re need advice for riding with someone on pillion in article c t dsc well sf ca us rwert well sf ca us wrote i need some advice on having someone ride pillion with me on my ninja this will be the the first time i ve taken anyone for an extended ride read farther than around the block we ll be riding some twisty fairly bumpy roads the mines road mt hamilton loop for you sf bay areans this person is lbs and fairly small so i don t see weight as too much of a problem but what sort of of advice should i give her before we go my fiancee and i do quite a bit of sporty riding up i ll tell you what we ve found and the systems we ve worked out on starts accelerate much slower than usual it s tough for the rider to judge how scary fast acceleration is because we re holding onto something and leaning forward remember this on turns have her lean forward and at the same angle as you normally this means she isn t leaning at all it s very disconcerting to be leaned over and have your passenger leaning so that they re sitting straight up much balance is lost and this can be dangerous on slowing and stopping do so much slower than usual again it s tough for the rider to judge how scary fast deceleration is because we re holding onto something and leaning forward however you ll figure it out fast because braking too fast will shove the passenger forward into you which shoves you into the tank at an inopportune location generally have the passenger keep her knees against you and the bike not out wide this helps balance and gives her somegrip when you passenger is in fear she will squeeze her knees against you normally this means slow down and do it now turning so she leans with me but what else are there traditional signals for slow down or go faster or i hafta go pee etc we only have a couple signals slow down is her either tapping me on the back or slapping my helmet with all her might depends on the urgency of the matter turn here is done by her pointing in the direction of an exit this is also the sign for cool look at that i hafta pee is the same sign as turn here i m hungry is the same sign go faster is usually done by her jumping up and down on her pegs in glee i usually see slow down more often than go faster i really want this to be a positive experience for us both mainly so that she ll want to go with me again so any help will be appreciated the best thing to do before the ride is to talk to a riding buddy and pillion on his or her bike it s incredibly frustrating because you re in almost no control now multiply that feeling times ten because you as a rider know what your bike will do and your passenger will likely feel you re about to scrape hard parts all the time or lock up the brakes at any moment or go careening off the edge of a volcanic mountain etc pillioning yourself is good training to take somebody on your pillion pad also remember that it s much more draining and tiring to ride up than by yourself because you re concentrating on much more and in the zen of the moment less remember this pat loughery patlo microsoft com seattle wa dod ama vme dioc ksi vfr f nighthawk seca turbo for sale
