Helmet storage solutions

[Sketchy]

After a lifetime of riding bikes both powered and unpowered I now have a metric shitload of helmets (road, moto-x, DH mtb, etc) and am trying to find a storage solution for them all, preferably hanging on a wall off the floor. I have an entire cabinet downstairs that I currently keep them in however I have recently moved a room mate into the room where these are kept and because he is a weird cunt and sleeps odd hours it can sometimes be difficult to grab them when I want to go for a morning ride.

I have a wall under the front stairs that would be perfect for this and also serve as a bit of a display. Have found a couple of ideas via google images such as these:







I particularly like the last two set ups. The twin mount from hillbillybuys is $24.95 and the single Condor unit is $19.95, both from the US. Ideally I'd like to fab something up myself to do the job but the key is having something that wont pierce or damage the helmet internally (read sharp and pointy like RHS) and preferably have the nice round shape to hold the helmet properly.

Anything you cunts have tried that works?

[6000SUX]

I don't like the look of that at all. I know if I had that rack that I'd knock off the helmet next to the one that I was trying to grab and then watch it fall in slow motion to the ground below. I also reckon it's a shit idea to have anything hold your helmet by the outer shell. I never rest my helmet on anything other than its "base" so there's no way I'd want anything potentially scratching the shell.

[Karnage]

Why not use a shelf? and if you want ventilation use a wire shelf?

[Sketchy]

Considered a shelf at first as the most cost effective option, only issue being that because its under the stairs will collect dust and dog hair like a motherfucker.

Ideally I'd like to have a go at fabbing something myself just for the exercise.

[Tripper]

Try and find some fake skulls and mount them to the wall and place the helmets over them

[Banzai]

Unless you have open face helmets, go to Bunnings and buy some hooks, possibly like these:

Open the visor, hang helmet by chin piece, jobs a good'un.

[newguyoz]

Got enough room in the corner for one of these?





This is what I used for my helmets and various model cars. Looks good and neat. Keeps the dust off em too.

Dunno about a wall mount solution. I would really be worried about em falling off the hooks unless they are hooked through the chin bar themselves.
Thinking about it, it would look pretty cool if you mounted some tubes on the wall and put hand grips on them and then hung the helmets on those......

[theblacktexta]

I store my helmet in your girlfriend Sketchy. Hiuuuuurrrrrrr

[psssi98]

^^ Beaten - this cunt is getting good.

I had one of those fold out wall bike holder thingo's I put mine on so it sits flat on the base and has the bonus you can hang a couple of jackets off either side but you would need a few of those possible (the MTB helmets you could just hang as they should only be light?)

Sort of like this

[Sketchy]

Unless you have open face helmets, go to Bunnings and buy some hooks, possibly like these:

Open the visor, hang helmet by chin piece, jobs a good'un.

I actually have a few of these spare from other projects around the house, the only issue is that they need to screw into a stud or noggin which would leave the helmets sitting in a strange pattern. I guess I could knock up a frame to sit on the wall and then screw the hooks too them. Interesting, i'll look into it.

I store my helmet in your girlfriend Sketchy. Hiuuuuurrrrrrr

No worries cunt,the free wheels were worth it

[theblacktexta]

No worries cunt,the free wheels were worth it

Lol very funny. Cunt.

Going to be in Bris tomorrow? - Might be beveraging up at Firefly for a while after work with some young lawyer hotties.

[Sketchy]

As fate would have it yes I am. Going to be hitting the town after the double header at Suncorp with a few contacts I'm trying to squeeze work contracts from. In.

[psssi98]

What time you gays be at Firefly?

[theblacktexta]

About 5.30 I reckon

[psssi98]

Actually fuck cancel that - young bloke has a 630pm AFL game Friday night.

[theblacktexta]

booo

[psssi98]

Yeh I know...the upside is there is plenty of time on Saturday morning to have my peen sucked while I try the new vibrator/dildo out on the Mrs cos I don't have to get him to footy at 9am.

[rorz]

I just keep mine in bags like this on a shelf in my wardrobe:

[Jay_G]

Places i have worked previously that cater for fighter pilot helmets worth 10's of thousands have used a vertical rod,with a small plate welded to the top, then a around 5 inch disc of ply with soft foam and vinyl over the top attached to it. Spreads the load evenly across the impact absorbent foam of the helmet and the external of the helmet doesnt touch anything.

[psssi98]

Get some old mannequin heads and mount them on the wall - freaky shit and serves a purpose (foam or plastic ones)

http://www.mannequinsales.com.au/pho...eads_index.htm

$14.50 each - cheapest head you would have ever had you cunt - http://www.mannequinsales.com.au/pho...es/male_wh.htm

[theblacktexta]

Just get latex heads and be done with it...



As an aside, I wouldnt recommend searching google images for "latex male head"

[Sketchy]

Places i have worked previously that cater for fighter pilot helmets worth 10's of thousands have used a vertical rod,with a small plate welded to the top, then a around 5 inch disc of ply with soft foam and vinyl over the top attached to it. Spreads the load evenly across the impact absorbent foam of the helmet and the external of the helmet doesnt touch anything.

thats the sort of idea I'm looking for. Cheers.

Get some old mannequin heads and mount them on the wall - freaky shit and serves a purpose (foam or plastic ones)

http://www.mannequinsales.com.au/pho...eads_index.htm

$14.50 each - cheapest head you would have ever had you cunt - http://www.mannequinsales.com.au/pho...es/male_wh.htm

Nah, I'd be tempted to punch the cunts when clients fuck me around, or they'd dissappear and end up with holes in them everytime you came over.

[oxy]

I store all my motoribke gear hanging from the wall on various bits and peices from this mob

http://www.rubbermaid.com.au/browse-by-room/garage/

Keep my helmets on these

http://www.rubbermaid.com.au/rooms/garage/utility-hook/

and jackets/pants/armour etc on these

http://www.rubbermaid.com.au/rooms/g...-handle-hooks/