Couples with a Bike each

[Unit]

Im just interested in how many couples are out there who both ride their own bike each. TL Rider and I obviously find it a big factor in our relationship. The part that works well is we both enjoy our own ride, doing something together, but separately. I dont get in his way and he doesnt get to scare me (cause Im not on the back of his bike). And now we have the bikes we both like that we can happily swap and enjoy each others ride. Makes for a great social life too.

[onearmedbandit]

I don't think my wife will ever own a bike of her own, mind you you never know. She however loves sharing time with me as a pillion on rides out of town.

[yungatart]

Mstrs and I have our own bikes, although I still like to pillion on his - I like to go fast but I'm not confident to ride that fast on my own bike. hXc has one too and we occasionally all go for a ride together. Makes a nice family day out.

[Unit]

Dont get me wrong, I encourage pillion riding, great place to learn to ride. The more women I see out on bikes, the better, be it pillion or their own. Making the next step and moving on to her own bike can be a bit daunting, Im no flash rider, steady as she goes, but I always get to the next meeting point with a big smile on my face.:blah:

[Riff Raff]

White Trash and I do our own riding. We just have to do it seperately at the mo as we've only got one bike until finances improve.

[Unit]

Mstrs and I have our own bikes, although I still like to pillion on his - I like to go fast but I'm not confident to ride that fast on my own bike. hXc has one too and we occasionally all go for a ride together. Makes a nice family day out.
Cool, its a good couples thing I believe, maybe we should have a couples ride this summer

[yungatart]

Great idea! Let us know where and when, and work committments being amenable, we'll be there. Mstrs is elf employed - which means he has a 100 bosses and no staff - life can be difficult at times..

[Unit]

Great idea! Let us know where and when, and work committments being amenable, we'll be there. Mstrs is elf employed - which means he has a 100 bosses and no staff - life can be difficult at times..
Aahhhhhh, so you have a house bitch too, way to go, Im with you on that one

[NotaGoth]

Not speaking for myself in particular, but mum and dad both had bikes. Everytime they went out riding they went out together. Sometimes she would pillion. Sometimes she would ride her own bike.


Now.. She hardly rides. It just doesn't feel the same.

[Riff Raff]

Mstrs is elf employed - which means he has a 100 bosses and no staff - life can be difficult at times..
Those elves are bastards like that!:yes:

[inlinefour]

The Mrs has her own bike, but its not very often that we ride together. She needs a slightly bigger bike before that starts happening. But Im just gad she is back onto two wheels again. :rockon:

[diggydog]

I don't think my wife will ever own a bike of her own, mind you you never know. She however loves sharing time with me as a pillion on rides out of town.
My wife wo'nt get on my bike, i think it's a neat idea.
There was a write up in the newspaper tilling how many bikes where being sold in the year,i said to her do you want me to buy you a scooter,just to get her started,well i wish i did'nt mention it, the excauses, any way i got my bike and that's good.:scooter: :bye:

[MSTRS]

Aahhhhhh, so you have a house bitch too, way to go, Im with you on that one
*splutter* **choke* *mmmppphhh* Wash your filthy mouth out...:shake:


Those elves are bastards like that!:yes:
Indeed - especially when they aint got an 'home to go to...:nya:

[nzkalt61]

This is Tink here, NZKalts wife, I enjoy going for a blat on my own bike, like some of the other ladies out there, Im not very confident at high speed yet, Im putting it down to my ride, GSXF 750, good bike!!! but Ive fallen for another, took a Gixxer 600 K6 for a test ride the other day, guess what I want in my Santa sack this year:yes: .

I enjoy being a pillion on the back of Kevs bike, its the only time I keep up with everyone. I ride my bike at my pace, I have no pressure from anyone to go faster, its awesome riding with Duc girl and TL rider and the rest of them, and I feel Im improving each time I go out. Its all about enjoying what you are doing, its no fun if you dont.

[diggydog]

Mstrs and I have our own bikes, although I still like to pillion on his - I like to go fast but I'm not confident to ride that fast on my own bike. hXc has one too and we occasionally all go for a ride together. Makes a nice family day out.
That;s nice, a couple of weeks ago i seen these two new motorbikes the same models, but there number plates where reversed with model and year on both, also it was mum and dad with two kids around 9-12yrs old with all the gear. you do'nt see that very often, i thought that was neat.:scooter:

[yungatart]

Yeah, the family that plays together, stays together, or summat like that.. it is really cool to be able to be involved with what your kids are doing - especially those teenage years - and to have your teenagers still keen to hang out with the olds is great... besides, then you know exactly what the little buggers are up to..

[Pussy]

My other half has her own bike ( K5 SV650S). She used to only pillion, I hardly even knew she was on the back. Finally convinced her that her talent was wasted sitting behind me, and that she should be sitting behind her own set of bars. The rest is history. She rides really well.The local shop lent her a K6 GSX-R750 for the weekend a couple of weeks back. Looks like the bank account is going to take another thrashing later this year!! In saying that, her six fiddy is an awesome fun bike to ride ( when I get permission to ride it). We both enjoy biking together, or going for solo rides. Due to the nature of my job, I'm quite often working on nice days ( 7 days a week), and it's nothing for my girl to go out for a 7-800km ride by herself. I suppose I am quite lucky that we both get the same enjoyment out of riding

[yungatart]

There is currently a NZ couple doing a tour of Sth America, Nth America and Canada on bikes. They have 2 kids aged 6 and 4, are doing a lot of offroad stuff and camping out etc in the wilds so they cart everything with them. They had to get pillion seats adapted with frames because the kids fall asleep while travelling. They are going to be away for a year I think. Awesome education for those kids eh?

