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derf
03-01-2012, 10:12 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CPNr9RTG8Y&feature=youtu.be&hd=1

Looks to me like my cock just lost a use while riding two up

http://cyclehandles.com/

Captain Morgan
03-01-2012, 10:27 PM
My first two thought are

1. If that doesn't easily pop free, I can see a passenger handlebar going through a rider's leg in a crash

2. If it does easily pop free, or that release button is easy to accidentally hit, it could spell problems for the surprised passenger and rider.

askmrjesus
03-01-2012, 11:12 PM
I watched my wife high-side, in a most spectacular fashion, during a pocket bike race. The culprit turned out to be stress cracks in her right clip-on. It broke off, in a relatively high speed right-hander, and she went flying ass over tea kettle.

The makers of the cock-blocking unit you linked, have opted for one of the least reliable attachment methods know to man. The suction cup.

Seriously? A fucking suction cup? You want I should have my significant other/chick I want to bang (mostly it's the same thing) relying on a couple of suction cups to keep her from knocking me off the bike when the brakes are applied with spirited intentions?

There was a guy in New Zealand, that made a grab bar that mounted to the filler cap bezel, with like, bolts and shit. It wasn't designed particularly well, but if you want to keep people from reading your, "If you can read this" T-Shirt, I'd suggest bolts and shit, over the thing that sometimes fails to keep my GPS stuck to my truck's windshield when I hit a pot hole.

JC

Gas Man
03-02-2012, 08:18 AM
I see all bad!!!

Gas Man
03-02-2012, 08:45 AM
How about these
http://thekneeslider.com/archives/2012/02/27/2-up-passenger-bar-gives-your-passenger-some-grip/
http://thekneeslider.com/archives/2008/06/18/tankgrip-tank-mounted-sportbike-handles/

Switch
03-03-2012, 08:18 PM
Probably the worst salesguy ever. He talks about the suction cup and simply justifies it by saying "it's just better."

He should have suctioned it to a smooth surface, connected a chain to it, and put a truck on the other end of the chain with a device to measure the weight of the pull. It would have been more impressive to show something that can withstand 1000 lbs of weight than just saying "IT IS BEST!"

Amber Lamps
03-03-2012, 09:15 PM
Probably the worst salesguy ever. He talks about the suction cup and simply justifies it by saying "it's just better."

He should have suctioned it to a smooth surface, connected a chain to it, and put a truck on the other end of the chain with a device to measure the weight of the pull. It would have been more impressive to show something that can withstand 1000 lbs of weight than just saying "IT IS BEST!"

I had similar thoughts myself...maybe pick the bike up using the handles?