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Ground strap?
- Thread starter RTandGS
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The other WAG: a lot of times on the GS's of that vintage, the small little rear access hatch would flex enough over rough roads, that it would pop off and be lost. Some owners would loop a safety strap of sorts around the lock barrel in an attempt to prevent this cover loss. Pictures are worth a lot in this scenario 
Ah sorry, this is 1999 Funduro and yes, I think it’s a helmet lock strap/cable now that I look at it. The idea being you loop it through the helmet and to that small metal loop under the seat, then lock the seat in, and you’ve got a helmet lock? I guess it could work. It’s an odd design though, no?
Quite a few newer bikes come with a little loop somewhere under the seat, welded to the frame, so you can use your own cable (or maybe BMW sells one?). I'm betting they are choosing to go to this style of lock, instead of the standard metal U-loop, as many helmet manufacturers have done away with a d-ring chinstrap. Plus, some of us want to lock our jackets/pants to the bike too.
Here's an example of what it looks like on an Hexhead RT - on the left hand side, looks like a "7"
