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Old November 18th, 2015, 11:07 AM   #13
Rifleman
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Name: Lohman
Location: Aiken, S.C.
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Motorcycle(s): Suzuki TL1000R, Honda CBR600F3, Ninja 250

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remember if "feels" like 2x the speed from the pillion seat.

Most sport bikes, the pillion seat is higher then the pilots

The TL is REALLY bad for this, the lean and speed they feel from back there is amplified 2x or 3x times.

to really understand the "OMG, I'm going to die" feeling of the pillion seat, you have to take a ride back there. Get a good friend who is willing to carve some blacktop with you on the back... If you aren't shaking and hyperventilating after a jaunt through the curvies, you don't value your life and skin as much as most.

if memory serves, back in the day, for side car racing, the pilot got a trophy, the "monkey" didn't. Most would agree, that it should have been the other way round.

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