Riding with a passenger?

[natedawg120]

I dunno if this was mentioned in the thread, I'm just quickly looking over the topic but I heard that having the passenger put one hand up against the gas tank when coming to a stop helps reduce damage to the family jewels.

It might, I would just say stop delicatly and be prepared to sqeeze hard with your legs, cause I know everyone that wants a ride from me probably would hold on for dear life.  So even if they tried to do that they wouldn't cause they would be afraid of falling off the back.

[EDub]

When I first got my gs i took one of my friends for a ride.  She had never been on a bike before so i knew it was gunna be a treat for her.  I live on a giant hill with a gravel lane leading up to it, we got down that fine.  When we get to the pave road, i tell her to hold on an then i open the throttle a pretty quick, she got through that fine too.  We get to this little tiny turn where i have to tilt the bike.  Right as I start to lean, she screams and jerks the other way   .  Moral of the story.... make sure you tell your passenger a few key details before they get on the bike, like not to put there feet down and not to JERK THE OTHER DAMN WAY WHEN YOUR GOING AROUND CORNERS.

cheers,
Kevin

[TR]

Also setup your shock to manage the extra weight, if the bike lowers too muhc then it'll be less stable... and check up tyre presure to 41 psi...

[calamari]

...
today finally rode with my gf on the back.
no problems whatsoever. the previous day I spent about 90 minutes explaining her what to do and what not to do. Also, we rode on the parking lot for a bit. Nothing above 20mph.

Today we went to a nearby mountain, and I reached speeds of 60mph.
I thought she was going to be scared (many turns), but everything turned out fine.

Great ride.

[calamari]

oh wow, it has been a few months already 

just to inform the community that since last post in this thread, I've been riding with gf more often than not. No issues whatsoever and I am more comfortable than the 1st time.
we still get looks from bystanders, I can imagine what they think... "look look, that bike's carrying a latin dude with a japanese girl on the back... wtf!" 

[RVertigo]

I'm waiting until Summer to try riding with my wife again...  My problem is that my wife is Italian...  If I hurt her I'd end up sleeping with the fishes.