first time as pillion

Nigh on?

<mwah>

You're lovely, you are.

And about 50kg shy of the mark.

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(>|_|_|<) TPPFATUICG#7 DIAABTCOD#9 YTC#4 PM#5
|__|_|__| BOTAFOT #70 BOTAFOF #09 two#11 WG*
\ |^| / IbW#0 & KotIbW# BotTOS#6 GP#4
\|^|/ ANORAK#17
'^' RBR-Visited:14 Pts: 270 Miles:1248

 

Better still, nothing. If both the rider and pillion know what they're
doing the pillion shouldn't need to hang onto anything.

 

Sarah was not comfortable with my filtering on the M25. I could tell this
by the way her thighs went into spasms...

 

*ding* I never hang on..

 

Well, my pillions are obviously not as sticky.

 

Salad Dodger wrote

and some.

Have you actually had that thing on a weighbridge in full ride out
fettle? Full panniers, full tanks, decent brekky...

 

Back of a fag packet arithmetic suggests 700-725kg two-up and loaded.

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| ___ Salad Dodger
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_/_____\_ GL1500SEV/CBR1100XXX/KH500A8/TS250C
|_\_____/_| ..64741../..15361.../..3157./.19406
(>|_|_|<) TPPFATUICG#7 DIAABTCOD#9 YTC#4 PM#5
|__|_|__| BOTAFOT #70 BOTAFOF #09 two#11 WG*
\ |^| / IbW#0 & KotIbW# BotTOS#6 GP#4
\|^|/ ANORAK#17
'^' RBR-Visited:14 Pts: 270 Miles:1248

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, platypus

Helmetcam and a TV in the bedroom, and you're made for life.

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Salad Dodger

And on the TS?

 

Nigel Eaton said:

That is the TS...

 

Gyp says...

She aint bad as a pillion, unfortunately she hasn't got Snowy's thighs
though.

 

Erm. Dunno. What's the TS weigh? 100kg? Plus me at 135. Two-up is not
an option. Nor is loaded. About 240kg, then.

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| ___ Salad Dodger
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_/_____\_ GL1500SEV/CBR1100XXX/KH500A8/TS250C
|_\_____/_| ..64741../..15361.../..3157./.19406
(>|_|_|<) TPPFATUICG#7 DIAABTCOD#9 YTC#4 PM#5
|__|_|__| BOTAFOT #70 BOTAFOF #09 two#11 WG*
\ |^| / IbW#0 & KotIbW# BotTOS#6 GP#4
\|^|/ ANORAK#17
'^' RBR-Visited:14 Pts: 270 Miles:1248

 

Salad Dodger wrote

kinnel.

How is the clutch by the way?

 

It misbehaved once over the weekend, for about 3 seconds.

Accelerating through 20mph.

Behaved itself perfectly the rest of the time, despite being
mercilessly thrashed [1] from Amiens to Calais.

I've got the centre holding tool on order, and will change all
possible culprits when it arrives, assuming a suitable quantity of
circular tuits are included in the package.

Current "logic" suggests the lifter piece - a sort of reverse worm
drive jobby.

Sod's Law suggests a similar clutch basket problem to that suffered by
Suze's CBR400.

Any road up, it'll be getting new plates, lifter piece and spring, cos
they're sitting on the shelf in the garage.

Also got a new rhs pillion glove box - only £85. =8-0

Oh, and some new shiny bits have arrived, too.[2]

[1] All things are relative.
[2] Fairing side vents, and new light bar and cruise boards.[3]
[3] # I found them on Ebay...Tell me why...

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_/_____\_ GL1500SEV/CBR1100XXX/KH500A8/TS250C
|_\_____/_| ..64741../..15361.../..3157./.19406
(>|_|_|<) TPPFATUICG#7 DIAABTCOD#9 YTC#4 PM#5
|__|_|__| BOTAFOT #70 BOTAFOF #09 two#11 WG*
\ |^| / IbW#0 & KotIbW# BotTOS#6 GP#4
\|^|/ ANORAK#17
'^' RBR-Visited:14 Pts: 270 Miles:1248

 

The best one is a pillion that decides to shift to a more comfy position
half way through a sweeping right hander.

After crapping myself, I managed to get the bike through the bend, pull
over and tell said pillion they'd be walking home if they did that
again.

 

It's no fun unless you wrap yourself round someone.

 

Lady Nina says...

Well, I enjoyed it.

 

That's all very well (although I'm not convinced) but it only works if the
bike *has* grabrails.

The SO, although she's passed her test now so it's less of an issue.

 

Only Snowy has Snowy's thighs, otherwise they would be called something
else.

Anyway, I'm happy to be bipillionual and would love to add a BotToB# to
my coveted BotToS#

 

[whatever]

look, you daft bint, are you going to re-email me your snail-mail
address or what?

Send it to darsy @ sticky . co . uk