12 Tips For Riding With A Pillion

[kaosbandit]

Some great tips compiled from other riders for riding 2-up.

https://www.spiritstrike.com/blog/2013/11/25/riding-with-a-pillion

 

[ionbeam]

More ideas in this previous thread. There is some overlap with the previous link, but a lot of other good ideas too.

 

[ABQFJR]

Lots of good info here... I can recall doing several of those things while getting my wife accustomed to riding pillion.

 

[bgross]

The first time Barbara climbed on the back of my Vulcan, I knew I had a keeper! Other than her arms around my waist, I wouldn't know she was aboard.

It's been over 25 years, and we may be getting old & creaky, but I'd still prefer no other pillion.

 

[jayke]

Here's a simple one...If she screams ...slow down. Works for me.

 

[ionbeam]

Here's a simple one...If she screams ...slow down. Works for me.

From Grumpy:

I used to say this untill on day when my wife reached around me, down into the front of my pants, grabbed hold and said sweetly, "Now, we're not going to hurt each other, now are we?" Of course the answer was NO WAY!jim

 

[ABQFJR]

Here's a simple one...If she screams ...slow down. Works for me.

This depends entirely on the situation... we're still talking about riding pillion, right?

 

[HotRodZilla]

I used to work with this girl that was hot...When I say hot, I mean like crazy hot. 5'7, 135lbs and built like brick *********. She had a great hard flat stomach and was perfectly proportional everywhere. Anyway...I had this thing for her, but figured she was out of my league. One day, I showed up to work on my bike. She saw my helmet and we started talking. She asked me if I could take her for a ride since she had never been on a bike.

I really wanted to hook up with this girl, but I was reluctant to put her on the back of my bike, as I had nearly crashed in college when a girl freaked out and made the bike stand up. However, thinking with the wrong head, I decided I'd take her out. We picked a nice day and I picked her up from her place. We got on the surface streets and she was fine with it. Squoze me at all the right times, and was enjoying it a lot. So, we came to the freeway onramp and as I turned I gunned it. She screamed, but not a scream of fear...She was having a blast!! We rode for 3-4 hours that day, taking mountain roads and turning around and riding them again. The faster the better and she screamed the whole time...The time we spend off the bike later that day was even better...

We dated until she moved to Texas somewhere...Dammit!

 

[petey]

I used to work with this girl that was hot...When I say hot, I mean like crazy hot. 5'7, 135lbs and built like brick *********. She had a great hard flat stomach and was perfectly proportional everywhere. Anyway...I had this thing for her, but figured she was out of my league. One day, I showed up to work on my bike. She saw my helmet and we started talking. She asked me if I could take her for a ride since she had never been on a bike.
I really wanted to hook up with this girl, but I was reluctant to put her on the back of my bike, as I had nearly crashed in college when a girl freaked out and made the bike stand up. However, thinking with the wrong head, I decided I'd take her out. We picked a nice day and I picked her up from her place. We got on the surface streets and she was fine with it. Squoze me at all the right times, and was enjoying it a lot. So, we came to the freeway onramp and as I turned I gunned it. She screamed, but not a scream of fear...She was having a blast!! We rode for 3-4 hours that day, taking mountain roads and turning around and riding them again. The faster the better and she screamed the whole time...The time we spend off the bike later that day was even better...

We dated until she moved to Texas somewhere...Dammit!

Hey HotRod, that was a dream right???

Dammit, that's what you said when you woke up..

 

[beemerdons]

I used to work with this girl that was hot...When I say hot, I mean like crazy hot. 5'7, 135lbs and built like brick *********. She had a great hard flat stomach and was perfectly proportional everywhere. Anyway...I had this thing for her, but figured she was out of my league. One day, I showed up to work on my bike. She saw my helmet and we started talking. She asked me if I could take her for a ride since she had never been on a bike.

