[mbgallo]

"Keep your body in line with mine and look over my turn side shoulder"....

 

[Racer57]

"Current Wife" pretty much sums it up.

 

[theMucker]

I'm a lucky guy. When we hooked up, I was 16 and my then-girlfriend was 14. My first street going motor vehicle was a motorcycle and I told her that she should imagine a steel rod going through her back, into the bike, causing her to lean WITH it. As the bikes got better and faster, we BOTH were hanging off the bike in the turns, with just two thighs still on the seat. Now that we're retired, we are well past those shenanigans, but her 100 pounds still have no ill effect on the bike's handling through the curves.
Whenever I was about to carry any other passenger, I always just told her that she should be looking ahead ONLY by looking past whichever side of my head matched the direction of travel. If we're making a left turn or curve, she should be looking past my left ear. It worked every time.

 

[HINK]

Concur with @Triumph900 - - get her a bike of her own. Worked for me...

 

[Dean E]

Hi folks,
My current wife has been creating problems for my riding that I just yeaerday figured out.
We've relocated from Spencerport, NY to Lawrencburg, TN, and there's a lot of roads down here with curves, as you well may imagine.
Ive been riding for 54 years, and the RoadMaster (my third two-up bike) takes the curves fine when I'm buy myself, and is easy to control as long as the pressure is up on the shock. (It's no Triumph Trophy, but typical for a heavy V-Twin.)
So yesterday, we took a 6 hr ride through a ton of HD curves, and every time i felt like I was fighting my way through the curves.
I was exhausted when I got home because of it.

In short, I find out that she leans opposite the direction the bike is going because she doesn't want to fall out...So I'm fighting my way through these curves while fighting my wifes lean also. No wonder I was tired. She thought she was supposed to remain straight up and down.

I did explain this to her early on, but obviously not succesfully, so really what I want is a YouTube (or anything) video or anything educational for the rider that explains visually what she's supposed to do. And I've promised her she will never fall out of the bike. I even thought of having someone follow in a car taking a video to see the problem.

Can anyone help me locate any instructional video for this rider problem?

Thanks,
Robert

Some habits can be hard to break. If your wife is not used to taking more aggressive curves then back your speed off a bit and let her get used to keeping still on the curves. Once she get more used to that then slowly start getting more aggressive in the turns. If she can not get used to this she might have to keep her eyes closed in the turns to help correct that habit. Living in TN with the roads you have out there she might be keeping her eyes closed a lot. Lived in many different states, TN was the hardest state for me to leave. Love that area. Had to move for job reasons. Dean

 

[1PAPA]

Good training videos are M C rider and motor man Paladino. They have videos that explain the lean and reason.

 

[TechRider]

I feel like my wife does a pretty good job thankfully. When I've taken other new passengers, I typically have to deal with the "I know what to do" attitude. They've heard it from others and feel like they need to do all this leaning. I always tell them that they don't have to do anything, I'll take care of all of it. They just keep their butt in the seat and don't lean at all. The bike will lean, and by them holding still, they follow.

My wife actually went the other way with riding. She started out riding her own bike but then fear and a lack of confidence got to her so now she rides 2 up.

 

[Bobbybhb]

I tell all passengers not move their body. TILT their head to keep their view horizontal which helps the brain digest the lean.

 

[chiefdano8]

I find the easiest solution is stay a bachelor

 

[Thelastbill]

She should grip onto something firmly and go with the flow

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[IveAlreadyWon]

I've told my wife to just look over my shoulder we turn with. If we're turning right, look over my right shoulder. If we're turning left, look over my left shoulder.

 

[New York Mike]

Guess I’m lucky. My wife started in the dirt at 14 yrs old. And was pretty good at it. She never had the desire to ride her own on the street. Many times I’ve asked her you want one I’ll get you one. Nope not interested same reply. But luckily because she rode she just knew to stay in line with me. She’s covered 48 states with me and is as content as can be on back. Just tell her stay in line with me.

 

[PE4CE]

Not trying to steal this thread, but How is retired life treating you @New York Mike ? I believe you took the leap a couple weeks ago...

To stay on topic, my Mrs looks over the shoulder into the turn.... She sometimes is sleeping, so then her head just nods... Lol

 

[square_leg]

maybe you need five hour energy...or change "current" to past tense!

that seems like a campaign promise that someone will never fall from a bike....

 

[driver10]

I've told my wife to just look over my shoulder we turn with. If we're turning right, look over my right shoulder. If we're turning left, look over my left shoulder.

Same as I told my wife. Look into the turn. She was a good passenger till she decided to get a bike of her own.

 

[New York Mike]

Not trying to steal this thread, but How is retired life treating you @New York Mike ? I believe you took the leap a couple weeks ago...

To stay on topic, my Mrs looks over the shoulder into the turn.... She sometimes is sleeping, so then her head just nods... Lol

Retirement is great ! But honestly I’ve only been retired 9 weeks and something part time mite very well be on the horizon lol it’s a lot of time for someone like me that doesn’t sit well. And thanks for asking I’m lovin this AZ weather. Been here 5 weeks got about 2500 to 3g on the bike since arriving

 

[Kaz]

I met an old timer a few years back; he's been riding for probably 40 years. He was telling me that he never got his full licence. Only had his beginners his whole riding life. Told me the story with a completely straight face. At first I thought he was B.S.ing me but he was actually serious. So I asked him - You've been riding for almost as long as I've been alive; so you have to tell me...why you haven't got your full licence?
He looked me straight in the face and said " if I get my full licence then I would have to take my wife with me when I go riding " ...he then said " The only down side having my beginners licence this whole time is that I have to be home before it gets dark... Then he started laughing his ass off about having to be home before its dark out. Haha... True story. The old guy refuses to get his full licence so he doesn't have to take his wife with him...Haha... I was laughing so hard I was crying.

So where I live and I assume its the same in most places if not everywhere - As long as he has his beginners - he can't have a passenger with him and has to be home before it gets dark out...too funny.

 

[Davetac1]

All very different senerios regarding taking the wife as a passenger.Regarding myself, take my wife,PLEASE!! lol lol lol

 

[chrissroger9]

I two up occasionally. I remember in high school. Me and my riding buddies met some chicks at a beach stop and they wanted to go on a ride with us with our street bikes.

Of course I picked the prettiest one and we took them to some curvy roads. The girl I was packing was leaning the opposite way best stormi-world hoodie, so I kept slapping her helmet to re-adjust and to look into the turn with me.

Tell your wife when she leans the other way for best stormi-world hoodie, you have to counterbalance lean farther in which makes the bike even closer to the ground. And hopefully should scare her due to that fact.

yes this is a good idea for it.

 

[Esk]

That is what you have elbows for, every time they lean wrong way my elbow hits that side, only have to do it a couple times, that is after you explain how to be a passanger.