Pillioning FTW!

[McWild]

I've given a couple of mates rides on the back of my RG150.
Not fast, but not too sluggish either, we hit 140kms at one point with me 75kgs and him 80kgs. On a closed private road of course

The only real problem is constantly flicking through the gears to get the power delivery right. And getting used to slow speed corners around town, boy was that fun. One minute you'd be going off the road and the next nearly getting your knee down unintentionally.
But once you get the weight sorted out it's awesome fun!

An RG150 isn't nearly as bad as carrying someone on the back of a YB100 bucket racer. Trust me.
Not power or clutch wheelies, WEIGHT wheelies in every gear. Good fun.

[rie]

good on you! the extra weight is too much for me. i think the situation would be improved if my next bike was lowered and i wasn't tippy toes on the ground? tried to pillion a friend recently to see if i could do it but it felt like there was way too much weight for me to stabilise the bike when stopping. am i missing something?? maybe pillion someone who is significantly lighter than me?

[CookMySock]

tried to pillion a friend recently to see if i could do it but it felt like there was way too much weight for me to stabilise the bike when stopping. am i missing something?? maybe pillion someone who is significantly lighter than me?

Ok, try this.

With no pillion, practice your slow speed stopping. Roll up to a stop and concentrate on using the bars to keep the bike perrrrfectly on balance. Put your feet down when you need to, but use only tippy toes when stopping, and the steering to do all of the balance - avoid using weight on feet to hold the bike up.

Once you have that perfect, then try repeating the practice with a lightweight pillion. Now you should be fine, until you forget to do it.

HTH,
Steve

[Thani-B]

Ive taken a couple of pillions on my GN. Both were close to the same weight as me. I think Id be a lil bit worried taking someone that is too much heavier than me. Might have to get all my friends to tell me how much they weigh so I can slowly work my way up lol.

[Dodger]

heh, I've had a pillion on the TSS loaner GN250,
and regularly use my GT250 for a pillion.

[Maha]

and regularly use my GT250 for a pillion.

Do you bungee it on??

[1wheel riot]

yer its fine when they sit still and stay on ther seat my cazs misis got on the back of the 600 and she was pushing me up on the tank and siting on my seat not a nice feling

[BiK3RChiK]

yer its fine when they sit still and stay on ther seat my cazs misis got on the back of the 600 and she was pushing me up on the tank and siting on my seat not a nice feling

Sounds like a recipe for disaster! I'd be stopping and giving some rather stern instructions that if they weren't followed then she'd be walking home!