My mate binned with no jacket = hospital ! (Rules for pillions)

[Grizzo]

I think Dangerous is a little retarded.

My old man yelled the rules for a pillion at me when I was about 8 years old.

Lean with the bike
No sudden movements (no movements in a corner)
Tap on his shoulder if I need to stop.

Now get on the damn bike boy!

[Tank]

I think Dangerous is a little retarded.

oh dear - you have to be careful what you say. DB can get terribly upset - and you don't want to know what happens then.

On the Pillion front. (or rear as it may be) - I just sat with my boy and chatted about the rules. Never had a problem. My wife thinks its cute how he stands next to the bike and wont get on until he has said "is it safe to get on now?" he wont get off until he has asked either.

Its like a little drill and it works just fine.

[DingoZ]

oh dear - you have to be careful what you say. DB can get terribly upset - and you don't want to know what happens then.

Didn't go INTERNATIONAL did it...???

Ooohh you're going straight to hell for that one...

[DingoZ]

Having someone on the back of your bike is a huge responsibility. They also have to take some responsibility for themselves, in what they wear and how they behave on the back of the bike.

My partner has just started coming with me on the bike as a pillion. Bought her gear the other week. Jkt, Helmet, Gloves, Trousers. She waits until I'm ready for her to get on the bike. and lets me know when she is set and comfy. And she just hangs on, and goes with me and the bike. All this was discussed before she hopped on the bike with me. And the first time was a gentle cruise around the block, so she could get an idea for how I handled the bike and corners etc.


I don't think I could live with myself, if having an accident....

1. She was not wearing the right amount of protective gear.
2. Was not told the correct things expected of her as a pillion.
3. I did something stupid which resulted in an off. For f..k sake she is important to me. And I'd hate to see her hurt. Same basically applies for anyone who happens to be my pillion.

[carver]

2 up stunting rules!

[Cr1MiNaL]

• Get on from the lefthand side
• Don't get on until I tell you
• Watch out for the exhaust pipe(s). Burnie, ouch!
• If you can't see the back of my head, you've got on the wrong way. Please get off and try again
• Hold the grab handles, not the love handles
• Tap me on the shoulder if you want me to stop
• Sit like you're a sack of potatoes. Neither I nor the motorcycle needs any help cornering
• Keep your feet on the pegs at all times, particularly when the motorcycle stops
• Do not get off until I tell you
• Get off on the lefthand side
• Enjoy your ride!

Burnie isin't even a word ya tard !

[Bloody Mad Woman (BMW)]

I have had one occasion where had the pillion not put his feet down to balance the bike we would have kissed the deck. That was 2 weeks before being diagnosed with a brain tumour - lol. Ignorance was bliss. I did not ride for the next 6 months.

A month ago I was in Paraparaumu and this guy went by on a Harley - with a child on the back - child in shorts, sandshoes and no gloves - the retard on the front - was in shorts and singlet AND BARE FEET - left me speechless for a couple of seconds until "You fkn retard" was yelled out - pointless really - that poor child is all I could think of.

No-one gets on my bike without proper protective clothing. Mind you at present I will not pillion.

[Usarka]

At least the dude in the original post was good enough to give his gear to the pillion - but sounds like a "briefing" was in order.

Where'd the funny tags go?

[Quasievil]

2 up stunting rules!

Can you show us a stunt two up? actually can you just show us a stunt??

[Hitcher]

Burnie isin't even a word ya tard !

Comments noted.

[CookMySock]

Even with a fully VOX enabled intercom and with a professional rider as a pillion, I would not contemplate giving a pillion such a mandate. Pillions can steer the bike anyway, should they so choose (and if they know how). Their role is to be passive sprung weight. The less intellect and effort they apply to their riding experience, the better.

I agree with you.

Remind yourselves that you ride much more quickly than I. I understand you would emphatically NOT want any activity that would add or remove input to your line, but travelling at a sedate speed on the open road it is perfectly feasible for the pillion to have a little "steer". I'm talking about touring here.

I regularly have my daughter (she races pocketbikes) hopping around motogp style on my pillion seat, and I just grin and permit it. It's amusing for both of us, but clearly I would not be happy to corner it hard while the pillion thought they knew better.

Also, its no "mandate" as you put it. It's a temporary thing that I can stop with a simple raise of my hand - "dont do that please."

Steve

[Mom]

Comments noted.

Originally Posted by YamahaR64Life
Burnie isin't even a word ya tard !

You missed one.

[Renegade]

i heard a saying once that said if we took the warning labels off everything then the world would sort itself out very quickly.

Its true, those with no common sense, self awareness or thoughts about there intended actions wont last long, just think how many cars wouldnt be on the road

[Tank]

Remind yourselves that you ride much more quickly than I. I understand you would emphatically NOT want any activity that would add or remove input to your line, but travelling at a sedate speed on the open road it is perfectly feasible for the pillion to have a little "steer". I'm talking about touring here.

Remind yourself thats not what you wrote in your post.

You put it down as rules for pillioning - If a noob came along and read it not knowing the general level of your advise he might actually take notice to what you wrote and end up in trouble.

As for having a kid hop around all GP like - whatever floats your boat. Its your kid not mine (well I dont think so anyway). Harmless fun is only harmless until it fucks up.

I prefer to have my son follow 'best practice' so he learns to be a good pillion right from the outset.

[Radar]

Thanks everyone for responding to this thread that I started.
There are some thoughtful points for all of us to contemplate, plus the usual KB humour and even the "lets bash DB" ranting which actually brings out more good info (hang in there DB, I admire your resilience).

For me, I rarely take a pillion; SWMBO came along a few times at my request but m-biking is not her thing which is fine with me.

BTW my mate promised me some pics of his wounds so stay tuned and have a look when I add them to this thread.