11-25-2020, 01:45 PM
(11-25-2020, 10:06 AM)bflint_imp Wrote: Just to get back on Mr j3gq's inquiry, I have taken a couple passengers on my CB1100DX ... once in Zion UT for about 30 miles up/down the mountain roads and once with my sister-in-law (bucket list thing for her) on surface streets. The two-up ride felt very different and somewhat uncomfortable for me. I guess it was partly because of the added weight and lack of backrest (eg passenger had to hang on to me the driver), but the passengers didn't ride with me long enough to sync our body motions in the turns. Just felt awkward from a balance perspective. Other than that, bike had plenty of power for 2-up going up and down the mountain.
Yeah, the harder the passenger tries to be a good passenger, the more off-keel they tend to feel.
The best passengers I find tend to be the ones that don't hang on to anything and have no backrest. Kinda weird - and scary.