Who has ridden 2-up at a track day?

do it you and your passenger wont regret it its a blast just remember youve got somebody on the back seat and dont forget to add some extra air in your tires........wayne

 

I've done a bunch and everytime I pull into the pits I get the same response "HOLY CRAP THAT WAS AWESOME"

so, yeah, do it.

 

It may Cause a Divorce

Whatever you do, do not let Nick Amelio take your girlfriend or wife on a two-up.

He gives them the same pitch; you will be divorced or doing whatever I ask after 3 laps.

I do not know what he does on the bike, all I know is I am divorced, and he has taken three girlfriends.

Thanks for the RV, NIck

 

I've done it & I am divorced, too...
Actually the ex-wife spent the first part of the session screaming for me to slow down & the 2nd half giggling...

 

Dam you Amelio. I knew my divorce had nothing to do with me.


yeah, 2up is awsome. I have just as much fun as the passenger. The comment at the end is - "That was the funnest and scariest thing I've ever done"

 

So when is terra going to take you around the track on the back of the bike? Girly giggles all around...

 

#1 - If Wayne offers to take you 2-up, decline!!
#2 - Be careful going into a tuck on the straights. I almost lost my son off the back

 

I saw them doing this at moto gp last year and never seen it done for a track day i suppose the same rules apply for the passenger but the question i have is how low can you actually get the bike down i mean are you still dragging your knee and what is the passengers body position while your doing that? :shock:

 

I rode bitch behind Freddy Spencer... the rule was to keep your palms flat against the gas tank. I thought it was a crazy way to support yourself, given the speeds and cornering going on, but it worked. Given the price of the 3 day pro race school, I would have expected a reach around or at least a cuddle... :shock:

I've seen bikes with handles built right into the sides of the gas tank - that makes a lot more sense than any other way to hold on... IMO...

 

Re: It may Cause a Divorce

Sorry about that :cry:

 

Im not takin ANY heat for your divorce. That's crazy on a whole new level :lol:

 

thanx mike.....................but you forgot to mention that you were trying to loose your son off the back something about him not doing his homework lol.................wayne

 

Yes, I wondered who they were, what is it like, and what's required to get a pillion ride on a GP bike? It was a Desmosedici, essentially a street-legal 990cc GP bike.

Well, episode 152 (Oct 31, 2008) of the MotoGPOD podcast had an audio interview with a guy who got such a ride. It starts at about 2 min. into the podcast.

It is hilarious. Despite having some track experience, the guy was scared to death. Randy Mamola took him around the Donington Park circuit.

I loved Mamola's pre-ride comments: "Don't bother telling me to slow down, since I can't hear you, and don't bother screaming, because I won't slow down."

http://www.motogpod.com/audio/download/538/MotoGPod_2008-10-31.mp3

 

Jason Etter and I have doen some STUUUUUUUUUPID fast two-up rides... here is a photo floating around of us BOTH dragging a knee through one on his GSXR1000. :shock:

Steve and Sandy did the same thing the same session.. it was silly fun.

 

I did a two-up ride with Jason Pridmore. It was insanely fun. Pretty wild too, not having control of the bike and all. Man we were flying!

 

ha ha ha i wanna do one ill ride bitch i dont care i think it would be awesome and i need some pics

 

I hope to take my step daughter 2-up at Mid Ohio in Sept. We have been talking about it for a while and I have been getting some gear ready for her.

 

I've done a LOT of 2-up riding (1,000s of miles). Though it's only been aggressive street riding I've been on the back while my pilot was draggin' toes and I could have reached out and touched the pavement just like you see on some of Killboy's photos.

My advice to anyone riding on the back on the track (or street):

1. Palms on the tank, forearms lightly against the pilot's torso
2. Wherever the pilot's head & shoulders go: yours do too.
3. Never look over their high side shoulder.
4. Have a signal (such as a patting their chest) when you want to stop/slow down.
5. Don't forget to breath between giggles.

I've had my own bikes and put many more miles on them then on back seats, but I still like to go for a ride on the back from time to time. It's a really excellent way to learn new things and see how others handle some tricky corners/conditions.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3cwNbzt8mQ&feature=related

The two black vertical lines at the back of the tank (barely visible in the video) are the handles. A couple years ago pictures could be found on-line.