Pillion advice wanted.

[Murray]

the next thing will be she will be wanting her own bike and bored with being pillion!!! Thats what happened to me

[Clubbie]

the next thing will be she will be wanting her own bike and bored with being pillion!!! Thats what happened to me

Just quietly.... that's kinda what I expect and hope will happen.

[MSTRS:Me]

Good news! And yes, you should.

[glegge]

whatever you tell them, keep it short and simple - or they may well just worry more that they are doing it right or get confused.
1. feet on pegs.
2. hang on to me (ideally for first rides) or bike (as confidence gets better).
3. sit back, relax, enjoy the ride, you dont have to do anything, corners or nuffin.
4. if ANYTHING is wrong or your worried or whatever - punch me in the back or hit me, i'll stop - we can talk.
as for the ride.
first time out, ride smooth and take it easyier that you would on your own.
just think that the pillion may do something silly - so ride well inside your envelope so you have room to correct for them if required.

enjoy the feeling of yet another life in your hands.. sigh...

[crazyhorse]

So the general consensus seems to be have a hand on the tank? What's up with pillions holding on behind their backs to a grab rail? Good? Bad? Pros and cons please.

I've had my kids on the back heaps when they were younger.

Make sure She gets on gently and not jumps on the bike.

Holding on is her preference, but Princess Bandit was referring to slowing down or braking suddenly - and she will slide forward on the seat in a hurry, so this is a good idea to get her to have one hand ready to lean back from the tank in order to prevent this from happening.

Make sure you teach her which way to lean for corners - had that experience with my son in a gorge!!! not nice feeling...

Do not procrastinate about it too much either - or you will worry about having her on the back. Enjoy and have fun

[neels]

I was fortunate that my wife came pretrained as a pillion.

I prefer it if she is cuddled right into my back, keeps her weight with mine and keeps my back warm. She's not very tall so find it easier if she gets on first with the bike on the sidestand, upright the seat is a bit high.

She likes being on the bike but has no interest in riding herself, although I wonder if that might change if she came across a little bike that she could comfortably ride. I've been told that if I go shopping for another bike then she gets to test ride too and has the right to veto if she doesn't like it

[I GS 1]

whatever you tell them, keep it short and simple - or they may well just worry more that they are doing it right or get confused.
1. feet on pegs.
2. hang on to me (ideally for first rides) or bike (as confidence gets better).
3. sit back, relax, enjoy the ride, you dont have to do anything, corners or nuffin.
4. if ANYTHING is wrong or your worried or whatever - punch me in the back or hit me, i'll stop - we can talk.
as for the ride.
first time out, ride smooth and take it easyier that you would on your own.
just think that the pillion may do something silly - so ride well inside your envelope so you have room to correct for them if required.

enjoy the feeling of yet another life in your hands.. sigh...

I agree - keep it short and simple . "Don't feel afraid to lean against me to get the feel of how to move" may be enough. Then go slow enough to cope with anything they may want to try out - and discuss it afterwards. If you are going to be a control freak, setting all the "rules", they will more than likely find and enjoy some other activity where they are able to remain more in control. Touring together can be great fun - and when the children have grown up and left home, even better.

[I GS 1]

I was fortunate that my wife came pretrained as a pillion.

I prefer it if she is cuddled right into my back, keeps her weight with mine and keeps my back warm. She's not very tall so find it easier if she gets on first with the bike on the sidestand, upright the seat is a bit high.

She likes being on the bike but has no interest in riding herself, although I wonder if that might change if she came across a little bike that she could comfortably ride. I've been told that if I go shopping for another bike then she gets to test ride too and has the right to veto if she doesn't like it

Be careful test riding a boxer GS then, it could end up the only bike she would agree to. They are really great for two up touring around NZ

[crazyhorse]

the next thing will be she will be wanting her own bike and bored with being pillion!!! Thats what happened to me

..............And the problem with that is?????????????????

Occassionally (and very occassionally) I like to be a pillion.

[Murray]

..............And the problem with that is?????????????????

Occassionally (and very occassionally) I like to be a pillion.

absolutely nothing!!!. Its great and a lot of fun