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Old 01-27-2016, 08:46 PM
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I'd like to say it's for all the hot babes that ride on the back... but I don't even have passenger pegs on yet so I can't get away with that lie.

I really dislike the look with the crease between my seat and the passenger pad. I was thinking of adding a passenger grab strap there to hide it, and I'm wondering if anyone has done something similar and how you went about it. I could just punch holes in something and run it through the seats securing pin, but I don't want it to look like total ****.

This is the seat combo I'm running.


 
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That is a good looking seat but you could just get a diff seat
 
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That is a good looking seat but you could just get a diff seat
Unfortunately not a lot of seats are available in brown. I really don't want to buy a new seat and then immediately have it re-covered.
 
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In the good old days, when bikes came stock with a grab handle, it was normally fitted directly to the seat, using threaded bushings set into the seat base, underneath. They were secured with a screw and penny washer at each end.

In your case you may have to find a suitable strap, or material to make one, then rivet it to the underside of the seat, at a suitable location. Use large pop rivets with large OD washers, but don't let a passenger use it, for fear of it coming apart!
 
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Here is a photo of one from a garbage wagon. It may help give you and idea of how they attach.
http://madison.craigslist.org/mpo/5422137653.html
 
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Ive seen someone get a matching brown belt cut to length put 2 holes in an bolt it down when i had my seat like that strap is 30 inches
 
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I'm looking into getting a grab strap for the Road King also. Texas requires you to have something for the passenger to hold on to. I really don't want the chrome handles sticking out from the seat.
 
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Originally Posted by Dane M
I'd like to say it's for all the hot babes that ride on the back... but I don't even have passenger pegs on yet so I can't get away with that lie.
I like the seat just the way it is! You should be the only grab strap on the bike!
 
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Originally Posted by jeffreydsilver
I like the seat just the way it is! You should be the only grab strap on the bike!
Good point! Too late now I suppose.





 
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