Pillion Pride

[mstriumph]

anyone i pillion gets the standard "sit still, grab hold, do as i do, no screaming" speech

i sympathise with anyone who doesn't want to pillion [irrespective of the gender of the rider] .... i'll only do it myself if i have regard for the rider and it would seriously damage his/her pride/face if i refused

[The Stranger:Me]

Is your suspension adjusted correctly for you and/or for 2 up?

Both my bikes are set a just a touch firm for me and ride ok 2 up.
That said if my pillion were heavier I might need to adjust for 2 up.

[phantom]

Mmm, I wondered that too!
Aside from the fact that you could even get to sleep on the back of a bike.... ... You'd wanna cuff your hands together so you dont slip off surely?

wasn't a problem.whoever was on the back was wedged between the rider and the backpack on a Honda MT250 so there wasn't a lot of room. When you are asleep you're not unconcious and you seem to stay upright ok. you don't fall out of bed do you ? I agree in an emergency situation it would be a bit dicey but so was our marriage and I survived to tell the tale ( and ride again )

[Storm]

I'm secure enough in my manliness to be pillioned. A rider is a rider, regardless of gender when on the bike.

[RiderInBlack]

Beware the he doesn't end up with your bike

I start as the "Bike Bitch" on the back of my wife's GSXR250. She had to full Licience (I only had a learners). The bike handled it well with my 80Kg and her 70Kg (did feel my arse was going to slide off the end though), but we only did short distances together (less than 100Km). We used to get a kick out of people's reactions when we arrived and they found out who was the rider and who was the pillion.
In the end, I ended-up using the bike more than she did, and when we separated I got the bike Sweet

[mstriumph]

Beware the he doesn't end up with your bike ...........

...................................... when we separated I got the bike Sweet

my ex's lawyer suggested he should try for my bikes at a division of assets conf. ---- to which the 'undear-since-departed' said he'd prefer to live, thanks ...... fella allus COULD make me laff

[RiderInBlack]

my ex's lawyer suggested he should try for my bikes at a division of assets conf. ---- to which the 'undear-since-departed' said he'd prefer to live, thanks ...... fella allus COULD make me laff

Didn't need one of those rip-off nasty lawer things. We had nutted it out together. She was more into the horses, so she got all the horsey gear including my double float, horse clippers, saddle, and our Pathfinder. I got the bike, her leathers (had my own helmet) and let her keep her two horses Thought that was fair for the bike.

[Charlie]

my ex's lawyer suggested he should try for my bikes at a division of assets conf. ---- to which the 'undear-since-departed' said he'd prefer to live, thanks ...... fella allus COULD make me laff

Good on ya Mstriumph! Thats a filthy rule anyway that 50/50 division of assets.

[froggyfrenchman]

i would not get on the back with my wondeful woman at the helm. Not sexism, just that she has only been riding 12 months and has never taken a passenger. Where in i have been riding closer to 15 years and taken pilions miles and miles through all weather on all road surfaces. She agrees that it just makes more sense for me to ride if we just take one bike, theres also the point that my bike being of the non 250 breed can carry us at a more acceptible speed longer with less strain

[surfchick]

i stuck i pillion on in a back street to see what it feels like for me, but they ran away before the first corner so may-be i'll never know...ba ha

[crashe]

i stuck i pillion on in a back street to see what it feels like for me, but they ran away before the first corner so may-be i'll never know...ba ha

Off Topic.....

Welcome back Dr Surfchick...
Look forward to seeing some pics of your time in Ireland...
What we saw on the news... I suppose you were in the thick of it and filming it all.

[scootnz]

i'm 65 kg, and my partner is 95kg. He lost his licence for a while a couple of years ago, but we decided to go ahead with a trip to the South (from Wellington) anyway. I had to do a few practice runs with him riding pillion, he had to put his feet down whenever I stopped, but once we got going it wasn't as hard as I'd feared. We went from Welly, over to the west coast, back inland, over to the east coast (I'll never forget the Lindis Valley on a summer evening, my jacket was covered in splattered kamikaze bugs diving for the headlight when we finally got to Omarama about 11pm, just about out of petrol). Over to Chch, and back up the coast to Picton and Wellington. how many kms is that? I've forgotten - at least a thousand.
It does wonders for your riding confidence. You never doubt your abilities again after that.

[Fatjim]

Well, I know I prefer to take female pillions rather than male (not that I get all homophobic on it, and I do take male passengers from time to time, its just I like the way that female pillions feel pressed up against my back ).

So in theory, surely all the guys going for a ride on the back of their mates bikes should actually prefer to be on the back cuddling up to some chick, rather than a big sweaty, leatherclad biker bloke?

Admittedly, if there are two of us hopping on the bike then I would prefer to be the rider rather than the pillion, but thats regardless of whether the other person is male or female.

Thats my two cents anyway.

New hee, but this just hit a cord. As a bloke I think this just sums it up. Maybe this could be a "Blokes official opinion on pillioning".

I'd like to add something though, If I was on the back behind my misses I'd find it hard not to hold onto inappropriate places. :slap:

[Indiana_Jones]

Take my breath away Charlie

-Indy

[Phenoix]

Hmmm.... well I dont have that joy. Are 250's comfortable to carry two. Or gutless and slow?

Depends on the riders.
Im only a light 65Kg, so can carry another person of the same weight ok and still be able to make a desent speed, but take offs require a few more revs than normal.
Have riden with as pillon with one of my female friends, no real problem there, she even has a bigger bike than me, so its alot easier to go 2 up on it than on my 250.
If your not used to pillion rides, get someone really light to start with. esp if there new on bikes too.
The difference between my 55Kg mate and 100Kg mate on the back is huge when they sudenly decided to lean the other way on a corner
Cos you need to quickly adjust, either counter steering or leaning over further.
If anyone wants a light pillion, I'll volenteer so I can get on some of the rides. My bikes going to be out of action for another month.
Casts off in 2 weeks tho