I've got a new Stella on the way, and I plan to carry a passenger with some frequency.
What accessories do y'all find useful for 2-up riding? Is there a place for the passenger to put her feet if I don't buy the cowl protectors? Is the rear-rack with the backrest useful?
Any other suggestions for making life on the back of my Stella more comfortable?
Accessories for 2-up riding
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The passenger is meant to put their feet (mostly heels) on the farthest-back part of the floorboards. There's also passenger foot pegs availible (with or without cowl protectors).
I ride a Vespa GTV, so it's quite a bit different from a Stella. But I have had a load of compliments on how my passengers love having a backrest. That's something you might want to consider. I just have a standalone one that mounts to my rear rack, but I know you can get some without a rack for the Stella. I have a backrest on a topcase I mount occasionally as well, but I haven't taken any passengers since I got it, so no comments on that one just yet. One passenger I had forced her boyfriend to buy a backrest for his Harley after commenting on how comfortable a ride it was with mine.
Her boyfriend never spoke to me after that... he'd been very happy to maintain a no-chrome, totally bare-bones bike before that.
I ride a Vespa GTV, so it's quite a bit different from a Stella. But I have had a load of compliments on how my passengers love having a backrest. That's something you might want to consider. I just have a standalone one that mounts to my rear rack, but I know you can get some without a rack for the Stella. I have a backrest on a topcase I mount occasionally as well, but I haven't taken any passengers since I got it, so no comments on that one just yet. One passenger I had forced her boyfriend to buy a backrest for his Harley after commenting on how comfortable a ride it was with mine.
Her boyfriend never spoke to me after that... he'd been very happy to maintain a no-chrome, totally bare-bones bike before that.