Riding with a pillion can be an intimidating prospect. The additional person to look after, the weight and of course the potential for them having a wriggly bottom mid corner. Many see pillion riding as a job for the rider to master but a successful union with your passenger is a two way relationship. Having riding the Harley Davidson Road Glide through some of Romania’s most incredible roads with a girlfriend as pillion, here I share my top tips for riding with a pillion. This is tips for both the rider but also the passenger so do get your buddy, husband, girl friend etc watching this too.
Tips include a range of areas from bike choice, communication, safe words to how to prevent the classic pillion head butting. I hope this helps you get the most out of riding two up on a motorcycle.
This is part of my 8-day adventure riding two up on a Harley Davidson Road Glide that is 10x my body weight across Romania with Tour1.
Many people have asked me about my jacket and my riding shoes that I was wearing in Part 1 and throughout this Romanian adventure. My beautiful sahara coloured jacket, is the Elena jacket from Furygan and my riding boots are also from Furygan. Furygan offer some fun different coloured kit to the ordinary darker shades, so you can see why I loved wearing it as fun colours as well as comfy kit can be hard to find.
www.furygan.com
You can watch the full road trip adventure here:
Part 1: https://youtu.be/y1MUjf0CLqo?si=5Lw-0pnOlh_fM2l3
Part 2: https://youtu.be/FPAGcf0QcgQ
Tour1 is an official @harleydavidson tour operator with trips in US, UK and Europe.
For more information on their tours check out www.tour1.com
If you would like to see more amazing group rides I have done with Tour1 check out the videos below
Why I like group tours:
https://youtu.be/Qea8M9YWdBc?si=hciBc6XRe0yWBdZN
Tips for riding in a group:
https://youtu.be/a8uxUgdcpFQ?si=aB--exb4jmyRXLjz
If you would like to know what I think of the bike here is a review of a similar version I rode in New Zealand
https://youtu.be/55bmGHl8i_o?si=OIFiCNY8J8gexSyg
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Timestamp:
0:41 - Initial Impressions of Riding with a Pillion
0:53 - Total Weight of the Bike Including the Pillion
1:43 - Overview of the Harley Davidson Road Glide Limited Edition
2:01 - The Main Challenge of Pillion Riding
3:10 - The Importance of Trust
4:50 - Achieving Smooth Rides with a Pillion
5:45 - Utilizing the Intercom System
7:49 - Techniques for Holding onto the Back of the Bike
9:00 - The Pillion Rider's Role during Cornering
11:33 - Concluding Thoughts
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