carrying a pillion.

[Maha]

Sidecar......problem solved..... ok she could wear the sign but when you way up the pro's and con's like............. and eski full of piss in the sidecar with the good lady things dont seem soooooooooooo dorky....

[cowboyz]

sidecar huh.. I wonder if I can get a "clipon" sidecar for the gsx and then if she complains about the speed too much I can unclip it?

[Mattyc]

i make my pillon do most of my leaning for me, i just told the mrs - lean with my head, i just move my head, she leans, we corner.. the good thing about that is if she sits up (which she did once, and only once) i still have plently of "lean" in reserve to get round the tigher corners. I got my mrs her first bike about a year ago - a big wheel cr 80 - she had never pillioned til then, within a month or two i had her doing jumps and big powerslides, i reckon that its the best way to learn to ride - on the dirt... i learnt on the dirt from when i was about 10

I recently replaced my mirrors and the storks are a tad longer, does make it easier seeing past the mrs (shes only like 50kg anyway) i use my mirrors a lot , but for lane changes always give a over the shoulder check.

[Quartida]

i make my pillon do most of my leaning for me

Really? Cause I get in BIG trouble if I lean. I keep being told I'm pre-empting the corners by leaning too early, but I don't feel like I am. So now I'm really careful to try not to tip my hips at all, and to not lean around the corner (if in doubt, I close my eyes and let the bike take me). I'm so paranoid about leaning now that sometimes I don't feel as though I'm leaning enough.

It's all so complicated

EDIT: sorry to post on an "old"-ish thread but this issue came up this evening so I'm interested.

[quickbuck]

[QUOTE=Quartida]... (if in doubt, I close my eyes and let the bike take me)....QUOTE]

I have it on good authority (ex pax) that this is the easiest way to work out when to lean.

Some riders turn into a corner very late, and very quickly. Some corners also demand that too, so the easiest thing ti do is move as soon as the bike moves.

I used to pillion with a good mate years ago, in my 2 smoke days, and mine was always blown up. Got quite good at it. Got a ride from a mate a few months back, and it was... well... very interesting. He made me very nervous. Not because he is a bad rider, but it it was my old bike, and he ride it different to me. And the fact I wasn't in control had a bit to do with it (I think).