who else has this problem??

[ajturbo]

the problem being..

that you are going for a ride, 2 up, and you get that funny feeling that something aint right?

you try really hard to work out what the problem could be..

are you running out of gas?
are the shocks finanly given up and making the bike to handle funny?
are the tyres going flat?

you know the feeling!

yep the passenger has fallen asleep...... the road is getting tighter and tighter.. the corners are sharper.. and yet they still are asleep!!!!

case in point,

last weekend i went to rotorua, 2 up. we had a feed, coffee's a walk around then home.....the weight on my shoulders was ........ well they got heavier and heavier... yep she had fallen asleep...

and yet they stay on!...

tell me how does that work?????

why don't they just slip off ?? thank god she didn't!!

but luke used to do it.. a lot!!!

am i that of an old fart at riding that i boar them to sleep .. or are they that relaxed?????

i choose the relax state of mind..

[WRT]

One of my regulars reckons that she loves blasting along late at night with her head resting on my shoulder, and her eyes closed . . . says it feels great, that she's really relaxed doing that, something to do with the motion of the bike.

Dont know if it is a compliment or not, but I'm gonna take it as one! Still, its quite unnerving.

[bugjuice]

don't ride like a nana then!

[WRT]

Have had Ange doing that on the back at over two hundy . . . she's a somewhat trusting young lass . . .

[erik]

Take it as a compliment, she must have a lot of trust in your riding.

I'd guess they don't fall off because sideways forces are pretty minimal because when you corner, you have to lean the bike, so the majority of the force will still just be pushing you down into the seat. (if you're hanging off the bike, it might be a bit different though, but I guess you weren't )

[Str8 Jacket]

Wow! The only bikes that ive been on the back of have been ridden like mad with the owner trying to scare me by pulling wheelies, which I loved but I doubt that i'd have felt comfortable closing my eyes!

[Postie]

One of my regulars reckons that she loves blasting along late at night with her head resting on my shoulder, and her eyes closed . . . says it feels great, that she's really relaxed doing that, something to do with the motion of the bike.

Dont know if it is a compliment or not, but I'm gonna take it as one! Still, its quite unnerving.

must be somthing with the Vibrations mate......

[ManDownUnder]

I'm willing to be swanman doesn't have that problem LOL...

[ajturbo]

don't ride like a nana then!

[feistyredhead]

must be somthing with the Vibrations mate......

if it was anything to do with the vibs she wiould be anything but asleep

[inlinefour]

Be like me and not let a pillion on yer bike It'll just slow ya down

[SARGE]

the problem being..

that you are going for a ride, 2 up, and you get that funny feeling that something aint right?

you try really hard to work out what the problem could be..

are you running out of gas?
are the shocks finanly given up and making the bike to handle funny?
are the tyres going flat?

you know the feeling!

yep the passenger has fallen asleep...... the road is getting tighter and tighter.. the corners are sharper.. and yet they still are asleep!!!!

case in point,

last weekend i went to rotorua, 2 up. we had a feed, coffee's a walk around then home.....the weight on my shoulders was ........ well they got heavier and heavier... yep she had fallen asleep...

and yet they stay on!...

tell me how does that work?????

why don't they just slip off ?? thank god she didn't!!

but luke used to do it.. a lot!!!

am i that of an old fart at riding that i boar them to sleep .. or are they that relaxed?????

i choose the relax state of mind..

its pretty much the same reason you can toss and turn all night and not fall out of bed.. your body " knows" and compensates..

[SARGE]

if it was anything to do with the vibs she wiould be anything but asleep

calm down Kitten

[Beemer]

I often fall asleep if I am pillioning on the back of my husband's bike! I find it quite relaxing being on the back of a bike, and quite comfortable too - I've never even got close to falling off when asleep, must be because I'm all snuggled up behind him!

He isn't that impressed though, because every time we go over a bump, my helmet smashes into his back!

[Big Dave]

Co-pilot regularly falls asleep on the back - most long rides she'll nod off coming back on the freeway - the clunkety-clunkety-clunk of her helmet resting on mine is the giveaway.

She's been doing it for 24 years, if we come to a hard bit of road or conditions change i give her a tap on the knee, but otherwise I just look out for her, don't plant it etc.