fjrcouple
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BEER!! :dribble:
Tips on getting Spouse to feel safe on the FJR
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Sir Price
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If she is worried about falling asleep and falling off , then dont ride boring roads :clown2:
krashdragon
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Hey Krash! I asked first - kindawhat age you looking for? <LOL>I'm pbly too old, but I know a lot of nice wimmins that ride....
mary
See post #45!
too funny!
mary
wheatonFJR
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Hey Krash! I asked first - kindawhat age you looking for? <LOL>I'm pbly too old, but I know a lot of nice wimmins that ride....
mary
See post #45!
too funny!
mary
meow! hiss hiss!
:lol: :lol:
Duff
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+1!
I know that we enjoy or riding MUCH more now that we can talk and listen to music, etc. It keeps it interesting and keeps by pillion engaged... not sleeping. Besides, if she gets tired, she can tell me and we can stop.
So nobody's wife has fallen asleep and off the back? Hmmm....could be the perfect crime.
For cross country trips, I've had the wife-unit fly across and meet me at airports points east, while I bike across the Great Plains. We plan our 2-up ride around that airport. Shortens the trip for her and has given me some quality 1-up time in some of the long straightaways of Wyoming, Kansas, Oklahoma, west Texas, Nebraska and other flat spots. Also she brings her own gear and topcase so I don't lug it while she's not aboard.
For cross country trips, I've had the wife-unit fly across and meet me at airports points east, while I bike across the Great Plains. We plan our 2-up ride around that airport. Shortens the trip for her and has given me some quality 1-up time in some of the long straightaways of Wyoming, Kansas, Oklahoma, west Texas, Nebraska and other flat spots. Also she brings her own gear and topcase so I don't lug it while she's not aboard.
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seventyss
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Want to thank all of you for the great outpouring of helpful ideas. Last weekend we went on a 1/2 hour ride along the Columbia river on Saturday and then on Sunday we went out in the country side and had a long enough ride for Laura to comment that the stock seat was causing her some discomfort. As we were riding along I saw a sign for a "Lavender Festival" and followed the signs to a large farm of Lavender. We picked two big bunches of Lavender and tie wrapped them to take home and dry out. Laura had fun and it was a real blessing to happen upon something that she would enjoy. I'm pretty pleased and hope we can have more fun outings.
madmike2
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Buy an inexpensive sheepskin seat cover and trimit to wrap around the pillion seat. That should extend her comfort/mileage limit. Be sure to stop every 45 minutes or so to "stretch". Her comfort zone/saddle time should increase in stages. Be patient.
For God's sake...do not bring her to WFO and let her see the custome seats some fo the pillions have.
If you plan your rides with her so that there is a "goal" at the turn around point (scenic restaurant, art show, antique barn, shared adventure, etc.) she will enjoy the trip all-the-more.
We like the ride, most pillions prefer the entire adventure.
That's why I suggested in an earlier post to try riding with other couples. The social time @ rest stops and meals is part of the shared adventure.
Assuming you WANT her to ride with you.
2006FJR
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My wife and I rode to Canada last year and met a couple coming back into WA who wanted to ride for a few days since we were going the same direction. They were on a BMW LT and she asked to be strapped in with a tie down. I would look over when we were riding and she would be asleep. Never seen anything like it. My wife and I have a comm system so we talk when we ride and it passes the time. Has my wife ever fallen asleep? Not yet, she loves it on the road.
alchemy
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Took the wife ona 150 mile ride to see how she likes the seat vs the Futuras. Surprisingly it's more comfortable for her. We narrowed it down to leg position is slightly different so it shifts pressure off of her nerve.
This however doesn't mean she didn't fall asleep My wife falls asleep in any vehicle whether it's 2 wheel or 4 wheel. She's actually a good rider when asleep, it's the startled awake reaction *I* don't care for
This however doesn't mean she didn't fall asleep
My wife falls asleep in any vehicle whether it's 2 wheel or 4 wheel. She's actually a good rider when asleep, it's the startled awake reaction *I* don't care for
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...For God's sake...do not bring her to WFO and let her see the custom seats some of the pillions have.
Bogie
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Make sure the ride doesn't put her to sleep!! :lol:
I am fortunate enough to have a wife that loves the ride, loves the curves and is a natural. Hell she is wanting her own bike now!!
