That's exactly the drill I was going to post; I use it for my inseam-challenged best friend and my daughter as well. For a taller, heavier, passenger I get on first with the sidestand down; they slide on and with their feet on the ground we're well-balanced when I shift the bike and lift the kickstand. I also let them know it's important not to shift their weight or wiggle around when I'm slowing down to a stop.
All good! Keep in mind that working out how to get on is the easy part. Make sure they understand what shifting their weight does.
The side stand requires enough attention with a bare bike. I like to be on, stands up, and signal that I'm ready for her to mount. Then she grabs on to my shoulders, steps up on the left peg and gets her right leg over, and sits down.Hey that's a great idea! I get off and on all the time with my wife on the back only I have to step up on the pegs since I can't just step over from the ground...shall we say, gracefully
I think it really would be easier for her (or anybody) to get on first and just scoot back. Gonna try that tomorrow. Way to think outside the box Bluestreek :good:
This is excellent advice but advice that may not be wanted at times. My pillion, who rides her own bike 98% of the time had something interesting to say the first time we went two up on the FJR. We had had it for about a 3 days which had seen me drive it to Denver from Minneapolis where it was purchased, and she had been on the back of my FZ1 for about 10 total miles over the last few years. Anyway, we were going up one of the canyons around here and were bogged down behind 4 cars that were going 30-35 around the turns and 40 in the short straights. The turns are fairly tight and technical so these folks were being prudent but too much so given the conditions. Tina gets antsy with people like this when she drives her 4runner in the hills, and not so much on her bike, but evidently she gets real antsy when behind me on the FJR. We were coming up to a short passing zone that was maybe 1/4 mile (uphill and at 8000' elev) long when I get poked in the side kinda hard and hear. "Make it go #1." That was all the encouragement I needed and in fact was also a command. 2nd gear, 3rd gear, drift back into the right lane, into 4th gear, brake moderately then lean into a fast sweeper at around 85 with a high lean angle and some nice weight transfer going on. Happily she understands weight transfer and has been on a track with her 650r so she even slides over a bit. I developed a lot of respect for the FJR and its 2-up capabilities that day. She developed a healthy respect for my high lean angles and apex molesting. She hadn't really seen that before because when we ride together on separate bikes, I tend to go at a very relaxed pace because I worry about her back there.
