Anyone who has seen a passenger riding on the back of a sportbike has wondered the same thing.

How do they stay on?

A new product is answering that question giving passengers something else to hang to besides the rider. Called the SR SportBar, it provides passenger support during travel, braking, and acceleration eliminating the need to lean uncomfortably forward against the rider.

The passenger reaches on either side of the rider, grasps the hand holds, rests the magnet against the fuel tank, and uses SR SportBar for forward support. As the product uses a magnet to attach itself to the motorcycle, no modification is needed.

During travel the SR SportBar relieves rider fatigue experienced from supporting the passenger as they lean forward to hold on. During braking the SR SportBar provides the passenger a bracing support thus eliminating passenger to rider weight shift which crushes rider and bangs helmets. During hard acceleration the SR SportBar may come off the tank slightly and against the rider for support thus giving passengers security from falling off the back of the motorcycle, when rider throttles down the magnet will again reattach to the tank.

The SR SportBar is contoured to hug the rider’s body. It puts rider and passenger in parallel riding positions improving balance and handling. It’s good for riding kids as well, who otherwise have no secure means of holding on. With the magnet’s silicone rubber cover and use of a tank pad the fuel tank is well protected. The magnet is powerful enough to go through these as well as the plastic covering found on some sport bike fuel tanks.

SR SportBar is more affordable than similar products which require motorcycle modification and retail for $200-$600. The base model is expected to retail for $60-$80 while future models with various options may retail for $150. SR SportBar is now available at Malcolm Smith Motorsports and Callaway Motorsports in Riverside and online.