first time riding 2 up.........

[jalaan1]

well yesterday the wife and i were both off from work @ the same time
in a long time, and all the kids were @ school.
so after the usuall 'no kids, just us in the house' nonsense:bump:
was out of the way,

i jokingly said "let's go for a ride on the bike"
now her usuall response is "HELL NO! you can barely ride yourself."
especially after my accident last year.
but this time she said "sure."

so we start getting dressed/geared up.
i tell her to put on her hiking boots, jeans and a thick denim jacket she has.
( i know it's not real gear, but that's all she had)
gave her my back protector, back up gloves and helmet, and were ready to go.

now, i've never actually riden anyone on the back of the bike before, so for some reason
i start to get really nervous.
i mean, if i fall/crash then hey it's just me.
but i don't want anything to happen to her. i was worried moreso about
the low speed manuvers with the added weight on my already heavy bike and
tipping over.

we pull out of the driveway, get rolling and i'm just taking it easy on the local streets. she says she's OK so i get on the parkway.
then all of a sudden all the nervousness i had just dissappeared.
i guess it was replaced with concentrating on the road.
we ended up doing only about 50 or so miles swung by the local beach and
back home.
needless to say, to my joyful surprise, she's hooked! she goes on and on
about she wants to get her own gear, what color helmet to get etc., etc.....
and when are we going back out?

i'm just so happy that my fear of riding someone is gone now,
and more importantly the wife wants to join in sometimes on my new found hobby.

just wanted to share.