Taking heavy pillions?

[A J]

I recently have been taking heavy pillions, e.g 13 stone plus and i just want to know if there are any tips when taking corners at a decent speed, as the front feels light especially when i take my mate who is like 15 stone plus.

I hate taking pillions who arnt light girls as most of my boy mates who come on the back try and control the bike and just dont have a clue on how to take it round a bend.

The regular pillions are experienced so know where to put there weight roughly but is there any thig i can do better eg should i be in a higher or lower gear?

Any help would be great.




CBR600F btw

[UKRobT309]

Im 6 foot 6 and 19 stone, never really bothered me to be honest
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[Walloper]

Wobble like you've lost it and they'll shite themsel.
Then tell them politley to sit still.
If they ignore it then don't take them on the back or they'll kill you.
I know it's mates and that but your a long time deid in this world.
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[tatters]

l had joe on the back of the Thunderace a few weeks ago and he must be about 13-14 stone, only problems l had was him fidgeting and moving around on the seat while l was going slow/stationary which made the bike very differcult to control/keep unright, handding was fine for A-B riding but l did,nt try to throw the bike into conners .
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[mr.z]

Explain when is and isn't cool to move on the bike, and not to get off untill YOU tell them to.. arround corners they should just follow how much you are leaning, and under no circumstances try and "help"
If they dont follow all of these all the time then they wont be going on ever again!

Make sure they have a good hold on something, and if they feel themselfs falling forward to grip with their legs.. wprst thing is being squashed as you slowdown against the bars and struggleing to controll the bike..

All these are pretty obvious to the rider but not the passenger, even if they ride a bike themselfs.. (worst pillions are riders generally) tell them before you set off too!

Having your rear preload set higher is a good idea if your going far/reguarly, tyre pressures too, and mirrors and headlight aim, obviously when it needs it..


Controll wise.. You can use allot more rear brake then normal, this helps avoid haveing your passenger slideing forward onto you, keep everything smooth, you might need a lower gear as you'll need more power geting anywhere untill your on the flat and straight.

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[riichy]

i take my bro. who is 12 stone on my zxr400..he gos on back often but at first i told him to try to go with the bike and to keep his weight as much to the front as pos...... now i dont even feel him at all
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[Stevie GooGs]

i have had a few pillions from light to heavy and found the best thing for them to do is to sit still, dont lean at all just sit and go with the bike. If they try to lean it can really through you at corners, bends. I was riding down a hill relaxed and me G/F decided to sit up and change her seating position, nearly put us in the trees tell them to warn you if they are going to move.
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[A J]

The regular pillions are good as they know not to move etc and my lil bro is an excellent pillion as he also rides a bike but he was first a pillion and on longer trips hes on the back and when its dry i can whang it in to corners and his body position is good.

But its when the really heavy pillions get on the front will start to lift so easily and its really trying to take corners at speed as the pillion restricts your movement so you cant hang off and there is little weight over the front, i take my friend back from uni occasionally and there is this nice twistie NSL which i would like to be more confident through the fast bends, as i am a confident rider through fast bends when i am on my own but it feels strange going through a bend without any movement(hanging off) and the front being light.

[ZRX61]

I had some dim bint put her hands over my eyes once. Stopped the bike, ordered her off & left the stupid bitch there.
Next time she saw me (several months later) I was fucking her former gf so that went over quite well

[Teaman]

i had a pillion who lent with the bike or crapped there pants and leaned the other way at times so i knee downed once on mx cx 500, (chenshing tyres) and didnt come off but scared the crap out of em and they did as i asked after that.,
personally the only things you need to alter are your headlights and breaking sitances and sus preload,
if they cant ride pill after you tell em the simple instructions, tyell em to fuck off and catch a bus, no its not harsh, its your arse on the line,,
only takes on plem to think, ooh my arse is sore whilst your breaking to have you sliding merryly under a lorry,

oh yeah,,
riders can make the worst pillions
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[MalcolmT]

Why not get a sidecar .
He He He
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[MalcolmT]

Why not get a sidecar .
He He He
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[MalcolmT]

Why not get a sidecar .
He He He
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[Stevie GooGs]

hey why post 3 times?
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[EuropeanNC30R...]

Last time I took a 14-stone pillion he tried to jump on the bike while I was backing it away from a wall . Didn't have a chance, queue cracked screen.

It's especially important to drill common sense into the lardier pillions cos of their increased momentum potential.

[Yoshi]

The sidecar joke was so funny he just had to post it three times
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