackle padlock and lock the helmet, through the d-ring, to the engine guard. The shackle is rubber coated and hasn't scratched the paint yet. I've had my gloves stolen from inside the helmet but nobody has jacked the helmet yet.

ChopperCharles · 11-11-2020, 08:04 PM

I often wear an open face in the summer. So far, I keep having crap in the topcase. Or I want to put my jacket in the topcase and have the helmet elsewhere (I'm a big buy and my jacket doesn't fit in the left case with the quilted liner installed, much less along with the heated vest). I just snagged one of those behind-the-footpeg-bracket locks, modified the mounting holes with a dremel, and bolted it on. Since it's a different key, I'll stick it on a small carabiner clip inside my tank bag (or I suppose in one of my cases), and clip it to my RX3 keyring when I use the helmet lock.

I'd post a pic, but the site is broken.

Charles.

11-02-2020, 04:43 PM	#1
ChopperCharles Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: RDU, NC Posts: 683	what do you use for a helmet lock? Are there any helmet locks that use the same key blank as the RX3? I'd love to have a helmet lock on my bike... Charles.
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11-03-2020, 10:34 AM	#2
calvarez Join Date: Sep 2018 Location: Peoria, AZ Posts: 334	That's extremely unlikely to be possible. I don't leave my helmet on the bike, have no need to in my normal usage. But have you looked for a standard helmet lock loop under the seat? Most bikes have one, but of course, your helmet must have D-rings and most modern helmets have gone to buckles. __________________ 2016 RX3 2002 Honda CBR1100XX
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11-04-2020, 01:19 PM	#4
JerryHawk250 Moderator Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: Houma, La. Posts: 11,713	I used one like this on my X22R 250. It bolts up right behind the rear foot peg brackets. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07Q817R62...NsaWNrPXRydWU= __________________ 2024 Linhai 300 ATV 4x4 2023 Lifan Lycan 250 Chopper 2023 Venom Evader 2022 Lifan KPX250 2020 Kawasaki Vulcan S (Sold) 2004 Honda ST 1300 2016 Black Hawk 250 (sold) Keihin PE30 carb,125 main,38 slow.Pod filter,ported & decked head 10:1 CR,Direct Ignition Coil,15/40Sprockets,NGK DPR8EIX-9,De-Cat,Dual Oil Cooler,Digital Cluster 2016 Cazador180 XL 2014 Coolster150 JerryHawk250.com My YouTube Channel
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11-05-2020, 07:22 AM	#5
Huck369 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Somerset, KY Posts: 687	I installed a bigger top case on my ($60 from Amazon) and put my helmet and jacket in it.... BUT, my NC700X has a cable you loop thru the helmet D-Ring, and then the loop on the other end of the cable hooks on a hook under the rear seat...the same setup could be used on the RX3, since the rear seat is removed with the Key.....might try to fab that up....If I think of it when I get home, I'll take some pics of the set-up __________________ Huck 2013 Honda NC700X 2013 Moto Guzzi V7 Stone 2016 AJP PR4 2022 Templar X 250 2021 Sondors Metacycle AMA Life Member
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11-06-2020, 12:01 AM	#6
rd1959 Join Date: Jul 2017 Location: Monroe,NC Posts: 131	helmet lock At one time I had a helmet lock mounted on the license plate holder but it wasn't keyed to the bike. It was made by Kuryakyn for Harleys but I think it has been discontinued. It was a little inconvenient to use. That's why I bought the larger trunk.
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11-03-2020, 10:59 AM	#3
ChopperCharles Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: RDU, NC Posts: 683	Yeah, for me I'll go to a state park, shove my jacket and boots into a topcase, put on some trail runners, and go hiking. I need a way to secure my lid to the bike. My helmets are Torc, nothing too pricey. I just need to keep it from walking away as a crime of opportunity. Charles.
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11-06-2020, 05:12 AM	#7
SGCSCRX3 Join Date: Nov 2020 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 47	On the RX3 I just purchased it fits in the top case great. On my other bikes I keep a cable style gun lock to loop through my helmet rings if I leave it with my bike. Works so far....
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11-06-2020, 01:16 PM	#9
Huck369 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Somerset, KY Posts: 687	not sure why the pics aren't showing up.... __________________ Huck 2013 Honda NC700X 2013 Moto Guzzi V7 Stone 2016 AJP PR4 2022 Templar X 250 2021 Sondors Metacycle AMA Life Member
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11-07-2020, 04:19 PM	#11
Ina Ditch Join Date: Mar 2020 Location: NW-Fl Posts: 305	I guess I was lucky but I always just hung mine on the left side foot peg and even in sturgis and daytona it was always still there when I got back. I sometimes would even leave a hoody or LS shirt in it after it warmed up and I never lost anything not even out of my saddle bags.
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11-11-2020, 05:23 PM	#12
mckayprod Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Dixon, CA Posts: 75	I use a bicycle-type, long shackle padlock and lock the helmet, through the d-ring, to the engine guard. The shackle is rubber coated and hasn't scratched the paint yet. I've had my gloves stolen from inside the helmet but nobody has jacked the helmet yet.
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11-11-2020, 08:04 PM	#13
ChopperCharles Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: RDU, NC Posts: 683	I often wear an open face in the summer. So far, I keep having crap in the topcase. Or I want to put my jacket in the topcase and have the helmet elsewhere (I'm a big buy and my jacket doesn't fit in the left case with the quilted liner installed, much less along with the heated vest). I just snagged one of those behind-the-footpeg-bracket locks, modified the mounting holes with a dremel, and bolted it on. Since it's a different key, I'll stick it on a small carabiner clip inside my tank bag (or I suppose in one of my cases), and clip it to my RX3 keyring when I use the helmet lock. I'd post a pic, but the site is broken. Charles.
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