How much weight can the passenger weigh?

minpinmom · 04-14-2008, 08:15 PM

Hey guys, I am so glad I found this biker forum - I didn't know how or where to ask this - I am hoping you guys can answer it for me.

My hubby just got a bike, we are, hopefully going to pick it up next week. It is a 99 Suzuki Intruder (800).

My question is: my hubby wants me to ride on the back and I am scared to death that I am too heavy and it will bend or break the back part of the bike. I, am too scared to tell him this, so I keep telling him I am SCARED to RIDE! Which, I am sure he knows is crap, because I rode street legal dirt bikes all through high-school.

I weigh 241.

Be honest, I would rather get the truth here than on the road somewhere.

**Jack** · 04-14-2008, 09:41 PM

I've put many tens of thousands of miles on various bikes over 30+ years both with a wide variety of passengers as well as solo.

Probably that Suzuki will stand your weight longer than you will be comfortable on it, depending on your husbands size. And depending on where/how far/how long you are riding together.

You've got a real nice middle size bike there, and it could well run cross country under the right circumstances. Personally I prefer solo riding except on the largest road burners out there. But then I'm old and cranky.

Or, tell him you want your OWN bike.....

minpinmom · 04-14-2008, 11:08 PM

lol, with the price of gas - I am considering it. I would love to have one of the Harley Ladies bikes. :-)

The hubby, of course is perfectly thin - 150 on a bad day. He has wanted a bike for ever, so we finally broke down and got him one.

Thanks for the input - I had no idea who to ask - till I stumbled across this Biker forum. Geeze, I guess I can find answers to all the worlds questions and never leave Lapbandtalk . . .

MyKdsDad · 04-15-2008, 08:35 AM

Wendy (also my daughter's name), if you feel the 800 is too small, you could trade up to the 1400 (I think it is), but I'm with Jack. You should have no problems on the Intruder.