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Neotech2 fit in BMW panniers?
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fmdualexhaust
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I had my local auto store make me a custom coated cable with a loop on each side so I can lock mine up.
I use a bicycle combination locks on each of my bikes. I loop through the right grab handle, pass the cable through the helmet, place the locking mechanism inside the helmet and almost fully shut the visor. The helmet is placed either on the seat or the right pannier. This accomplishes two things; keeps the helmet from hitting the ground if a passerby should accidentally bump it off the bike and it keeps a honest person honest. This method also keeps the helmet dry from rain. 
Since the locks are always left on the bikes, the cables come with a plastic covering. As well, I use a piece of clear plastic hose to cover the locking mechanism when not in use. These two features prevent the lock from damaging the bike’s paint. Although this method has kept my helmets secure from theft for the last fifteen years (or longer),it will not save the helmet from someone who travels with bolt cutters but in my extensive travels, that individual has never been encountered.
Since the locks are always left on the bikes, the cables come with a plastic covering. As well, I use a piece of clear plastic hose to cover the locking mechanism when not in use. These two features prevent the lock from damaging the bike’s paint. Although this method has kept my helmets secure from theft for the last fifteen years (or longer),it will not save the helmet from someone who travels with bolt cutters but in my extensive travels, that individual has never been encountered.
pglaves
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In all of our travels Voni and I have had exactly one thing stolen from our bikes. Sometime about 25 years ago we stopped at a Walmart in Jonesboro, Arkansas. When we came out my drink bottle was missing from a side pocket of my tank bag. There had been a bunch of kids riding their banana seat bicycles stunting in the parking lot when we went in the store. I suspect one of them "found" a water bottle. So I went back into the store and replaced it with a new one that cost $1.19, tax included.
In some places I do lock my helmet and jacket to the bike with a padlock and cable. In other places I don't bother. It depends on the vibe.
Sometimes you can't win. Voni and I were somewhere in small town Oklahoma, sitting in a restaurant, eating breakfast, when a Deputy Sheriff and a State Trooper came in. Seeing us in our riding gear the Deputy came over and asked if those were our motorcycles in the parking lot. I said yes. He said one of them was making a funny noise. I went out to investigate. The trooper's car was parked next to our bikes and my radar detector was screaming like I had seldom heard it before. I turned it off. When I went back in the restaurant both of the LEOs had big grins on their faces.
In some places I do lock my helmet and jacket to the bike with a padlock and cable. In other places I don't bother. It depends on the vibe.
Sometimes you can't win. Voni and I were somewhere in small town Oklahoma, sitting in a restaurant, eating breakfast, when a Deputy Sheriff and a State Trooper came in. Seeing us in our riding gear the Deputy came over and asked if those were our motorcycles in the parking lot. I said yes. He said one of them was making a funny noise. I went out to investigate. The trooper's car was parked next to our bikes and my radar detector was screaming like I had seldom heard it before. I turned it off. When I went back in the restaurant both of the LEOs had big grins on their faces.
