Re: Weighty pillion

"Bizkaz" <bizkaz@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:c4flc6$c6c$1@newsg4.svr.pol.co.uk...
> Is it normal to give lifts to friends who are significantly heavier
than
> oneself, and end up a bit jittery cause the bars don't seem to do as much
as
> they used to?
> The speed 4 has plenty of widgets to fiddle with but it didn't seem to
> make much difference, and has made me reluctant to repeat. Is it a) get
used
> to it. b) mate looses weight. c)your bike isn't really built for that sir.
> I never really intended to give lifts regularly, but now don't know if
i
> should at all.....
> Biz
>
>

Learn how to pull big wheelies, this should encourage most big fat pillions
to become big fat pedestrians.

Failing that, attain a speed above 100mph, then quickly lay flat on the
tank. Hopefully you will be rid of the problem before the handling becomes
'interesting'.

Or you could even try a pschological approach, ask them "ever had gravel
rash" whilst trying to maintain both a wild stare and a cheesey grin at the
same time. I find that blipping the throttle @30bpm helps here.

If all that fails, try all the pre-load your shock has, plus tape up your
gonads and sit closer to the tank.

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BanditFrenzy	Re: Weighty pillion "Bizkaz" <bizkaz@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:c4flc6$c6c$1@newsg4.svr.pol.co.uk... > Is it normal to give lifts to friends who are significantly heavier than > oneself, and end up a bit jittery cause the bars don't seem to do as much as > they used to? > The speed 4 has plenty of widgets to fiddle with but it didn't seem to > make much difference, and has made me reluctant to repeat. Is it a) get used > to it. b) mate looses weight. c)your bike isn't really built for that sir. > I never really intended to give lifts regularly, but now don't know if i > should at all..... > Biz > > Learn how to pull big wheelies, this should encourage most big fat pillions to become big fat pedestrians. Failing that, attain a speed above 100mph, then quickly lay flat on the tank. Hopefully you will be rid of the problem before the handling becomes 'interesting'. Or you could even try a pschological approach, ask them "ever had gravel rash" whilst trying to maintain both a wild stare and a cheesey grin at the same time. I find that blipping the throttle @30bpm helps here. If all that fails, try all the pre-load your shock has, plus tape up your gonads and sit closer to the tank.