How do you treat new pillions?

**Frankie** · 30th December 2004, 07:01

Never took any pillions but been a pillion a few times... rather strange feeling

As one learnt... showing off will quickly be followed by pain

**Midnight 82** · 1st February 2005, 09:34

Yep pays to take it easy as they dont know how to be on the back.
Its a basdard when they put there foot down on a corner thou

**bugjuice** · 1st February 2005, 09:48

I took me girl on the back of the 636 for the first time on a 'big bike'. She'd been on the back a few times a few years ago on the CBR250, and that was just around the block, nothing big. Put up a post asking to borrow some gear to see if she liked it, then we could go buy some if it was a success..
Death and Draco came to my aid (big thanx guys, still!!), kitted up, and went for a cruise - or so I thought.. we went thru the town to get used to it, then out onto the open road. Death leading

Crap, time to play catch up, with an extra 50 sometin kgs on the back of a well balanced bike, on a road that I have no idea on. So got onto the twisties, and I could hear the screams and feel the squirms.. Kinda made me laugh, altho I probably shouldn't have..
Anyway, she experienced the worst of it, cos there's no way I'd be going any faster with her on the back on roads I do know.. I wasn't pushing the limit, cos that's bad enough when it's just you, but with someone else's life to be responsible for, not good.. The ride was finally over, like an unpredictable runaway rollercoaster, and she was buzzin. I told her that the ride was the extreme end, so if she wanted to get back on after that, then she's fine.. Worked out for the best I guess, deal with the extreme, then anything after that is a breeze!!

**Eurodave** · 27th April 2005, 10:15

First timers, wives etc are ALWAYS more impressed if you are smooth accelerating,gearchanging,stopping & staying around the speed limit, as opposed to trying to show off. Hint: I always tell them to look over the same shoulder as the corner ie if leaning left they look over my left shoulder, I find that this helps them lean over. Nothings worse than a pillion that wont lean!!

**Big Dog** · 28th April 2005, 16:23

Originally Posted by Eurodave

Nothings worse than a pillion that wont lean!!

Bet I can think of ten things worse without trying.
10 G/F who won't try it but will knock it.
9 G/F that lists your bike for sale before she asks if she can buy a new pice of furniture.
8 A male who gets wood at every corner.
7 A male who belives he is safer with his hands tucked into your belt
6 A pillion who won't wear the safety gear you forgo yourself so they can.
5 A pillion who borrows your winter jacket in arctic conditions and letds you freeze in your summer leather only to complain about being to hot at the other end.
4 a pillion who's snoring you can hear over the wind noise and leaves you wondering if you just popped a tyre.
3 A pillion who slides forward every time you do thus squashing your nuts up against the tank.
2 A pillion with a hero complex who tries to steer into corners from the back seat.
The all time number one worst pillion trick of all time is................................
1 The pillion who leans with you every corner except one, you get that under control and and adopt a riskier line than planned but one that will get you round on the right side of the road, one that means crossing a wet manhole cover and you guessed it suddenly leans over just as you strike the manhole.

**bugjuice** · 28th April 2005, 16:50

Originally Posted by Big Dog

8 A male who gets wood at every corner.

lamo..
own a 636 and it never goes away

**Coyote** · 28th April 2005, 17:14

Originally Posted by bugjuice

lamo..
own a 636 and it never goes away

Gee, kinda makes you not wanna get a 636

How do ya piss mate?

**bugjuice** · 28th April 2005, 18:45

Originally Posted by alarumba

Gee, kinda makes you not wanna get a 636

How do ya piss mate?

take my pants down and straight up into the wind.. or should it be out of the wind..??
anyway, I know you have to sit..

**Patch** · 28th April 2005, 18:53

Took my sister for a ride to Martinborough fair (few years ago now) on a mate's RGV250. She rides well, good pillion. We came across some traffic stopped at the bottom of Rimutakas, naturally I was going way too fast to stop behind them, so shot up the side of them, downchanging as you do, gap opened, sis relaxed her grip just as I gave it a fist full and in kicked the powerband - off went sis

Can't remember who was more alarmed, me or her. She was ok, slight scrape to the knee but a beer helped her nerves settle at the fair.

My mate upgraded his rgv to a CBR6 F1 not long after that and took me for a hoon . . . literally. He was damn good at wheelying, didn't matter if he had a pillion of not. He loved the Cobham Dr roundabouts, gets his knee down and all. Just wish he'd quit doin' it with me on the back . . round and round . . cheeky sod would say "oh look, 130 betcha we could do it faster . . round and round

I couldn't wait to get off the bloody thing.

**Coyote** · 28th April 2005, 19:51

Originally Posted by bugjuice

take my pants down and straight up into the wind.. or should it be out of the wind..??
anyway, I know you have to sit..

Didn't know how to retaliate, actually I don't think you’re worth it, so here's something random

**loosebruce** · 28th April 2005, 19:58

Dont know why but people aren't that game jumping on the back with me anymore. :spudwhat:
Must be the numberplate that puts them off.

**bugjuice** · 28th April 2005, 20:18

Originally Posted by alarumba

Didn't know how to retaliate, actually I don't think you’re worth it, so here's something random

lol..

**John** · 28th April 2005, 20:44

I'd love to take a pillion but a) worried about how they would fair on the back of the zxr, Who ever they are I would make them hold me because that way they would lean with me, and if they goto sit up I can quickly adjust the bike so we dont bin.

Other than that :\ Anyone want to be pillion with me

?

**Big Dog** · 29th April 2005, 15:45

Originally Posted by John

I'd love to take a pillion but a) worried about how they would fair on the back of the zxr, Who ever they are I would make them hold me because that way they would lean with me, and if they goto sit up I can quickly adjust the bike so we dont bin.

Other than that :\ Anyone want to be pillion with me

?

Nah, I make them keep their hands on their knees (unless she is hot

). It makes them feel more responsible for their own share of staying on.
I find guy's that put their hands on your hips try to lean before you going in to corners, call me a control freak but I like to pick my own lines

.