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It’s time to meet the family

July 10, 2016 By pillionpassionista 1 Comment

I began riding pillion over 2 years ago, with my partner of 13 years. Finally, after all this time, we went to visit my family on the back of the bike. I was nervous about it – it felt like introducing a new boyfriend to them. Sure, they’ve known about ‘us’ for some time, but… [Read More]

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How hot is too hot?

October 5, 2015 By pillionpassionista 1 Comment

Harking back to a previous post (“How cold is too cold?“) this crazy Sydney weather just can’t make up its mind. Here we are at the October long weekend – first weekend in October, only 1 month into Spring – and it should be the perfect time of year for riding. We, along with thousands… [Read More]

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A quick sprint between Sydney storms

April 25, 2015 By pillionpassionista Leave a Comment

Here we are on ANZAC Day, 2015, marking the 100 year anniversary of that fateful landing at Gallipoli. One year ago today we cancelled a planned ride to the Blue Mountains due to poor weather and visibility (although we still drove up there by car and Zorro made a motza on the 2-Up floor, which… [Read More]

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An Ode to Autumn

April 19, 2015 By pillionpassionista Leave a Comment

[A side note from the Pillion Passionista: I know it seems like I’ve lost 2 whole seasons, with no posts published since Winter 2014. Rest assured that we have been riding. And that I have been blogging. Just not as much as I’d hoped, on either account…! There are a bunch of partially-written posts sitting… [Read More]

More posts...

  • Well, I can dream about it…
  • Kabuto through the ages
  • The K1300S: A Pillion’s Perspective
  • First road-trip on the new bike
  • How cold is too cold?
  • Test-riding the new bike
  • We’re going to need a bigger bike…
  • 7 things I love being on the back of a bike
  • TGIM – Thank God It’s Monday
  • Two-up of another kind
  • Two days of two-up
  • Just a matter of luck?
  • Escape to Mangrove Mountain
  • Two-way talk when Two-up
  • Mixing it up with a multistrada
  • Too hot for you?
  • Getting my gear on
  • A quick rap up ‘the old road’
  • A different kind of riding
  • Our first ride – West Head views on a Sunday

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Who is the Pillion Passionista?

Who am I? Probably not who you imagine. Nothing like the cliched 'bikie chick', certainly.

I grew up in the middle-class leafy north shore of Sydney, worked in the corporate world for many years, and left my mid-life crisis behind me some miles back.

When I tired of playing second fiddle to my beloved partner's beloved motorbike, I decided I wanted to be a part of his weekend road trips.

Not fancying the idea of learning how to ride, I took the easy rider option and hopped on the back.

Follow along as the pillionpassionista discovers the joy of being on the back of a motorcycle, one weekend at a time.

She rides with her partner "Zorro" in Sydney, Australia - the greatest city in the world (at least when the sun is shining and the roads aren't jammed).

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