How do you treat new pillions?

**Big Dog** · 5th May 2005, 21:09

Originally Posted by Gremlin

As long as the said guys don't start stroking your thighs or blowing on your ear/neck... I don't see the problem?

So you don't mind when you are going wide into a blind corner to maximise your sightline and your pillion sudenly aims the bike at an early apex?
Or when they aim the bike at the manhole cover you were going around?
Or when they try to stand the bike up mid corner because they think you are around?

**Gremlin** · 6th May 2005, 01:08

Originally Posted by Big Dog

So you don't mind when you are going wide into a blind corner to maximise your sightline and your pillion sudenly aims the bike at an early apex?
Or when they aim the bike at the manhole cover you were going around?
Or when they try to stand the bike up mid corner because they think you are around?

I guess you have had some joyful experiences then???

It was meant as a bit of a piss take (I can never be serious for very long...). Obviously when a bike weighs what it does, any dramatic movement could cause just a "tad bit of strife". Even minor movement I believe.

Can't wait to start riding... after having done the BHS the bug has bitten me hard... bike arrives Saturday...

, but no intention of pillioning any time soon, not after all these "adventures" I've read about

**Big Dog** · 10th May 2005, 21:56

Originally Posted by Gremlin

bike arrives Saturday...

, but no intention of pillioning any time soon, not after all these "adventures" I've read about

Don't get me wrong, pillions can be fun if you educate them on your prefferences before you hit unfamiliar or challenging roads.

Completely different challenge / experience.

**crazyxr250rider** · 11th June 2005, 12:48

#3 always scare the f out of them
mother in law pissed her pants literatly on kx500

**crazyxr250rider** · 1st October 2005, 20:34

Originally Posted by crazyxr250rider

#3 always scare the f out of them
mother in law pissed her pants literatly on kx500

i ment aunty in law?

**ducatilover** · 1st October 2005, 21:02

never taken a pillion before...but the old man showed me how fast the fj1200 goes......damn......

**Unit:Me** · 24th October 2005, 11:43

I learned to ride on the back of a bike. My first experience was with a very skilled, but hard rider who used to scare the crap out of me, often. (especially if we'd had an argument beforehand). I both loved it (the speed, cornering lean, overtaking manouvre's etc) and hated it from the point of view of being out of control when things were pushed past MY limits (emotionally, not necessarily skills or physically). It certainly encouraged me to step onto my own bike, a Norton 850 commando. I settled back to a very leasurely speed and learned to ride. Now I like to give pillions a good ride where they feel safe but exilerated. We have lots of kids coming into pillioning ages and they get a riders lesson (on the back) with each outing. For you guys out there that want to get your ladies on their own bike, you can be teaching them how to ride with every pillion outing you do together. Pillions need to ride the bike too, and a great pillion will know when to move, and not to move, when to make room for the rider who is about to lean, when to tuck in and sit perfectly still, which shoulder to look over (or not), when to shift their weight and by how much. I love being on the back, going into a good lay over, leg slightly out, bum slightly off, tucked down peaking over the riders shoulder looking through the corner with him, to do that well as a pillion is an exciting skill to have. If you truly want to understand a pillion, be one yourself for a change.