How do you treat new pillions?

**hondav2** · 12th August 2004, 22:05

Good one Linda, I remenber going down a hill on a wet night in Dunedin and the bike was 6 feet in front of me with sparks trailing behind it and me bird 6 feet behind me. She had a sore ars for a long time. Her olds must have hated me. Cheers Toddy

**loosebruce** · 12th August 2004, 22:42

There's not too many things that i'm scared off out there, but binning it with a pillion, fuck that! I hardly ever take pillions for that reason, but when i do i take it easy and if they're comfortable up the pace a bit but not too much and try n keep it as smooth as possible.

Had a girl once on the back of my ol 2 fiddy going up piecock late one night, this possum made a b line for my front wheel

just missed it, anyhow the girl then hits me on the back of the helmet scearming at me that i almost killed that poor possum

, go figure.

**jazbug5** · 18th September 2004, 18:45

Apologies for reviving a retired and elderly thread, but was trying to be a good Little Billy and tried to find an old thread about pillions, so this is it. I guess. But what I want to know is, how common is it to see people taking pillions out without a helmet? I saw this guy riding around Taranaki street today on a GN250 (I think) with a chick on the back sans helmet or protective gear of any kind.
Am I being anal to have a problem with that..?

**Ghost Lemur** · 18th September 2004, 19:07

Originally Posted by jazbug5

Apologies for reviving a retired and elderly thread, but was trying to be a good Little Billy and tried to find an old thread about pillions, so this is it. I guess. But what I want to know is, how common is it to see people taking pillions out without a helmet? I saw this guy riding around Taranaki street today on a GN250 (I think) with a chick on the back sans helmet or protective gear of any kind.
Am I being anal to have a problem with that..?

Nothing anal about that. Highly ILLEGAL it is. And even if it wasn't it'd still be moronic. Obviously the guy wasn't too keen on the girl.

**Zapf** · 18th September 2004, 19:55

Originally Posted by jazbug5

Apologies for reviving a retired and elderly thread, but was trying to be a good Little Billy and tried to find an old thread about pillions, so this is it. I guess. But what I want to know is, how common is it to see people taking pillions out without a helmet? I saw this guy riding around Taranaki street today on a GN250 (I think) with a chick on the back sans helmet or protective gear of any kind.
Am I being anal to have a problem with that..?

ermm.... if... and IF there was a off, she won't be looking very pretty. So.... so much for him looking out for her.

**gav** · 18th September 2004, 23:01

Yeah, but what do you do, when you ride so smooth that your pillion dozes off? My girlfriend (now wife) would occasionally fall asleep on the back !!

**scumdog** · 19th September 2004, 04:59

The 'don't get on/off without me knowing and being ready' is REAL important!

My only pillion is Mrs SD and she has her full m'bike licence so knows how to be a *'good' on the back of my scoot, so far has not been scared (even when I've been white knuckled and thinking shit-shit-shit) or caused me any alarm. :cool2:

*we'll leave the smut out o.k.?

NC · 19th September 2004, 06:46

I don't like pillions, thats why I took the pegs off the back...

Oh sorry! I don't have any pegs. So I can't give you a ride.
And your not putting your foot on my expencive can.. Hehe

**Uncle B** · 19th September 2004, 08:35

I hate being a pillion so I try to ride as smooth as I can...besides you've got two lives to think of....your self and your pillion.
Can't ride fast with a pillion cause the suspension is not set up for it and I can't be bothered to change it for a "trip around the block".
Had a mate on the back once who would lean the other way in corners....I told him for f***k sake don't change your lean half way through a corner or we'll bin it......but every time he got a fright he would dig me in the ribbs....gave me the shits.
Put yourself in there shoes and be nice to your pillion.

**Blakamin** · 20th September 2004, 09:59

Originally Posted by NC30_chick

I don't like pillions, thats why I took the pegs off the back...

Oh sorry! I don't have any pegs. So I can't give you a ride.
And your not putting your foot on my expencive can.. Hehe

I like the way mine fold up... had my nephew want to go for a ride on the weekend..."soz, no pegs"

About 10 years ago, i had a mate that wanted to go somewhere "are you ready?" says me... "yep" he replies... off I go, just to see his feet fly passed my ears.... I pull up, and go back to where he's on the ground "you alright? I thought you said you were ready!" reply: "I was, I was just doing me jacket up, was gunna do it as we went along"....

he was fine.. and he'd been on the z9 before so knew the way it tended to accelerate...
i still laugh about this

**riffer** · 20th September 2004, 10:05

Originally Posted by gav

Yeah, but what do you do, when you ride so smooth that your pillion dozes off? My girlfriend (now wife) would occasionally fall asleep on the back !!

Not altogether an uncommon event, believe it or not...

Just enjoy the ride, I guess. It's almost as if you don't have anyone on.

And be thankful that you're such a smooth rider.

**dhunt** · 20th September 2004, 15:19

Personnally riding pillion scares me (so out of control). So I'm not sure how people stand been pillions but I've never had any complaints. Also I would really hate to bin it with a pillion.

**Slipstream** · 23rd September 2004, 17:50

and I don't think I ever will. Being a pillion sucks when all you want to do is ride. Although if you don't have a bike, being a pillion is better than nothing.

But if I had to take a pillion, it would be because they binned their bike and needed a lift. Therefore I would be slow and sedate. So that means #1 and #2(no difference ...yet).

BTW if you own a RGV250, don't even bother with a back seat. 10mins is way to long to be pillion, sitting on a hand-width of vinyl.

**ManDownUnder** · 29th September 2004, 14:23

I try to make them feel at home - let them know that if they want me to slow down then I will.

Hell - I enjoy being on the bike and I'd like them to experience that fun too! Of course as they get better they'll relax into it and I can go at the normal pace
MDU

**vifferman** · 29th September 2004, 14:41

I think I've already posted on this, but WTF...
I generally take it pretty easy, as if you don't (a) make sure the pillion knows what to do and what to expect, and (b) don't ride smoothly, you'll (c) probably end up on the tarseal. However, I occasionally get bored with riding like this, and generally finish most rides with at least one bit of hard acceleration, tight corners, or summat.
And then there was this one time, at band camp. Well, not actually at bandcamp, but giving a mate a ride, and I stopped at this intersection. While waiting there, I spied a layer of sand on the smooth asphalt, the way we were going.:sly:
so, off around the corner, wind on the throttle, and did a beautiful slide through the turn. Amazingly (perhaps I was a better rider then?), we didn't fall off, didn't high-side, no scary moments at any time. Except for my ashen-faced pal on the back

Don't think I'll try that with Mrs FS.