Ever let a man ride pillion?

[sammyseaman]

I'm very sure he was more comfortable than on the back of your Thruxton.

Comfort is for pansy-asses!  

[stew71]

I've ridden pillion only once. After crashing a dirt bike in the middle of nowhere, a buddy gave me a painful ride back to the truck. That sucked big-time, but it was better than walking out with a broken collarbone.  

Same thing goes the other way. I've given guys rides to get them out of a jam.

My masculinity is secure, thank you.

[county]

I will carry a man on my bike provided he is holding a gas can....

[garry]

So we need another button to give fellow riders a pillion ride, but only in cases of emergency like a BMW final drive failure or a crash.

This^

[ConPilot1]

I normally don't like a guys junk that close to my ass.

So when somebody says "normally", that means there are occasional exceptions to that rule.

So in what unusual circumstances do you like a guy's junk that close to your ass?

Just curious.  

[falcofred]

So when somebody says "normally", that means there are occasional exceptions to that rule.

So in what unusual circumstances do you like a guy's junk that close to your ass?

Just curious.  

As I stated "in case of emergency like a break down or a crash" did you stop reading just thinking about my ass?
I don't care if you swing that way, but it won't be with me. If you break down or crash, you'll have to thumb a ride back with someone else  

[Scratch33]

My masculinity is secure, thank you.

Would you give this guy a ride?  

[schmii]

I've had male friends interested in riding and enough old gear to show them from a passenger seat.

I've given rides to those in need (the ST handles relatively well with 450lb in riders and two bikes worth of gear stacked up a couple days after an unfortunately wilderness encounter).

I would not give or take a ride as a passenger for "fun" though.

[stew71]

Would you give this guy a ride?  

He better have his junk covered underneath that kilt. I don't want any ball sweat or ass crack stains on my Corbin.

[jstark47]

Back in the 70's a guy I worked with used to take me to work riding pillion on his CB350.  (We were both many, many pounds lighter then!)  No one thought anything of it back then, it was completely unremarkable.  

Nowadays?  Nope, I wouldn't ride pillion behind a guy, or take a guy on my bike.  Except maybe in an emergency.  Just not comfortable with it.  

[miles]

Lots of closets in this thread. Not that there is anything wrong with that.

[Hell's Bella]

I totally would, but I guess it's slightly different for me.  

[djacobsen5116]

If I need a ride or if another rider needs a ride I have no problem riding or having someone on the pillon.  I would try to find out how much riding experience the other person had, but in the end if the need is there I'd help and hope others would feel the same  

[Mastros2]

Probably circa 1996, dead middle of winter, friend comes back from college and sees my new to me 1990 CBR600 hurricane.  He said, "let's go for a ride!"  Yep, he rode pillion.

Another incident we had a broken down bike. Needed parts so same friend jumped on the back of another friend's bike.  Not that big of a deal.

[bubba zanetti]

[lrr308]

If your riding with someone who owns a husaberg your chances of having a pillion increase by 6% for every mile further from the truck/tools/trailer you venture.

Also worthy of note is that no matter what gender the pillion may be... All of them scream when the unexpected whoop gets you both airborne on a open class crosser.

If I needed to get someplace.. and a pillion spot was offered... I would not hesitate..

Heck as kids we used to get 3 of us on a xr75.  We were two generations away from YouTube fame it seems.    

[Blunder]

But seriously, I don't care.  In fact, I think it says something about closets that so many guys are afraid to have another guy as a passenger...  

Mr Ed might differ on that point.....

To me, it's purely a matter of function. If you're a capable rider I'll ride pillion.

[Papa Lazarou]

Bikes are a form of transport. Mine is my main form of transport. Riding two is okay, um, as it's a form of transport. I prefer not to have some idjut on the back who needs training to ride pillion and I'm lucky that extremely few people actually want to go to my place of work, Luton.

Having said all that, what is it with the closet homophobia here?

[Squareman357]

I voted reserved for women.  I don't want some dude grabbing on me like that, nor do I have a grab bar to keep him from doing so.  That said, on two occasions where guys bikes have broken down or wrecked, I've given a guy a ride.  Emergency use only.

[county]

Having said all that, what is it with the closet homophobia here?

Doesn't appear to be in the closet to me...