Short Passenger

[Scotts8826]

My wife enjoys ryding with me on our RT but she can't see over me or around me very we'll. So, turns and curves catch her off guard and see misses a lot of the scenery. Any creative solutions for her to see more of the ride and less of my back?

[hognut]

You could have one of the seat vendors on the forum make a seat with the passengers section higher. Adding a pad on top of the stock seat would not be an option as it will shift and move and be dangerous. Just my $0.02

[Bob Denman]

How about trying an Airhawk under her?

[Dan McNally]

Several of my friends wives, who were historically passengers, now have their own Spyders . . . just sayin'

[Chupaca]

the comfort seat raised the passenger on our RS also tilted her back a bit. As stated above you could have a seat/car shop add to the passenger though you may have to add to the pegs/floorboards as well. Then of course you could ryde in back...

[SpyderAnn01]

As Chupaca and Hayfield suggested you should either let her drive and you ride on the passenger seat or get her one of her own. Other than cutting your gas mileage in half there are no drawbacks to each of you riding on your own machine.

[cognaccruiser]

I guess one question would be, how much would she have to be raised up in the seat to be able to see over you? If too much it will become challenging to change the seat enough to satisfy the requirement.
Then, as Chupaca said, you may have to alter the floor boards for her to get her feet planted.
The other aspect to raising the seat is that you will be raising her center of gravity and that may be creating an uncomfortable scenario while cornering.
Sometimes the alternatives are less rewarding than the current situation.
Then there is the options already mentioned of you riding behind her or getting a second Spyder.

Gary

[Art Mann]

My wife is short as well. She has tried my Airhawk cushion with some success. She didn't slide around when she was using it and neither do I. There is a potential problem with any kind of pad and my wife experienced it. If your wife's legs are short, she may not be able to comfortably reach her pegs or floorboards sitting on a cushion, even if they are adjusted all the way up. I am having to go with an aftermarket floorboard riser for this reason.

[randyandsandy74]

My wife and I exchange positions every 50 to 75 miles or so. Works very well for us and I get to see more scenery, other than white or yellow lines and other vehicles.

[Bob Denman]

My wife is short as well. She has tried my Airhawk cushion with some success. She didn't slide around when she was using it and neither do I. There is a potential problem with any kind of pad and my wife experienced it. If your wife's legs are short, she may not be able to comfortably reach her pegs or floorboards sitting on a cushion, even if they are adjusted all the way up. I am having to go with an aftermarket floorboard riser for this reason.

A set of these might help...


http://www.spyderspecialties.com/

[ARtraveler]

Without going custom seat, Airhawk, Sheepskin pad, or both may help in raising the sitting position up.

Person to person communication so you can keep her in the know as to what is ahead, also a good idea.

[lightnin leeRoy]

I bought my wife a Airhawk R. She loves the added 2" to her seat height, not mention the extra comfort she gets.

[Scotts8826]

We may have to try the Airhawk. I didn't realize it could potentially add a couple inches in seat height.

[Bob Denman]

The more air; the more height.
But; there'll also come a point, when it'll start feeling as if you're sitting up on a Beach Ball...

[PW2013STL]

You could add a video camara to the front of the Spyder and then attach a flat screen to the back of your jacket. With a live feed she could then see ahead.


We do the same as Randyandsandy74 do, but we tend to do the switching every 100-200 miles. It does make her mad that I can see over her when she is driving

[Bob Denman]

Switching positions?
Oh! on the Spyder...

[PW2013STL]

Switching positions?
Oh! on the Spyder...

Darn backrest gets in the way.

[Bfromla]

Agree with hayfield she needs her own. Enjoy


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[Grandpot]

I owned the RT for 10 minutes. Now my wife has it and I'm back on the Valkyrie. Go figure.

[webweaver]

I had the same problem on my husbands BMW and both his Kawasaki. So I bought my Spyder, now I can see everything as I drive along. Penny