A thought on Pillioning...
Apr. 10th, 2002 12:55 pmKathryn sez:
> Seriously, I wish you guys could have the pillion experiences I have had.
You know, I dont think I envy you that much.
I'm too much of a control freak, so pillioning just ... makes me
nuts. I had plenty of opportunity to ride on the back before I bought
my own motorcycle, but I never did. I think I never trusted anyone
enough, and of those I did, I knew that I'd get a really _skewed_ view
of what's a good and prudent speed for me when I first started.
There have only been _two_ pillion rides I've ever done that I've
enjoyed. One -- I was first in love with someone and rode on the back
with him up the Crest on my own bike, and the second time, when I rode
on the back with Reg Pridmore at CLASS -- my pace on the _track_
picked up immensely after seeing how smoothly one could go thru the
turns. This could have been bad if I hadnt already had some level of
riding ability.
But the thing is, that if I had pillioned with such good riders before
I'd ridden myself, I think I'd have this idea or mental image of 'how
fast I ought to be going' that wouldnt have a good basis in reality,
given the actual level and ability of my riding as a newbie. I have
enought frustration NOW, knowing how much better I was a year ago, and
how much screwing up during a race, and breaking a bunch of bones
really impacted my riding.
my 2 paise worth. :)
> Seriously, I wish you guys could have the pillion experiences I have had.
You know, I dont think I envy you that much.
I'm too much of a control freak, so pillioning just ... makes me
nuts. I had plenty of opportunity to ride on the back before I bought
my own motorcycle, but I never did. I think I never trusted anyone
enough, and of those I did, I knew that I'd get a really _skewed_ view
of what's a good and prudent speed for me when I first started.
There have only been _two_ pillion rides I've ever done that I've
enjoyed. One -- I was first in love with someone and rode on the back
with him up the Crest on my own bike, and the second time, when I rode
on the back with Reg Pridmore at CLASS -- my pace on the _track_
picked up immensely after seeing how smoothly one could go thru the
turns. This could have been bad if I hadnt already had some level of
riding ability.
But the thing is, that if I had pillioned with such good riders before
I'd ridden myself, I think I'd have this idea or mental image of 'how
fast I ought to be going' that wouldnt have a good basis in reality,
given the actual level and ability of my riding as a newbie. I have
enought frustration NOW, knowing how much better I was a year ago, and
how much screwing up during a race, and breaking a bunch of bones
really impacted my riding.
my 2 paise worth. :)