5 motorcycling accessories to make your pillion comfortable on long trips

Long rides become more enjoyable when you have a good companion to share the pleasures of the ride. If you love riding two-up with your girlfriend on your spouse in the pillion seat, you must have noticed that on long rides they usually tend to become restless and uncomfortable because of the simple fact that the pillion seats are not optimized for a high degree of comfort. But not to worry, here are some of the smartest additions that you can make to your motorcycle that will make your pillion Rider a lot more comfortable on long trips.

The best thing about these suggestions that we are going to make today is that you can easily find all of them in any bike accessories shop near you! Let’s get started.

Aftermarket saddles: And easy and immediate improvement in the pillion rider comfort can be made by purchasing aftermarket saddles. These are basically seats that attach on top of the pillion seat which significantly improves the rider comfort because of a wider seating area which allows for longer duration rides without fatigue. You can buy these in any bike accessories shop near you and attach it without any significant problem. If you are handy with tools, you can do that in the easily on your own after buying it from your nearest bike accessories shop.

Wide Foot Pegs: Another simple and affordable modification that you can make to your two wheeler in order to increase the pillion rider comfort is to add wider foot pegs by replacing the factory option, which is usually very narrow and does not provide enough space for the pillion rider to place his or her feet. Making this modification is also very simple, you can simply take your two-wheeler to any bike accessories shop near you and have it done in a matter of a few minutes. In many cases, your bike manufacturer can also help you with factory made upgrades, which compared to aftermarket options.

Rear bike luggage case with padding: Adding an additional bike luggage case to the rear of your two-wheeler kills two birds with one stone! The first benefit that you get by buying an additional bike luggage case is that of extra storage space on your bike, and the second benefit is for the pillion rider who can recline back against the padded surface of the luggage case and be more comfortable on long rides. Once again, bike luggage cases can be bought at any bike accessories shop near you and the changes can be done at home with just a few simple tools. Look for bike luggage cases with a lock and extra padding where the pillion rider will make contact with the case.

Dual visor helmets: A very important investment that you need to make for the pillion rider is on a dual visor helmet. The reason we are suggesting a dual visor helmet over a normal helmet is because it comes with an additional sun-screen which blocks bright sunlight and car headlights, thereby significantly improving the comfort factor. A dual visor helmet can also be used with the primary visor lifted up and the sun visor down which blocks excess light but still allows for great air flow keeping the pillion rider comfortable.

Riding safety gear: Finally get good reading safety gear for the pillion rider. You might not realise it but good riding safety gear also comes with additional comfort features which your pillion rider might be missing all this time. A pair of good bike riding gloves, a good motorcycle riding jacket, and comfortable boots make incremental improvements in the overall riding comfort.

Visit any bike accessories shop near you and make these important investments that will make your pillion rider more comfortable, and therefore your life a lot easier while on a long trip.