Grip Handles for pillions.

Are they any good?

Does/has anyone use/used them? How did you find them?

I get really paranoid my girlfriends gonna come off the back if I accelerate to much, and I wanna show how much fun it is if you really go for it

I have this feeling that it will be a pain for the rider when break, etc.

well my mates use the grab rail and the misses holds on to my jacket i think i will invest y £15 else where on my bike

let me add before i had a grab rail if i braced myself properly on the bike it didn't matter who i took on the back but the other half is only light and she feels comfortable holding on to my jacket however if you dont have a belt on your jacket for her to hold on to i guess it might be a good idea for you

Originally Posted by Monkey

I get really paranoid my girlfriends gonna come off the back if I accelerate to much . . .

then don't accelerate too much

Originally Posted by Monkey

. . . and I wanna show how much fun it is if you really go for it

Aah, now I see.

A word to the wise: being pillioned by a rider who want to show you how fast bikes are ain't much fun. A colleague of mine took his GF out on his 'Busa. She was quite happy tooling along at three miles per minute, but when he accelerated hard to make a gap in slow-moving traffic, he realised that the only thing keeping her on was her feet hooked under his armpits! When they arrived home she broke down into an inconsolable, sobbing heap.

Having said that, it's not unknown for my SV to wheelie with my GF on the back, but I blame that on the resultant high C of G


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Warren

Me and the gf use 'love handles' and they are really good. I don't even notice wearing them, even when I accelerate as hard as I do when I'm on my own. GF sayes it makes the whole thing 10 times more fun for her cos she doesn't have to slouch over and get her arms round my waist or hold the handle at the back which I don't think helps at all with the whole 'accelerate and lose the gf off the back ' thing.
£15 well spent.

sound like they could be a useful thing to have. though i think i've got more than enough on the love handle front!!

so where's good to get them from, guys?

T.

get them direct from motrax or your local bike dealer

Yes, I was thinking it is gonna give the pillion more confidence being on the back. Don't get me wrong, I don't want to recklessly ride full throttle, but at current I am so afriad of accelerating at any adequate speed in the fear of arriving at the destination single

Originally Posted by Nekkid

Me and the gf use 'love handles' and they are really good. I don't even notice wearing them, even when I accelerate as hard as I do when I'm on my own. GF sayes it makes the whole thing 10 times more fun for her cos she doesn't have to slouch over and get her arms round my waist or hold the handle at the back which I don't think helps at all with the whole 'accelerate and lose the gf off the back ' thing.
£15 well spent.

Couldn't agree more. Also (so I'm told by she who must be obeyed) they are really good on long trips because you can change hands (she does one hand on the love handles and one on the grab rail)

My fiancee just uses her knees to grip with and pays attention to what I'm doing on the bike.. plus I've learn't to be a much smoother rider with my gear box....
I've taken the grab rail off my bike.. at her request, cus as she said "it was a waste of time, and it just unbalences me".

My wife won't ride pillion without the "love handle" pillions grips. Do I have a problem with a belt around my waste? No. Is she a relaxed and competent pillion? Yes, mainly cos she feels safe (okay no wise-cracks!). They're overpriced at £15 (but the same goes for most bike gear) but it's still well worth paying as it will allow your pillion to relax and therefore you both can have fun on the bike.


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