WTF! Wake up!

[Tunahunter]

Interestingly, my girlfriend went to sleep on the back cōming home last weekend from a long trip - it was all over in the blink of an eye - she slumped against me then woke up - real quick like - scary though - esp. when one considers what could have happened. Does this happen much?:shit:

[neels]

My wife quite often nods off on the back, she hasn't fallen off yet. Apparently the person riding behind me can tell when she's asleep because her arms go all dangly

[FJRider]

I've had a few passengers go to sleep on the back ...

[Ratti]

I slept on the back of a mates beemer after a weekend away in AK.

says a lot when your GF goes to sleep on ya tho don't it guys?

[Trudes]

Years ago I fell asleep going over the Kaimai Rd on the back of my ex's ZZR..... probably wouldn't have if we didn't have packrack on and I wasn't all cozy and warm in 6 layers of clothing! Fucked if I'd do it now.... I'm a very nervous pillion these days!

[Trudes]

says a lot when your GF goes to sleep on ya tho don't it guys?

For sure! Usually means you ride smoothly and she trusts you. ;) (Or you're fucking boring...... one or the other eh :laugh:)

[Jantar]

I had a pillion (young lady) go to sleep just north of Oamaru, and she only woke up when I stopped for fuel in Christchurch.

[blackdog]

heard a story from a couple of friends, she slept most of the way across france on the back of their beemer gs apparently

[CookMySock]

says a lot when your GF goes to sleep on ya tho don't it guys?Haha, regular abrupt manipulation of the loud handle is required to keep everyone alert!

Steve

[george formby]

Happened to an x girlfriend years ago on the back of my GT750, slept for most of a 3 hour journey. Speeding up to follow a porsche woke her up.

[Ratti]

O i dont know...regular manipulation can be very relaxing..if you know what I mean:sleep:

[R6_kid]

Never had a pillion go to sleep. Had plenty for screams though.

[BMWST?]

Haha, regular abrupt manipulation of the loud handle is required to keep her alert!

Steve

i prefer the gradual but firm application of the brakes method if you know what i mean

[CookMySock]

i prefer the gradual but firm application of the brakes method if you know what i meanYep, combined with a rhythmic pumping of the bars and a flicking of the switches.

:niceone:

Steve

[howdamnhard]

You can fall asleep for a few seconds while driving,standing or walking . Just have to be fatigued enough , brain shuts down for a few seconds. Not good if travelling at high speed. Ever wondered about those crosses on the side of dead straight roads ?

[Squiggles]

Have had 2 or 3 take a nap on the back, lovely thunk when their head tips forward

[sleemanj]

It seems strange they don't fall off, but when you think about it, when you're awake you're not actually consciously trying to balance, nor do you really need to "hang on" if the riding is smooth. I wonder if sleep paralysis kicks in, maybe it even helps.

[The Baron]

My wife often sleeps when on the back of the bike. (So it's true - I must be a Nana rider)

[NighthawkNZ]

My ex use to happily sleep on the back of my XJ... use to tuck her hands in under the handles of the panniers, and the sit back in the on the back rest which use to wrap round and was, as she said, "quiet comfy..." never had any issues of falling off... but by tuck her hands in the handles and the way the back rest was she bassicaly locked herself into position.

The annoying part was she use to snore over the intercome... that was the annoying part... :lol:

[PrincessBandit]

.....................

The annoying part was she use to snore over the intercome... that was the annoying part... :lol:

Aaaaargh! that would be worse than being stuck in a car with someone who has cut the cheese!!!

[EJK]

Speaking of sleeping at the back, I once read a short story about a father and a young son going on a biking trip with daddy's friends.
On one part, the dad duc-tapes his son to himself (or was it the rear top-box?) to stop from an event of falling off when sleeping.

Preety good read.

[R-Soul]

A mate of mine fell asleep while riding his BMW1100RT on a long stretch of desert road - killed himself.

I would say that a pillion falling asleep is seriously dangerous and not teh kind of thing you shoudl treat lightly.

She could fall off or at the very least badly unsettle the bike in a corner.