[Maha]

Down to just the one bike now, two up all the time, i dont really know Anne is there until she passes me the hip flask.......:blip:
And its nice to get a pat on the back when i do something wrong and yell out ''fuckit''.....:innocent:
But being together on the bike is what it is all about for us, enjoying our time with others and enjoying ourselves, getting home and saying ''awsome day''....:niceone:

[Str8 Jacket]

Me and Glenn both ride our own bikes. Glenn also rides mine on occasion and is very helpful when it comes to maintenance with my bikes!

[DMNTD]

Aahhhhhh, so you have a house bitch too, way to go, Im with you on that one
Hey woman! You know that's what the kids are for!



*splutter* **choke* *mmmppphhh* Wash your filthy mouth out...:shake:

No worries mate...just did it :yes:



... I have no pressure from anyone to go faster, its awesome riding with Duc girl and TL rider and the rest of them, and I feel Im improving each time I go out. Its all about enjoying what you are doing, its no fun if you dont.
Oh and we love ya too Pam! :blip:
Ya got it exactly right though...it's your own buzz that is important.
Pressure from "fellow" riders is immature and potentially dangerous.
Ride your own ride :scooter:

[yungatart]

Ride your own ride :scooter:
This is a bit off topic - duh - like I've never done that before, LOL - but it seems to me that women generally do ride their own ride and aren't sucked in to that "gotta prove myself" mentality. We don't seem to have the need to appear better than anyone else on the road, hence we get in to less trouble. Just my observations, right... back to the topic...

[DMNTD]

...it seems to me that women generally do ride their own ride and aren't sucked in to that "gotta prove myself" mentality. We don't seem to have the need to appear better than anyone else on the road, hence we get in to less trouble.
Generally correct...but you haven't met Vicki,Dover's other half, have ya? :wait:

[yungatart]

Aaah..that would be a "no". teach me to make generalisations, huh? But then, maybe she is the exception that proves the rule..

[Kendog]

Not only do we both have bikes, but we both have the same model :scooter:

That was not the original plan, its just we like the Hornet so much :rockon:

[Virago]

Mrs V has always been happy as pillion, but this year decided "I could do that".

We got a Virago 250 for her to learn on, but it's a slow process, now halted for the winter.

[MSTRS]

...
No worries mate...just did it :yes:
...
cheers mate :niceone: have one of these:apint:
ps - you lived to tell the tale? :sweatdrop

[DMNTD]

cheers mate :niceone: have one of these:apint:
ps - you lived to tell the tale? :sweatdrop

There's a bloody good reason why I bought a faster bike mate...:yes:

[yungatart]

We got a Virago 250 for her to learn on, but it's a slow process, now halted for the winter.
Mine too - due to garage renovations, piles of mud everywhere and bikes been stored at a friendly neighbours, compounded with the fact that I'm a real blouse and feel the cold heaps, decided to put bike rego on hold for 3 mths- hopefully I don't forget all that I have learned. But, hey, we don't all have to be hard men, do we?
Nuthin wrong with takin it easy...

[Skunk]

My wife got me into riding about 16 years ago. :zzzz: We have always had our own bike or two (or three). Wouldn't have it any other way.

However, I do pillion her to work these days.

[Cajun]

Me and wife both have our own bikes
mine gsxr600, hers gsxr1000.

She hates going pillion, she hates being in a car not driven by herself, we use to do some pillion in our early years, but with a bike each is no need. and much perfer, since this way, we can play with each other on the road

[yungatart]

:nono:Shouldn't you get a room for that, Cajun???

[Hawkeye]

I don't think I'll ever get her indoors to even ride pillion. It took a long long time for her to agree to me getting a bike.
She does like the bank balance now though, as $13 for petrol and free parking, against $70 petrol and $70 parking per week was a very good persuader.
Just need to get the full so I can get a 'real' bike....:yes:

[froggyfrenchman]

Miss Gn1nitestnd and myself both have bikes. But if she had it her way, she would own both of them and i would walk to work!

[imdying]

Wife loves riding on the back (wouldn't have married her if she didn't), but doesn't want me to buy her one yet (I've offered a few times). She is a girly girl though, pretty sure she'd love a pink helmet :lol: She has also accepted that I'll always have a bike, and probably more than one.

Ex gf of mine had a few bikes though, but she was pretty butch and turned out to be hoe to boot :lol:

[Dooly]

I only taught the wife to ride a bike 3 months ago, and she has 2 dirt bikes.
She has'nt expressed interest as such to ride on the road, but I guess if I brought a GN250 or similar home she would perk up some interest.

[Bob]

Mrs V has always been happy as pillion, but this year decided "I could do that".

We got a Virago 250 for her to learn on, but it's a slow process, now halted for the winter.

My wife had a 125 when she was still on learner plates (125cc maximum over here in the UK as a learner) - but her learner ran out (you get two years to pass full licence I think) so she was off the road for a while.

Thankfully she decided to get back into biking - so this time, to make sure she had an "incentive" to get her training done and pass her test, I sourced a 250 Virago. And we both loved it to bits! Laura (the wife) said she wanted to spend the first 2 years on a smaller capacity machine (unless you take a special Direct Access test - for loads more money - you're restricted to 250cc for 2 years on full licence), so the 250 was ideal - and at just 5 foot tall, the low seat height was ideal.

She's now riding a 535 Virago.

But back to the subject... obviously, we both ride. Tend to do our own thing most of the time, but we do go out on rides together. Which works pretty well. She has a much better sense of direction than me and I'm a far more assertive rider than her. So she takes point and I ride "shotgun". So she can navigate and set her own pace, I can take care of covering her back and if I spot we need to change lanes etc, means I can get out there, set up the position for her to move into and that sort of thing.

