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2up
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3 up seems to have a better ring than 2 up.
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Webcam? Too patchy them things, I'll do real vid:)
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what with acclimatising to the new bike and the weather, haven't had
the chance)
Anyone got any advice on starting out with taking passengers
Much appreciated...
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Take Bear's and keep the revs up
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Tell them to behave as if they are a sack of spuds.
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And ride as if you've got an egg balanced on the tank... Keep it real
smooth... If your pillion keeps bashing helmets with you, its 'cos
you're not being smooth... good luck...
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Here we go again with my ...
Ten Top Tips for new pillions:
1. Wear proper gear - if leathers, boots and gloves are necessary for
the rider, then they are for you too. If borrowing a helmet, make sure
it fits tightly; if it doesn't, don't go.
2. Don't get on or off the bike without first getting the nod from the
rider.
3. Keep your feet on the footpegs at all times.
4. Hold on to the rider's waist - grabrails are fine when you're at
ease.
5. Sit centrally on the seat to keep the balance of the bike right and
then pretend you are an immobile sack of spuds.
6. Get comfy before riding off.
7. Related to 6 - don't wriggle about when on the move or, if you
must, wait until you are going along in a straight line at speed, or
stopped. Never move on the bike on a bend, corner, or during a slow
manoeuvre. And if you can tell the rider, do, as in "I need to move my
feet, OK?"
8. Related to 7 - it's OK to look around but don't shift your body
weight when you do, just move your head.
9. When the bike goes around a bend or a roundabout, neither help nor
hinder the lean - the bike will move you just right if you let it (see
5).
10. Anticipate sudden moves/stops and keep your helmet back out of the
way or you'll bang into each other.
and also ...
Ten Top Tips for riders carrying pillions for the first time:
1. Adjust the preload as necessary.
2. Adjust the tyre pressures as necessary.
3. Adjust the headlamp(s) beam(s) as necessary.
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Those 3 are in the Q&A part of the new test now, and I remembered
them, so the new test is good for something.
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4. Sit firmly on the bike with it off its stand and your legs spread
as wide apart as possible and both hands on the bars before allowing
the pillion to mount.
5. Be aware that the bike will be light at the front and will handle
badly, especially on slow manoeuvres.
6. Don't go too fast or show off - s/he will never ride pillion again.
7. Brake, accelerate and change gear smoothly, or your helmet will get
a bashing.
8. You may need to drop down a gear more than usual for hard
bends/roundabouts and hills.
9. Get stable as in 4 before allowing the pillion to dismount.
10. Make sure s/he reads the Ten Top Tips for new pillions if s/he
hasn't done it before.
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Get someone who knows what they're doing to go pillion with you. An
experienced motorcyclist with nerves of steel should be able to give
constructive advice, and not bring you off by leaning the wrong way.
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For your first trip out with a pillion I'd try to take someone who's done it
before and knows the ropes. You don't want someone who leans into bends for
you or, worse, sits up in them. If you can't then make sure they know to
keep their body in line with the bike when cornering and be gentle on the
throttle/brakes/gears. They won't enjoy being tipped off the back and you
won't apprecaite being headbutted from behind (unless that's your thing of
course :) ).
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Good advice, mind you if you lost them in a moment of "down two and give
it some beanz" they tend not to do this too much anyway.
Other rules that must be obeyed are; the pillion does not mount until
*explicitly* told and does not remove feet from pegs until *explicitly*
told, if the do they get told off. If they do it twice it is because
they are in a hurry to catch the bus, let them.
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Don't ride on ice. And, er, don't crash. They will never ever trust
you again.
If taking puritans, keep your speed legal.
That's all I got.
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Buy a bike that someone would want to be seen on, or supply the
passenger with a black visor.
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