How does your pillion hold on?

I'm having a bit of trouble with my OH riding pillion. She's as tall as I am (5.10ish) and likes holding the grabrail with both hands sitting bolt upright. It's ok at legal speeds but trying to go a bit faster especially when windy brings all sorts of problems to my bikes handling. It's like having a sail back there. My brother's girlfriend is tiny (in comparison) and also likes to sit leaning forward. She suggested holding only one hand to the grabrail with the other hand holding to my jacket.

How do you pillions out there hold on?

When I take a pillion, they hold on however they wish.

When I'm the pillion, generally I don't hold on with my hands. Grip the fairing a bit with my legs, and if I think the rider is going to brake hard, I'll reach around & put my hand on the tank to brace myself.

I'm sure others will be along to give advice from the perspective of being a pillion.

Basically, it boils down to a couple of options:
- Grab rail
- Riders waist
- Brace against tank
- Legs gripping fairing
- Probably something I'm forgetting.

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Most of the time she just sits there and does what she like, when I'm looking to overtake or have a bit of fun I tap her twice on the knee the she holds around my waist. She getting good at predicting what I'm going to do nowdays.

She just need to get to grips with braking abit harder now, and needs to realise I dont mind her pushing me as hard as she likes.

I get my girlfriend to grab on to my hips and keep her thighs pressed lightly against mine.

Wait, what?

there is a product you can get called love handles it gives my gf alot of confidence when coming on the back there by motrax i think

Originally Posted by Neeja

I get my girlfriend to grab on to my hips and keep her thighs pressed lightly against mine.

Wait, what?

lmao

[Ch00]

My mrs uses the love handles, they are good for because her arms are too short to hold on well to the grab rails. I think i got some off fleabay for around £20

Ch00

Pillion? Whassat?

[STRAMASHER]

My pillion stays on via Givi 52L.

No more bruised kidneys after a common ,simple trajectory miscalculation.


No more Everbody Hurts.

Everybodys happy with the big plastic portapotty out back . Happy days. Get on getting on.


But thats my world,..........


Tell her to lean forward with her best hand to brace against the back of the tank if you have to chuck on the anchors.

You should not have a problem with acceleration cos you should not be such a selfish cnut. If you are re-read top of post.

hmmn, see avatar