Out of curiosity - you guys/gals that do ride out together, do you have pre-agreed signals for things? Like if I know we have to move over and she hasn't realised, I get into position, then give her a set of three short blasts on the horn.

Just wondered what you use?

[Qkkid]

Qkchk has a yamaha Yzf-r1 50th anniversary and i have a gsxr 1000 . It nice having separate bikes but still able to play together, but have your own freedom.

[wybmadiity]

Lucky enough that the man wanted to be able to play with you crazies :weird: , so he taught me to ride and let me claim his 250 ... :hug: I don't often see him on rides being that I am a slowbe, but when I do see him he give me a wink and it keeps me going for the next 100k or so. I agree with Annette, it's nice to be together and doing your own thing at the same time. :yes:

[vs04]

My wife and i both have our own bike.She,s on a 1400 intruder and i,ve got an s83 boulevard,in the throws of kitting out our son as he comes with us when we ride be it with the triumph owners club or just doing a ride together,can,t get our teenage daughter interested though.

[magicfairy]

Him - very experienced - has a Hayabusa, rides fast. Me - pretty new to it all (rode scooters for years) got a Savage last year (650 single) - slow and cautious.
I got sick of being pillion all the time.
Cos I ride too slow for him we have compromised.
Long tours I go pillion (like going length of NI and back in 5 days)
Shorter trips - rallies , he is bored to death riding at my speed.
Weekends - we go our separate ways and try and meet up at coffee places.

[igor]

hers me mum and dad, early 50s.

They got a bike each a short time after this and rode from Welllington up and around Coromandel. GO MUM.

[DMNTD]

hers me mum and dad, early 50s...

That's an awesome pic!

[igor]

then went the bikes and along came cars.

I never saw these until about 5 years ago at the 50th wedding anniversary. We ant a big piccie family.

Ah NZ the way it used to be before all these houses appeared and carparks got built at the beach. If only we could turn the clock back 35 years.

Parents are in their late 70s now and retired to the Sunshine Coast. A couple of real beach lovers.

SORRY FOR THE THREAD HIJACK but they are pretty neat pics

[bobsmith]

My gf rides a scooter if that counts (the Lifan 125) we got our learner's together but she is a more cautious kind and didn't want to hop straight on to bikes (well we had the scooter to start with but I wasn't the patient kind and I have a short attention span so I got a FXR150... and 3 and a half months later got a zzr250...) She's slowly learning to ride a bike though, she's had a couple of goes at my fxr150 and my zzr250, I think zzr250 is actually a bit easier for her since the clutch isn't as sensitive. She hasn't been on road though, going out for another ride today!

[igor]

My gf rides a scooter if that counts (the Lifan 125) we got our learner's together but she is a more cautious kind and didn't want to hop straight on to bikes (well we had the scooter to start with but I wasn't the patient kind and I have a short attention span so I got a FXR150... and 3 and a half months later got a zzr250...) She's slowly learning to ride a bike though, she's had a couple of goes at my fxr150 and my zzr250, I think zzr250 is actually a bit easier for her since the clutch isn't as sensitive. She hasn't been on road though, going out for another ride today!

I lived with a lady and we went everywhere on me trusty BMW. So after a year I asked her did she want a bike. She rode a Honda CB250 and said it was ok but underpowered. I had a mate who was overseas and left his CBR600 and wanted it ridden. So i chucked her on it and she loved it.

Rode it from Ham back to Auk. Rode it for the next year and we went away together on seperate bikes all the time. She rode in all weathers and never did a thing wrong. rain shine whatever. i was impressed. never dropped it or anything.

So what I am trying to say id that the licences laws in my view are bloody stooopid.

what better to learn on a RG250 or a BMW Scarver. got that off me chest.

[KATWYN]

Hubby has an R1, I have an R6. We always ride together.

I will be riding the R6 everyday to work soon, so looking forward to that!:ride:

I don't get up early enough to catch a ride into work with hubby!:blah:

[msm]

My spousal unit (thehollowmen) has his bike, and I have a scooter. The plan was to ride the scoot until I felt confident going for my bike learners and then moving on to a proper bike. But I am happy being pillion on the big bike and can fart around town when I want to on the scooter, so I'm not sure if I'll ever feel the need to get a bike of my own. :scooter:

But you never know. I'll probably change my mind in a few years, and hopefully at that point I'll also be able to afford a bike. There's no way I could afford one at the moment, so it's not really an option even if I did want one.

It's highly entertaining riding as a pillion with thehollowmen. He wiggles his butt! :lol:

[Unit]

My other half has her own bike ( K5 SV650S). She used to only pillion, I hardly even knew she was on the back. Finally convinced her that her talent was wasted sitting behind me, and that she should be sitting behind her own set of bars. The rest is history. She rides really well.The local shop lent her a K6 GSX-R750 for the weekend a couple of weeks back. Looks like the bank account is going to take another thrashing later this year!! In saying that, her six fiddy is an awesome fun bike to ride ( when I get permission to ride it). We both enjoy biking together, or going for solo rides. Due to the nature of my job, I'm quite often working on nice days ( 7 days a week), and it's nothing for my girl to go out for a 7-800km ride by herself. I suppose I am quite lucky that we both get the same enjoyment out of riding
This is exactly what Im talking about, well put. And besides, makes conversation easier when you can both talk biking. We've been pretty full on in the past twelve months getting our biking scene together. We've been through a few bikes in that time, Ive got to admit, but we now have the Kawa ZX10 '06 and the Suzuki SV1000s '06, both black, both an awesome conbinations, both of us happy to ride either. Go for your lady, 7-800kms is a good outing, especially by herself. Sounds like we need to get our arses down your way for an outing sometime.:scooter:

[Unit]

There is currently a NZ couple doing a tour of Sth America, Nth America and Canada on bikes. They have 2 kids aged 6 and 4, are doing a lot of offroad stuff and camping out etc in the wilds so they cart everything with them. They had to get pillion seats adapted with frames because the kids fall asleep while travelling. They are going to be away for a year I think. Awesome education for those kids eh?
Wicked, and good that the kids dont mind. Thats a real adventure that takes a strong couple courage to undertake I think, and you'd have to be highly organised too.

