Wifes first time out!

[Burnspot]

So my question is, how did you find it having a passenger for the first time? My wife would likely ride with me, but I want to make sure I'M ready for it as I have always ridden solo.

As mentioned before, the longer stopping distance was probably one of the more noticeable things, but otherwise, the fizzer does a great job 2up! My wife and I (before we were married) started riding 2up on a scooter all over Mykonos in Greece while on vacation...so she was really looking forward to going 2up on my bike. She loves it, although it looks like I need to slowly work up to longer trips so her rear end gets used to things.

About the only things we're working on now is communication and helmet knocking. She tends to start getting off the bike the moment I stop and before I'm ready for her to get off, lol. Minor thing, but it can catch you by surprise. The helmet knocking's not bad and probably mostly my fault...on short day runs, we run around the coastal plains and I tend to hit the brakes hard to turn when I see an interesting road I want to try.

 

[fragchild]

I remember taking the wifey for a ride one time to the only bit of twisties we have around here. I went blasting through the turns as I normally would and I hear a strang noise,not bad, just strange so I kept going. So when we get to the end of the ride I asked her if she had heard the noise also and she said, with a huge smile "sure, it was my shoe dragging." She actually enjoyed being leaned over that much, more than going fast in a straight line.
Glad I picked a good one.

When riding two up I use the back brake a lot more than normal to keep them from diving and sending them into you. I also ask them to use the grab bar as that's what they are for. It's awkard for them at first ,but most people get used to it pretty quick.

 

[keira]

When riding two up I use the back brake a lot more than normal to keep them from diving and sending them into you. I also ask them to use the grab bar as that's what they are for. It's awkard for them at first ,but most people get used to it pretty quick.

One thing I do when I ride 2up with Rob, is I place my hands on the tank when I see we are coming to a stop. It puts more pressure on me, but takes the load off him a bit, which helps. Then again, I have long monkey-arms...

I also have a tendency to ride around not holding on to anything (hands on my own knees, looking around), so maybe I'm not the best 2up advice-giver.

 

[mglowe]

My wife does the exact same thing as Burnspot's. My biggest issue I have to work out is for her to stop counter steering my waist in a turn. I need to have her out more to relax some.

My daughter on the other hand will Pillion like a Pro and I swear you could win a MotoGP race with her on board and not know it. Just ride accordingly and you'll both have fun.

 

[Burnspot]

My wife does the exact same thing as Burnspot's. My biggest issue I have to work out is for her to stop counter steering my waist in a turn. I need to have her out more to relax some.

My daughter on the other hand will Pillion like a Pro and I swear you could win a MotoGP race with her on board and not know it. Just ride accordingly and you'll both have fun.

My wife and I did a 2up run around Lake Gaston today and worked on the leaning...she normally wants to counter my lean by putting her head on the outside of the turn. After a little conversation about how that can mess things up, she started to get comfortable with doing it the right way.

 

[FZ1inNH]

My wife and I did a 2up run around Lake Gaston today and worked on the leaning...she normally wants to counter my lean by putting her head on the outside of the turn. After a little conversation about how that can mess things up, she started to get comfortable with doing it the right way.

My wife couldn't get used to it at all. She'd lean the other way out of shear fear of us falling over. She didn't do many rides with me until she took the BRC, got her license and got her own bike. She's comfortable leaning herself through the corners but doesn't ride pillion very well at all.

My daughter is a great pillion also mglowe! :thumbup: Her torso moves with mine and she immediately shifts her head to the proper shoulder for every inside corner.