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BE GREAT AT TAKING A PILLION

VISION
To be smooth, our man is
looking a long, long way
TRAINED PILLION ahead and soaking up
New pillions should always get a masses of detail about
pre-flight chat telling them their potential hazards
main job: sit still, relax and just
lean with the bike
THROTTLE
Grip the throttle lightly and
twist smoothly and you
can ride surprisingly fast
without the pillion noticing
PILLION KIT
Don’t give your pillion your
stinky old Frank Thomas
jacket from 1989. Kit them up
properly and they’re far more
likely to enjoy themselves

ACCESSORISE
A back rest is the most
pillion-friendly piece of kit
out there. Adding some foam
to a topbox achieves the
same result

BIKE PREPPED
Tyre pressures have been
upped by 4psi at each end
and the rear preload has
been increased by four turns

64 SEPTEMBER 2022