October 11th, 2009, 06:53 PM | #41 |
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October 11th, 2009, 06:55 PM | #42 |
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well, if she did that, then i really gotta be sure that i don't accelerate suddenly, huh? ouch!
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October 11th, 2009, 07:05 PM | #43 |
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On the other hand, if you accelerate and brake smoothly, the rides could be more fun than ever
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October 11th, 2009, 09:48 PM | #44 |
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^This made me lol.
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February 18th, 2010, 01:32 PM | #45 |
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You can always have the passenger grab on to the open pockets in the sides of the jacket if you don't want the backpack. It's more comfortable and the weight is closer together, not so much on the tail end. Just don't peel out so they don't rip your jacket apart. Or you can put a heavy belt looser around your waist over the jacket for a handle.
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April 1st, 2010, 11:50 AM | #46 |
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Two Up on the Ninja 250?!
i tried searching under "two-up" and "two up" and it didn't return any results.
i want to put my gf on the bike this summer and plan on buying her gear soon. just wanted to know how the bike is with two people on it? im already anticipating it being a lot slower and needing a lot more room to brake. how are corners with a passenger? i don't plan on going crazy on the bike, as I will need to learn to adjust to having her on it as well as I would like to ease her into the idea of riding on the bike. -shift
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April 1st, 2010, 12:02 PM | #47 |
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April 1st, 2010, 12:09 PM | #48 |
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thanks that was a good read
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April 1st, 2010, 12:40 PM | #49 |
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I have ridden 2 up w/ my Wife once. Was ok.... Now, I end up with my 8 year old on the back every once in a while. He looks so funny all geared up. It is not bad at all with an 85lb passenger, other than he always knocks his helmet into mine and melts his shoes onto my exhuast.....
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April 1st, 2010, 03:37 PM | #50 |
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Riding 2-up is far more scary than riding your own bike. I'm really glad that I decided to learn how to ride myself before I ever went on a 2up ride. I think that if that had been my first motorcycle experience, I probably wouldn't be riding!
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April 1st, 2010, 07:02 PM | #51 |
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when I had my first ninja a 88' I used to ride 2up all the time and didnt have a problem but it sat lower and a better seat. havent ridden 2 up on the 09' and probably wont very often.
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April 2nd, 2010, 12:49 PM | #52 |
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Its just fine. Just get them to have proper body position, lean INTO the curve which to them seems like the worst thing to do. Instruct them to stay the hell away from the exhaust. They dislike melted boots/shoes/whatever almost as much as you'll dislike cleaning rubber off of your pipe. Give yourself more time for braking, its just a good idea. It won't go much slower. You'll have a good time.
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April 2nd, 2010, 12:57 PM | #53 |
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Two up is fine. Just adjust the preload. You wont accelerate or break as fast, but the bike does fine. It is still loads of fun.
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June 9th, 2010, 10:37 AM | #54 |
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bump!
put my gf on the bike for the first time. bought her a full face helmet (evo-400), full gauntlet leather gloves (joe rocket womens), and a mesh jacket w/ armor (first gear) took a local road out in LI from queens to huntington (25A). on the way back took 25A to 106 South to LIE West. i had the preload set to 3, dont know if I'll want to set it to 5 for two up, i felt 3 was OK for the both of us. braking distances... you def need a lot more room. but from the short 2 hour ride last night, because shes on the back seat the rear brakes are less likely to lock up. started leaning into the turns, she didn't mind it at all. QUESTION: sometimes shed put weight on me and itd put stress on my arms. ANY TIPS FOR HARMONIOUS RIDING W/ YOUR PARTNER? i told her to try not to push me into the handlebars so much.
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June 9th, 2010, 11:06 AM | #55 |
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She needs to support herself by bracing her hands against the tank when you're stopping. .....or you need to learn to enjoy having your nuts smashed against the tank.
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June 9th, 2010, 03:51 PM | #56 |
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June 9th, 2010, 06:02 PM | #57 |
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When I ride with my boyfriend or any of my club member (All of them are bigs guys and I have short arms so i could never touch the tank.) I use my kneens to hold my self up. When we come to a stop I will tighten my kneens on there hips and lean backwords a bit it keeps me from sliding forward and running into them.
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June 9th, 2010, 06:43 PM | #58 |
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Ridin 2up..
I took my wife out for the first time on mothers day and she loved it. I weigh 175 and shes @ 100 and the acceleration isnt bad if you know how to shift , just got to watch the brakes. We hit some nice turns too on stock Dunlop k630's and had no problems. Im impressed with the 250's capabilities all the time. Make sure you adjust your tire pressures...
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June 11th, 2010, 10:51 PM | #59 | |
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June 14th, 2010, 10:42 PM | #60 |
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haah i had the same problem with my 1st passenger. she was leaning pretty forward and i did get my nuts slightly crushed.
but leaning into curves are fine. i was still able to stick my legs out and brake fine. breaking actually feels more safer to me with the extra weight because it keep the bike pretty glued to the ground. she was like 110 ish so it didnt affect the bike much and i weight 185.
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June 18th, 2010, 05:58 PM | #61 |
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I'm 180, my wife is 140...the shock goes down to nothing but the bike has no bad manners....although we travelled at about 70, the roads were straight. At street speed...just fine but I wonder what it would be like on a sweeper. Has an RD350 years ago when I weighted 140 and the GF was about 100....it was like the bike had a hinge in the middle on fast wide turns....not dangerous but you had top pay attention.
