Have any of you ever seen aftermarket grab handles that fit on the rear rack of an ATV? I'm looking for something similar to the kind Arctic Cat uses on their models with the extra seat.

If it's of any importance, I have an 04 Twin Peaks.

I know you're not SUPPOSED to ride two up........but sometimes ya gotta do what ya gotta do. Especially when your significant other wants to go along on an all day ride.

Any help will be appreciated..............

 

You can get some soft straps from a military surplus store or whereever. Just make them into a slip not and loop them around the wings of the rack and use them for handles. It's not real fancy but it gets the job done. If you're going this route do the same thing for the front racks so if you're climbing up a hill the rear passenger can use those for leverage and to shift their weight towards the front.
NO, this is not safe. No it's not recommended by any atv safety board or anything, but it does the job in a pinch. None of us have 2-up bikes, but when we're taking 9 people camping on three bikes our options are limited.
Good luck and be careful.

 

Have her hold on tight to you your signifigant others so you should be close. That rope sounds like a good idea. I think they do make some backrests (like a sissy bar on motorcycle) that they sell in dennis Kirk catolog. www.denniskirk.comwww.denniskirk.com. They also have rear cargo boxes with a built in backrest. that might work too. They come out around the person a bit make them feel a little bit more enclosed on the sides.

 

My uncle has a Grizzly with a rear cargo box with a built in backrest and handles for my aunt. So far it seems to work pretty good. I've ridden on it once and didn't have too much of a problem holding on. I'd much rather be the one holding onto the handlebars tho.

 

Thanks for the replies...........

Currently, I have a soft IPI rear rack bag, and I don't really want to get one of the hard styles. The reason for this, mainly, is because we ride in some pretty tight areas, and with a hard box I am liable to get hung on something rather than be able to squeeze through.

I may have to stop by the local fab shop and see what might be done. What I am thinking of having them make is something along the line of the extended bar ends you see on mountain bikes.......the difference being in the length. It would be nice to have something pretty sturdy that I can clamp on the rack itself.

Again, thanks for the info...........

 

The cargo box on my uncles Grizzly is only half an inch wider on either side than the rack itself and can be taken by taking out 2 u-bolts. So with an inch of overall width I dont think you'd be effected.