Carried my first passenger today !!
 

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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Re: Carried my first passenger today !!
 

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

LOL

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

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Haha!!!!!

Nice.

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I couldn't resist to laugh.
Happy passenger.

Re: Carried my first passenger today !!
 

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.)

Re: Carried my first passenger today !!
 

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

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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 :-)

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This was funny and cool!

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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.