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June 18th, 2010, 07:55 PM | #62 |
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I did a pretty cool fish tail slide with the bike last night cause i had to emergency brake out of no where and we all know how easily the rears locks up. i took advantage of that and turned the handle bars to the side to cause that slide. basically instead of sliding straight with locked wheels, i slide semi sideways with a tail like a drift. its still messing up but it looks cool tho lol
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June 18th, 2010, 08:18 PM | #63 |
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Oh no...josh is becoming a stunter....just don't hammer down the tank, the tanks are sooo pretty.
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June 18th, 2010, 09:34 PM | #64 | |
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June 15th, 2011, 03:41 PM | #65 |
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want to ride 2up on ninja but is the weight to much?
i just got my 250 a few months ago and was now considering to ride my ninja 250 with my girl, i weigh 225 and my girl 120, is it to much for the bike to handle?
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June 15th, 2011, 03:47 PM | #66 | |
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June 15th, 2011, 04:42 PM | #67 |
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RR, go for a ride with your girl. If the bike can handle your weight than your girls measly weight will not be a big deal for you or the bike to handle. No pun intended.
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June 15th, 2011, 05:04 PM | #68 |
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I rode mine with my son pretty often, several times a week. I weigh over 200, he weighs around 100 pounds. Needless to say, the bike's handling suffers... The bike did OK with it, and it was do-able, but it wasn't really much fun from a riding perspective. This is one of the reasons I got a 650 instead. Where the 250 was capable, the 650 is enjoyable.
It all comes down to the weight of the two riders, and how often you intend to ride 2 up.
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Make sure she knows to lean with you; on numerous occasions my gf has leaned over my shoulder to see ahead and sent us across the double yellow. She got angry at me when I sternly told her never to lean opposite from me and that she could literally kill us both . I found that it felt like I was shifting every other second when riding two up. When I shift I can feel her lurch forward (kind of ramming me) then backward again which gets real old real quick . You might as well get use to it because no matter how smoothly I shift I still get rammed from behind (pun intended). I found myself shifting up 2 gears while accelerating simply so I could shift less which makes acceleration even worse. Idk if it's just this bike or what but it seems like it can't be smooth riding 2 up. It's the only bike I've ridden on 2up and only 1 passenger thats ridden on it...maybe it's just a bad passenger ; don't tell my gf I said that.
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June 15th, 2011, 07:28 PM | #70 |
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Theres my fat assed brother on the back and his neighbor on the front. They seem comfy.
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June 15th, 2011, 07:38 PM | #71 |
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June 15th, 2011, 08:12 PM | #72 |
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I like riding 2up coz the faster I go the better the hugs.lol. @wayan I like the lttle step throughs in bali coz the seat does cater better for more passengers, every time I go there i hire one so I can carrie my wife and daughter every where although my wife is tiny and my daughter is only 8 so combined weight is still average, It is not legal to carry more than 1 pillion in australia but the ninja doesnt cater for that anyway, so now I just have to put up with the fighting between the 2 as to who comes with me on the back,lol, usually find myself going solo, which is more fun - the hugs lol
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June 15th, 2011, 11:17 PM | #73 |
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My personal opinion is that it all depends on the passenger. Not weight, but skill. Well, in extreme cases, weight too
My wife is an excellent passenger, and at times I am not sure if she is still with me. Her trick is to hold on with her legs instead of hugging me rigidly. By looking ahead a bit, she can predict braking, acceleration, and of course corners, and she positions herself accordingly. If need be she hugs me a bit but never too strong. This way she is much more engaged in the whole thing, and feels a bit like driving herself, plus, the bike goes extremely well. We did not like the backpack trick. Rear seat is uncomfortable, but we stop often, and never ride too long. |
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June 16th, 2011, 05:18 PM | #75 |
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I drove my gf to school everyday for about 2 months. Let me tell you that it is certainly not hard after the first few times. Yes at times you get off balance a bit if you have to come to a sudden stop etc etc. All in all it is less enjoyable and you really have to be more careful; don't accelerate as fast or your partner can fly if they aren't ready, turning/leaning is as fun. You should be changing lanes as freely; safety issue again.
On the bright side you let them have fun riding freely on a bike, you can talk to someone when you come to the red light, you learn how to ride with another person in case one day you have to. But no it's not that bad; just not as fun =p
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June 17th, 2011, 05:36 PM | #76 |
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I tried riding with a passenger in a parking lot for the first time. It's definitely different. I increased the tire pressure to 36 front and 40 rear for it, but I'm wondering if it's okay to ride solo with that tire pressure or do I need to lower it again, anyone know? Would be a pain having to de/increase it everytime...
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June 17th, 2011, 05:39 PM | #77 |
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There's no need to increase (or decrease) the tire pressure when riding 2-up. 28f/32r would work fine either way. Nothing wrong with upping it a little if it feels more comfortable, but 36f/40r sounds quite high, and will result in significantly less grip.
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June 17th, 2011, 05:51 PM | #78 |
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Ah okay, I guess I'll decrease a bit. I just read in the Ninja 250 Tire wiki that 36/40 should be used for 2up or loaded riding. I guess not.... Thanks for the quick reply
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July 20th, 2011, 11:45 PM | #79 |
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took my gf around the block once... neither of us were really prepared, my first time 2 up and her first time on a bike
She told me she kept thinking the bike was gonna fall over when we turned.. /facepalm I'll let u guys know how it goes next time
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