My lady has to do 150 mile a day on the back of my k5 so tell her she should be grateful! :shock:

Just about to get my missus on the back (of the bike)
I'd prefer it if she held me round waist.

I've been pillion on a bike with a long, one piece seat. Male rider.

It doesn't seem right putting your arms round a male pressing your n*ts into their back.

That's just plain weird..

Well thats my problem I reckon, one long seat would do us fine as then she could get as close as she liked, quite happy for her to press against me! :)

I guess she'll have to work on the bracing stuff, and we'll try some non-slip webbing too, but looks like next bike (or maybe a second bike, Hmmmnn.) will have to have a one piece seat. Now what do those Sprint ST's have... :)

How tall are you? Do you ride with you ar$e close to the back seat or forward?
Me, being tall, pushes my posterior back, to the front of the back seat, if that makes sense, when I'm riding.
She won't have to got to far forward if your sitting back.
Of course, only if you ride like that anyway :roll:

I'm short enough, she's smaller again and we're both reasonably slim, I usually ride right up against the tank - keeps the front down pulling away from the lights ;)

Me to. My girlfriend is pretty good anyway as a pillion, but 'love handles' really are good. She didn't feel amazing comfortable just holding onto the grabrail (my fault really - I took off a little too quickly once and she almost fell off the back :oops: ) and arms around the waist means constantly bashing helmets and a cr*p view for her. Love handles pretty much solves all the problems except they look a bit stupid when you're not on the bike.

You can get antislip matting for the seat. Google "triboseat".

You can get pillion peg extenders. They move the pegs lower and forward so pillions can brace with their legs more.

Finally, you can get an intercom. That way you can shout out "If you want kids, move back!" :lol:

Something that works really well, but not many pillions do it, it to have one hand on the grab rail and then one hand flat on the top/back of tank.

Under acceleration they can brace on the grab rail and your waist if needed, on braking they just need to brace on the tank.

Works well and impossible to throw them off!

and tell her not to do "a weave inducing shuffle" when she moves back on the seat.

She must take the weight with her legs and lift jsut enough to slide back. Shes far more balanced that way and so are you in turn. Took mine a while to get it but once they get over the "omg i'm gonna lift my bum off the seat" fear they realise how subtle a lift it is.

I thought this was totally bonkers when I was advised to do this...But, it's the way forward(no pun intended :roll: ) in London traffic!! :D

Oh... & good thigh muscles!! :wink: :lol: