Its what we do!!!

 

Dude, your technique sucks. You should be supporting 100% of your weight with your abs, butt and thigh muscles. You should be able to remove one or both hands from the bars at *ANY* point in your riding and not affect your upper body.

Train yourself by riding 30 minutes, twice a day, Consciously using your core muscles; take your left hand off the bars, maintain your seating position, and just drape your arm down. Do *not* use it to hold yourself up. Don't put it on your leg, across your tank, in yoru lap, nothing. Just wet-noodle it out the left side.

If you only have this problem when riding with a pillion, then your pillion is likely putting too much weight on your; train the pillion the same way.

It could also be in your head; you might be *thinking* that you need to hold yourself differently when riding with a pillion. You do not.

 

Agreed. I can't for the life of me figure out why anyone would *choose* to primarily ride a sport bike if they plan on 2-upping often. There are far better (and just as sporty) mounts for that.

 

Ok, I read the rest of the thread and see you've been riding a while.

I'm betting it's in your head. The F4i is a tiny little thing. I'm betting you're overcompensating the extra weight and handling differences.

Frankly, if you want to ride 2-up a lot, pretty much any light little sport bike is the wrong tool for the job. No insult; I've been down this road often over the last couple of decades. Get something else, or add to your garage if a lot of 2-up is in your future, no matter how tiny she is.