[Unit]

Me and wife both have our own bikes
mine gsxr600, hers gsxr1000. and much perfer, since this way, we can play with each other on the road
Ooohh lala, yep, flurting with each other on wheels at speed brings a whole new dimension to the relationship. And its more practical when travelling to be able to carry your own luggage.

[Unit]

SORRY FOR THE THREAD HIJACK but they are pretty neat pics
No worries mate, the pic's were worth it, makes me want to go digging out some I my dads old pics. And women back in those days were surprisingly into bikes and cars

[Pussy]

Sounds good!! Would be great to catch up

[Pussy]

This is exactly what Im talking about, well put. And besides, makes conversation easier when you can both talk biking. We've been pretty full on in the past twelve months getting our biking scene together. We've been through a few bikes in that time, Ive got to admit, but we now have the Kawa ZX10 '06 and the Suzuki SV1000s '06, both black, both an awesome conbinations, both of us happy to ride either. Go for your lady, 7-800kms is a good outing, especially by herself. Sounds like we need to get our arses down your way for an outing sometime.:scooter:
Sounds good!! Would be great to catch up. If I'm working, it wouldn't be difficult to convince Annie to go for a ride

[hellnback]

Yeah the wife and I both have bikes, she's only just started riding but absolutely loves it. She was ecstatic when she got her learners. We now go out every weekend round and round the streets, everytime she seems to improve significantly! Can't wait to get her out on the open road!! (Neither can she!!)

[Hitcher]

Im just interested in how many couples are out there who both ride their own bike each.
Mrs H is the deft and very stylie rider of a Suzuki VZ800K5 Marauder. In blue, with Givi screen and Ventura packrack. Me? I ride the world's most complete motorcycle -- the magnificent 2005 Yamaha FJR1300T -- resplendent in two-tone silver and blue. Whoar.

[Thunder]

Wifey & I have a bike each -R6 for her. We generally ride in a group of at least 4. She still likesbeing a pillion as well, but not on the Tuono. The hayabusa I had was the best pillion bike ever - fast and comfortable.
The great thing about having 2 bikes when travelling is the amount of gear we can carry. We have bike intercoms - baehr - so we can communicate if need be. :yes:

[Rashika]

My husband isn't into bikes anymore, he did have a GN at one stage, and he liked the look of the Hornets for when he got his full but it wasn't his thing, more into mountain biking... BUT the Boyfriend :yes: is into bikes in a bike way, has big bike for touring and few smaller ones for other shit.
I do love riding with someone who is just as passionate about bikes as I am... it makes the rides fun and exciting, and I *mostly* keep up, feel like i am improving all the time. Funny how even years on I still find myself learning new stuff, must be the change in bike type that has really done it.

The only thing I get paranoid about when riding with a B/F or someone I'm close too ...and i do worry at times... is coming round the corner and finding them down on the road. Stupid really, but guess I'm just a worrywart.

[The_Dover]

I thought Dangermouse rode a guzzi?

Do you class that as a bike, HGV or farm vehicle??

[Pickle]

Yep the wife & I both have our own bikes & generally go for rides together & both at pretty much the same pace, this really surprises some of the guy's who dont know Viv very well.
Both have a ZX636 ea with consecutive plates & a KLR250ea again with consecutive plates. We both enjoy going to rallies together & have been to 19 Cold Kiwi's & 7 Moto GP's/500s at Phillip Island & 1 at Eastern Creek.
Really like to get out on the back country roads on the KLRs & do some exploring - did The Motu & Lake Waikerimoana this year, done Molesworth & Rainbow twice. The wife commutes daily on the bike where as I take the company race car.
Favourite roads include road to Gisborne from Napier(via Tiniroto), Takaka Hill, Buller Gorge, Awakino gorge, Waioeka gorge, East Cape, road from Pohongina to Waipukurau:scooter: :scooter: :scooter: :scooter:

[classic zed]

she dislikes bikes with a passion, she did say however that she would ride pillion once, just the stop me nagging. So I guess I will be riding on my own:angry:

[Macktheknife]

Heavenly Talker and I are both really passionate about bikes, when we met I had a bike and she had never ridden, so I got her into pillion and eventually she got bored with it, so I took her to Waiheke island for the day and rented her a scooter; she loved it and wanted to learn, now she rides a Honda V4 750 (3rd bike) and loves riding as much as I do. I knew I should marry her when I overheard a conversation one day she was having with a family friend,
the friend asked "are you going to get him to give up bikes?" HT replied, "the bike was with him before I was, I dont think so."

[snuffles]

were both on our own bikes, makes for great fun.

[Beemer]

I met my husband at a WIMA rally so he already knew I was into bikes! I had an RG150 at that stage and was a few weeks away from getting my full licence. He was really supportive and he had four bikes (and a scooter!) of his own so it was a match made in heaven. Since then I've changed my bike twice (first to a BMW F650CS and now to the Goose) but he's still stuck with his old bikes! He loves riding mine and does all the maintenance on it. He's a much better rider than me and has done all of the 1000 Milers (I've never done one and doubt very much if I ever will - not really my thing!) but he tailors his riding speed to mine when we go out. He gets the opportunity to go faster with his mates but he never makes me feel like I'm holding him up.

We've had a great time on the bikes together and I also enjoy being on the back of his as well - you can't snuggle when you're on your own bikes!

