Helmet Hook review - Have you ever dropped your helmet?

[guiri]

I'm sure I'm not the only one that has dropped my helmet. Few things hurt your soul as much as when you hear that hard clonk when your lid falls off the bike.

I've put mine on the seat, on the mirrors and god knows where but sooner or later, I do something stupid and it falls. Every one I've had, I've dropped.

Well, this product will fix that. It is not meant to be a security device (think theft) but just a simple and accessible place to hang your helmet securely while you're at the gas station, you stop to talk to someone or just want to walk into a store for a minute without having to look like a damn storm trooper.

The best thing I can do is just link to the site which has all the info and pics but above all, read the testimonials and you'll see exactly why this is a great idea. Costs less than replacing a broken visor and not to speak of the helmet which you're really supposed to toss if you drop it.

Keeps you from having to re adjust mirrors every time you put the bucket on it and Arai even says it's bad for your liner to hang it on the mirrors.

Works on all bikes and scooters that have bar end weights or handguards which are what hold the helmet hook in place and you can put it on either side of the handlebars. Note, if you put it on the throttle side, don't tighten it too much so as not to bind the throttle.

Also, it will work on all type of straps and quick connectors INCLUDING ratcheting straps.

http://thehelmethook.com



Questions, hit me up.

[Rapax]

Dont`you think it`s better to switch on the brain before you mount for a dangerous gadget to the outside of the handlebar?

[AnTyx]

Almost every bike has a helmet hook like that under the seat. Some have them on the frame too, including lockable options.

The biggest problem with that setup is that if it rains while you are stopped/off the bike, then your brain bucket becomes a literal bucket.

That's why I put my helmet on my mirror. Or in the topbox.

[guiri]

Originally Posted by Rapax

Dont`you think it`s better to switch on the brain before you mount for a dangerous gadget to the outside of the handlebar?

Don't you think you should educate yourself before commenting on something which you clearly have no idea about. Absolutely nothing dangerous about this and if anything is going to catch onto something, it will be the handlebar. The hook will break off.

[guiri]

Originally Posted by AnTyx

Almost every bike has a helmet hook like that under the seat. Some have them on the frame too, including lockable options.

The biggest problem with that setup is that if it rains while you are stopped/off the bike, then your brain bucket becomes a literal bucket.

That's why I put my helmet on my mirror. Or in the topbox.

I've used this since day one just about and I've seen this on many forums and in groups and invariably, somewhere, someone will post the same comment about the water.

Sure, if you live somewhere, where there is a chance of an immediate waterfall, that might be a problem but I sweat when I ride and the sweat, salt and minerals from my head are much worse for the liner than a bit of rain is. Also, I've never, EVER been completely surprised by rain while being stopped/parked. You can see what the weather is like and if I walk away from the helmet, I have the bike where I can see it so if I'm sitting and eating a burger and it starts raining, I'll see it long before lots of water will collect.

As for the helmet locks, they all require that you get off the bike and unlock something. THIS IS NOT meant to replace that. This is just to give you an easy to reach place to hang your helmet securely. That's it.

[Tim Cullis]

It's an excellent idea and one I adopted a decade or more ago when I saw someone with a helmet hook in Morocco.

Except his (and mine) are highly inexpensive carabiner hooks which cost a couple of pounds. By securing the carabiner with a cable tie against the handguards you can swing the hook up and out of the way when not being used so it doesn't catch on anything.

I often use an open face helmet in Morocco which fall off mirrors very easily.

[Wheelie]

I think it is a nifty and useful product, which I bet one could find all sorts of other uses for as well. Although one could argue evrything not rounded that pokes out anywhere on your bike poses some sort of risk for injury, or damage to the bike (i.e. snagging), the risk of this gadget is so miniscule I could hardly call it relevant when it's utility is conscidered - it doesn't frighten me one bit.

I've seen it before and have conscidered it for my commuter - I have just never otten arround to it. I would have liked it better if it was lockable though. I do like Tim Cullins idea of using a carabiner. You can also find lockable carabiners (i.e. with pin locks). And you have the option to use that carabeener any where on your bike, luggage, camping gear, etc.

Thanks for the reminder Guiri, I will conscider getting one on my new bike. It is one of these things that don't break the bank and that will see use many times a day. Although I try to minimize stuff that bloats my set up, something like this is very useful. Saving one drop of a helmet and a scrathed visor and it has paid for itself.

One note to both Guiri and Rapax - stay friendly.

[backofbeyond]

Originally Posted by guiri

Sure, if you live somewhere, where there is a chance of an immediate waterfall, that might be a problem but I sweat when I ride and the sweat, salt and minerals from my head are much worse for the liner than a bit of rain is. Also, I've never, EVER been completely surprised by rain while being stopped/parked.

I'm guessing you don't live in the UK (or most places in northern Europe) if you're talking about sweat. I get surprised by rain here almost on a daily basis, but having said that I do like the idea of the hook as where to put a helmet for a short period (filling the bike on a diesel covered forecourt for example) can be a problem I'm going to look closely at whether I can diy something. Which brings me to -

Originally Posted by Tim Cullis

It's an excellent idea and one I adopted a decade or more ago when I saw someone with a helmet hook in Morocco.

Except his (and mine) are highly inexpensive carabiner hooks which cost a couple of pounds. By securing the carabiner with a cable tie against the handguards you can swing the hook up and out of the way when not being used so it doesn't catch on anything.

I often use an open face helmet in Morocco which fall off mirrors very easily.

That may well be where I start. I use something similar to stop losing the key on my ancient Suzuki. The switch is in the side panel rather than on the handlebars and I can occasionally catch it with my boot, switch the engine off and pull the key out (not Suzuki's best bit of design). At least with the carabiner I don't have to go looking in the road for it. The same idea would work as a helmet hook.

[brclarke]

I dunno. Maybe it's just me, but when I stop to take a rest or buy gas, I put my helmet down on the ground/pavement. Unless it's raining or muddy, it's not a problem - and if it is wet with no cover overhead, I'd just as soon keep the helmet on.

I don't want to be negative, but this seems to be a $16US solution to a problem that doesn't really exist.

Just MHO...

[shu...]

Originally Posted by brclarke

I dunno. Maybe it's just me, but when I stop to take a rest or buy gas, I put my helmet down on the ground/pavement. Unless it's raining or muddy, it's not a problem - and if it is wet with no cover overhead, I'd just as soon keep the helmet on.

I don't want to be negative, but this seems to be a $16US solution to a problem that doesn't really exist.

Just MHO...

brc.....I usually agree with everything you say! But not this time.

Well, I agree that I don't need the helmet hook. I put my helmet on the mirror, carefully. Mirror doesn't move and helmet suffers no wear.

But setting it on the ground? Not often. I've twice ended up with ants and spiders in my helmet that way. I avoid it if at all possible.

..............shu

[AnTyx]

Originally Posted by guiri

Sure, if you live somewhere, where there is a chance of an immediate waterfall

Like most of the world's population?

I sweat when I ride and the sweat, salt and minerals from my head are much worse for the liner than a bit of rain is.

First of all, if you sweat so much that it significantly degrades your helmet liner, then you need to wear a helmet sock.

Second, it's not about how bad the water is for the helmet liner - probably not too bad, it's washable after all - but how bad it is for me to stick my head into a helmet that's been filled with rainwater for half an hour.

Also, I've never, EVER been completely surprised by rain while being stopped/parked. You can see what the weather is like and if I walk away from the helmet, I have the bike where I can see it so if I'm sitting and eating a burger and it starts raining, I'll see it long before lots of water will collect.

So instead of making the tiny one-time effort of training yourself to put the helmet on your mirror where it definitely won't get filled with water, you are going to buy a separate gadget, and then every time you get off the bike, you will make sure that you park the bike in a special way and choose a table in a special way so that the bike is in your field of view, and you will constantly stay aware of the weather, so that when it starts to rain, you will drop your business and run out to the bike, hoping your helmet won't be TOO full of water?

As for the helmet locks, they all require that you get off the bike and unlock something. THIS IS NOT meant to replace that. This is just to give you an easy to reach place to hang your helmet securely. That's it.

To hang your helmet securely when you're not even getting off the bike?

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If this were a legitimate use case, I would just put the chin strap of my helmet over the right-side handlebar. No need to pay any money for a gadget.

(And yes, I suppose if I really thought this was useful for me, I could just go into a hardware store and buy an S-hook to squish between the grip and the bar end weight. Would cost me... a euro? Less?)

[Tim Cullis]

I think this is one of these cases where if you've already taken one pop at the idea and still have nothing positive to say it's best to pass on by.

[guiri]

Originally Posted by Tim Cullis

I think this is one of these cases where if you've already taken one pop at the idea and still have nothing positive to say it's best to pass on by.

Are you saying you've already bought one and tried it?

[guiri]

Originally Posted by shu...

brc.....I usually agree with everything you say! But not this time.

Well, I agree that I don't need the helmet hook. I put my helmet on the mirror, carefully. Mirror doesn't move and helmet suffers no wear.

But setting it on the ground? Not often. I've twice ended up with ants and spiders in my helmet that way. I avoid it if at all possible.

..............shu

You do know that you can damage the liner that way and that Arai in its manual warns against it?

[guiri]

Originally Posted by backofbeyond

I'm guessing you don't live in the UK (or most places in northern Europe) if you're talking about sweat. I get surprised by rain here almost on a daily basis, but having said that I do like the idea of the hook as where to put a helmet for a short period (filling the bike on a diesel covered forecourt for example) can be a problem I'm going to look closely at whether I can diy something. Which brings me to -




That may well be where I start. I use something similar to stop losing the key on my ancient Suzuki. The switch is in the side panel rather than on the handlebars and I can occasionally catch it with my boot, switch the engine off and pull the key out (not Suzuki's best bit of design). At least with the carabiner I don't have to go looking in the road for it. The same idea would work as a helmet hook.

Rather than trying to make something that may or may not look good or work well, save you the trouble and contact them as they have sellers in the UK.