🏍️ Don’t Be That Guy Who Dumps His Passenger in the First Turn 🤦‍♂️

🚦 That time I took a rookie pillion... and damn near swerved into a lake

She was cute, fearless, and wearing a jacket that cost more than my first bike. "I trust you," she said. I nodded like a badass. Inside, I was sweatin' harder than a hog in July. First corner, I took it like I was still solo. Felt her shift, lean wrong, panic grip. Almost tanked it into a drainage ditch. Lesson learned: riding two-up ain’t just slap-a-helmet-and-go. You’re now two souls sharing one set of tires—and if you’re not in sync, the road will chew you up.

💀 The raw truth about riding with a passenger
🧍‍♀️ Passengers ain’t cargo

Strap a bag of tools to your tail and it won’t lean. Throw a human back there? Whole damn center of gravity shifts. You’re not riding your bike anymore—you’re piloting a two-headed beast that’s got a fear reflex and zero throttle control.

Key Rule #1: Tell ’em everything.

• Where to put their feet (on the pegs, not your muffler 😬)

• Where to hold (your waist, not your neck, genius)

• When to move (spoiler alert: never, unless you say so)

Treat your passenger like they’ve never seen a motorcycle before, because chances are... they haven’t.

🌀 Smooth is sexy (and keeps you alive)

Throttle jerks, sudden braking, and sharp lean-ins? That’s how you get forehead kisses from asphalt.

• Roll into throttle like you’re butterin’ a biscuit

• Brake early and gentle unless you want their helmet knocking your skull loose

• Lean slow—it ain’t a sportbike ballet, it's a cruiser waltz

Wanna show off? Do it with grace, not G-forces. A smooth ride impresses more than a power slide.

🗣️ Communicate like it’s a co-op game

You ever try playing Mario Kart with someone who’s never held a controller? That’s what this is.

• Use hand signals.

• Tap your leg if you’re stopping.

• Thumb back if everything’s good.

• One squeeze means “hold on,” two squeezes means “holy hell I love this.”

Bonus: These signals make you look like some kind of two-wheeled Jedi. Trust me.

⚠️ Pro Tip: You break it, you bought it 🛠️

If your passenger falls, freezes up, or freaks out, that ain’t on them—it’s on you. You’re the captain of this steel steed. Ride like your decisions control both your lives… because they do.

🎯 Think you’re hot sh*t on two wheels?

Cool. Take your buddy for a ride without making ’em scream. That’s the real test.

Throttle steady, egos low, helmets tight.
Ride smart, ride strong,
Blake "Iron Sage" Rivers

P.S. If your passenger ends the ride smiling and not swearing? You did alright, kid.