[bob250]

I only have 500 or so miles experience under my belt so far and she let me get the bike so I got to take her for a ride, right? I just need something to show her the right way to ride. When I first took her out, she was on my back causing me to hunch over . Then there is the banging her helmet into mine, leaning over to look at whatever, leaning into a curve before the curve ( that one sucked), and my favorite, standing next to the bike when she gets off only to get knocked aside when I swing my leg over to get off. I can tell her not to do these things but I (she) need something that shows the right way to be a passenger.

[Amoryl]

I think it’s pretty commonly advised here to not have ANY passenger with only 500 miles under your belt. you gotta ask yourself “Am I in as much control as humanly possible by myself? have I learned the habits needed to react instinctively to the vast numbers of events that can surprise me at a moment’s notice? do I know where the apex is, and can I hit it smoothly? is my shifting smooth, and my turns confident?” if you’re still at all shakey on turns, or shifting then you have no business with a passenger, as she’ll constantly throw off the balance by fidgeting or leaning the wrong way, or straightening when she should be leaning.

[smokeizfire]

A friend of mine said he almost got into an accident because a passenger wouldn’t lean with him in turns. So, that formed a question in class yesterday. What should you tell a passenger whop has never ridden before. Lean with it, Rock with it(for those rap music listeners)….no seriously. The instructor said that you should have a conversation with the passenger before you ride. Tell them “…when I move you move…just like that…” She said having some one over lean in turns could be problem as well. Just go with the flow young grasshopper.

HE WHO DIES WITH THE MOST TOYS WINS

[bob250]

I think I drive the bike pretty well for a noob, with and without my wife on the the back. I am just wondering if there is any advice out there on how to be a passenger on a bike. Months before I took the MSF I would constantly be searching for vids on “how to ride a motorcycle” and there are tons of lessons on youtube on the subject. The pickins are slim when it comes to advice on how to be a passenger. I am trying to get my wife to take the MSF herself. I think if one knows how to ride a motorcycle then that person would be an ideal passenger. I was also wondering if maybe a cruiser would make a better bike for two up?

[spiccnspam]

tell them they are your backpack, does a backpack move around without u moving? no. does a backpack lean wen u lean? yes. does a backpack put its feet down at a stoplight? well they dont have feet so that cant happen.

[Budd]

Passenger Riding Tips

I mean, come on. I googled it and it was the first thing that came up. Google is your friend.

These are some good tips.

“I am the best there is at what I do, and what I do ain’t nice.”-Wolverine

[ranette]

Thanks for the link. A lot of information that I knew but the page is well put together for my wife to read. She won’t be on the back of the motorcycle for quite a while, I’m in no way ready for that, but that will help her when she is on the back of the scooter.

[bob250]

I don’t know why I never saw that one before. I think that is the info my wife and I need.

[ilnam]

If your wife takes the MSF course herself and learns to ride, she might become an ideal passenger, but wouldn’t it be more likely that she’ll want a bike of her own and never want to be a passenger again? I’ve heard this happening before, so you might want to start saving up for another bike

[bob250]

She could get my 250 then I could get a…….

[dcJohn]

Some big points:
Get on after I do. Mount from the left. Watch the hot parts.
Keep your feet on the pegs, even when I stop at an intersection and put my foot down.
When I turn, look over my shoulder in the direction of the turn/lean (e.g. when we turn right, look over my right shoulder)
If you feel uncomfortable or scared with how I’m riding, let me know. Let’s make sure we’re both having fun.

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