Words: Boris Mihailovic
Photos: Ben Wilkins, Yamaha
Being a pillion isn’t as simple as
it seems. Far from it in fact.
Boris Mihailovic spells it out...
I
t’s only because I am the world’s worst
pillion, I know what is needed to be the
world’s best pillion. Over the last four
decades, I have been pillioned by riders of
all kinds. Every calibre of rider, from top-end
racers to an L-plater I felt would respond
better to my advice if I sat on the back of
his GPZ1100 and yelled instructions into
his ear, has pillioned me at some time.
I can confidently state that no-one
involved in this ever enjoyed any of it.
Likewise, I have carried every type of pillion
imaginable on the back of various motorcycles
– from girls too drunk to walk, and 150kg-
monsters too drunk to fight, to twitching