Anyone else that doesn't like riding 2 up?
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My wife loves to ride with me and I like her coming along.
It is basically like being alone. She is an awesome passenger and I can hardly tell she is even back there. When riding, we have no intercom, so I am usually left to my own thoughts, same as if I was riding alone. When we stop, she is super low maintenance and never complains, even when she was suffering from frostbite. Then, she is good company in the evenings.
I do like solo riding every now and then though.
It is basically like being alone. She is an awesome passenger and I can hardly tell she is even back there. When riding, we have no intercom, so I am usually left to my own thoughts, same as if I was riding alone. When we stop, she is super low maintenance and never complains, even when she was suffering from frostbite. Then, she is good company in the evenings.
I do like solo riding every now and then though.
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Joined: Mar 2010
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From: Eastern N.C.
more difficult 2 up. fun 2 up. wife had back surgery and I don't think she will be riding anymore. I'm going to miss her. I do like solo as far as being able to be more agresive with the bike. fun, fun, fun, hehe
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From: Albuquerque New Mexico
I love riding two up, my wife is the perfect passenger and she is able to take the most amazing pictures back there on the long road trips. I rarely ride solo, to and from work and the occasional errand around town is about it.
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From: Davenport, NY
My wife is a horrible passenger. She's gotten her 3 strikes so, no more passenger. 1st strike was when we went to pick up her Heritage from the dealer. She decides we can ride 2 up. Get 30 feet down the road the shifting starts. 20 minutes later we are going thru a village and a car is stopped waiting to turn left. No problem, it is at the center line plenty of room on the left. Wife is not paying attention until we get 4 feet from the car, sees the car & panics. Not so much room anymore. To make matters worse my cousin is following on her bike & I can hear her laughing in the background!!!!!!!!!
2nd strike, she has the urge to ride 2 up again. Approaching a red light, at 2 mph she decides she needs to adjust her pant leg over her boot with both hands. @($*$%&^$^(#(
3rd strike is the best. Again she gets the urge to ride behind me for some reason. Had to park on a lawn. Just made my way onto the pavement, about to shift onto 2nd & all of the sudden she is leaning so far off the bike I think she is going to fall off. )$(*$&^#^#*!!!! She thought the back tire was flat & was checking it out!!!!!!!!!!!!!
3 strikes you're out of here.
2nd strike, she has the urge to ride 2 up again. Approaching a red light, at 2 mph she decides she needs to adjust her pant leg over her boot with both hands. @($*$%&^$^(#(
3rd strike is the best. Again she gets the urge to ride behind me for some reason. Had to park on a lawn. Just made my way onto the pavement, about to shift onto 2nd & all of the sudden she is leaning so far off the bike I think she is going to fall off. )$(*$&^#^#*!!!! She thought the back tire was flat & was checking it out!!!!!!!!!!!!!
3 strikes you're out of here.
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Joined: Jun 2011
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From: New Brunswick
My wife is a horrible passenger. She's gotten her 3 strikes so, no more passenger. 1st strike was when we went to pick up her Heritage from the dealer. She decides we can ride 2 up. Get 30 feet down the road the shifting starts. 20 minutes later we are going thru a village and a car is stopped waiting to turn left. No problem, it is at the center line plenty of room on the left. Wife is not paying attention until we get 4 feet from the car, sees the car & panics. Not so much room anymore. To make matters worse my cousin is following on her bike & I can hear her laughing in the background!!!!!!!!!
2nd strike, she has the urge to ride 2 up again. Approaching a red light, at 2 mph she decides she needs to adjust her pant leg over her boot with both hands. @($*$%&^$^(#(
3rd strike is the best. Again she gets the urge to ride behind me for some reason. Had to park on a lawn. Just made my way onto the pavement, about to shift onto 2nd & all of the sudden she is leaning so far off the bike I think she is going to fall off. )$(*$&^#^#*!!!! She thought the back tire was flat & was checking it out!!!!!!!!!!!!!
3 strikes you're out of here.
2nd strike, she has the urge to ride 2 up again. Approaching a red light, at 2 mph she decides she needs to adjust her pant leg over her boot with both hands. @($*$%&^$^(#(
3rd strike is the best. Again she gets the urge to ride behind me for some reason. Had to park on a lawn. Just made my way onto the pavement, about to shift onto 2nd & all of the sudden she is leaning so far off the bike I think she is going to fall off. )$(*$&^#^#*!!!! She thought the back tire was flat & was checking it out!!!!!!!!!!!!!
3 strikes you're out of here.
Priceless!!! Thank you very much...I haven't laughed that hard in a long time. The OL and I got quite a kick out of it....
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From: Albuquerque New Mexico
My wife is a horrible passenger. She's gotten her 3 strikes so, no more passenger. 1st strike was when we went to pick up her Heritage from the dealer. She decides we can ride 2 up. Get 30 feet down the road the shifting starts. 20 minutes later we are going thru a village and a car is stopped waiting to turn left. No problem, it is at the center line plenty of room on the left. Wife is not paying attention until we get 4 feet from the car, sees the car & panics. Not so much room anymore. To make matters worse my cousin is following on her bike & I can hear her laughing in the background!!!!!!!!!
2nd strike, she has the urge to ride 2 up again. Approaching a red light, at 2 mph she decides she needs to adjust her pant leg over her boot with both hands. @($*$%&^$^(#(
3rd strike is the best. Again she gets the urge to ride behind me for some reason. Had to park on a lawn. Just made my way onto the pavement, about to shift onto 2nd & all of the sudden she is leaning so far off the bike I think she is going to fall off. )$(*$&^#^#*!!!! She thought the back tire was flat & was checking it out!!!!!!!!!!!!!
3 strikes you're out of here.
2nd strike, she has the urge to ride 2 up again. Approaching a red light, at 2 mph she decides she needs to adjust her pant leg over her boot with both hands. @($*$%&^$^(#(
3rd strike is the best. Again she gets the urge to ride behind me for some reason. Had to park on a lawn. Just made my way onto the pavement, about to shift onto 2nd & all of the sudden she is leaning so far off the bike I think she is going to fall off. )$(*$&^#^#*!!!! She thought the back tire was flat & was checking it out!!!!!!!!!!!!!
3 strikes you're out of here.