I really wanted to hook up with this girl, but I was reluctant to put her on the back of my bike, as I had nearly crashed in college when a girl freaked out and made the bike stand up. However, thinking with the wrong head, I decided I'd take her out. We picked a nice day and I picked her up from her place. We got on the surface streets and she was fine with it. Squoze me at all the right times, and was enjoying it a lot. So, we came to the freeway onramp and as I turned I gunned it. She screamed, but not a scream of fear...She was having a blast!! We rode for 3-4 hours that day, taking mountain roads and turning around and riding them again. The faster the better and she screamed the whole time...The time we spend off the bike later that day was even better...

We dated until she moved to Texas somewhere...Dammit!

Hey HotRod, that was a dream right???

Dammit, that's what you said when you woke up..

Forgive me, know I'm supposed to wait 'til Dog Pile Friday to ask this question: Petey, what in the Hell were you doing in bed with 'Zilla when he said it?

 

[majicmaker]

LMFAO!!!

 

[HotRodZilla]

I did not have sexual relations with that...man..woman??? Whatever that is, there were no sexual relations!

 

[beemerdons]

I did not have sexual relations with tgat...man..woman???
Whatever that is, there were no sexual relations!

 

[Top_Speed1]

I used to work with this girl that was hot...When I say hot, I mean like crazy hot. 5'7, 135lbs and built like brick *********. She had a great hard flat stomach and was perfectly proportional everywhere. Anyway...I had this thing for her, but figured she was out of my league. One day, I showed up to work on my bike. She saw my helmet and we started talking. She asked me if I could take her for a ride since she had never been on a bike.

I really wanted to hook up with this girl, but I was reluctant to put her on the back of my bike, as I had nearly crashed in college when a girl freaked out and made the bike stand up. However, thinking with the wrong head, I decided I'd take her out. We picked a nice day and I picked her up from her place. We got on the surface streets and she was fine with it. Squoze me at all the right times, and was enjoying it a lot. So, we came to the freeway onramp and as I turned I gunned it. She screamed, but not a scream of fear...She was having a blast!! We rode for 3-4 hours that day, taking mountain roads and turning around and riding them again. The faster the better and she screamed the whole time...The time we spend off the bike later that day was even better...

We dated until she moved to Texas somewhere...Dammit!

Hey HotRod, that was a dream right???

Dammit, that's what you said when you woke up..

Forgive me, know I'm supposed to wait 'til Dog Pile Friday to ask this question: Petey, what in the Hell were you doing in bed with 'Zilla when he said it?

Somebody has WAY too much time on their hands, thanks for the entertainment

 

[wheatonFJR]

Lots of good info here... I can recall doing several of those things while getting my wife accustomed to riding pillion.

I am guessing that this poster had no idea that Beemerdons was going to show up in this thread.

 

[beemerdons]

Lots of good info here... I can recall doing several of those things while getting my wife accustomed to riding pillion.

I am guessing that this poster had no idea that Beemerdons was going to show up in this thread.

On Topic: Maybe it is just me, but the most reassuring thing to my pillion Ladies has been having a backrest for them! Seriously, even back in the Seventies when I was riding Harley Shovelhead and Ironhead choppers a sissy bar for my wife Judy to lean against made a world of difference. Many of the aftermarket manufacturers for BMW stepped up in the Eighties to make padded backrests for the Beemers, once again it made a difference to my wife. In the Nineties I discovered the Givi top boxes and all of my motos including Yamaha's had them mounted, definitely so reassuring for the pillion.

 

[kaosbandit]

Lots of good info here... I can recall doing several of those things while getting my wife accustomed to riding pillion.

I am guessing that this poster had no idea that Beemerdons was going to show up in this thread.

I didn't expect it, but it is highly entertaining. I have just been sitting back and laughing I love it when a forum of riders can come together and make fun of each other properly

 

[ABQFJR]

Lots of good info here... I can recall doing several of those things while getting my wife accustomed to riding pillion.

I am guessing that this poster had no idea that Beemerdons was going to show up in this thread.

This poster was well aware of the potential consequences of his posts. This poster must also give credit to "jayke" for providing the beautiful comment about his screaming pillion which has provided us all so much entertainment.

"Jes' sayin' and 'nuff said!" (© Beemerdons)