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August 17, 2014 by pillionpassionista Leave a Comment

It’s been wet all weekend. Good news for the farmers. Not so good for riders…

I’d be quite happy if we had a long El Nino weather pattern (sorry farmers), but the forecasters are saying it looks like it might not stick around.

Meanwhile, the new K1300S is sitting neglected in the garage.

As it keeps raining our initial excitement about the new bike is waning.

Zorro’s in mourning too over the recent sale of his beloved S1000RR. (If he could, he’d have kept both, I’m sure.)

So to pep him up about owning a ‘touring bike’ – and to keep myself in pillion passion mode – I’ve been looking through Pinterest.

And bike sites.

And travel sites.

winding road through spectacular scenery

Dreaming of wide open roads, somewhere new…

Dreaming…

Hey, what about riding around Tassie? (Conveniently forgetting that when we toured Tasmania by car 10 years ago, we had luggage filling the boot AND the back seat…)

Ooh, the west coast of California has some awesome roads for motorbikes! (Conveniently ignoring that travel insurance doesn’t seem to cover riding bikes with any reasonable power output…)

And so many weekend trips around NSW to do… (Conveniently forgetting that the promised El Nino isn’t coming anytime soon… And that I don’t like to ride in the rain…)

Still, it’s fun to dream. Where do you think would be a great place to ride?

towing a suitcase behind a motorbike

 

Filed Under: No ride Tagged With: motivation, travel, winter

About pillionpassionista

The pillionpassionista is discovering 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 clogged).

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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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