Do many of you ride with your bloke as pillion?

**prettybillie** · 8th December 2008, 13:29

Originally Posted by Lucy

I've got my full licence, but am still pretty inexperienced. My husband hasn't got a licence, but says he'd be happy to ride as a pillion. I always seem to see couples but it's the girl on the back. We don't have a problem with it, but I'm just wondering if it's very common.

That's so awesome that your man wants to pillion. God where do you find one of those that will let you take control like that. Keep him girlfriend!!!!

**Nasty** · 8th December 2008, 13:59

My darling ruled it out really .. but I get last laugh .. when we go to scatter his ashes he will be on my bike!

**coffeejunkie** · 8th December 2008, 18:23

Originally Posted by Nasty

My darling ruled it out really .. but I get last laugh .. when we go to scatter his ashes he will be on my bike!

oh nasty thats classic

**Lucy** · 8th December 2008, 21:39

Originally Posted by Nasty

My darling ruled it out really .. but I get last laugh .. when we go to scatter his ashes he will be on my bike!

Mate you're a fkn legend. I haven't met you or Grub, but often read yours and his posts, so the day I logged on and saw the heading on the list that was the thread you started my stomach dropped and my heart stopped. I hoped it was a happy birthday thread...

Never mind pillioning, I hope I can be as strong as you, if and when my mate passes.

Take care
Lucy

**-easy--rider-** · 12th December 2008, 17:01

what about two chicks on a bike?

thats a nice thought...

**kevfromcoro** · 12th December 2008, 17:36

My missus was asain...
she can only just drive a car..
let alone a bike.
nah iwouldnt get on a bike with her.
no for quids

**gatch** · 18th December 2008, 22:44

it doesnt matter who is in control..

its alll good

**kunoichi** · 18th December 2008, 23:01

I'v taken a guy out on the back of my bike before, and aside from dealing with the weight, it was annoying as he was a rider and shifted his weight as he would of on his bike around a bend, thus putting me off quiet a bit. The other two girl's i'v pillioned where a breeze compared to him as they just went with the flow. I think guys r just used to being in control. But if you and your partner have an agreement, take him out for a spin and see how you handle. It's not like you can't say no to him afterwards

**Henk** · 26th December 2008, 23:03

Been on the back with the darling wife riding a couple of times. I make a crap pillion regardless of the gender of the rider since I ride and have to try and supress the urge to lean to suit my lines as opposed to whoever is riding. Not helped by the fact that I outmass the wife by a bit and am usually drunk if I'm on the pllion perch. If the other half is cool with it go for it, riding with pillions is different and enjoyable in it's own way. You have to be a lot smoother and less agressive on the braking and shifting side of things if you want to avoid head butts from the rear. It improves your riding and line choice in the long run, forget the stereotypes, the reason you see more male rider / female pillion combinations is that more guys than chicks ride, there are more women riding these days but I doubt the ratio will ever swing entirely the other way.

**mstriumph** · 26th December 2008, 23:17

SPman says he's a lousy pillion ... i am too
so we've never actually pillioned each other

**Little Miss Trouble** · 29th December 2008, 21:28

I took my first ever pillion today, my 16 year old (baby) brother!

He weighs a bit more than me and is at least 6 inches taller now too

he has pillioned before (on a cruiser

) so he knew to sit nice and still & even though I was very aware that he was there it wasn't really a problem while we were actually riding, while we were crawling to the head of a queue at a stop sign and he was figgeting with his gloves was a different matter however. But thats ok, I just hit him

**Happybug** · 2nd January 2009, 22:51

Yep, i've pillioned heaps of guys. Including hubby who taught me to ride. He would often sit on the back. One of my old mates was heaps bigger than me and he'd never ridden. Pillioning him was hard - takes a bit of getting used to, having a guy who's bigger than you sitting on the back and initially trying to steer! But you soon sort it out - i haven't spat a pillion off yet.