[Pixie]

Those elves are bastards like that!:yes:
Watch those elves!

[yungatart]

Watch those elves!
It's the fairies he has trouble with....lol

[myvice]

Chiselling away at her resolve...
Jax can ride, can ride very well...
But she's happier in a car?
Odd I know, but I'm trying...

[gixermike]

GF rides a CBR125 (learner bike in uk) passed a few weeks ago so wants bigger bike when we get to Nz. I ride GSXR600, and stick to her pace when we're out together...she's getting much faster and smoother now as her commute has changed from 5 mins to 40mins cross country each day.
she's always way faster out of junctions than me( well for 30 yards anyway)....I get it turned then gas it....she just shoots off.
unfortunately for me she wants a Duc monster 620.(she has little legs).....expensive taste that girl.

[aff-man]

The girlie just bought a bike ....... Quite funny really.. she hated the bike when I met her .. then she was curious.. then she went on the back of the old zxr400 and it's been downhill from here...

Still have to get her out on the bike (time and weather being a factor)

But hopefully when she does i'll get rid of the buzzing in my ear wanting a ride on the back :dodge:

[Nicksta]

I had a ex-fiance that made me sell my bike.... the next guy i date has to either ride or appreciate my love of riding.... preferably the previous as i like to ride but i also love going pillion with a special someone in front!!

[SPman]

I have 1 bike - the S O has 2!

More in the pipeline though..............

[nudemetalz]

Well back in the old days when I could still ride (well last Easter actually), we went on a great ride down in the South Island together on the 2 bikes. The Missus loves her VT even though I've suggested she upgrades to a 400 or 600.

It's great riding a long trip on seperate bikes.

[Bend-it]

We both ride.. I ride the bike, and Mrs It rides me!! Muahahah!! ;)

Nahh, I'm still on my R, so have yet to take her on the back of a proper bike. She pillioned on little 110cc bikes in Asia, but kept asking me to slow don whenever we exceeded 50kph! We'll get her riding yet! heh heh heh...

[laRIKin]

Well SDU use to pillion with me every where around the country.
So much so that she was once called my Koala.
As she was always on the back of the bike.

She tried to ride, but with a mixed start with one thing and an other.
It did not take, but the desire was still there.
So after getting her in to dirt bikes her confidence grew.
And she returned to the road knowing that she could handle a bike and just had to keep a eye out for idiots in cars.

So now she rides a Yamaha XT225 Serow (not as much now and could be for sale one day) a Suzuki DR650 and if I'm around a Moto Guzzi MKIII Le Mans. (just to be safe as it is a big heavy bike for her to handle at times)
And I ride a KTM 640 and the Moto Guzzi MKIV Le Mans and some times the MKIII when SDU is not using it.

I know a lot of couples that have and ride two bikes to be safe.
That is, if one has a crash for what ever reason, one is still OK to look after the kids and there partner.
But if the worst comes to the worst that works to.

[GN1NiteStnd]

Miss Gn1nitestnd and myself both have bikes. But if she had it her way, she would own both of them and i would walk to work!

Actually I would rather have the GB and buy him a new bike, prob is the dosh envolved in this task.

[Patrick]

Cool, its a good couples thing I believe, maybe we should have a couples ride this summer

Now there is an event well worth doing too....

[McJim]

My wife got her learners a couple of weeks ago and now I ride out to quiet roads/car parks with her following in the cage with the kids - she then practices but she's finding the VTR too heavy for her liking so we'll have to save up to get her a bike of her own - possibly FXR 150 - we'll then be a 2 bike couple - only hurdle will be to find babysitters as her family are all in the South Island and mine are all in Scotland.
Bottom line is we'll need to be a 2 bike family coz she don't like my bike - and I ain't parting with it until I can ride a SV650/Raptor 650 legally!

[pixc]

My wife got her learners a couple of weeks ago and now I ride out to quiet roads/car parks with her following in the cage with the kids - she then practices but she's finding the VTR too heavy for her liking so we'll have to save up to get her a bike of her own - possibly FXR 150 - we'll then be a 2 bike couple - only hurdle will be to find babysitters as her family are all in the South Island and mine are all in Scotland.
Bottom line is we'll need to be a 2 bike family coz she don't like my bike - and I ain't parting with it until I can ride a SV650/Raptor 650 legally!

Think carefully before you get an FXR 150. I have just got one and I decided very quickly that I should have got 250. Its very easy to learn on and great around town. Its light, forgiving, cheap to buy and cheap to run.

[CookMySock]

Just thought I'd bump this thread. It's a great read. Its been awesome watching my wife grow and learn on her bike. She loves her bike and the road so much. I can't imagine us not having bikes now, unless I did something stupid on mine and maim myself.

And for those of you who know me, NO I wasn't searching for the word "couples" sheesh. :rolleyes:

Steve

[McJim]

Hahaha. Since this thread ended we have gone through the realms of 2 bike couple and out the other side. The missus got a RG150, passed her restricted, passed her full and had a GSX750F for a year. Then she sold it last week and will borrow the little red Ducati.

[shafty]

GoGal and I met on a ride to a Rally, so were both into biking when we got together - and it's the only way both of us would have it. That was about 6 years ago. We 'eloped' and got married a few months ago.

We love rallies, overnighters, - and touring and staying at the country pubs - putting us in touch with grass roots ENZED.

My ride is an ST1300, the thinking Man's tourer, and GoGal pilots a spunky bright blue Honda 750 Shadow, which she handles great.

On the road I sometimes get a bit a head, but just wait the few seconds it takes J to catch up every so often.

We've just chucked our jobs in, sold the house and rentals, and have ''gone country'' so we don't have to work so often and are starting on our bucket list.

Roll on Summer huh people?

[SHELRACING]

My partner and I have two bikes each!

One is a road bike and one is a race bike. He has a Suzuki GS 500 and I have a Yamaha FZR 250. (:bye: I use to have a CBR 600, till some muza ran a red light) We also have bucket racers which are great fun. Mine is a Honda SL100 in a Honda 125T frame and his is a FXR/Loncin 150cc. There is also the 'Delta' project on the table at the moment. I have a pocketbike that I ride on a track as well. That one gave me a broken collarbone last time out. :blink:

We moved from one of the biggest cities in NZ to a small central north island town and love it.
He works on the bikes everyday at home and I go to work. Bikes are very important in our house.

We have some great roads here to ride around and race tracks not far away.

We know we have the ultimate lifestyle. :wari:

[Grub]

We didn't a) belong to KB or b) have bikes when this thread ended in 06.

It all started when Nasty wanted a scooter (to go 30km into the Welly wind on the motorway!!!!). I pursuaded her to go for a real bike, so she got an FXR150 while she went through the learner/restricted process.

Well I already had my license and so I {ahem} borrowed the FXR once or twice for a wee pootle. Then I got a contract in Paraparaumu so I sometimes rode her bike while she went the other way in the car.

One day as I struggled up Pukerua Bay hill against the northerly I thought bugger it, I like this .... but it's time to get me a bigger bike. I got a CBR600, Nasty graduated and got a Yammy Virago500 then a Kwaka GPZ500 and now a Suz GSX-F750. And I got a newer CBR600.

We then bought Nolan N102 helmets with bluetooth bike-to-bike coms and we are having a ball. We tour all over, we chat, we share the wonder of the scenery, we plan our winning lotto finances and love it when we stop at a cafe to find other couples doing the same.

There's nothing we've done as a couple that has given us as much pleasure and satisfaction (well almost nothing :cool:).

p.s. Oh and now we have a bucket racer each as well :first:

[Trumpess]

What an interesting read. Thanks for bumping Dangerousbastard.

We are a 2 bike family aswell. And this only come about since I found hubby the bargin of the centry lol. Now we wouldnt have it any other way, or should i say I wouldnt have it any other way.
I have the bug and it is set to stay.
I cant believe how awesome it feels to ride yourself, and the refreshing feeling after being out for a ride. Like blowing out the cobwebbs!
I find we try to get out and ride more, having our time out together away from the kids. Now the warmer weather is approching, its grabbing each moment when we have the sames days off work.
We are now aiming for a trip across to the West Coast, which will be a first for me, so I have to get out there and get my hours up.
I sooooo look forward to each fine day as they come and usually try and leap at the chance to get out there when I can, and when we can find minders for the kids lol.

[scumdog]

Meh, CB rides the Sporty, I ride the T-Sport and we're not sure who gets to ride the XN85...

[Imbray]

We're another multi bike family, hubby's always refused to pillion me, told me to get my own bike, so I did:niceone: ( actual I have 2 bikes at the mo, but 1 is for him to finish his licence:spanking:).

Have just up graded our bikes, he's now got a FJR 1300A, while I have a M50z, the bumber is he can ride my bike, but I cann't ride his:Pokey:, suffer from ducks disease ( arse to close to the ground) cann't get a foot to the ground.

He's looking forward to when I stop sloooowling down for the corners, :niceone:, he'll live & I'm getting there:bleh:

[Rashika]

Still got the same bike, just got a couple of race bikes in my family now as well.
Total of 7 bikes between us, 2 road and 5 race... its surprising how things have changed and yet stayed the same over the last 2 years!

Gonna be a bit different next year tho. I think Dangerous needs a sidechair fitted to the guzzi... :lol: It just wouldn't work on the Buell!

[sinfull]

Thanks for bumping Dangerousbastard.

.

That just sounded bad 71 !

Good thread though i must admit lol So did anyone start up an annual couples who ride get together event ?

Only took Heidi a half doz rides on the back of the S3 to want to ride her own bike (nothing to do with my riding i'm sure)
So we're a 3 bike family at the mo, two S3's and her scorp ! Tried to talk her into riding the 955 but alas she wants a cruiser, so it might be going shortly as a trade in (once she has her full)
Thinking of changing stylez myself and perhaps swapping the triple for a cruiser as well (then look at race bikes hehehe) Or set the triple up for track work only and a cruiser to slow me up on the roads a bit
Love the S3 and dont have a problem riding 6 hrs str8, but it just seems to search out the windies all by itself ! So it's just gonna frustrate both Heidi and I, with her on a cruze an the S3 wanting to play up all the time !

The times they are a changing ! (recon i've shaved 10 seconds off my laps hehe Doh !)

[Rollestonchick]

We are a motorbike family.:niceone: At the moment we have three road bikes. Tho this has only happened in the last two years, when i decided to go for my learners. Then as soon as my son was old enough he started as well. My partner Graeme rides sometimes, but unfortunately isnt licenced. I do wish he'd hurry up and start the process. As it would be more fun, going places together. No way would he be my pillion passenger:msn-wink: (,now i am fullly licenced)
Graeme does come to bike rallys when he can. He brings all the stuff in the cage and joins in the:apint::headbang::wari::Punk:

[JMemonic]

Gonna be a bit different next year tho. I think Dangerous needs a sidechair fitted to the guzzi... :lol: It just wouldn't work on the Buell!

Geez its just about the end of the workshop seasons, we could have helped fit it you know :)

[sinfull]

Gonna be a bit different next year tho. I think Dangerous needs a sidechair fitted to the guzzi... :lol: It just wouldn't work on the Buell!
Been thinking sidechair myself for a while now ! Not that we have kids but i'm damb sure the dog would love it !

