Any difference riding 2 up on a F4i than a 650lb cruiser?
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Any difference riding 2 up on a F4i than a 650lb cruiser? - 11/6/2007 8:05:18 PM
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muckdawg24
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Co-worker wants a ride and I haven't had anyone on the back on this bike since I got it. Any tips?
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RE: Any difference riding 2 up on a F4i than a 650lb cr... - 11/6/2007 8:09:36 PM
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dwschultzy
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I would just make sure you make a quick suspension adjustment for the added load. I know I use allot more rear brake when I am 2 up.
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RE: Any difference riding 2 up on a F4i than a 650lb cr... - 11/6/2007 8:19:12 PM
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The suspension setup would also be the first thing I would do.
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< Message edited by letsride -- 11/6/2007 8:20:32 PM >
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RE: Any difference riding 2 up on a F4i than a 650lb cr... - 11/6/2007 8:40:38 PM
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dwschultzy
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+1 on the fat chicks and defenitly no mandoms
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RE: Any difference riding 2 up on a F4i than a 650lb cr... - 11/6/2007 9:11:31 PM
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yea, um, fatchicks = bad juju...just make sure whoever you take with you has a good idea on how to ride pillion..nothing worse that helmet smashing..I get so annoyed...I just wanna throw them off..ggrrrr.
http://www.hartside.com/pillion.html
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RE: Any difference riding 2 up on a F4i than a 650lb cr... - 11/6/2007 10:55:16 PM
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whtan20
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yea, um, fatchicks = bad juju...just make sure whoever you take with you has a good idea on how to ride pillion..nothing worse that helmet smashing..I get so annoyed...I just wanna throw them off..ggrrrr.
http://www.hartside.com/pillion.html
x2 on the helmet smashing, makes me want to do a stoppie.
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RE: Any difference riding 2 up on a F4i than a 650lb cr... - 11/6/2007 11:40:01 PM
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I highly recommend "Total Control" By Lee Parks; Chapter 14
The other chapters are great as well but 14 taps into sport riding with a passenger....great stuff in that book!
I'd go one or two clicks up on the rear spring (maybe even soften the compression damping a little), linked braking helps, keep it smooth and give much more stopping distance...you'd be surprised how much of a difference a 100 lb chick (or dude, if you're into that sorta thing) makes when you're used to stopping the bike with just you on it.
Inform your pillion how you expect them to behave on the back (i.e. lean *with* you into turns and not against, no major weight shifting during slow speeds, etc).
Good passengers are alot of fun and they are even better with knowledge and experience.
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RE: Any difference riding 2 up on a F4i than a 650lb cr... - 11/7/2007 12:33:58 AM
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+1 on quote:
Good passengers are a lot of fun and they are even better with knowledge and experience.
I ride mostly with my wife as pillion (104 lbs) and actually feel the bike to handle better and more stable. Probably it’s crazy and all in the mind, any thoughts?
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RE: Any difference riding 2 up on a F4i than a 650lb cr... - 11/7/2007 12:56:29 AM
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bergs
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IMO, the extra weight from the passenger is, in essence, making the suspension soak up the bumps more and as a result transfers the feedback in a dulled fashion...in short, the suspension moves less.
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RE: Any difference riding 2 up on a F4i than a 650lb cr... - 11/7/2007 1:58:09 AM
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from my personal experience i've found its better to tell the passanger not to lean w/ you, but best if you tell them to just relax.......simply sit there and enjoy the ride. as you lean the bike.....if they just RELAX then their body weight will move w/ you when you lean. what i've had a few times is by telling someone to lean w/ you, they will still screw you up. they will lean into a turn far before you've even gotten the bike over, they'll pop up mid turn, they'll lean in too late and you're already mid turn and compensating for their lack of leaning and then *BAM* you feel the bike fall over a bit more b/c they finally dropped in. so my advice to people now when i take them riding is to simply..........sit there, and enjoy the ride, let me do the work.
< Message edited by jaynd -- 11/7/2007 2:02:22 AM >
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RE: Any difference riding 2 up on a F4i than a 650lb cr... - 11/7/2007 3:11:12 AM
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the thing I notice is that my timing when I am changing gears is all whacky. I think because I am trying to ride easier that I get all hosed up.
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