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To passenger or not that is the question

Discussion in 'The Polling place' started by badinfluence63, Sep 20, 2012.

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Who prefers a passenger and who does not?

  1. I prefer my sig other to ride with me

    3 vote(s)
    37.5%
  2. I prefer solo

    5 vote(s)
    62.5%
  1. badinfluence63

    badinfluence63 Well-Known Member

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    Who prefers to ride with a sig other or who prefers to ride w/ out a sig other for a passenger?

    The right passenger makes a trip better. The wrong passenger will make a trip worse...don't ask me how I know. I like my wife to ride with me cause it causes me to slow down a little. When I ride solo I tend to gas and go, gas and go etc...with my wife we tend to take trips more casually and enjoyably. By myself I'll crush 600+ mile days, with my wife...400 miles.

    I realize some of us here are butt ugly and ride solo not by choice:roflmao:.
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    cowboy Moderator Staff Member

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    my wife can't do the long rides anymore health reasons , about 200-250 a day is pushing it , back in the day we would run 500 a day on the ole shovel ,she sure like the 3ft sissy bar padded of course :cool:
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    badinfluence63 Well-Known Member

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    Sorry about you're wifes limitations. I think my wife has limitations too but she'd rather get sick and almost die on the road then admit them..she kills me.

    Being a past Pan rider and current owner of a shovel since 1983 as well as my new 2012 Ultra...don't you find the modern bikes simply outf'ingstanding? 180 miles down and still 2 gallons left in the tank..wow.
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    I ride much more civilized when I'm alone..used to be able to run up some big miles..probably still could but riding with my wife is better...shared experience just not a lot of miles..but we still get out there.
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    I ride two-up 95% of the time and love it...Wife is a great passenger...It also is a big advantage that she had her own bike for several years...Get the jab in the side if I go over 85 though...She takes great pictures on the fly and is also a great police/radar/deer detector...
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    cowboy Moderator Staff Member

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    Sorry about you're wifes limitations. I think my wife has limitations too but she'd rather get sick and almost die on the road then admit them..she kills me.
    Thanks , back in 05 we where in a bad car wreck & her back got twisted up & now she has RA & all of her joints are getting bad , she still loves to ride , having a few bikes of her own over the years , she also takes great pics from the back seat either with her phone or the camara :cool:we have almost 40 years of riding together :D
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    Try taking 2 Aleve in the morning...Great stuff and lasts all day....

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