[klingon]

We have three two-wheeled vehicles between two of us. I have my multi-purpose Volty for every occasion from commuting to riding out of town. Partner has a scooter for commuting (Piaggio Hexagon 180cc) and an SV1000S for the wide open spaces.

I'm happy riding my own bike or being a passenger on either of his. I get to ride every day, so sometimes it's nice to hop on the back of his bike and be able to enjoy the ride and the scenery without having to concentrate on riding.

Also he has been riding for about 35 years and I have been riding for almost two years, so jumping on the back of his bike and paying attention to what he does (cornering, changes in technique in the wet, etc) is always helpful for me to improve my own riding.

[Evo1132]

Got a taste for the power, riding pillion on hubbies GSXR1000, my wee 250 just didnt cut the mustard, howeva we hav an awesome time togetha now that I hav the R1, I love whippin his ass, and he says he loves lookin at mine.

[Kiwifire72]

Two matching bikes in our garage

[Pussy]

Two matching bikes in our garage
Same here! What I predicted in my earlier post (July '06) actually happened, so I went and got one too

[James Deuce]

I've got two bikes.

One going.

One dismantled.

I like it that way.

[Unit]

Got a taste for the power, riding pillion on hubbies GSXR1000, my wee 250 just didnt cut the mustard, howeva we hav an awesome time togetha now that I hav the R1, I love whippin his ass, and he says he loves lookin at mine.
You go girl. Im now on my ZX14, in a straight line Im awesome (still trying to master cornering, ah well).
Good to see the couples thing is strong and healthy out there. Still need to get a couples ride happening this summer hopefully

[Qkkid]

You go girl. Im now on my ZX14, in a straight line Im awesome (still trying to master cornering, ah well).
Good to see the couples thing is strong and healthy out there. Still need to get a couples ride happening this summer hopefully

:msn-wink: That sounds a great idea Annette.

[SPman]

We both have two bikes - one going, one awaiting "works to enable unimpeded vehicular motion"

Good things take time, y' know........

[Highlander]

We have his and hers at this stage, she can do her full licence test shortly but is not yet sure if she would rather ride her own or pillion.

[TerminalAddict]

Mrs TA has been on the back for 2 years.
This winter after starting work at Road and Sport Harley Davidson in Hamilton, she sat and passed her learners.

Today was our very first "ride" together .. we reached 80kph :D .. and she toppled over at an intersection .. but she enjoyed it .

Parked the wee 250 hobag in the garage, then I pillioned her to raglan for coffee and a muffin, then a quick loop around waingaro

Sweet day !!!!!!

[Kiwifire72]

I got told tonight as we watched Long Way Down on Discovery
now that would be a good idea a bike tour
but not in NZ but overseas
wahoo will have to look into the idea does anybody know of any organised tours?????

[phred]

Last year my wife says "I want to learn to ride" so she finds a 250 Virago to learn on. Then she says "I dont want to do it on my own" Pillion is out as the virago disappears up my bum when I stand up so what do you know We now have a bike each to learn on. We have both found it a joy to learn new skills together. Only downside is washing and polishing is a blue job apparently.
For some reason we dont do that together??????

[Max Headroom]

Yeah, my wife & I have our own bikes. Have had for twenty years...

For a big chunk of that time, my bike sat in bits on a shelf so we shared a few bikes that were "ours" rather than strictly "his & hers" for a while. I finished screwing my bike together just over two years ago, and we bought her a bike that she particularly likes (Buell XB12S) so we now have "our own" bikes and enjoy riding together again. She very rarely pillions these days, preferring to do it herself. We would like to do a 1000 miler (maybe this year, probably next year) and a trip on the bikes around the south island.

We had already been married for a few years before I got my first bike at 25 years of age, and it became an "us" thing right from the beginning.

[CookMySock]

Today was our very first "ride" together .. we reached 80kph :D .. and she toppled over at an intersection .. but she enjoyed it Awesome! :banana:

I will never forget watching my wife learn to ride her brand new bike. ;)

Steve

[Kiwifire72]

Awesome! :banana:

I will never forget watching my wife learn to ride her brand new bike. ;)

Steve
I will not comment n this subject within this topic lol
put it this way A brand new 2007 GPX250 got traded in with 300km Yes on 300 km on the clock
on a brand new Hyo GT250R need I say more

[BiK3RChiK]

I ride my own ride. I don't do pillion unless absolutely necessary! We have 5 bikes between 4 of us... Heh!

[The Lone Rider]

Graeme does come to bike rallys when he can. He brings all the stuff in the cage and joins in the:apint::headbang::wari::Punk:

Muhahaha, we can put him to good use then :)

Dibs on a spot for one of my guitars!

[scumdog]

Graeme does come to bike rallys when he can. He brings all the stuff in the cage and joins in the:apint::headbang::wari::Punk:

Gunna be at the Magpie Madness at Winchester in November??

[CookMySock]

IA brand new 2007 GPX250 got traded in with 300km Yes on 300 km on the clock on a brand new Hyo GT250R need I say moreHAHA that is awesome! I wish I was a fly on the wall then.

Steve

[bonneville]

ask the other half to hop on back and get the angry face .Best thing i ever done was to encourage missis to ride great way to spend the day togeather.

[Broomrider]

Hubby and I both ride our own bikes, we are in the process of renewing them, he wants an ST1300 and I have an ER6F with my name on it :clap:.... we are heading for Tauranga this xmas on a road trip and I am looking forward to a ride that's a little more sit up compared to the ZZR600... getting too hard on the wrists... We take our time and have a look around, no taking the shine off ma shoes on corners and I have got better things to do with my money than give it to the government...other than bloody petrol tax <_<

Just got back into riding again after a long break and loving it..

