passenger holding on

[IROCKIT]

mine would definitely ride more

 

[cusso ken]

I was Lucky when I met my wife (in more ways than one)she had already been a pillion on her older brothers bikes, so in the last 40years of riding with me I can honestly say I don't even notice her on the bike ,she just sits there and hardly ever hangs on to me, just leans back on the sissy bar , the passenger footboards do help, an old tip for teaching a pillion to lean into the corners just enough is to tell them to just look over the riders shoulder on the side they are leaning that is all they have to do and I have had the bikes scrapping the boards plenty of times two up with complete confidence in my pillion not tipping us over too far, other pillions I would never trust that hard into a corner.

 

[Tripps]

Actually, my wife won't ride any of my bikes that don't have a sissy bar or passenger backrest.

 

[1olbull]

Is she using the bar?
Is it during acceleration or cornering?

If you don't already have passenger floorboards installed, those will also help her feel more stable

What was Adrianna using when you popped that wheelie???
Whatever it was - it WORKED!

 

[ThingKing]

Hi all,

Get a good intercom unit for your helmets. Then you can give her a bit of notice to hang on.

Shortly after we purchased our Rocket we were out for a ride. I told my bride to hang on because I was going to do a full throtle roll on. No squeeze the clutch, rev it up and drop the clutch; just a full throtle roll on as we idled along in first gear.

After we got into the upper revs in 3rd gear I decided that 60mh over the posted speed limit was fast enough and slowed to a sensible crusing speed. She then said, "I don't mind if you do that again, in fact it was kind of fun. But alway warn me. Because back rest or no back rest if I wasn't ready, I don't think I would be here when you got done."

Later,
Jerry C

Intercom?? Better enjoy the silence...

 

[Rick Morris]

Just tell her to relax, enjoy the ride and follow your head and body language into corners. Explain that opposing weights create instability and mental frustration while cornering. After a few rides she should be good. If she doe not get used to it get a solo seat.

 

[1olbull]

Just tell her to relax, enjoy the ride and follow your head and body language into corners. Explain that opposing weights create instability and mental frustration while cornering. After a few rides she should be good. If she doe not get used to it get a solo seat.

Sorry, Rick, but I must respectfully disagree here.
A motor passenger should remain a part of the bike and do whatever it does (like a fix mounted back rest would).
In a good twisty my neck is bent upward, head perpendicular and eyes parallel to the horizon.
My body is leaned into the curve and bent at the waist.
My ass may even be slid over the seat into the curve as well.
The unpredictability of a passenger moving ANYWHERE can be dangerous - - - unless you are racing a side hack!
Just saying . . .

 

[Tripps]

I think you guys are saying the same thing

 

[warp9.9]

Slow the f_k down when the wifey is on the bike!!! save the crazy stuff for when your by yourself and do not have to worry about a passenger making the wrong adjustment.

I have hit the pavement on a Rocket before at a pretty good speed. I can not imagine doing that whilst the wifey is nagging me about screwing off

Plus if she had been with me there would have been no one to drive to Canada and rescue me from the butcher shop Oh wait I mean the hospital plus with 6 fractures of 3 vertebrae and a broken left wrist I needed some one to help me up and down for quite a while

 

[sleeves]

Slow the f_k down when the wifey is on the bike!!! save the crazy stuff for when your by yourself and do not have to worry about a passenger making the wrong adjustment.

I have hit the pavement on a Rocket before at a pretty good speed. I can not imagine doing that whilst the wifey is nagging me about screwing off

Plus if she had been with me there would have been no one to drive to Canada and rescue me from the butcher shop Oh wait I mean the hospital plus with 6 fractures of 3 vertebrae and a broken left wrist I needed some one to help me up and down for quite a while

Agreed sadly its quite often its the pillion that gets their beans when you crash. I once rode down one of the back roads to our house with the wife on the back, riding "like normal" when we got home and she got her helmet off and I got such a telling off, I could also see she was genuinely terrified which made me sad I deserved it but didn't think I was in a hurry, I am now very much restrained on the very rare occasion she does come for a ride.