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At this point in time, the seat strap is more of a nostalgic cosmetic look thing for me. Back in the day we did occasionally, albeit rarely, use the seat strap to hold on for dear life when riding two up on a male friends bike. We did occasionally hook bungee cords to the seat strap to secure books to the rear of the seat, going to school among other things. Back then after market accessories were not nearly as diverse as they are now. Then too, we were lucky if we had the money to buy a bike in the first place, let alone the money to buy accessories.

It was considered desirable for a female passenger to wrap her arms around a male driver, but a downer if she chose to use the seat strap instead. On the other hand, a male passenger wrapping his arms around a male driver was taboo, but acceptable to grab the seat strap because thats what it was there for. There were also times when a male passenger held onto the back of the male drivers belt instead. As a side note, I did not meet or know of a local female motorcycle owner/driver back then, until I was in my 20s. I did passenger on her bike a few times, and did wrap my arms around her!

I had not thought about all the unspoken rules in years. My wife does not ride with me anymore, but when she did she wrapped arms around me. Now the seat strap is a nostalgic cosmetic throwback, to back in the day for me. I like the look and memories associated with it.