Passenger tips?

Hard braking I've always told my pillions to lean back, seems to give grip under braking. Acceleration, lean forward through it, Expect a gear change*...Keep looking over my shoulders as we're through corner, right bend right shoulder, vice versa, this ensures they are leaning for ya.

*This comes with time and knowing of the rider, me and my mate got it down to a nack after about 6 rides, me and my missus after one. The acceleration and braking thing can be forgot about after time because they do it without knowing. Me and the missus pulled outta my street when she came on and she clanged helmets with me, i pulled over and said, all the stuff i have told you, the aim of the game also is not to clang helmets.

I sit with one hand on the grab rail and one hand round drew, sitting up, when we are in slow built up areas...ready for when he breaks to put my hand on the tank to brace myself so that I don't put my weight on him.

When we are going at speed I hold onto drew with both hands and just go the way the bike goes. Also means if he suddenly has to slow I can brace myself with both hands on the tank. Only been on the bike a few times (started in January). But I've changed the way I sit since then, use to sit as far to the back of the seat as I could, I now sit as near to drew as I can but still giving him room to move.

It just depends on what you are comfortable on and will take time to get use to.

Just make sure they don't move as when I first was on the bike I got uncomfortable and moved my bum on the seat. It earned me a slap on my leg at the next junction!!! (I haven't done that since- well while moving anyway, now wait till we are at a junction with drew's feet firmly on the floor).

[Gazza77]

Two best bits of kit I've bought for a pillion to use are a pair of love handles (questionable whether I needed more ) and especially a Triboseat cover. The triboseat stops the pillion sliding forward when you brake or a going down steep hills and in my opinion was well worth the money. For less than £30 in total, they transform riding two up.

Most folk seem to scared to get on the back of me............don't know why,lol

I started off on the back of YC with one hand on gripped firmly on the grab rail and the other round him but after a couple of long rides have experimented a wee bit with what I find most comfortable. Went from one hand on the grab rail to two (which did my wrists in) and now just sit with them in my lap occasionally one hand on YC if need be. Means I can sit back, relax and enjoy the ride

I like to see where we're going so I tend to look over both YC's shoulders, that way I can tell when he needs to brake either suddenly (where I'll being my hands forward and use the tank) or otherwise (where I might use the grab rail or just sit back a bit). Can also tell when he's going to speed up and crouch down behind him. Mainly to use him as a wind-breaker and thus stop my head from being knocked off

I wait for him to tell me when to get on and off, seems to work perfick, no complaints as yet

P.S. I love being a pillion, tis just like dancing with your hips

With breaking, get the pillion to take some of their weight by putting a hand on the tank. works for me and doesnt make your wrist and forearms ache like hell!!

[yorkie_chris]

Originally Posted by missyorkie_chris

Mainly to use him as a wind-breaker

And as a surfboard when daftc###t here bins it...

i'd pretty much has pillions soon as i learnt to ride, bearing in mind it was always the girlfriend who is of a light build, and my mate who is like 4 foot f**k all, but i never found any problems, and felt totally at home with it, and so felling quite confident with the whole thing give a mate from work a lift home and oh my god, it was the hardest riding i've ever done, he was soooo heavy and just would not stop moving around

waffling really, but mainly need to be aware that all pillions will be different