Good two-up bikes?

[nallac]

the wife liked my old hornets pillon seat hates the R1,
quite a sporty bike for what they are...very good at all things

[Boob Johnson]

An FJR1300 is hard to beat as a two-upper.

FJR1300??? Geez Hitcher, I have only JUST started to get a few grey hairs, not a full head yet so ill save the "beached whale" tourers for then I think

BMW R1200GS or as the others have said, GSX1400
Why? Dunno, i like their look & what they represent

Both visually pleasing but out of current fiscal considerations

The long-awaited (well, not really. But it makes me feel better) review has arrived.

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...50#post2035150

I assure you, any errors or omissions are my own fault and not the fault of the motorsikkle.

Sweet man, will take a look shortly

This is another of those impossible quests, and in the unlikely event that a sensible suggestion does actually arise it will promptly be declined for one reason or another.

Sports bikes have not had comfortable pillion perches for some years now, that's waaaaay down the design brief.

I have it on good authority that the Hornet 900 has the most comfortable pillion accommodations of any of the Honda range apart from the specialist tourers. It's to do with the way the pipes dictate the placement of the pegs.

The VFR, however, is another bike rated as pillion friendly, may I suggest that you haul arse down to Energy Honda and ride their demonstrator? Anything more sporty than that is highly unlikely to be pillion friendly. Comfort will end up being somewhere between sitting on some sort of anal floss and a cruicifixion. That won't win her heart...

lol as always Pritch, an entertaining read

There have been some great suggestions so far & of course some not so. Now to be able to test ride them all in this tin pot town


ps: did ya see what I did to ya tyre?

[Maha]

Something like this could/should be added to the equation....

http://www.motorcycletrader.co.nz/Us...9+4294964494+0

http://www.motorcycletrader.co.nz/Vi...9+4294967239+0

[Hitcher]

FJR1300??? Geez Hitcher, I have only JUST started to get a few grey hairs, not a full head yet so ill save the "beached whale" tourers for then I think

An FJR1300 with a suitably competent rider will ride the arse off most bikes you care to name...

[Boob Johnson]

Something like this could/should be added to the equation....

http://www.motorcycletrader.co.nz/Us...9+4294964494+0

http://www.motorcycletrader.co.nz/Vi...9+4294967239+0

Now those I do like the look of, old school muscle bike & blue is both our fav colour, particularly Cobalt Blue

Just not sure on the handling, as mentioned I don't want an all out tourer.

Got lots of test riding ahead after this thread

An FJR1300 with a suitably competent rider will ride the arse off most bikes you care to name...

Yeah well that leaves me out then

While my skill level has drastically improved over the last few years, it would be optimistic to include competent in the same sentence as my riding ability

[saltydog]

The first ride I took mummy on she hated the R1 (dont blame her...they call that a pillion seat!!)
So I thought to hell with it and brought a single seat cowl.
No more pillion worries. And how many times have you seen a chicky on the side of the road hitching with a helmet?? never huh?!
Take missus tramping more and get the bike you really want.......

[ynot slow]

Sidecar on the kwaka?

St 1300 hehe,don't laugh one was tiki touring yesterday at manfield panniers and all.

Redo the kawasaki seat (pillion)?

Z1000/750 naked.

Cortina/Accord/626/Mondeo.

[Boob Johnson]

Take the missus tramping more with the bike

Fixed for accuracy

Sidecar on the kwaka?

ST1300 hehe, don't laugh one was tiki touring yesterday at manfield panniers and all.

Redo the kawasaki seat (pillion)?

lol Sidecar?

That would be like putting water in ya whiskey mate

ST1300, fark that lol. An old man's bike, plenty of time for that, lets not hurry that along.