Leather braids off the hand grip?

[jfoster]

I've seen on some mc club bikes a braided line off the left or right hand grip that almost touches the ground. Looks like a long leather pony tail....what's the purpose if one?

[StarFan]

I've seen on some mc club bikes a braided line off the left or right hand grip that almost touches the ground. Looks like a long leather pony tail....what's the purpose if one?

 

No actual purpose other than dress up and some people think they look cool - and others don´t. I have modest ones on my bike that were put on by the previopus owner. I kinda like them.

[Black Owl]

Aftermarket speed control..

At about 40-45 MPH that braid can get to whipping around like a stinger on a bull whip. Then, if one is a "real" biker and riding in a wife beater "T" a couple a pops on the arm will get you to slow down real quick.

(cuz the Queens grounded)

[brewser23]

Believe what you are describing is called a "get back " whip. Used primarily for decoration but have also been used to let someone know when they were invading the riders space be it cager or another (rival) biker.

[Reddog170]

Sounds like a good way to remove skin without crashing.

[teza51]

And i thought these were to let me know i was moving

[muaymendez1]

There is a difference here

http://www.jcwhitney.com/maltese-cross-grip-covers/p2012385.jcwx?filterid=j3

this is for dress up.

Almost like tassles on a girls bike.

 

 

And this is a Get back whip

http://www.chilhowee.net/whips.html

Its called a get back whip because as stated earlier.

if someone or something were inavding your space. A flick of this whip is supposed to grab someones attention.

I have personally heard this technique applied on the hood of a car that got to close. Its pretty loud and scares the hell out of anyone in a cage without a gun.

My 2 cents are. 2 tons win over 800 lbs any day. Metal cruches bones fairly easy and I dont want to piss off the wrong person.

[jfoster]

There is a difference here

http://www.jcwhitney.com/maltese-cross-grip-covers/p2012385.jcwx?filterid=j3

this is for dress up.

Almost like tassles on a girls bike.

 

 

And this is a Get back whip

http://www.chilhowee.net/whips.html

Its called a get back whip because as stated earlier.

if someone or something were inavding your space. A flick of this whip is supposed to grab someones attention.

I have personally heard this technique applied on the hood of a car that got to close. Its pretty loud and scares the hell out of anyone in a cage without a gun.

My 2 cents are. 2 tons win over 800 lbs any day. Metal cruches bones fairly easy and I dont want to piss off the wrong person.

 

 

That's it, I wasn't sure what it represented. Thanks

[AJSCRAPER]

I had some small ones on the brake a clutch levers installed by the previous owner

They'd started flapping at speeds above 45 and shook the levers enough to knock-off the Cruse Control, very annoying. Needless to say they were gone shortly after I figured out what was happening.

 

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