Just wondering if anyone else finds riding Pillion on a sport bike not that much fun..??
I mean you sit way up high, foot pegs are soo high your knees are round your ears (and i'm short) and not much to hold on to.
Not for me!! NOOO way!!
Moped rider
Riding pillion on a sport bike?
Just wondering if anyone else finds riding Pillion on a sport bike not that much fun..??
I mean you sit way up high, foot pegs are soo high your knees are round your ears (and i'm short) and not much to hold on to.
Not for me!! NOOO way!!
keep it on 1 wheel!!!!
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Definately not for the long rides, but can be heaps o fun on the shorter rides. Set the bike up right for the two of you aswell.
It's all dependant on the bike I guess, the Aprilia isn't too bad with a Pillion on the back. I've felt comfortable on the back of an R1 and ZX7R too.
Celestine Prophet
God there is nothing better than bouncing round on the back of a sports bike. I don't like being on the back of cruisers, it feels like being on a sofa and there is no adrenaline buzz to it at all.
Spent Sunday on the back of Moto Guzzi, Ninja, Gixer and Pan-European and lukily spent virtually all of the time holding on for dear life to the leather strap on the Gixer and it ROCKED!!!
But each to thier own as they say.
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Used to love it, does nothing for me now, probably has a lot to do with prefering to ride the bike myself now.
The thing that used to shit me was my ex's ZXR750's pillion seat was tiny, he'd forget I was there and start riding like I wasn't there, once we hit a large bump while leant right over mid corner and I was left hanging on for dear life as my arse slid off the seat, NOT fun. He got a good slapping for that!
Long Haired Yobbo
An R6 is probably one of the worst examples.
They aren't all that bad...
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I don't much like it.. Only been out twice (I think) on the back of hubby's bike and I didn't much enjoy either time.
Mavis
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My guess is the older you get the more uncomfortable they become...
I had an ex who prefered the back of the sports bike over the back of kitted XJ which was way more comfortable (backrest, side panniers the works) though she was happy on either she just perfered the sports bike... don't know why.
most pillion seats on sports bikes are after thoughts, actual seat uncomfortable, foot rests way to high...
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I've never minded being on the back of either gixxers or Kawasaki Ninjas, but like others I prefer to be in charge! I guess sport-pillioning it takes a bit more focus than being on a cruiser. Done 2 circuits of S Island and 1 of N island this way.
I've heard from quite a few pillions who claim to have fallen asleep on the back of a bike (never a sport bike). That amazes me! I can't imagine being that comfy and relaxed- I like looking ahead to the next corner and anticipating overtaking, etc.
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About time manufacturers stopped putting pillion seats and footpegs on bikes.
They're toys, not serious transport.
Buy a car if you want a decent pillion perch.
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Yes my ex use to fall asleep on th eback of the XJ, she would tuck her hands in the handles of the side panners which would stop her flopping about... and with the back rest (the shape curver around her) happily nod off... I know this cause I could hear the snoring over the intercom...Originally Posted by Okey Dokey
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Nonsense, sir.
Even if I do say so myself, there's no finer way for a girl to see the countryside than from the back seat of a GSX1400.
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Quite right - and took off windscreens, heated grips and other fripperies.....
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Mstrs used to have a GSXR 1100, it was fantastic to pillion on.
Now he has a GSXR 750. It is not the same deal at all. In the tight twisty stuff I have to work hard at staying on the bike! Absolutely no chance of falling asleep on that one.
I miss the 1100
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Had a go on the back of an SV650, very comfy seat, but my knee wern't far from my ears, and I was on there for 3 hours, talk about uncomfortable!
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Was that him on the back of the yellow Yamaha 'cruising' round the track before the racing on Sunday?
He looked like he was holding on pretty tight!
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