Went to Kaikoura for lunch a few months ago... I smelt the honey suckle, fresh cut hay and the ocean on the way up... tickled my senses and had me buzzing all day... you can't get that in a car :no:...:laugh:

[Imbray]

At hubby's work there's been a sudden increase of partner's beeing gently:rolleyes: encourged to get their licence's & own bike's through a variaty of means :devil2::Pokey: & apparently I'm to blame, no fair. Up to 3 wives with another 2 been worked on at the mo:headbang:.

Apparently it wasn't untill I got my own bike that they thought about the poss of getting their wives onto their own bike's:rolleyes:

[Blossom]

We both have a bike each but have very different tastes in bike style. He likes sports/touring and I like cruisers.
I dont pillion very often with him as I just dont like not being able to see the road and he has been known to complain that I lean too far over round corners. Wish I leaned that far on my own bike...bit too chicken yet... as still on my training wheels after a head on crash in the cage.
Anyways...we love riding together though and the kids all go pillion with Dad (except the baby whos too small to reach the pegs) and we get to hae a blast.

[Hitcher]

he wants an ST1300

Noooo! "Hubby" should test ride an FJR1300 before he does something silly.

[Highlander]

Noooo! "Hubby" should test ride an FJR1300 before he does something silly.

So Mr H, after a couple of ST's you are that sold on th FJR. That speaks volumes (adding FJR to the test ride list).

[Broomrider]

He's having a think...:wacko:yes I see a flicker of interest....eyes are glazing over:drool:... crap!! we were all sorted, now it's back to the drawing board... suspect he might have a look at the FJR before he decides...Has anyone ridden an automatic FJR? I know about them, as he's is back on the comp looking at demo movies...

Hitcher why do you prefer the FJR?

he rides a VFR800 VTEC at the moment...

[Hitcher]

Hitcher why do you prefer the FJR?

Seeing how you asked, and in no order of priority:

1. Standard 17" rubber front and rear (the ST has oddball tyres at both ends)
2. Span-adjustable clutch lever
3. Fully-adjustable front suspension
4. 40kg lighter
5. R1-sourced brakes
6. No linked brakes
7. Panniers are easier to attach and remove
8. Bike looks great without the panniers on
9. One key can be used to have both panniers unlocked at the same time
10. Better pillion comfort (I have on good authority)
11. That wonderful Yamaha inline four, with stump-pulling power that goes on forever

I should note at this point that I have owned both an ST1300 (32,000km) and an FJR (73,000km so far).

What do I miss about the ST1300?

1. That 27 litre fuel tank
2. The air temperature thermometer
3. The built-in drop bars
4. The rear suspension pre-load adjuster

Both are great bikes.

I haven't ridden the automatic FJR. Those who have generally enjoy them once they've got used to not having a clutch lever. But the two manual versions (ABS and non-ABS) are pretty damned fine bikes.

[FROSTY]

I guess Im a bit of a lucky son of a gun . When I get to ride My lady is happy to hop on the back of my bike or ride her own.
Trail bike riding the whole family rides their own bikes. --Which usually means for me a lot of time spent kicking bikes into life.

[CookMySock]

he has been known to complain that I lean too far over round cornershaw haw, I like it. :spanking:

Steve

[meefling]

My partner and I have a bike each (he rides more than me)- but have only been in ChCh for a few months and waiting for warmer days. I could never go back to pillion now - too scary not being in control. Looking forward to summer and getting out to play tho. Bring on the Sun........:sunny:

[Stirts]

My partner and I have a bike each (he rides more than me)- but have only been in ChCh for a few months and waiting for warmer days. I could never go back to pillion now - too scary not being in control. Looking forward to summer and getting out to play tho. Bring on the Sun........:sunny:

Bring on the :sunny: Bring on the :sunny: Light up the world, come everyone!!!

[Broomrider]

Seeing how you asked, and in no order of priority:

1. Standard 17" rubber front and rear (the ST has oddball tyres at both ends)
2. Span-adjustable clutch lever
3. Fully-adjustable front suspension
4. 40kg lighter
5. R1-sourced brakes
6. No linked brakes
7. Panniers are easier to attach and remove
8. Bike looks great without the panniers on
9. One key can be used to have both panniers unlocked at the same time
10. Better pillion comfort (I have on good authority)
11. That wonderful Yamaha inline four, with stump-pulling power that goes on forever

I should note at this point that I have owned both an ST1300 (32,000km) and an FJR (73,000km so far).

What do I miss about the ST1300?

1. That 27 litre fuel tank
2. The air temperature thermometer
3. The built-in drop bars
4. The rear suspension pre-load adjuster

Both are great bikes.

I haven't ridden the automatic FJR. Those who have generally enjoy them once they've got used to not having a clutch lever. But the two manual versions (ABS and non-ABS) are pretty damned fine bikes.

Thanks Hitcher, he can have a look at this when he get's home... Problem is I think, is he has been a Honda man since he was 15... and 30 yrs of Honda is a hard habit to break .. :confused:

sorry didn't mean to hijack the thread ...

[Hitcher]

I forgot to mention the ST's annoying cam whine...

[CookMySock]

Today I was following my wife home from town. It was just our usual friday blast into town and back, going the long way through the twisties, except this time I, uh, had to think.. or get left behind, and cornering, well no gazing into space while cornering.. :sweatdrop

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Steve

[BiK3RChiK]

Today I was following my wife home from town. It was just our usual friday blast into town and back, going the long way through the twisties, except this time I, uh, had to think.. or get left behind, and cornering, well no gazing into space while cornering.. :sweatdrop

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Steve

:woohoo: It's taking me while, but I'm getting there! Thanks for the certificate, DB!:love: