Pretty much what everyone else has stated but it is important to educate every new passenger before they get on, it will make for an all around better ride.
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Yep, the tip over point is a lot easier to reach with extra dead weight on the back. I can just imagine you going into a lean in the corner and having the 280lb pillion shift as they got scared mid corner.
I always back it off by 30% when I ride with a passenger. Even a smaller passenger can unsettle a bike with ease if you commit to too much lean and corner speed. Hold something back until they're used to riding and enjoy the rush.
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Pretty much what everyone else has stated but it is important to educate every new passenger before they get on, it will make for an all around better ride.
Rule #1 if you have a girl on the back. Make sure she is VERY good looking!
Dumb and Dumber reviving the year old thread with nothing to add but noise.
One thing to take into account when riding with a passenger on pretty much any bike but a chopper is unintentional wheelies. Moved center of gravity and upset chassis balance combined with a desire to impress can and do often spell disaster. The beautiful chick ain't so beautiful after an asphalt kiss...
Last edited by Vlad; 04-16-2012 at 08:22 PM.
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