If its happening, it might be worth using some sort of attachment system (you could also use the duct tape for her snores...).

[Ratti]

the snoring would almost be acceptable excuse for a divorce.
that's seriously funny!

RIder sleeping will of course result in tragedy. NOt so sure about a pillion tho. Ive only ever dozed off on the one trip and it was on the Foxton straights, nary a corner in sight. I woke up again over the Paekak hill road when it got bendy again. I think the biggest problem was that i slumped onto my mate and shoved him into an uncomfortable riding position as he had to hold me up as well as ride. He did say his wrists and shoulders had got sore. That is where it would get dangerous I would think.

[Genestho]

I fell asleep once, on the back of 'Big Red', on the never ending foxton straights. :laugh:

First thing in the morning, climbing off the ferry in a storm, storm was so bad, travellers had to lie down because it was impossible to walk without falling or slipping in vomit!!

A mechanical problem kicked in some time after leaving the Welly motorway - complete with smoke, forced riding speed to 70km's , before throwing the ole girl on a friends truck to send her home, hands in the boy's pockets, woke when I thunked the helmet. Being light apparently I didn't impede the riding. The only time I ever slept on the Guzzi. (she was very loud, but also prefer to know what's going on)

[MarkW]

Over the last 30 years I have regularly had pillions fall asleep. The periods asleep vary from a few minutes to a couple of hours. The sex of the passenger doesn't seem to make any difference. I haven't had a pillion over 40 years of age fall asleep but that is probably because most of the pillions have been less than 40 years of age. At no stage has the falling asleep or waking up been of any concern to me as a rider. No pillion has ever looked like falling off and most of the pillions who do fall asleep do so more than once.

I do the same to the passengers in my car - all ages and sexes fall asleep regularly.

[EJK]

I can see myself sleeping cosy on a K1200LT.


<img src="http://www.sierrabmwonline.com/images/gg_k1200lt_armrest_sierra_bmw.jpg" />

Gah! the LT. Wait, are those surround sound speakers on the side??

[Number One]

Aaaaargh! that would be worse than being stuck in a car with someone who has cut the cheese!!!

THAT all depends on whose cheese is cut.....I would much prefer the snoring in ear to some of the whoppers I have been caged in with!

[bittertwistedcute]

I sleep soundly, always have, never fallen off and that's on the back of his sports bike : )
I am currently trying to stay awake on the front!

[Little Miss Trouble]

I've come close to falling asleep on the back of a sprotsbike, pretty sure the only thing keeping me awake was the cramp in my poor knees!

[Genie]

I've come close to falling asleep on the back of a sprotsbike, pretty sure the only thing keeping me awake was the cramp in my poor knees!

I think those that fall asleep must be so trusting of the person on the front....that or super tired. The 3 times I've been on the back i've been too busy yeeehaaaing to fall asleep. I'm guessing this sleeping is on very long rides.....

[Little Miss Trouble]

I won't get on the back if I don't trust em! And yes, super tired is right, too much swimming, sunshine & a long trip home.

[SPman]

The Ex used to sleep on the back of the Ducati, that, or smoke and read Mills & Boons...........

[DesmoDAZ]

:sleep::zzzz::yawn:Oh man is it ok if I want to have a wee nap up front now and then? I rode across Ausie on my CT 110 with a sheepskin on the seat, asleep the whole time.

[tracyprier]

That's nasty, sorry to hear about that. I can understand it though. I had one of those and you could just ride those all day without problems, VERY well setup bike for touring... maybe too well set up :(


A mate of mine fell asleep while riding his BMW1100RT on a long stretch of desert road - killed himself.

I would say that a pillion falling asleep is seriously dangerous and not teh kind of thing you shoudl treat lightly.

She could fall off or at the very least badly unsettle the bike in a corner.

If its happening, it might be worth using some sort of attachment system (you could also use the duct tape for her snores...).

[Bald Eagle]

O i dont know...regular manipulation can be very relaxing..if you know what I mean:sleep:

Wrong thread ... if you know what I mean :lol: