Backing up with passenger
Road Master
Joined: Apr 2017
Posts: 858
Likes: 286
From: nw Ark
No option for me. Wife needs my help getting on and getting off.
Wait, that did not sound right.
Anyway, I always dismount first. No big deal.
Wait, that did not sound right.
Anyway, I always dismount first. No big deal.
Last edited by kickstartfan; Sep 13, 2019 at 01:00 PM.
Road Master
Joined: Apr 2017
Posts: 858
Likes: 286
From: nw Ark
The Heritage is on my radar for the next downsize. I expect in another decade or so I will have no choice again.
If the Heritage ever gets too much to handle, well --shudder-- there are other brands.
We will be quite a sight in the distant future, riding the moped two up.
Seasoned HDF Member
Joined: Nov 2009
Posts: 15,705
Likes: 22,718
From: Farmington ,MS
If your wife/GF has to get off for you to back in...might want to put her on a diet...
EDIT...and it shouldn't be a problem any way...the only way I am backing into a space, is if it is downhill...
If the only space available is uphill...I will just pull in..
EDIT...and it shouldn't be a problem any way...the only way I am backing into a space, is if it is downhill...
If the only space available is uphill...I will just pull in..
Last edited by Tom84FXST; Sep 13, 2019 at 01:23 PM.
Banned
Joined: Jan 2017
Posts: 17,008
Likes: 14,675
From: in a cave at the foothills
I only fold them up when she is not with me but savvy advice as a person never knows.
Prepping for a trip, she's not going, I took the rear boards completely off. Such a huge difference from now on every time the TourPak and 2up seat come off so will the rear boards and mounts.
Seasoned HDF Member
Joined: Aug 2017
Posts: 7,323
Likes: 11,762
From: Omaha,NE
Fact: It's easier to back a bike solo than with a passenger
Fact: Backing uphill for any reason is a bad idea
It's a no-brainer, although I do enjoy watching a 'macho' biker wobbling his way into a parking spot because he's too cool to have her dismount.
Fact: Backing uphill for any reason is a bad idea
It's a no-brainer, although I do enjoy watching a 'macho' biker wobbling his way into a parking spot because he's too cool to have her dismount.
HD Forum Stories
The Best of Harley-Davidson for Lifelong Riders
7 Surprising Harley-Davidson Products that Are Not Motorcycles
Verdad Gallardo
8 Best Harley-Davidson Motorcycles Ever
Pouria Savadkouei
10 Worst Harley-Davidson Motorcycles Ever
Pouria Savadkouei
Killer Custom's Jail Break Is The Breakout That Refused to Blend In
Verdad Gallardo
Crazy Bunderbike Build Looks Amazing, But Is It Impossible to Ride?
Verdad Gallardo
Harley-Davidson Reveals Super Cool Cafe Racer Concept
Verdad Gallardo
Engraved Rebellion: Inside Bundnerbike's Glam Rock II
Verdad Gallardo
10 Motorcycles You Should Never Buy
Joe Kucinski
10 Things Harley-Davidson Needs to Fix in 2026
Verdad Gallardo
Grand HDF Member
Joined: Sep 2017
Posts: 3,854
Likes: 1,002
From: Southern Virginia
As usual it depends. I always make sure the front of the bike is uphill so the kickstand is bending into the stop instead of the lock notch. That being said I always want to be able to control the bike with my wife on it no matter what the situation is. If I find out that I can't I need to discover what is wrong and rectify it if possible.
I figure as often as she rides my fat carcass I need to let her have a break and relax from time to time...
I figure as often as she rides my fat carcass I need to let her have a break and relax from time to time...