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Offline suzbnd12

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Right hand position.....
« on: March 03, 2006, 04:23:15 PM »
Ok. You are on a trip and you have your soft saddlebags strapped to the back of your trusty Bandit. You stop at a gas station to tank up, get off the bike and go to put it on the centerstand. Where does everybody grab their bike with their right hand since the saddlebags are covering up the hand grab bar below the seat on the left side of the bike?
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Offline jeepskate99

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Right hand position.....
« Reply #1 on: March 03, 2006, 04:25:08 PM »
No sir.  I just grab the passenger peg mount like I always do.  Easier than that dumb rail for me.  The grab rail has no room for my hand to go around it.
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« Reply #2 on: March 03, 2006, 08:07:38 PM »
Quote from: "jeepskate99"
No sir.  I just grab the passenger peg mount like I always do.  Easier than that dumb rail for me.  The grab rail has no room for my hand to go around it.


Same here. It's much more important to press down hard on the centerstand than pull the bike up, IMHO. I hold the grab rail just for balance - I don't pull on it at all.
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Offline suzbnd12

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« Reply #3 on: March 03, 2006, 09:38:30 PM »
Thanks for the tip guys. I will try the passenger peg mount grip thing.
Bill
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Damn the psychiatrists, Ride a motorcycle!!!!!