A girl 2up or riding a bike next to you?
07-05-2007, 04:39 PM
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A girl 2up or riding a bike next to you?
So which do think is better? I rather enjoy how bikes feel better 1up, but you can't beat a chick holding on tight. Then again the ladies are pretty hot on their own bikes.
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-Nick
07-05-2007, 09:00 PM
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I did the same thing. got the wife a gs500, and threw on the highmounts and race cowl. I did give her 1 ride before I did that. she hated it. she said she felt like she was way higher and it was hard to hold on. she prefered my last ride. a yamaha seca II. now I ride ...alone.
07-05-2007, 11:00 PM
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My wife rides a 600RR. She won't ride on the back with me anymore. It's not that I scared her once too many times, but she doesn't like that kind of lean angle that I generate at times. She also knows that I have more fun riding 1-up.
07-06-2007, 07:11 AM
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Better? Definitely 1 up if you're talking purely riding for fun (unless you're Randy Mamola!)That said, my wife loved riding pillion (back when she could) & never once complained... even when we t-boned that large dog @ 60mph a few years back.
07-06-2007, 09:10 AM
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Depends on the passenger honestly. I have had passengers who were a joy to ride with, and actually enhanced the experience. I have also had ones who fought my every move and I just drive my car from then with said passenger.
07-06-2007, 09:24 AM
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Riding next to me or in line, any day .... We ride very well togeather.. Once upon a time she rode on the back, but that was years and many bikes ago. After getting her a dirt bike,,,,,going back to riding pillion was not going to happen.
07-06-2007, 11:55 AM
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Precisely... I ride two up most of the time... it keeps me in check... I was at the Super Hawk Rally two up and still had a great time.
07-07-2007, 11:30 AM
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My wife doesn't mind riding on the hawk when we are just cruising. She hates
twisties. So I bought her a '95 nighthawk cb750. If we need to go anywhere
2-up that has any real milage to it, we take her bike. Much more comfortable.
twisties. So I bought her a '95 nighthawk cb750. If we need to go anywhere
2-up that has any real milage to it, we take her bike. Much more comfortable.
07-09-2007, 09:22 AM
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My wife rides well 2-up, but has always claimed to want to rider her own bike. So when I got the SHawk, I kept the old SecaII for her. She recently had her first lesson, and rode around the block 5-6 times. I have yet to ride next to her, but look forward to that day. While I enjoy riding the Hawk, and really like having the power available, I will consider taking the Seca for 2-up riding because of the comfort. It is certainly a catch 22. With the USGP coming up in a couple of weeks (and she won't be ready to ride in yet), I don't know which bike I will take. I will want the Hawk for its "Attitude", and to cruise Cannery Row, but the Seca is less stressful to ride 2-up, especially in the dirt parking lot. I need more bikes! A 2-up specific BMW or something may be in the distant future!
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