Instructions
+1 on this one. I've seen that when explaining the "rules" to younger ones, when stating to lean with me, they can get confused. This one works well. Yeah I know, sometimes kids aren't too bright. Another one I always add, is do not put your feet down when stopped at a light. And no sudden or extreme movements back there especially when we're riding at slower speeds.
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Green riders get the standard up front speach:
1. Hold on tight till you get used to riding. No one-arm BS, and no hooking the belt loops with your fingers. Tight up around my waist, and snug up close.
2. Look over my shoulder in direction of turn. (right turn, right shoulder; left turn, left shoulder). You will naturally want to lean opposite the turn, but DON'T.
3. Get on when I tell you, get off when I tell you.
4. Keep away from the pipes - Murphy's Law: Hot steel looks like cold steel. (your melted boot is a biatch to clean off my pipes!)
5. Don't move when we stop. No sudden movements ever.
6. Put your hair in a pony tail or braid it.
6. I can't hear you, so don't bother trying to talk.
Now, once they get some miles under their fanny, I give more:
7. If your fanny gets sore, shift a bit. Lean forward, lean back, shift your legs... etc... A little shift goes a long way.
8. Tap my leg first if you need to shift.
9. Tap my shoulder if you need to pee.
10. If you want to point something out; tap my arm (on the side the object is), and point.
11. Tap my helmet if you see a cop.
12. Always wave at other riders.
13. Hold on tight... a little lower... a little lower... there you go girl; now you are a rider
1. Hold on tight till you get used to riding. No one-arm BS, and no hooking the belt loops with your fingers. Tight up around my waist, and snug up close.
2. Look over my shoulder in direction of turn. (right turn, right shoulder; left turn, left shoulder). You will naturally want to lean opposite the turn, but DON'T.
3. Get on when I tell you, get off when I tell you.
4. Keep away from the pipes - Murphy's Law: Hot steel looks like cold steel. (your melted boot is a biatch to clean off my pipes!)
5. Don't move when we stop. No sudden movements ever.
6. Put your hair in a pony tail or braid it.
6. I can't hear you, so don't bother trying to talk.
Now, once they get some miles under their fanny, I give more:
7. If your fanny gets sore, shift a bit. Lean forward, lean back, shift your legs... etc... A little shift goes a long way.
8. Tap my leg first if you need to shift.
9. Tap my shoulder if you need to pee.
10. If you want to point something out; tap my arm (on the side the object is), and point.
11. Tap my helmet if you see a cop.
12. Always wave at other riders.
13. Hold on tight... a little lower... a little lower... there you go girl; now you are a rider
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Joined: Sep 2011
Posts: 38
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From: SC
Never really had a problem with it. Before I was married I'd say, "Have you ever ridden? Are you drunk and/or high?" (took a drunk chick for a ride once... not enjoyable at all).
I never take dudes for a ride, so I usually went with "inner thighs against my hips, **** on my back".
Been a long time since I've had to worry bout that though. Wife knows to keep centered with me and watch where we're going. Always asks if I'm ready for her to get off or on. Waits til a stoplight and asks if I'm good for her to get comfortable.
If I can just get her to stop freakin out during those sketchy moments. I worry about those enough, I don't need her saying "OMG watch out" or squealin and sqeezing my arm...
I never take dudes for a ride, so I usually went with "inner thighs against my hips, **** on my back".
Been a long time since I've had to worry bout that though. Wife knows to keep centered with me and watch where we're going. Always asks if I'm ready for her to get off or on. Waits til a stoplight and asks if I'm good for her to get comfortable.
If I can just get her to stop freakin out during those sketchy moments. I worry about those enough, I don't need her saying "OMG watch out" or squealin and sqeezing my arm...
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Local HOG meeting
I took the wife to a local hog meeting and we both joined. The new member packet included a breif (about 1 page) explanation of how to be a good passenger. She read the one page and INSTANTLY became a non-issue back seater. Never put your feet down, look in the same direction as the driver and no wild anctics. We stopped knocking helmets with the addition of the passenger grabrails and the tourpak with wrap around backrest gives her her field of comfort. Only issue I might have (no biggie) is that she needs to center herself over the bike more when getting on and off.
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