pillion

Example Sentences

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The e‑bike, which was carrying a pillion passenger and described by Dorset Police as an "adapted electrically assisted pedal cycle or mountain bike", did not stop at the scene.

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026

One particular issue is the practice of pillion riders, who are at more risk due to not being in control.

From The Guardian • Oct. 2, 2019

As the convoy left the hospital it was chased by two motorcycle film crews, with one cameraman standing on the pillion seat.

From New York Times • Aug. 30, 2017

A somewhat less comfortable pillion seat is hidden beneath the rear cowl, with slender fold-down passenger pegs available along with an integrated grab bar.

From Forbes • Jul. 1, 2015

When I was young your mother and I rode miles across a dim forest, she on her pillion, I guiding a mettlesome beauty.

From A Pilgrim Maid A Story of Plymouth Colony in 1620 by Taggart, Marion Ames