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A pillion is a secondary pad, cushion, or seat behind the main seat or saddle on a horse, motorcycle, bicycle or moped. A passenger in this seat is said to "ride pillion". The word is derived from the Scottish Gaelic for "little rug", pillean, from the Latin pellis, "animal skin". One or more pelts often were used as a secondary seat on horseback; the usage has carried over to motorcycles.

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  • A pillion is a secondary pad, cushion, or seat behind the main seat or saddle on a horse, motorcycle, bicycle or moped. A passenger in this seat is said to "ride pillion". The word is derived from the Scottish Gaelic for "little rug", pillean, from the Latin pellis, "animal skin". One or more pelts often were used as a secondary seat on horseback; the usage has carried over to motorcycles. (en)
  • Bönpall (även "baksits" eller "damsadel") är en motorcykels passagerarsadel. Ordet bönpall kommer efter böna som var den allmänna benämningen på tjejen, under 1950- och 60-talen, som åkte med som passagerare på motorcykeln. Ursprungligen var ordet en skämtsam användning av ordet som egentligen har betydelsen bönpall i en kyrka. Ordet har senare även kommit att benämna motsvarande plats för en passagerare på en traktor.[källa behövs] (sv)
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  • A pillion is a secondary pad, cushion, or seat behind the main seat or saddle on a horse, motorcycle, bicycle or moped. A passenger in this seat is said to "ride pillion". The word is derived from the Scottish Gaelic for "little rug", pillean, from the Latin pellis, "animal skin". One or more pelts often were used as a secondary seat on horseback; the usage has carried over to motorcycles. (en)
  • Bönpall (även "baksits" eller "damsadel") är en motorcykels passagerarsadel. Ordet bönpall kommer efter böna som var den allmänna benämningen på tjejen, under 1950- och 60-talen, som åkte med som passagerare på motorcykeln. Ursprungligen var ordet en skämtsam användning av ordet som egentligen har betydelsen bönpall i en kyrka. Ordet har senare även kommit att benämna motsvarande plats för en passagerare på en traktor.[källa behövs] (sv)
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  • Pillion (en)
  • Bönpall (sadel) (sv)
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