The BEST Place To Put Your Helmet

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[tonykartracer]

I've dropped my helmet a few I suppose it runs in the family since my mom dropped me on my head a few times as a baby.

[JarodARed]

This guy should be federally accredited. If you want to learn things not taught anywhere else, this is ur guy. The little things he covers, the things most dont think about, like storing a helmet, parking in a parking spot and etc helps so much!!

[maigepresents]

Its amazing how skilled you need to be to turn a 30sec video into a 5 minute ramble...

[MalleusMalefica]

Usually I just smash mine on the floor and walkaway. Learned so much from this video. Thank you Eddie!

[timothycoyne]

Great suggestion! When stopped for rest or a snack I usually hang my helmet from the chin bar on the right/throttle grip. With the bike on the side stand and the bars turned to the left, the right grip is further up in the air, so there’s no way the helmet will just slide off, plus the front brake lever is just a little in the way to provide some resistance, too. It can even work with some bar end mirrors.

[fuchsia]

I was just waiting for him to mention his trunk the whole time

[MotoJitsu]

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[stephenalbert]

You are my most watched trainer. I think you have a great way of putting things over without being condescending . Works well for us English people. Keep it up great videos and thanks a lot.

[gsfdriller]

Good video. Thanks. I never put my helmet on the ground due to a bad experience with an ants invasion. Usually keep it with me.
Just to add, 2 times when doing some spirited riding on my Z1000SX I lost power completely when the kill switch clicked off. After the 2nd time I finally worked it out. It was my helmet when sat on the front of the tank knocked the switch into a kind of balanced mid position while I was moving the bike around. The second time, that switch very nearly got me killed. I still put my helmet on the tank when I'm nearby but check that switch every time before I go. I never forget a near death experience. Been a few.

[Scootir]

My issue with leaving my helmet on a peg is that I’ve melted straps as they flop onto a hot exhaust. Not the best solution. And I like the mirror idea right up to the point where my bikes have bar ends. In the end it’s a bike/environmental sketch factor calculation for the rider IMHO. I’m waiting for a helmet that folds up into my collar like in Iron Man.

Awesome content MJ! Keep up the strong work!

[sagg]

I use a bicycle lock thru the sleeve of my jacket and helmet locked to the bike. Good to go

[ralphcantrell]

True story...

I had been riding for well over 20 years when I decided to splurge and bought my first "premium" helmet. It was one of the most expensive Shoei helmets available at the time, and I made sure it matched the color of my current bike - a lightly used but new to me VFR. A month or two later, after a rare week or more without taking a single ride, I reached to grab it off the shelf, and to my absolute horror, there was a humongous, nasty-looking bird's nest in it complete with 3 tiny eggs! Unbeknownst to me, a pair of Carolina wrens had slipped under a sizable gap in my garage door and had then decided to set-up house in my helmet. I had no idea these tiny birds could move that much crap in such a short span of time. This was before removable helmet liners were commonplace, and all I could do was kiss my massive investment goodbye and observe with the wife and kids as the miracle of life played out in our attached garage. I'm proud to report that every egg did hatch, and three little baby birds did leave the nest and find their way under the door and into the yard. Once there, they all disappeared somewhere under Wifey's maze of flowers and boxwood bushes. Hopefully at least a couple of them eventually flew away and raised babies of their own. Afterwards I did try in earnest to salvage the helmet, but failed miserably and was eventually forced to just toss it in the trash. However, I was very successful in replacing that damaged rubber garage door seal I had been ignoring. I also developed a peculiar habit of impulsively closing helmet visors when not in use.

Later that same year, I went on a multi-day group ride with about 20 wonderful people, most of whom I didn't know when we departed. A particular fellow came wearing a brand new Arai helmet. It had all the fancy graphics and was claimed to be among the most expensive ones they offered. Everyone stood around gawking at it at the staging area, and all appeared to be green with envy. While passing it around and fielding questions about it, he had even mentioned having major feelings of guilt for splurging on it, but had ultimately decided that he deserved it and ponied up the dough. I had flashbacks of my first high-end helmet and how it had ended so badly just a short while before. And then, on the second day of the ride, at some country store somewhere in the boonies of Appalachia, it happened... As we were taking a rest stop and stretching our legs, another rider, without saying a word to anybody, decided to hop on the man's bike, apparently just to see how it felt. (It was a rare and interesting motorcycle, though not an overly expensive one at the time.) And instantly that beautiful helmet, which had been left teetering on the mirror, fell right off! It landed on its top with a loud and sickening thud, flat on an old and rather jagged, gravel-covered asphalt parking lot, where it then proceeded to roll and bounce down a rather steep incline for about 30 feet before another fellow managed to chase it down and grab it. I happened to be within a few feet of the owner, who was watching from afar, and I distinctly saw a flood of different emotions completely overwhelm him. It started with eyes wide open in disbelief, then progressed to desperation and even nausea before turning to defeat and finally ending in somber acceptance. At that moment I became even more acutely aware of why I was making the trip in my new "economy" helmet. He did eventually steel his resolve though, and even walked over to tell the dude it was okay and to not worry about it. Now that is definitely taking one for the sake of the ride!

These things happened more than 25 years ago. I have now been an avid motorcyclist for over 50 years, and to this day that Shoei was my one and only foray into the realm of brutally expensive, high-end helmets, and I absolutely do not worry about such matters in the least.

[normandegeorge]

I lock my helmet to the bike. Takes less than a minute, I use a cable lock. A good pair of linesman pliers will probably cut it but it keeps honest people honest and makes a thief carry around tools!

[zodspeed]

I put my gloves inside my helmet and hang it on the passenger foot peg, it’s a sport bike so the pegs are high up enough so people don’t kick it

[NTK]

When I first got my bike, I used the hook under the passenger seat to lock my helmet. Within the first week of doing that, some low life cut the strap and supposedly tried selling it to someone else in the parking lot while I was shopping. I can't verify the story, but I did see a guy walking into the store with my helmet. Long story short, I got my helmet back, but I learned to always take my gear with me after that.

[splodge]

I've been riding 45 years and never thought of putting it on the mirror that way. Looks more secure, I'll try it today. Thank you.

[LyraTyrell]

Starts at 3:00 for all those impatient bois

[rickconstant]

In 50+ years of riding, it's never occurred to me that this is an issue. Here in the UK, there's a simple rule - don't leave anything unsecured if you want it to be there when you come back. If I'm walking away from the bike, I'll either lock helmet and gloves in the top box, or pass the security chain through it and leave it on the seat. If I'm with it, it just goes on the end of the handlebar. Never dropped one yet (except a few times with my head in it, but that's a different story).

[robertbennett]

I have been riding motorcycles for over 30 yrs, you are never too old to learn. I have dropped a few expensive helmets over this time by not doing simple things like this. Nice tutorial (good advice)you can never get enough. Thanks.

[tunit]

I'm super confused as to what you are. Streetbike helmet, cruiser leather vest, adventure bike.