Cherry's tips on motorcycle passenger pleasure for bike seat,biker gear, motorcycle road trip and motorycle safety
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Not everyone feels
the need to hang on to the front end of the bike. Some
of us actually prefer wrapping our legs around the
back end of the man in front of us (no gender specific
slight intended). If this is your position of choice
on a motorcycle, then this site and these tips (or
mental wanderings) are intended for you. |
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Passenger
Pleasure |
| Cherry's
Tip #1
Know your limitations. I have a pair
of broken wings on my boot (a symbol worn by those who
have gone down). I know my limitations and I am
just fine on the back end of the bike. I only
needed to fall over once. Now, I just have to
make sure that the driver doesn't share my
limitations.
Cherry's Tip #2
Take the national Motorcycle Safety Foundation's
Motorcycle RiderCourse http://msf-usa.org/pagesMAIN1.html.
The State of Oklahoma's course was the equivalent to
boot camp. Eleven people started in my group,
three couldn't make it (two were guys), but I did and
I have the patch and certificate to prove it. It
also made me a better passenger because... |
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I too now have eyes in
the back of my head! and; |
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I understand what the driver is doing
and, more importantly why. For example, you
should never leave the bike if it's on
the way down! Ride it down. Metal and leather
can be replaced. Palms, knees, elbows and cheeks
are much more difficult and expensive to fix. |
| Cherry's
Tip #3
Make sure you have upper and lower pegs for the
long road trip. |
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| Cherry's
Tip #4
Never compromise your physical comfort, because
if ... |
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you're cold (and there are
definitely varying degrees of cold)( Your local bike
shop, rallies and swap meets are great for leathers
and cold weather gear); |
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you really need to find a rest stop,
gas station or the nearest bush, |
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then, the ride will not be a
pleasant experience for either driver or passenger!
Now if the driver happens to be oblivious to your
discomfort during the ride, you should exert all
effort to see that the state of his bliss ceases to
exist and communicate (I'm #!~*#!%*! Cold) until such
time as you can both enjoy this state of bliss and
then it just keeps getting better!
Now I ask you does this make me a high maintenance
rider? I suppose there are those of you who
would answer yes and there are those who would answer
no. There's a cowboy for every horse, find
the right one, kick back, relax and enjoy the
ride!
Stop by the Visuals page
if you still don't get it or email me cherrymillers@aol.com
if you have some tips of your own to contribute. |
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