On board with Suzuki

EDBANGER · World Chat Champion Joined: 05 May 2005 Karma :

Well Tuesday night Suzuki was kind enough to offer to take me to the Bassetts Pole on the back of his bike seeing as I havn't sat astride a bike in 2 months!! Now I knew that he was gonna go the naughty side of the speed limit at times but foooooook me I wasn't expecting warp speed!

Through Henley in Arden and Dorridge we took corners more lent over than i've ever been on a bike on my own. It made me realise what a novice/sensible rider I actually am! On one corner we actually got the peg down Shocked

the old ring piece twitched a few times I can tell you!

After a breather and a curry (top nosh) back at his with the lovely Annabella, we headed up to the Bassetts at warp speed once again. After requesting that two wheels stay on the road at all times, imagine my surprise when leaving a set of lights to find myself nearly leaving the pillion seat as the front wheel reached for the sky!! Shocked

Just about held on, if I was going, he was coming with me!

After saluting a C90 hero and passing a police bike at the redline in forth we arrived at the Pole and met up with The Fuzz and Mim (thanks for the beer Mim). The ride back was much more tame!!! Very Happy

It certainly looked like those new Avon tyres are up to the job although riding like that I can't see them lasting much longer than a couple of months!! Very Happy

So yeah, fucking brilliant evening, showing hospitality like that may make it difficult to get rid of me in future!! Thumbs Up

If you get an oppourtunity to get on the back of his bike, run!!! No seriously, as long as you've got balls I highly recommend it, fast, insane, but safe at the same time!! (if that makes sense)

Now time for me to get a new bike and practise some of that peg scraping wheeling stuff Thumbs Up

Suzuki · Roger Joined: 03 May 2005 Karma :

Hmmm... yeah, that cop bike did give us a funny look as our revs dropped from 12k ish down to about 5k! Laughing

Was worth it to give the chavs in the Golf GTI a pasting though.

Thanks for the coke Mim!!

The C90 was definitely the hero of the evening though. I've got to get me one of those!!! Very Happy

Dom_ · Points Mean Prizes Joined: 02 Aug 2004 Karma :

haha, glad you enjoyed it mate. I've been on the back once or twice, was uber fun. Got my hand down too, lol.

Was meant to be going on tonight and Shaun taking me up their but i've got things to do so can't make it. Crying or Very sad

Chriss · World Chat Champion Joined: 07 May 2005 Karma :

Sounds cool! Can I have a go Suzuki? What bike you got? I'd guess a Suzuki GSX-R XXXX (where X is insert the cc of your bike. Wink

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mchaggis · World Chat Champion Joined: 10 May 2004 Karma :

Have your arms recovered yet? Try doing that performance on a wrist which has only just come out of its pot a few weeks before. It's certainly character forming. Laughing

(Try humpback bridges at speed! Shocked

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I've found going pillion on the back of someone going for it far more difficult than actually just dropping a gear and going for it on the same bike myself. That was only on a Fazer too. Laughing

Good post. Thumbs Up

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Suzuki · Roger Joined: 03 May 2005 Karma :

1999 GSXR600 SRAD.

https://www.pascoe.cx/newbike4.jpg

I'm happy to take most people out, but my riding style greatly depends on their competency as a pillion. Had EDBANGER been a complete novice we'd have pootled about at 50mph. Smile

I personally hate riding as a pillion.

EDBANGER · World Chat Champion Joined: 05 May 2005 Karma :

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Dom_ · Points Mean Prizes Joined: 02 Aug 2004 Karma :

You'd never seen me ride before but we went pretty quick up to the wheel. Razz

Will have to do it again when i'm back off hols.

Shaun · Likes 'em bent Joined: 17 May 2003 Karma :

Haha Jon has to take a pillion everywhere now. Razz

The Wobbly Orange · Brolly Dolly Joined: 16 Aug 2005 Karma :

I take my brother pillion all the time. I scared him by pulling a wheely by accelerating. This is on a 1994 Suzuki RF600R.
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Chriss · World Chat Champion Joined: 07 May 2005 Karma :

I've never really been pillion before. Longest I've been is about 10m. Would love to have a go.
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Claud 14.7 to 1 · World Chat Champion Joined: 06 May 2004 Karma :

Bloody hell you scraped your pegs 2s up. You are crazy! Laughing

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Wave2k · G's Stalker Joined: 06 Apr 2004 Karma :

i hate taking pillions, the bike seems so much more different.
im a better solo rider Smile

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Dom_ · Points Mean Prizes Joined: 02 Aug 2004 Karma :

120 doesn't seem that quick on a bike until you start braking... Razz

jayluvmito · Crazy Courier Joined: 15 May 2004 Karma :

i hate going pillion

lurker · Trackday Trickster Joined: 19 Sep 2004 Karma :

the extra weight doesnt always make that much difference to a bikes ability to lean
infact alot of folk say there bike feels more planted with a pillion when cornering.