2-up

[FZ6inNH]

Have her stay directly in-line with your torso. I taught my daughter to simply stay with me and when she sees a corner coming, she is to simply look over my left shoulder for a left and right for a right hander. When she's holding on to me, I know she is ready to move. When we are cruising, she sometimes grabs the rails instead.

My wife was a BAD passenger. She hates the lean, even in the slightest, when she's pillion. Thus the reason she obtained a license and her own bike. She can lean her own but not lean as a passenger.

[bmccrary]

I would suggest an intercom system if you plan on riding 2up more often.

Also under hard breaking, have her reach around you to put her weight on the fuel tank. That way your not having to hold both of you up under the hard breaking.

Not sure how many miles you have put on the FZ yet, or how many you have on a bike in general. But I found that once I figured out the tranny, ie shift points, the smoother I could shift, the better it was for the passenger.

That and I do not like the passenger to lean. I have always told my g/f to just stay with the bike, hold her back straight with the seat. Do not lean with me or against me. It is easier to control the bike with extra weight than to have some one else moving it as well. Jordan would relax out of the corner which would make the bike shift on the exits. I had to make sure she was aware to hold her posture and keep still through the entire corner.

-bryan

[teeter]

Always signal (tap to the knee) when you are about to accelerate unexpectedly. My wife still talks about the time "she almost fell off." I didn't warn her and I really should have. She didn't "almost fall off" of course, but that's the way she tells it....

[colobb]

Originally Posted by bmccrary

...Also under hard breaking, have her reach around you to put her weight on the fuel tank. That way your not having to hold both of you up under the hard breaking.

I used to do that when I was a passenger back home in London on my younger brother's bike, when he'd decelerate hard from 100.

Originally Posted by teeter

Always signal (tap to the knee) when you are about to accelerate unexpectedly. My wife still talks about the time "she almost fell off." I didn't warn her and I really should have. She didn't "almost fall off" of course, but that's the way she tells it....

I actually nearly had this happen to me as a passenger on my uncle's old Yamaha RD350(?). He accelerated hard from a dead stop and nearly threw off!

Thanks for all of the tips. We're riding about 1000 miles down to Texasss on Monday. Will also let you guys know how the panniers etc, (that I just bought) work out.

[Hollow]

Looks like everyone has covered it. Also tell them that if you have to brake real hard like in a emergency for them not to lean on you. Tell them they need to actually lean back.

[adumb]

might just be my preference but i prefer my wife to hug me when we are going slow, or coming up to a light for a stop and things like that. she really likes the handles in the back but when i am stopped at a light with her pretty much sitting up holding onto those handles it makes the bike alot harder to balance, pretty much makes the bike kinda top heavy.

[sideslider]

Originally Posted by Wolfman

Be very gentle with your braking where possible, as your new pillion wont be used to the braking forces...and will have a tendency to bash helmets with you, if you catch them out by braking hard.

My 2 cents.

I hate this I have a friend that referres to this as turtle fu**ing, any one ever heard of that?

[abacall]

Always happens to me with new passengers. They have a tendency to lean forward and hold real tight.
Also probably a good idea to stiffen up that rear shock; I usually go 2-3 clicks more.

[multiplicity]

I can't emphasise enough the advantages of getting an intercom system!!! I have just bought a Cardo Teamset and it's made riding the bike with my wife SO much more enjoyable for both of us. Not only is it nice to be able to talk about the scenery etc, it's also invaluable to be able to say things like "I'm going to gun it past this guy now, hold on!" and "tight right hander coming up, remember to lean". Basically it's 100% more fun and sociable, but it's also 100% safer!!

The system I got cost about £125 - it was worth every penny!!

[Jman]

Originally Posted by sideslider

I hate this I have a friend that referres to this as turtle fu**ing, any one ever heard of that?

That is hilarious!