Extuff Helmet Hook
£9.99
Problem:
I’ve had many a ride home after a trip and ended up at some
service station at 3am looking for fuel or a coffee as I’m sure most
of us have. Only to find that parked up is a day glow yellow
Subaru playing music you feel rather than hear and more smoke
coming from the window gap than the oversized exhaust. I’m no
longer wanting to leave my nice new helmet on the seat or hung
over the mirror of my bike anymore. There is also the very real
chance of my helmet falling off the seat or mirror and go
bouncing along the forecourt as you gawp in horror and flinch
with each sickening clunk and scrap.
Solution:
A very simple idea that’s also simple to fit. I do
like simple fixes that don’t require £4k of kit in
the shed and a Masters degree from MIT to fit. So
I like the Helmet Hook.
This cool bit of kit is made from toughened
plastic and a metal washer and fits on just about
any bike you care to mention. If your bike has
weighted bars or hand guards then the Helmet
Hook will fit. You just screw the end off and slot
the Helmet Hook on, tighten back up and you’re
good to go!
You hang your helmet by the D ring and you
have your hands free to carry on with your
coffee or chores as you see fit. Now this is not
designed as a security feature but it can be used
for that purpose. It does not come with a
padlock but one can be bought and with a long
shank to fit the holes. I would not leave your
helmet out all night in say London as you’re just
asking for trouble but then again I wouldn’t
leave my bike out all night in London either! It
does serve as a peace of mind at the likes of a
rally, getting fuel at 3am or hanging out at biker
spot.
One problem I found was you hang your lid
upside down and if it rains then you get a wet
inner lid! This can be combated with the use of a
cheap or free plastic bag. A small cut in the base
and feed your strap through the gap and you
have cover for your lid and not a bucket of water.
The Helmet Hook is also great for hanging
anything else off too, drying towels, hanging disc
lock cords, puck cords (will cover that one next)
and even putting a pad lock on your tank bag and
then feeding the clasp through the Helmet Hook
and locking that up too. You’re then hands free
and have peace of mind to wander the stalls of
an event, grab that coffee or simply save you
from dropping your lid on the floor and or
knocking your mirror out of position – for just
under £10 I was more than happy with this little
friend. It also got rather a few ‘Oh what a good
idea!’ comments when parked up at my regular
butty van at Devil’s Bridge.