Andy wrote:
6. If you dislike someone that much, then yes, perch them on the back! Or, get yourself a nice dinky 38kg Asian girlfriend/wife/bit on the side and then you won't even know she's there!

7. If the chick doesn't dig it, she's easily replaced!

I've got the dinky sub 45kg asian partner and she won't get on the back of the bike after having been spoilt by being on the back of a SV650 before.

I see the pillion seat as a token effort, it's there as an emergency seat, nothing else.