Rider/pillion weight ratio?

[CookMySock]

I think mainly its the low-speed balance stuff that will get you. Once you are travelling over 50km/hr it doesnt matter too much, and you have more time to react. I have to look back to check whether my 45kg daughter is still there - cant even tell she is there.

With your cautious riding style, I doubt you would have problems in traffic or on the open road.

Yeah its when you're stopped you are most likely to drop it - if the passenger is bigger than you they might help you grab the bike it it gets over too far. I had to muscle mine upright last week coz of this. Not sure if the passenger was aware of it or not..

Steve

[Kendoll]

As a rule of thumb, I don't carry anyone heavier than myself, unless it's just a couple of blocks.

This rules out most people, as I weigh 53-55kgs depending on how large my breakfast is.

However I did do a 2am highway stint with a 105kg pillion (and a 5-10kg backpack on top of that) on the back of my VFR. Which was a mission.

Thanks! I was just looking for some advice onthsi exact topic as I am 55kg and a littel worried about taking pillion heavier than myself. Feeling alot more confidetna bout it now!

[MarkH]

I think mainly its the low-speed balance stuff that will get you. Once you are travelling over 50km/hr it doesnt matter too much

This is also my experience - at higher speeds the gyroscopic effect of the wheels does the physics stuff and everything works OK. Low speed maneuvering can be a bit harder and you have to be careful not to drop it. With a chunk of extra weight and that weight being up high you have to be super careful when you stop and put your feet down - you can end up trying to hold up a LOT more weight than you are used to.