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krashdragon
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I am fortunate enough to have a wife that loves the ride, loves the curves and is a natural. Hell she is wanting her own bike now!!
so what are you guys waiting for..Get her to one of the MSF courses and then have her pick out her own bike! :yahoo:
Mary
I am fortunate enough to have a wife that loves the ride, loves the curves and is a natural. Hell she is wanting her own bike now!!
so what are you guys waiting for..Get her to one of the MSF courses and then have her pick out her own bike! :yahoo:
Mary
Don't know if this was suggested but gift her with a nice camera (smallish that she can carry with her on the bike such as one of the Canon Powershot models) so she can document your trips together, both on and off the bike.
TestPilot
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+1 on Tylers suggestion.
Until Zea started riding her own bike she did a lot of photography from the pillion seat, and really became quite expert at it. She really enjoyed it - getting the horizons straight, etc. Because we have family in other countries she also enjoys putting the piccies up on FaceBook - keeps her Mum and sisters 'in the loop'. I found it really good to have something that was 'hers'.
(You can see some of her piccies here https://www.fjrowners.ws/phpbb2/viewtopic.p...259&start=0 from our SW USA tour last year)
Until Zea started riding her own bike she did a lot of photography from the pillion seat, and really became quite expert at it. She really enjoyed it - getting the horizons straight, etc. Because we have family in other countries she also enjoys putting the piccies up on FaceBook - keeps her Mum and sisters 'in the loop'. I found it really good to have something that was 'hers'.
(You can see some of her piccies here https://www.fjrowners.ws/phpbb2/viewtopic.p...259&start=0 from our SW USA tour last year)
LowAndSilent
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I've done one 400+ mile day with the wife on the back of the DL650, and she handled it pretty well. Never felt like she was going to fall asleep, but she did nearly freeze to death when the temps suddenly (and quite unexpectedly) dropped from the mid 80's to low 50's within a stretch of 5-10 miles. Her lips were blue when we reached our lunch-stop. Thankfully we turned back east and found the sun again. The Peninsula over here is a weird place...
Our real test will be coming up shortly. We have a roughly 1500+ multi-day trip planned. We used our intercom system for the first time a few weekends ago, and that makes the ride together a lot more enjoyable. We're able to point things out to each other more easily, and can warn each other of upcoming hazards. She's even been helpful in pointing out cops to me as I'm navigating traffic (left-lane cruisers should die a slow death...). She's a joy on the back, and knows how to behave in the twisties. Back on my DL650 I've been able to drag hard parts (pegs, skidplate, Jesse panniers) with her on the back and she hasn't minded a bit.
She has her own bike, but hasn't enjoyed riding as much as she thought...at least, on-road riding. She really wants to try out some off-road when she can sell her Ninja.
Our real test will be coming up shortly. We have a roughly 1500+ multi-day trip planned. We used our intercom system for the first time a few weekends ago, and that makes the ride together a lot more enjoyable. We're able to point things out to each other more easily, and can warn each other of upcoming hazards. She's even been helpful in pointing out cops to me as I'm navigating traffic (left-lane cruisers should die a slow death...). She's a joy on the back, and knows how to behave in the twisties. Back on my DL650 I've been able to drag hard parts (pegs, skidplate, Jesse panniers) with her on the back and she hasn't minded a bit.
She has her own bike, but hasn't enjoyed riding as much as she thought...at least, on-road riding. She really wants to try out some off-road when she can sell her Ninja.
Mine rides twice a year whether I want her to or not. Once in the warm spring and once in the fall. Usually no more than 200 miles. Don't want to make it to comfortable for her. If she is moving around and complaining I know she is not asleep. Have to watch the grand kids though. They like to fall asleep when the buzz gets constant. I just reach around and pinch them every ten minutes.
RGH60.
RGH60.
El Toro Joe
FYYFF
Leave her at home
juniorfjr
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No, my wife has fallen asleep. Took me a while to figgure out what that noise was in the intercom. ZZZZZZZzzzzzZZZZzzzzzz.
Silver Penguin
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Who knows? She might be a natural off-roader. Is there an MSF dirt school available in your area? Andy and I took a private class, so we didn't have to wait around for others to learn the basics of the clutch etc. It wasn't much more expensive than a group class. Bikes were chosen by the instructor, to suit both of us and the team fitted us out with a full set of gear. Apart from being really sore the next few days, we had a great time.
Of course, if you create such a monster it will cost you. She will need a bike and gear, and of course she can't ride along, so you will need a bike and gear. If you haven't already got a truck, that comes next. Somewhere down the line comes the bigger bike and the ToyHauler........
OTOH, there isn't much more much you can have than riding in the dirt together. Will post pix soon of our current trip, around the dirt roads of Arizona.
