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Re: [ST] Riding two up
- Subject: Re: [ST] Riding two up
- From: David Edmondson <david@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 25 Jul 2001 19:01:21 +0100
on 24/7/01 1:42 AM, James Wright at jwright@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> Definitely give your passenger instructions on:
>
> - Getting on and off only when instructed
> - How to lean with you (not a whole lot more, not a whole lot less)
> - Trying not to scootch around too much, especially in turns
> - Watching out for the hot exhaust when getting on & off, etc.
>
> Also, if you're stopping hard, another thing she can do (besides holding on to
> your waist or the grab handles) is to wrap her arms around you and put her
> hands on the tank. This gives her something to put her weight against without
> you having to bench press her while trying to maintain control of the bike.
> :-)
>
> -- J
It's also worth pointing out that the bike is more stable at speed. If they
want a wriggle they should do it when you are hammering along rather than
filtering between traffic.
Dave
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