Went for a test with my preferred pillion. She thought the seat was way too hard. She tried the "comfort" seat in the showroom and thought it was better, but we didn't actually try it on the road. Nothing for her to hang onto so I will also be ordering the passenger grips when I finally order one of these bikes.
For me, having her on the back was no problem. The torquey motor and strong brakes were unaffected. Considering the relatively narrow bars I found the handling no problem with the extra weight, even at low speed.
We will only be doing short coffee rides together and I feel that, for a pillion, that's about right on an SS.
For me, having her on the back was no problem. The torquey motor and strong brakes were unaffected. Considering the relatively narrow bars I found the handling no problem with the extra weight, even at low speed.
We will only be doing short coffee rides together and I feel that, for a pillion, that's about right on an SS.