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First road-trip on the new bike

July 27, 2014 by pillionpassionista Leave a Comment

almost empty road warriors cafe

Finally, Zorro has picked up the new bike (a BMW K1300S) and we’re taking it out together for our first ever weekend ‘road-trip’. Zorro has already put 500kms on the clock, riding solo. And he’s already fallen in love with it. Hopefully I will feel the same… We made last-minute plans to head to the… [Read More]

Filed Under: Ride days Tagged With: NSW, Riding, winter

How cold is too cold?

July 20, 2014 by pillionpassionista Leave a Comment

snow between bathuest and orange, July 2014

Zorro was hoping to get the new bike last week. And he was keen to go on a long ride asap. “Let’s go to Mudgee”, he said. “But it’s the middle of Winter”, I moaned. “Ha, we’ll just rug up,” he says. “Besides, the new bike has heated hand grips.” Yeah, good for the rider…. [Read More]

Filed Under: Bike gear, No ride Tagged With: gear, NSW, winter

Two-up of another kind

April 27, 2014 by pillionpassionista Leave a Comment

Zorro elected as spinner at 2-up

Sadly, the stunning weather from Easter didn’t last through to the following weekend (another long one). ANZAC day dawned wet and our planned ride up to Mt Victoria fell through. We drove the car instead, in convoy with some other bike friends. The winding journey up Bells Line of Road is a favourite with bikers… [Read More]

Filed Under: No ride Tagged With: NSW, Sydney

Mixing it up with a multistrada

March 16, 2014 by pillionpassionista Leave a Comment

banana bread

We were invited to stay down the coast at Coledale with some friends for the weekend. This was my first ‘overnight’ ride and I was fretting about how much (or little!) I could pack into the very small panniers on the S1000. As luck would have it, a friend offered us the use of his Ducati… [Read More]

Filed Under: Ride days Tagged With: NSW, Riding, summer, Sydney

Our first ride – West Head views on a Sunday

February 9, 2014 by pillionpassionista Leave a Comment

lion island seen from west head

The time has come for our first ride together. Riding attire: I’m all kitted up. Kind of. I’ve got my brand spanking new helmet and teamed it up with a pair of jeans (ok, so they’re Armani), a leather jacket (admittedly, it’s only a dress jacket, but it zips up the front and sits hip-length),… [Read More]

Filed Under: Ride days Tagged With: NSW, Riding, Sydney

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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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