Im a newbie!

Welcome

First off, remember to headbut the rider on each and every single soddin' gear change - it forces said rider to be a bit smoother with gear changes and actually use the clutch. Worked for me

Secondly, slow speed is when wobbly pillion is most distracting and unsettling, so try to avoid moving about/stretching etc until you've come to a complete stop.

Practice getting on and off - the missus has a technique something like:



... which is damn scary if the rider only has little legs himself and is struggling to keep the bike up on tip toes

Find a comfortable position - missus seems to prefer one hand on the grab rail & one hand firmly wedged into my kidneys - that way the punishment for heavy braking (ie. not looking ahead far enough to anticipate) is immediate and severe - it's behavioural therapy and teaches your rider good technique, much as you'd train a dog....

took my 10 year old son out today for 1st time. wore my love handle belt thingy which is great as I feel him all the time. told him to rest his head on my back and close his eyes for first few corners that way his body is relaxed and he doesnt lean too much or try to sit up. it worked well. i tell him when to get on and when to get off and he has to sit still til i give him the nod. if i go to fast he has to scream really loudly, which he did when we first pulled away. i was only doing 11 mph but managed to get bike up to 65 after a few miles and he was ok.

Awright matey, welcome aboard, my only advice is dont come off the back and try to put your head through the side of a post office van at high speed, doesnt work
Enjoy the forum

Thanks everyone for your advice to Mrs24_7, not least of all MiniMat who had me . Unfortunately you've now given her to many ideas with which she can cause me pain and discomfort!

Cheers

All I can really do is echo the above.

Whatever you do, DO NOT move around when the bike is moving slowly! Recently I pulled into a driveway for a school, and my pillion decided she was comfy enough to lean off the bike & point to tell me where to park. She didn't talk to me for the rest of the night after the ear full I gave her for almost making me drop the damn thing! I decide where I park, and I hate back seat drivers (in a car or on a bike)!

Also, even when stopped, NEVER put your feet down until the rider has both feet on the floor (or otherwise tells you it's OK). The pillion mentioned above's favorite trick is to put a foot down just as I'm about to leave a set of lights. That was rewarded by me getting a jump on the traffic at a set of lights & filtering quite aggressively. Again, she didn't speak to me for a while.

Yet she still loves it on the back of the bike...

wow what a response! I love the headbut the driver trick, theres not much he can do about it if i accidently drop my helmet onto his!! except increase speed or do a wheelie and send me flying! I really enjoy it but going round corners is scary, if i lean then i feel like the bike is going to slip out from underneath us. Megaride tomorrow...eeeek i don't want to fall off infront of 7000 people! hehe

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Croeso! My advice is to hold on and enjoy the ride!

just threaten him with stoppage of all fun stuff, if he scares you on rideout

Originally Posted by kitkat

just threaten him with stoppage of all fun stuff...

That's just plain mean....


Oh, and welcome btw

Originally Posted by kitkat

just threaten him with stoppage of all fun stuff, if he scares you on rideout

stopage of all fun stuff would surely allow more time for him to abandone me and go out for a ride!! Have to keep him at home somehow!!