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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

Too hot for you?

March 9, 2014 by pillionpassionista Leave a Comment

BMW S1000RR on tow truck

It’s been a very “Indian Summer” in Sydney and March has been easily as warm as February. We didn’t decide ’til mid-morning to head out for a ride, and by then it was already edging 26C. Not being too sure if we’d get too hot, I suggested we head up the northern beaches for a… [Read More]

Filed Under: Bike gear, Ride days Tagged With: gear, Riding, summer, 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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