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I just purchased the T grab handle to see if it would make a difference for my girlfriend or my daughter.
My 10 year old also fits well but always liked to grab the seat strap instead of me. I would always make her hold me but if you have a daughter around that age you probably know the look that I got behind that helmet.
The T handle is more than a wee bit ugly and also for a short chap like me gives me something to smack my shin on as I sling my leg over the bike.
However both the daughter and girlfriend like the security of hanging on to it.
I had problems with my girlfriend wanting to sit as far forward as possible and almost sliding into the forward dished part of the seat. This was because she felt that she had run out of seat much sooner than she actually had.
The problem with this was she would transfer weight forward when we stopped more than with any other bike I own. When she braced against the tank it would hurt her wrists. She would also give me a great head butt every now and then.
I sat her on the bike minus her riding gear (pre T handle) and showed her that she could actually sit further back and have some seat left. Something that she never noticed when we were getting ready to take off on a ride.
When I installed the T handle this became even more obvious because her bum is up against the T handle and this offers some security to her. She also can brace better when stopping and taking off. We rode for about 50 - 60 miles and she now prefers the S3 to my Moto Guzzi V11 as a passenger.
Conclusion:
the handle is bloody ugly but does the job.
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