To: labiker@ph.ucla.edu
Subject: pillioning..
In-reply-to: Your message of "Wed, 10 Apr 2002 10:58:08 EDT."
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Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2002 14:59:27 -0400
From: gayathri <gayathri>


Kathryn sez:
>Rust kicks ass.  It's a thrill pillioning with him.  Seriously, I wish you
>guys could have the pillion experiences I have had.

You know, I dont think I envy you that much. 

I'm too much of a control freak, so pillioning just ... makes me
nuts. I had plenty of opportunity to ride on the back before I bought
my own motorcycle, but I never did. I think I never trusted anyone
enough, and of those I did, I knew that I'd get a really _skewed_ view
of what's a good and prudent speed for me when I first started.

There have only been _two_ pillion rides I've ever done that I've
enjoyed. One -- I was first in love with someone and rode on the back
with him up the Crest on my own bike, and the second time, when I rode
on the back with Reg Pridmore at CLASS -- my pace on the _track_
picked up immensely after seeing how smoothly one could go thru the
turns. This could have been bad if I hadnt already had some level of
riding ability. 

But the thing is, that if I had pillioned with such good riders before
I'd ridden myself, I think I'd have this idea or mental image of 'how
fast I ought to be going' that wouldnt have a good basis in reality,
given the actual level and ability of my riding as a newbie. I have
enought frustration NOW, knowing how much better I was a year ago, and
how much screwing up during a race, and breaking a bunch of bones
really impacted my riding. 

my 2 paise worth. :) 

Gayathri
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