Carried my first passenger today !!

[RichInFla]

I was a little bit nervous, only having a couple of hundred miles under my belt, but it was extremely necessary. Everything went great. The bike handled just fine, the passenger didn't shift at all. Actually, I didn't even notice a difference in the weight and how the bike handled, and I certainly didn't want the passenger to fall off !!

I was so excited when I arrived back home, I told my wife that I just "had" to take a picture and share it with my fellow bikers (although I'm still a newbie) on the forum. She laughed.

So here's the pic of me and my first passenger. Of course, had to have a beer after that !!

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[Sarris]

Passengers that don't sqirm or move are a real rarity. Enjoy that brew!

LOL

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[RichInFla]

Just couldn't bring myself to put it in the "Humor" category !! :neener:

[Jer]

Haha!!!!!

Nice.

[BusyWeb]

I couldn't resist to laugh.
Happy passenger.

[alanmcorcoran]

Man's got his priorities straight.


(Personally, I won't let a twelvepack on the back of mine without a helmet, but to each his own.)

[Orpheus]

A six-pack of beer in bottles will also fit perfectly in one of the Suzuki saddlebags.

[Jenny]

A couple of weeks ago, I did my first "carry stuff" load. I needed a new helmet (the vents on the old one were busted so it was non-stop whistling when I went over 40 mph, YUCK). I road the 40 minutes to the bike shop to pick up the helmet, and I brought some bungy cords with me in a tank bag. I put my new helmet on, packed the old helmet in the box, and went home. I did stop once because it looked like something was "flapping" in my shadow, and I realized that it was just the tag off one of the bungy cords.

I stopped at the local co-op to pick up some food. I managed to fill my tank bag, had to attach something else to the bungyed box, and got to go home with groceries stuffed down my jacket (a trick I picked up from my husband whose sole form of transportation for years before I moved in with him was his motorcycle). It was HYSTERICAL.

I totally understand why you took a photo. I sent a text msg photo of my first carring time to my husband. He was so thrilled and excited. He loves the look of a "pack mule" bike even more than a line of shiny chrome. My bike had both that day and now many days since :-)

[Suzukigurletoo]

This was funny and cool!

[Water Warrior 2]

Ah, the good old days and strange stuff on a bike. I think the silliest thing I ever carried was a roll of carpet and underlay. 6 dozen empties fit nice too. The tallest load was a complete van seat and seat base for my van. Used the seat belt wrapped under the rack on my 125 Suzuki. Never did carry a passenger. lol.

[alanmcorcoran]

I'm seriously addicted to coffee and I prefer my homebrew to the office mud. I have pretty huge saddlebags (more like two mini trunks!) on the Strat, but, alas, no "cup holder" for which to transport the last 16 ounces from the French Press. I use a makeshift transporter that combines an upside down shell from the packaging of a stack of blank CD's lined with some crumpled paper towels for a snug fit and I stick it in the saddlebag with my lappie and raingear. Even though I've had some near misses with the java in tow, I have never had any spillage.

I've debated installing an actual cup holder on the bars just to get a reaction from the cagers when I pull up to the light and take a swig.

[Water Warrior 2]

Allan, what you need is a magnetic cup and just plop it down on the tank. That will get you some real looks.

[alanmcorcoran]

Is that real product? Sounds like it would be a good visual.

[mrlmd1]

Then you can spill hot coffee all over your lap, and you don't even have to go to MacDonalds to do that.

[alanmcorcoran]

The mugs I use to bring the java to work are insulated and (not quite hermetically) sealed. You flick open the sipper with a thumb lever. You can still burn your tongue I guess, but spillage would only happen if you were dumb enough to try and (literally) drink and drive. They do not, however, have a magnetic base - thus the CD bucket storage in the saddlebag for now. My "commute" is about 6.5 miles and takes between 10 and 15 minutes max, and typically only has a few short stops so there is little actual value (other than the joke) of having access to the beverage in flight.

[mrlmd1]

Seriously, there are bottle/mug holders that mount on the handlebars if you want to travel and have quick access to something to drink.

How do you drink with a full face helmet and not stop and take it off? You need to carry straws with you.
Or you could get one of those helmet can holders with a drinking tube, like what they use at football games with beer.

[alanmcorcoran]

For the commute I have a 3/4 helmet.

[TrystaEC]

Thats the best passenger in the world!!!