First time with a pillion...

carlosthejack... · World Chat Champion Joined: 16 Aug 2010 Karma :

...man that was different! Luckily he was an experienced biker, fetched him back from Barnsley after he'd dropped his ride off to be MOT'd. Very very different!
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deleted111 · World Chat Champion Joined: 17 Jun 2010 Karma :

Cool story, brah.

It's peculiar isn't it?

My first pillion was about a week after I passed my test. Had Pernig on the back of my CG. Small bike. Average sized me. Pernig (ok I can't keep calling him that it feels weird now, he's James to me lol) is on the tall side of things.

Overall it wasn't too bad but felt like I had a bloody sail on the back of my bike and it's slow enough as it is Laughing

Cheers,

Steve.

carlosthejack... · World Chat Champion Joined: 16 Aug 2010 Karma :

The son-in-law's Pedrosa sized and can't weigh much more than half a bag of wet sand, but it made an immense difference to the handling, especially at low speed. Thankfully there's some nice bypasses between Barnsley and Doncaster to open it up a bit! Also made a hell of a difference to the acceleration too...
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Polarbear · Super Spammer Joined: 24 Feb 2007 Karma :

When you get a really good pillion on board it's a delight. You hardly know they are there and the bike can actually feel more stable and planted!

BUT.......

I find they are few and far between, and suprisingly I have found riders are shit pillions. I know I am Laughing

They are usually moving about trying to see past you.
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If you're not already doing it...try dragging a little rear brake next time you're doing slow and tight manoeuvres. Keeps the bike stable.

I'm very very lucky, my pillions are excellent..i trained them well.
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Snorty · World Chat Champion Joined: 13 Oct 2010 Karma :

Took a pillion an hour after passing my test... Much easier than you expect and no significant issues really as long as you brief them before. Probably done more pillion miles than alone ones! Makes you appreciate the power of the bike when you go back to just 1up!

lozzypop1 · Certified MILF! Joined: 04 Jan 2006 Karma :

I think taking a pillion is a state of mind.. The thought of carrying an adult scares the pants off me, yet I will happily load my 5'10, 11 stone son on the back. Rolling Eyes

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von1papen · Spanner Monkey Joined: 12 Jan 2011 Karma :

One of those grippy net things for the back end of the seat helps alot, personally I find I slip back on the seat esp one of those tiny sports pillion seats every time the bike accelerates!

Then I have to shift forwards again, with the grip stuff this ain't a problem. I will also agree that I was probably a much better pillion before I got on a bike myself.

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MinhDinh · World Chat Champion Joined: 01 Jan 2005 Karma :

I have had an 18 stone guy on my RS 125 and that was very odd in a fun, bouncy way.

Weight matters, but also if I choose to ride fast or slow. I prefer to be free and alone, pillions are not for me.
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Louise · World Chat Champion Joined: 22 May 2006 Karma :

My first pillion was a friend from work, on a Bandit 6 -
Im 13 stone, he was 16 - it was fun, but more scarey on corners when he didnt 'like' to lean Laughing

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Fairies attack · Banned Joined: 21 May 2011 Karma :

My first ride on a bike was with my dad as pillion, so it isn't anything different to me.

One thing that does change is the way the passenger reacts.
A stiff passenger is a dangerous passenger, my sister is terrible, since she sits up right when I try to lean the bike, so it makes it harder to corner.

I have had my fair share of first timers on the bike. And most of them have gone from stiff to been able to take corners with me at any speed, and still keep leaning. It's all confidence you put in them.

McFlufferson · Scooby Slapper Joined: 01 Jul 2011 Karma :

I've been a pillion twice in my life. First time I was a kiddlywink stuck on the back of my dad's bike. I was clung ahold of him so tight that he could have done a cartwheel and I'd still be with him.

Though he says now (16 years on) that he hates carrying pillions. He'll only do it if there is no other reasonable option. Though he seems quite keen to get his grandchildren kitted out for a ride once he feels they're old enough.

The second time was on the back of an instructor's bike. Some huge yellow beast. His bike was pretty big too. I was pretty good. No fidgeting, no looking over his shoulder and certainly made sure I leant with him. Even when he threw it around a mini roundabout at the last possible second. I knew it was coming because of where we were and I thought he was just going to go over it, but it seems he remembered I was on the back at the last second and had to lead by example. It was a bit of an ohpoo moment, but I knew it would cause more problems to whimp out. Though he did comment on how much lighter his bike was after I'd got off. I weigh 19stone (120kilo). To think he dwarfs me. Must have been an odd sight bumbling past.

I haven't carried a pillion myself yet. Though once I get through my mod2 (hopefully next week) I'll be going down to Manchester to see a friend who wants to go on a - as he puts it - gay pillion adventure.

Fairies attack · Banned Joined: 21 May 2011 Karma :

Size doesn't matter it is all about how much they trust you.

I had an ex that didn't really trust me and was a nightmare to take on the back since she would sit up mid corner. I found a nice long straight and told her to lean over and move where she wanted and I wouldn't put anything into the bike. When she realised the she could steer the bike round corners and roundabouts, she soon relaised that what she was doing was rather dangerous, and learnt to trust me.

After a while we was going round corners with her boot on the floor and she never got scared, because she knew, the I knew how much my bike could take.

I must say I did over cook it on Pernig's XJ750 and lifted the back wheel with me ex last year, which to him looked cool, but I was shitting it and credit to her she never lifted at all, just stuck with me until we was out the corner, and back on the straight.