[Meikol2]

Duff,

Remove the seat while standing on the clutch side of your bike. Look down at the seat area, you will see a metal tab on the frame rail, just behind the gas tank, that is one of the D-ring hangers used to lock your helmet with the seat in place. There are two on your bike.

Yup . I actually e-mailed Special K when I signed up on KP a long time ago asking for a helmet lock because I didn't have one . He said he didn't have any either ! Guess we BOTH learned that one that day !

Yup... me too. I was probably part of that same thread.

[Black_peter]

Duff,

Remove the seat while standing on the clutch side of your bike. Look down at the seat area, you will see a metal tab on the frame rail, just behind the gas tank, that is one of the D-ring hangers used to lock your helmet with the seat in place. There are two on your bike.

Yup . I actually e-mailed Special K when I signed up on KP a long time ago asking for a helmet lock because I didn't have one . He said he didn't have any either ! Guess we BOTH learned that one that day !

Yup... me too. I was probably part of that same thread.

The "lock" is not that obvious..
I didn't get a manual, I guessed..

I do two out of three:
Mirror while sitting with the bike
Carry everywhere else..
The lock is more work then its worth for short term..
Long term I carry it..

[agmike98]

OK, I'm a noob (to the Kat, the board, and bikes in general) with a pre-98. Where is this helmet lock you speak of?

[rockadaous]

depends on the area. usually I just throw it on the mirror and leave black marks on the bike LOL

[KAT600]

Always take it with me. Lids are expensive when they get stolen. And if someone really wants it when it's locked to the bike, they'll cut the strap.

[macgyver]

If I am just going into a store for a few minutes and I have other stuff to carry I will just lock it to the bike, but if I am just taking a smoke break I will sit it on the ground. I sometimes stick it on the mirror but I don't like doing that

[Katlover13]

+1 to this exactly...

I do different things depending on the occasion:

Rest stops - normally leave it hangin over a mirror on the bike. There are normally quite a few bikes at the places I stop and everyone here seems to look out for each other. Also the bike is normally in sight.

Shops - Hmmm... if it is some little craft community on a ride through the hills I'll lock it to the bike an wander. If it is a local shopping mall I take it with me (although I do normally drive to the mall - the closest one doesn't have specific bike parks).

[agmike98]

So do the pre's have these mirror lock points previously discussed - even if people don't tend to use them?

Also, how much under-seat storage is there really? I've only put a little stuff (registration, insurance, tiny tool kit) in the very back.

[GytRDunKat]

So do the pre's have these mirror lock points previously discussed - even if people don't tend to use them?

Also, how much under-seat storage is there really? I've only put a little stuff (registration, insurance, tiny tool kit) in the very back.

It's a little clip on either side of the bike under the seat. The d-rings from your helmet strap slide over them, then you lock the seat down. It's kind of a pain, because you have to take your seat back off to get your helmet.

I have my rain gear, tools, zip ties, fuses, bungie cords, and a bunch of other little things. You just have to be creative in fitting it all in. Plus, I have a tank bag, which is nice for everything else.

[naskie18]

If I'm just going to be a minute or two, I'll leave it sitting on the tank leaning up against the handlebars...If I'm going to be a while wherever I'm going (ie: Eating), I'll lock it on the bike.

[AMorgan]

The helmet holds the gloves!

[Carsucharda]

i carry mine unless i am at work or at home. Basically so long as i can see it i will leave it on the ground. my 93 kat doesnt have a helemet lock as far as i know. how do other pre 98 kat owners lock it up?