Pillion Peg's & Seat
Discussion
Obviously "most" bikes still have pillion peg's & seat's bar the odd few sport's bikes.
A lot of the pillion seats seem pointless as you'd have to be a size 6 & about 5ft nothing to feel any sort of comfort on them.
I've only ever had 1 x pillion on my bike before as it's so dam uncomfortable.
My friend has a GSXR thou K5 & has taken his peg's off.
It does'nt make that much difference looks wise but i just wandered what the consensus was.
Do you leave your pegs on or do you take them off?
If you have a seat cowl do you have the seat cowl on or the pillion seat?
A lot of the pillion seats seem pointless as you'd have to be a size 6 & about 5ft nothing to feel any sort of comfort on them.
I've only ever had 1 x pillion on my bike before as it's so dam uncomfortable.
My friend has a GSXR thou K5 & has taken his peg's off.
It does'nt make that much difference looks wise but i just wandered what the consensus was.
Do you leave your pegs on or do you take them off?
If you have a seat cowl do you have the seat cowl on or the pillion seat?
Bin them. They look crap and I never ever take pillions. Lot of bikes have exhaust hangers as an integral part, but 30 quid gets you a harris hanger to sort that.
On my R1 I hate the look of the seat cowl, it's actually worse than the pillion seat, so I'm going for a one piece single seat road/race tail unit instead of the factory one.
Pillions are just freeloaders, tell them to get their own bikes
On my R1 I hate the look of the seat cowl, it's actually worse than the pillion seat, so I'm going for a one piece single seat road/race tail unit instead of the factory one.
Pillions are just freeloaders, tell them to get their own bikes
Edited by Stu R on Monday 19th January 10:48
I keep the pegs for the moment of the basis that they're a good insurance policy sometimes, like the time when a prick drove into the side of me and the pegs stopped their offside wing from wrecking my tail fairing. I like that!
I do however on the TT have a cowling and think the bike looks the dogs with it and whilst it's small enough to pull off and put in my backpack, I very rarely need to as I don't carry pillions much (the girl doesn't like my riding!).
I do however on the TT have a cowling and think the bike looks the dogs with it and whilst it's small enough to pull off and put in my backpack, I very rarely need to as I don't carry pillions much (the girl doesn't like my riding!).
randlemarcus said:
Buy a single seater, all ethical problems removed.
And best of all, have a new persuasion project underway with the OH. Obviously it would be nice to take her out from time to time, and the back of a Blade (as a second bike, natch) is a comfy place to be...
Only if she has a concrete backside! My mate took his woman for a 10-miler on the back of his Blade: she got off and said 'That's the last time' and has never been on it since! I suffered it as far as the pub once; ten more minutes and I'd have needed surgery...And best of all, have a new persuasion project underway with the OH. Obviously it would be nice to take her out from time to time, and the back of a Blade (as a second bike, natch) is a comfy place to be...
Pegs off, stupid enormous plastic number plate thingy off, nice new exhaust hanger, and why didn't they make it like that in the first place??
Looks 100 times better IMO. In fact, the first K6 I bought, I had all that done in the shop before I collected it.
(GSXR Thou K6)
Looks 100 times better IMO. In fact, the first K6 I bought, I had all that done in the shop before I collected it.
(GSXR Thou K6)
Edited by C8PPO on Tuesday 20th January 09:26
sjtscott said:
Personal choice, I've always left mine on for practical reasons. Take pillions every now and again. e.g. To be honest I'd prefer to be able to take a mate say who'd broken down on his bike in the middle of a mountain road in europe rather than have to leave him stranded there.
This is why I leave mine on too. I'm not that bothered about the cosmetic aspect so the ability to help someone out takes precedence. Gassing Station | Biker Banter | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff