Were you able to lean into the curves in that slippery passenger seat? Would you go out for another ride on that Rebel knowing what you know from your first experience?
@@luolin2 the passenger should be like if you were hauling an object say you for some reason had a tv on the back lol the tv doesn't lean into the turn it keeps it's weight centered and over the rear wheel. I can see why people would think you should lean tho but no that's all on the driver
Two questions for Nina: 1) Now that she's been on a bike for the "first time," how soon until she gets her own? 2) What did Burch have to do/say to get a girl he just met to jump on the back of his bike 2 days later? :)
When I ride with a passenger on my Rebel 1100 I use custom mode and use the same settings as standard but turn the engine braking way down, it helps a lot with the low power throttle twitchiness. (DCT of course :P). After 30-40 mins my rider also does not like the seat and it made her legs fall asleep so she had trouble dismounting.
I had the Rebel 500 and had my daughter as passenger once. She complained a lot about the comfort. After my wife said, she would like to come with me sometimes as a passenger, I knew it was time for a new bike, even though I just had the Rebel for 9 month only. I guessed the Rebel 1100 would not be a lot better than the 500 and so I search for a nice looking bike with a comfy seat and found the new Moto Guzzi V7 Stone. Not only does it look great, it feels great and has a comfy seat, where I can sit on the whole day. Did not have a passenger ride so long (I only have it for a week now), but I am pretty sure, it is very comfy for the passenger too.
@@LifeOfBurch Yes, the Le Mans II (besides the Yamaha XT500) was one of the reasons I made my license back in 1982. Never could get one, because did not have the money for a car and a motorcycle in those days. Now I finally got my Guzzi. The new V7 is such a wonderful bike. When the weather is too bad for riding, I just stand beside the bike, look at it and enjoy it.
Plot twist: it was actually a rough ride but she thinks Burch is a cutie patootie so she was said it was super comfy. She did still have a fantastic time though 💁♀️
I recently got a Rebel 1100 after owning a Cbr300 for a long time. My wife and I road my 300 2 up for a number of years. She likes the Rebel 1100 way better. She had the same complaint about the seat. I am going to get a backrest and a pillion air hawk and see if that helps. Otherwise I may get a custom seat like a mustang seat or a Corbin.
Dude did I have a stroke? Lol. You made me laugh multiple times. I watched this video because I'm trying to make a decision between the 500 and the 1100 rebel. To give you some context,I'm 57 years old and have owned several Honda and Harley motorcycle's. I have compared the rebel to a sportster and I'm afraid if I get the 500, it won't be enough bike for me. Kinda leaning towards the 1100. Is there more accessories for the 1100 than the 500? Thanks in advance and I look forward to more videos. 😊
I would definitely love to learn more about riding with a passenger. Like do’s and dont’s. I’m fairly new to riding and would LOVE to take my wife for a ride but I’m terrified I’ll do something wrong and drop the bike and hurt her.
Get a few 1000 miles on your bike. By then you will have your basic skills down and know your bike pretty intimately. Take it slow at first, because having so much additional weight will make it feel drastically different at slow speed. Once you get up to speed it will feel much more normal, until you brake...your stopping distance will be longer due to the extra weight. But don't pull a Burch, daisy dukes and converse sneakers are not good for riding with a noobie about take out his first passenger, get her a helmet and make her wear jeans and some kind of jacket (preferably leather).
I am looking at one of these, in Canada you get the passenger seat included but as I ride solo I want to get the parcel rack so we'll see. Being short, I also want to get a set of risers. The other bike I'm looking at is the Triumph Bonneville T-120.
Hey Burch, Just out of curiosity... if a full 1/4 turn of the throttle is 15 minutes of the clock, how many minutes of the clock has that 1100's throttle got ??. For reference, My Bolt's throttle has 10 minutes of twist, from idle to wide open ....and it is twitchy, like a high-strung race horse. ....Stay Safe.
hi , i’m about to buy this Motorcycle for myself… what’s your bottom line? Should i buy the chair and the backrest like i’m planning on it or save myself $350 and just leave it as it is, a 1 person cruiser ???
Depends on your finances! I bought mine cash, but sometimes financing makes more sense depending on interest rate and potential financing deals. Either way, never spend outside of your means. I typically never even buy new because I like to let the original owner eat all the depreciation and then I look for a good deal. Every bike I’ve bought, aside from the 1100, has been used and has been a good enough deal that I’ve made money on it after riding it and selling it later. Just gotta be patient and ready for the deals when they pop up.
Have you thought about getting a booster plug to fix the lean fuel air distribution? It fixes the same twitchy throttle response on a lot of other bikes. They're only like 150 bucks I think.
Yo Burch, where's the comment asking about Nina's butt bruises? I'm watching the new video and I was like "Wait.. I thought somehow the internet was actually staying tame.. the fuck did I miss???"
How do you think the bike would do towing a camping tow-behind motorcycle trailer? I'm looking into buying a lighter touring capable bike for moto-camping.
Was hoping for some additional interview of the passengers experience too. But seems cool. I'd honestly worry about my passenger with that smallish seat
All the footage from the ride and post-ride interview were way too dark to salvage, which is why I went this route and just explained what she said her experience was like. Gotta make due with whatcha got sometimes.
@@LifeOfBurch Just how was the overall experience as a new rider. How did riding on back compare vs riding the from solo. Did the smallish seat effect the ride/does she think a bigger seat or back rest would have made it a better experience. A few ideas 💡:)
Didn't you have a Rebel 300 too? How did you have the 500 before you upgraded to the 1100? I about to get my first bike, 2019 Honda CB650R, and I can't freaking wait!!
Nice, congrats!! Yea I had a Rebel 300 for about 6 months, a Rebel 500 for about a year, and now the Rebel 1100. And there was a VFR750 and a VFR800 thrown in the mix, and now the Grom as well.
Noice! Do you give passengers a spare/extra jacket or anything? I assume you have an extra helmet unless Maryland is like Florida and is optional helmet wise.
@@LifeOfBurch want trying to insult you it took me a min to learn how to ride with my girl shit in still learning how to keep it smooth and I've been riding 3 yrs she's been with me on black pretty regular I ride more with her than with out. Just some of the stuff like having to tell her if there is bump coming and needing to hang on and going into traffic and downshifting it just takes time to learn with a passenger. I get so used to her being on the back I actually ride better with her on now
@@californiapoontappa I didn’t think you were insulting me, I was just curious if I ever said something in the video that you were relating to being driver error. I’ve gone two up plenty of times on my VFR750 and Rebel 500 so I have experience with the changes needed when carrying a passenger, but the 1100 is the only one that had me needing to be that cautious and smooth on the throttle. It’s definitely twitcher than the other two bikes even without a passenger though.
@@LifeOfBurch true I feel like iv seen a lot of your videos but only really started right before you took delivery of the 1100 never saw the two up I assumed this video was cuz you were new to 2 up I was wrong lol
@@LifeOfBurchhahaha I agree, that's why I asked combined weight. but thanks a estimate works perfect. Going to give it a try in sport with 320lbs.. finger's crossed
@@LifeOfBurch Hey Burch, The 2up with me and my daughter worked out fine. I changed the preload a few times while out going around to feel the difference. I think if we had a little more weight or bags with some gear I would maybe think about upgrading the shock. as per power it hauled nice in Sport mode. but over all it was a success. great fun for shorter rides.
I’m sure it would’ve been a bit smoother, but I didn’t switch over because I’ve found that even when it’s just me on the bike, rain mode doesn’t have enough initial responsiveness/get up and go. I was worried it would end up bogging down more. I may try it next time just to see, but couldn’t picture myself wanting to do it long term.
I was hoping for an actual passenger on the back and you giving feedback while riding 2 up. Disappointed in the video. Girl was cute and wanted to see more. No bueno.
Sometimes you gotta turn lemons into lemonade. The footage of her on the bike was trash and unusable, but I still wanted to weigh in on how it went. Can’t please everyone 🤷🏼♂️
I noticed that you said “she” a lot. Hopefully, when you met two days prior to going riding together you made sure to confirm Nina’s preferred gender pronouns 😜. Love the regular content and that you are trying to make TH-cam content creation and other social media a full time career. Many of us never chase our dreams with that much fervor and end up staying in the 9-5 life forever. Don’t forget to post as often as you can in our Rebel 1100 World FB Group… you certainly have a lot of fans in that group of Rebel owners. My girlfriend just bought the red Rebel 1100 DCT a few weeks back. Maybe 🤔 you and Nina will be the next Rebel Couple to both own the same bike 🏍 😁
Hahah damn I totally forgot to verify the pronouns! I think they’re now changed to bike/her…get it…like biker? 😂😂😂 Anyway, thanks for the kind words as always man! I definitely try to post in the 1100 group as much as possible. Even when I’m not posting, I’m on my admin grind approving members and booting out spam lol
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If I were to do a follow-up video interviewing Nina about how the ride went from her perspective, what questions would you want to hear answered? 🤔
Were you able to lean into the curves in that slippery passenger seat? Would you go out for another ride on that Rebel knowing what you know from your first experience?
@@luolin2 passengers shouldn't lean only the driver they should keep the weight as centered as possible
@@californiapoontappa oh, I always thought that should lean with you. I must have some faulty thinking on that one. Thanks.
@@luolin2 the passenger should be like if you were hauling an object say you for some reason had a tv on the back lol the tv doesn't lean into the turn it keeps it's weight centered and over the rear wheel. I can see why people would think you should lean tho but no that's all on the driver
Two questions for Nina:
1) Now that she's been on a bike for the "first time," how soon until she gets her own?
2) What did Burch have to do/say to get a girl he just met to jump on the back of his bike 2 days later? :)
Got my rebel 1100 last night😁😁
Yooo congrats man! You’re gonna love it!!
@@LifeOfBurch already do lol
when will i be able to post a comment like this :’/
When I ride with a passenger on my Rebel 1100 I use custom mode and use the same settings as standard but turn the engine braking way down, it helps a lot with the low power throttle twitchiness. (DCT of course :P). After 30-40 mins my rider also does not like the seat and it made her legs fall asleep so she had trouble dismounting.
Good idea! I have my user setting at full power, lowest traction control, and lowest engine braking. Maybe I’ll reconfigure for the next two up ride!
How did both your weight affect the bike? Does it hold well or do you need better rear shocks?
@@wooberdooba4019 They are adjustable! I think I clicked them 2 notches or so and that felt good for single and two rider.
I had the Rebel 500 and had my daughter as passenger once. She complained a lot about the comfort. After my wife said, she would like to come with me sometimes as a passenger, I knew it was time for a new bike, even though I just had the Rebel for 9 month only. I guessed the Rebel 1100 would not be a lot better than the 500 and so I search for a nice looking bike with a comfy seat and found the new Moto Guzzi V7 Stone. Not only does it look great, it feels great and has a comfy seat, where I can sit on the whole day. Did not have a passenger ride so long (I only have it for a week now), but I am pretty sure, it is very comfy for the passenger too.
Nice! Moto Guzzis are pretty cool looking!
@@LifeOfBurch Yes, the Le Mans II (besides the Yamaha XT500) was one of the reasons I made my license back in 1982. Never could get one, because did not have the money for a car and a motorcycle in those days. Now I finally got my Guzzi. The new V7 is such a wonderful bike. When the weather is too bad for riding, I just stand beside the bike, look at it and enjoy it.
Plot twist: it was actually a rough ride but she thinks Burch is a cutie patootie so she was said it was super comfy. She did still have a fantastic time though 💁♀️
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Wow you talk fast very clear I didn't miss a word I don't know how you keep it up, great vlog again thanks. Steve
Thanks Steve! I appreciate that!! 🙏🏻
Yeah, that's all fine and good BUT for this test to be at all relevant to me you'll have to find a big old cornfed girl to get on back.
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I recently got a Rebel 1100 after owning a Cbr300 for a long time. My wife and I road my 300 2 up for a number of years. She likes the Rebel 1100 way better. She had the same complaint about the seat. I am going to get a backrest and a pillion air hawk and see if that helps. Otherwise I may get a custom seat like a mustang seat or a Corbin.
I got mine today. Sadly I had to ride in the rain to get it home but was still a good ride
Did u get in?
Dude did I have a stroke? Lol. You made me laugh multiple times. I watched this video because I'm trying to make a decision between the 500 and the 1100 rebel. To give you some context,I'm 57 years old and have owned several Honda and Harley motorcycle's. I have compared the rebel to a sportster and I'm afraid if I get the 500, it won't be enough bike for me. Kinda leaning towards the 1100. Is there more accessories for the 1100 than the 500? Thanks in advance and I look forward to more videos. 😊
I would definitely love to learn more about riding with a passenger. Like do’s and dont’s. I’m fairly new to riding and would LOVE to take my wife for a ride but I’m terrified I’ll do something wrong and drop the bike and hurt her.
Get a few 1000 miles on your bike. By then you will have your basic skills down and know your bike pretty intimately. Take it slow at first, because having so much additional weight will make it feel drastically different at slow speed. Once you get up to speed it will feel much more normal, until you brake...your stopping distance will be longer due to the extra weight. But don't pull a Burch, daisy dukes and converse sneakers are not good for riding with a noobie about take out his first passenger, get her a helmet and make her wear jeans and some kind of jacket (preferably leather).
I really like your video style ! Keep going dude ! 🙌🙌 I’d like to see your channel going up to 1M one day!🔥
I am looking at one of these, in Canada you get the passenger seat included but as I ride solo I want to get the parcel rack so we'll see. Being short, I also want to get a set of risers. The other bike I'm looking at is the Triumph Bonneville T-120.
Hey Burch, Just out of curiosity... if a full 1/4 turn of the throttle is 15 minutes of the clock, how many minutes of the clock has that 1100's throttle got ??. For reference, My Bolt's throttle has 10 minutes of twist, from idle to wide open ....and it is twitchy, like a high-strung race horse. ....Stay Safe.
Great content and explanations! That was an awesome idea to tap her leg when you saw reason for her to hold on tighter!
My wife rides pillion on my Rebel 500 - how would you say the passenger experience compares between the two, since you've now had a passenger on both?
hi , i’m about to buy this Motorcycle for myself… what’s your bottom line? Should i buy the chair and the backrest like i’m planning on it or save myself $350 and just leave it as it is, a 1 person cruiser ???
Hey Burch, when it comes to a new Motorcycle do you recommend Financing , Leasing or just paying cash.
Depends on your finances! I bought mine cash, but sometimes financing makes more sense depending on interest rate and potential financing deals. Either way, never spend outside of your means. I typically never even buy new because I like to let the original owner eat all the depreciation and then I look for a good deal. Every bike I’ve bought, aside from the 1100, has been used and has been a good enough deal that I’ve made money on it after riding it and selling it later. Just gotta be patient and ready for the deals when they pop up.
Amazing review! I have decided I will get this bike… Now I only need my license and 10000€…😂
interesting handling on 500 with a passenger. where my tmax scooter also goes unnoticed.
NNNNiiiiiiccccceeeee eeellllleeeeccccttttrrrriiiicccc vvvoooiiiiccceee with the vibration of the bike, lol
Wow Nina 👏
Lol, "pulling the extra weight around." You better be careful!
Awesome again. My new vocab is jangy this week. Thank you
Vocab with Burch! Haha thanks man!
Happy for you!
Have you upgraded the seat at all? If so, what did you get?
Awesome brother! As always!
Thanks dude!! 🤘🏻
that tiny pillion seat is putting me off buying this bike, I'm hoping there will be a bigger (wider) aftermarket option available soon.
Check out Mustang and Corbin! Both have aftermarket seats available that have a bigger passenger area.
Love the channel. What do you think about long rides on the Rebel, like 1000 miles maybe 500 in a day or more???
Thanks man! I’d say grab a comfier seat and it’ll eat up those miles no problem! Only limiting factor is your butt 😂
Have you thought about getting a booster plug to fix the lean fuel air distribution? It fixes the same twitchy throttle response on a lot of other bikes. They're only like 150 bucks I think.
Yo Burch, where's the comment asking about Nina's butt bruises? I'm watching the new video and I was like "Wait.. I thought somehow the internet was actually staying tame.. the fuck did I miss???"
I don’t even know dude, it may have gotten deleted or the person realized how weird they were being 😂😂😂 the internet’s a strange place lmao
@@LifeOfBurch lol, right on I get ya now
How do you think the bike would do towing a camping tow-behind motorcycle trailer? I'm looking into buying a lighter touring capable bike for moto-camping.
Hey, tell us more about her
Was hoping for some additional interview of the passengers experience too. But seems cool. I'd honestly worry about my passenger with that smallish seat
All the footage from the ride and post-ride interview were way too dark to salvage, which is why I went this route and just explained what she said her experience was like. Gotta make due with whatcha got sometimes.
I agree, would have preferred this video that way
@@sachan9081 what questions would you want to hear her answer if I decide to do a second video interviewing her about the ride?
@@LifeOfBurch Just how was the overall experience as a new rider. How did riding on back compare vs riding the from solo. Did the smallish seat effect the ride/does she think a bigger seat or back rest would have made it a better experience. A few ideas 💡:)
@@carlobighouse5434 good questions ;)
ez to add a top box with a passenger back rest. !
At what setting do you have your front and back suspension set at for passengers?
What happen to the 500?
Went to the new owner in March or April!
Didn't you have a Rebel 300 too? How did you have the 500 before you upgraded to the 1100? I about to get my first bike, 2019 Honda CB650R, and I can't freaking wait!!
Nice, congrats!! Yea I had a Rebel 300 for about 6 months, a Rebel 500 for about a year, and now the Rebel 1100. And there was a VFR750 and a VFR800 thrown in the mix, and now the Grom as well.
1:52 - looks like a Honda Metropolitan
1:31 Runs a stop sign??
It’s no stop on right turn, only if you’re going left. You really think I’m out here blowing stop signs at 25mph? Lmao
Squeezed her legs and grip on your torso. Sounds like you did everything right!
Thanks John! 🙏🏻
Birch maybe in the future you might interview the other person for their opinion
I covered everything she said in this video, but let me know any specific questions you’d want answered in case I decide to do that!
Nina is cool, good to see you converted her to being a biker chick! cool vid, I'm gonna join Patreon soon
Thanks bro! I’m stoked to build up the Patreon and would love to have you over there! 🤘🏻
Would you recommend that bike for me as a beginner?
No
@@TonyMontanaXx because..
Noice! Do you give passengers a spare/extra jacket or anything? I assume you have an extra helmet unless Maryland is like Florida and is optional helmet wise.
I have a spare helmet, but no spare jacket. When we went out she just wore a leather jacket she had!
I got a 2000 honda shadow 750 and a wrist. That's it.
should have shown how it looks to sit as a passenger
To be fair riding two up takes lots of practice so some of it might be driver error
Driver error how? Did I say something went wrong?
@@LifeOfBurch want trying to insult you it took me a min to learn how to ride with my girl shit in still learning how to keep it smooth and I've been riding 3 yrs she's been with me on black pretty regular I ride more with her than with out. Just some of the stuff like having to tell her if there is bump coming and needing to hang on and going into traffic and downshifting it just takes time to learn with a passenger. I get so used to her being on the back I actually ride better with her on now
@@LifeOfBurch my bikes are a Yamaha bolt and r6 so id say the bolt and rebel would be similar
@@californiapoontappa I didn’t think you were insulting me, I was just curious if I ever said something in the video that you were relating to being driver error. I’ve gone two up plenty of times on my VFR750 and Rebel 500 so I have experience with the changes needed when carrying a passenger, but the 1100 is the only one that had me needing to be that cautious and smooth on the throttle. It’s definitely twitcher than the other two bikes even without a passenger though.
@@LifeOfBurch true I feel like iv seen a lot of your videos but only really started right before you took delivery of the 1100 never saw the two up I assumed this video was cuz you were new to 2 up I was wrong lol
Great video. What would be your combined weight of you both?
Asking a lady’s weight on day 2 of knowing her is a slippery slope, so I avoided that 😂 If I had to guess, I’d say the two of us are roughly ~270lbs?
@@LifeOfBurchhahaha I agree, that's why I asked combined weight. but thanks a estimate works perfect. Going to give it a try in sport with 320lbs.. finger's crossed
@@adamgrimes8068 let me know how it goes! Don’t forget to crank up the preload and you should be good!
@@LifeOfBurch Hey Burch, The 2up with me and my daughter worked out fine. I changed the preload a few times while out going around to feel the difference. I think if we had a little more weight or bags with some gear I would maybe think about upgrading the shock. as per power it hauled nice in Sport mode. but over all it was a success. great fun for shorter rides.
What is the max weight on this model? I’d like to buy one and ride with my wife but we are both well above average height.
"She is a Trooper for a few reasons" hmnmmm 😏😏😏
I think we all know what...
"I converted her" 😏
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how much the suspention can carry in your opinion? im 100 kg and my gf is around the 75
If I remember correctly (don’t quote me on this) Honda’s max weight capacity is listed at 375lbs.
@@LifeOfBurch thanks man ❤
@@LifeOfBurch btw, love your content
@@killerkip14 thank dude! I really appreciate that! 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
The complaint you mentioned about Standard Mode being "too twitchy" with a pillion. I'm curious how Rain Mode would have been for the rider/pillion.
I’m sure it would’ve been a bit smoother, but I didn’t switch over because I’ve found that even when it’s just me on the bike, rain mode doesn’t have enough initial responsiveness/get up and go. I was worried it would end up bogging down more. I may try it next time just to see, but couldn’t picture myself wanting to do it long term.
Your downshift problems with a passenger would be solved with the DCT. Go trade that manual farm tractor in for an upgrade! Get it right this time! :)
I got it right the first time, believe me 😂 DCT is noottt for me!
Is your girl still riding?
Here
Let’s gooo!! 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻
She was small light girl?
Maybe for an American.
In Thailand your small Thai girl is 5' and no more than 88 lbs.
1:35 lmaoooo
I was hoping for an actual passenger on the back and you giving feedback while riding 2 up. Disappointed in the video. Girl was cute and wanted to see more. No bueno.
Sometimes you gotta turn lemons into lemonade. The footage of her on the bike was trash and unusable, but I still wanted to weigh in on how it went. Can’t please everyone 🤷🏼♂️
Great video Burch your girlfriend is hot 🔥
thumbnail for subs - hahahah
That and the fact that it would be hard to have a video about a passenger, with a thumbnail that doesn’t show a passenger 😂
@@LifeOfBurch I clicked, and not because I wanted to know how it handles a passenger 😹😹
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I noticed that you said “she” a lot. Hopefully, when you met two days prior to going riding together you made sure to confirm Nina’s preferred gender pronouns 😜. Love the regular content and that you are trying to make TH-cam content creation and other social media a full time career. Many of us never chase our dreams with that much fervor and end up staying in the 9-5 life forever. Don’t forget to post as often as you can in our Rebel 1100 World FB Group… you certainly have a lot of fans in that group of Rebel owners. My girlfriend just bought the red Rebel 1100 DCT a few weeks back. Maybe 🤔 you and Nina will be the next Rebel Couple to both own the same bike 🏍 😁
Hahah damn I totally forgot to verify the pronouns! I think they’re now changed to bike/her…get it…like biker? 😂😂😂 Anyway, thanks for the kind words as always man! I definitely try to post in the 1100 group as much as possible. Even when I’m not posting, I’m on my admin grind approving members and booting out spam lol
If a person isn't a she they definitely aren't getting on the motorcycle with me...
What are you doing letting her jump on your bike instead of....... 🤔 Don't wait too long or your wrist pain will persist. 🤣
bro did you take this joke from the handbook of 12 year old edge lords?