Gear + your passengers

neebelung · 07-14-2008, 11:13 AM

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Originally Posted by FT BSTRD

Love my wife. Love her best with skin on.

Well said.

NONE_too_SOFT · 07-14-2008, 11:42 AM

i dont ask people to ride with me. But if somebody asks me and i feel like taking somebody for a stroll i'll offer to swimg by with a spare helmet and jacket if they want it. If they want to go NOW, fine. Take a few bugs to the face at sixty and get back to me about it.

I dont ride hard with a meatbag on the spare bucket, so typically im not worried about crashing. Guardrails cant get me unless i'm willing to spit in their face. other drivers? well that'd be a tragedy, but so is children starving in africa. I dont do anything about that either.

neebelung · 07-14-2008, 11:51 AM

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Originally Posted by NONE_too_SOFT

I dont ride hard with a meatbag on the spare bucket...

FT BSTRD · 07-14-2008, 07:27 PM

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Originally Posted by NONE_too_SOFT

I dont ride hard with a meatbag on the spare bucket,

I'm pretty sure "ride hard" and "meatbag" shouldn't be in the same sentence.

Ever.

OneSickPsycho · 07-14-2008, 11:29 PM

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Originally Posted by FT BSTRD

I'm pretty sure "ride hard" and "meatbag" shouldn't be in the same sentence.

Ever.

Actually I was thinking it was perfect.

MikeSP1 · 07-17-2008, 08:15 PM

I've got two bikes and I ride both of them pretty hard. The cruiser is passenger capable, the RC is not (and was not designed with passengers in mind). I haven't had a passenger in over a year and half, and everyone I care to ride with already has their own bike so I don't need to worry about it.

Pretty much boils down to this, I am proficient enough to take a passenger who knows what they're doing (ie one thats smart enough to gear up). But generally I have absolutely NO desire to take another passenger (unless necessary), just too much to worry about. I'd rather concentrate on enjoying the ride and the company of those that I have the privelege of riding with.

Dnyce · 07-18-2008, 12:17 AM

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Originally Posted by MikeSP1

the RC is not (and was not designed with passengers in mind).

isnt that a rear seat on the rc in your avater? is that a 954 tail?

PiZdETS · 07-18-2008, 04:55 AM

I dont ride with passengers. A girlfriend could hypothetically change this but probably not. I keep the rear seat cowl on full time and the passenger pegs were removed when I bought them so I'd have to buy a set. Screw that.

MikeSP1 · 07-18-2008, 05:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Dnyce

isnt that a rear seat on the rc in your avater? is that a 954 tail?

It is a rear seat, but no matter if you ride an RC30, 45, or 51, it was never truly designed as a passenger bike. Only reason I rock a rear seat is because I don't have a cowl yet. And the tail is stock, just abused.

Dnyce · 07-18-2008, 05:26 PM

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Originally Posted by MikeSP1

It is a rear seat, but no matter if you ride an RC30, 45, or 51, it was never truly designed as a passenger bike. Only reason I rock a rear seat is because I don't have a cowl yet. And the tail is stock, just abused.

my bad, didnt know they came with seats. thats the 1st one i seen with a seat honestly

View Poll Results: What gear do you require of your passengers?
AGATT	8	25.81%
Most gear (at least lid, gloves, boots, jeans)	9	29.03%
Helmet only	0	0%
I don't care if they wear gear	0	0%
I never ride with passengers	14	45.16%
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07-14-2008, 11:42 AM	#2
NONE_too_SOFT Chopstix / \ Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Akron OH Moto: 03 CBR RR Posts: 5,350	i dont ask people to ride with me. But if somebody asks me and i feel like taking somebody for a stroll i'll offer to swimg by with a spare helmet and jacket if they want it. If they want to go NOW, fine. Take a few bugs to the face at sixty and get back to me about it. I dont ride hard with a meatbag on the spare bucket, so typically im not worried about crashing. Guardrails cant get me unless i'm willing to spit in their face. other drivers? well that'd be a tragedy, but so is children starving in africa. I dont do anything about that either.

07-17-2008, 08:15 PM	#6
MikeSP1 Perpetual trouble Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: at the base of the Alps Moto: VTX 1300C, RC51, CBR600RR, CBR929RR Posts: 715	I've got two bikes and I ride both of them pretty hard. The cruiser is passenger capable, the RC is not (and was not designed with passengers in mind). I haven't had a passenger in over a year and half, and everyone I care to ride with already has their own bike so I don't need to worry about it. Pretty much boils down to this, I am proficient enough to take a passenger who knows what they're doing (ie one thats smart enough to gear up). But generally I have absolutely NO desire to take another passenger (unless necessary), just too much to worry about. I'd rather concentrate on enjoying the ride and the company of those that I have the privelege of riding with.