Pillions

[Jackrat]

You know those people who would get on the back,"Fuk"What are they thinking??.Bikes not a stationwagon bro.
Anybody carry pillions by choise an what do ya' get from it.

[Racey Rider]

Taking the girls for a ride is always enjoyable.
For some reason when I had my VF750 a number of "young women" wanted to ride with Racey.

Enjoyed giving them a taste of the bike'n scene.
Finding their screem limit through corners.
And let's be honest! The "Check out how well my brakes work" line, to feel those breasts pressed into your back!
(Should I have let that one out off the bag?)
Pathetic I know,, but if it's all your allowed to get...

[Holy Roller]

Anybody carry pillions by choise an what do ya' get from it.

Take my kids when I can, its a great time training them in the way they should go. Trips away with Mrs. on the back were some of the most enjoyable, stopping at out of the way cafe's.... need more of this, 20 yrs of marriage and I still enjoy taking my girl out

[Al]

I also have the Mrs as passenger on "look and discover" trips!

[Zed]

You know those people who would get on the back,"Fuk"What are they thinking??.Bikes not a stationwagon bro.
Anybody carry pillions by choise an what do ya' get from it.

Because I choose to ride sportsbikes I often tell people that "they aren't really made for pillions!" Too uncomfortable for them you see (and me)...there are bikes made for a more cumfy pillion ride- I'm just not into them!

When I ride I prefer to be alone on the bike, guess I'm selfish? My wife doesn't have a problem with that.


Zed

[wkid_one]

Must say that the R1 was actually beaut with a pillion on - apart from the increased tendancy to ride more like a unicycle.

Modern sportbikes are blessed with HUGE pilot seats tho - which isn't that flash for the pillion.

[Yamahamaman]

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My wife doesn't have a problem with that.
Zed

Does Mrs Zed have a dislike of motorcycles?

I prefer to be pillionless, but I will help out if required.

[Zed]

[QUOTE=Yamahamaman]Does Mrs Zed have a dislike of motorcycles?[QUOTE]

Nup, she went on the back of my Fireblade a few times, too uncomfortable after a while though. She has asked a few times to go on the back of the zx6r but I have been putting it off... She is very supportive of my riding, always tells me to be careful when I leave home??

[Aucker]

You know those people who would get on the back,"Fuk"What are they thinking??.Bikes not a stationwagon bro.
Anybody carry pillions by choise an what do ya' get from it.

Don't do it cos it cramps my style!

[Two Smoker]

I enjoy taking my g/f pillion so she knows why im rambling on about bikes 24/7, my bike feels alot more stable with the little bit of extra weight (she's only 5 foot and weighs 42kgs....) But sometimes i prefer to go by myself so i can push the bike a bit more hehehehe

[Sheep Dags]

I can't wait to be able to take pillions! (Bloody licencing system! )
Give them a taste of what I'm on about all the time! Maybe THEY can be wearing a huge grin when they come home from a blat too :P

[franco]

Pillion passengers are great. I don't use the bike as the normal modus operandi for ferrying people between places, that's what cars are for. But to take the g/f out for a liesurly cruise is certainly comes with some rewards even on my SV650 which isn't the best bike for such things.

I had an awesome ride to Castlepoint on Saturday. The sun was shining, the road was dry, the birds were singing...

[Aucker]

I had an awesome ride to Castlepoint on Saturday. The sun was shining, the road was dry, the birds were singing...

you must have a real quiet bike...I usually scare the birds away on my pillionless machine!

[wkid_one]

The two biggest things I find with taking pillions

1. Experience of you: They have ALL the responsibility. If you bin it - you are held accountable - they are largely putting their body (that is the rule of mine) and life in your hands. Make sure YOU know what you are doing when taking a pillion
2. Experience of them: If they haven't ever been pillion - teach them or don't take them. You don't want to be barrelling in to a corner at 100kph only to find they have freaked out and want off. They will cause you to crash.

I have had a situation where I took a girl pillion - told her what to do. However at the first roundabout she freaked and lent the wrong way. Nothing I could do as I had set up for corner - needless to say we went straight ahead instead of turning right.

You risk increasely exponentially when carrying a pillion as you can't control how they will react to your riding.

In saying that - having someone place all their trust in you is a wicked feeling when you are riding. And it gives you someone to talk to when parked at lights etc waiting. Plus you often get the chance to cop a feel

[RiderInBlack]

Yep, agree with Wkid One, train you pillion and watch out for the skitterish ones (better off not taking those ones ). Still a good replacement for foreplay
PS: finds it gives them an excuse to cop a feel too