Do you still Wave at Passing Bikes?

[Fart]

Is it me or have I noticed that bikers dont wave or nod as much to eachother when passing.

About 10 years back when I was at university (showing my age) I ride my bike (NS400R) often and most of the bikers that I pass nods or waves back. But these days most dont even look at ya let alone wave. I feel strange nodding to myself. Whats up with that? :headbang:

[Pixie]

Yep.I nod,wave whatever.Also acknowledge cagers that pull to the left as I approach them.

[StoneChucker]

Yeah, still wave to everything. Wave to cars who move over. Wave to cars towing bikes. Wave to hot ch.... Um, nevermind...

[Fart]

I bet you guys wave to hot chicks in a cage too. :killingme :Punk: :niceone:


I do. :drinknsin

[crashe]

Yep I wave to all..... :ride: :niceone: :yes:

[Ixion]

I wave to anything with two wheels and a motor. Most wave back. One thing that does influence things is that it is often hard to wave in time on the motorway.

Even Harleys wave to Li'l Rat Bike, sometimes they even wave first. I've no idea why they approve of him. amused by it's sheer cheek maybe.

[justsomeguy]

I wave to everything except those gay scooters....:mad: and the reason I don't wave to them is in the past when you wave to them all you get back is confused, fearful stares..................:laugh:

[Fart]

I try to nod or wave most passing bikes except scooters. Dont know why. Maybe the scooter guys dont expect it.

[gamgee]

having riden a scooter, it was more of a way of getting from a to b, now riding a bike it's more about what happens while i'm going from a-b and riding a proper bike you tend to be looking at what others are riding, still love those gsx250's (for a learner bike) they just look so good! :love:

[DEATH_INC.]

I wave to most,even Hardleys....it's fun to watch 'em nearly loose control when they take a hand off the bars to wave back :laugh:

[Shawn]

Man i wave to everything with 2 wheels….i would say 90% time I get my wave back.. and definitely HOT chicks and it's even better when they wave back.. :msn-wink:..i

[Fart]

I had a whole bus load of girls waving at me and getting excited on the motorway. It made my day. :D

[bugjuice]

i'm waving to everyone all the time..
right now, I'm working on a mono-wave combo.. so far, no good..

[N4CR]

I wave at pretty much everything... bmws/harleys almost never wave (I must be to riced for them or something :laugh: ) and scooters... mabey a 30% sucess rate. I got more nods/waves from cops than those categories :/

Coolest nod/wave I got was from a rather crazily speeding cbr going up symonds street just as I left uni... looked up from perving the R1 thats outside the arts building every day, ''wEEEEUUUmmmmm' and I get a nod :niceone: made my day hehehe.

[erik]

I usually just nod to people, but sometimes I wave. I don't think I've ever had anyone on a scooter wave back though, I guess it's true that they're mostly just a way of getting from a to b.

[Badcat]

i wave - especially to harley owners when i'm on the vanvan.

of course you can see their puzzled expressions much better with their open face helmets....


heh

[Drew]

I wave at pretty much everything... bmws/harleys almost never wave (I must be to riced for them or something :laugh: ) and scooters... mabey a 30% sucess rate. I got more nods/waves from cops than those categories :/

Coolest nod/wave I got was from a rather crazily speeding cbr going up symonds street just as I left uni... looked up from perving the R1 thats outside the arts building every day, ''wEEEEUUUmmmmm' and I get a nod :niceone: made my day hehehe.

I am well convinced that if a harley rider ever lifted an arm, to wave at a Jappa, hell would freeze over, Hellen Clarke's gender would be confirmed, and monkeys would fly out of my butt! Since those things are unlikely to happen, ( though the monkey thing is possible. Took me a whle to get them in there.) we should wave at all, and hope for a response. Stick together and all that :drinknsin

[Sparky Bills]

I bet you guys wave to hot chicks in a cage too. :killingme :Punk: :niceone:


I do. :drinknsin




DAMN STRAIGHT!!!! :msn-wink: :niceone:
I wave at just about every bike (within reason :whistle: )

[SlashWylde]

I usually give a fellow biker a nod, or some times a wave with the left hand. Don't wave to scooters tho. Does that make me a snob? I just think scooters are sad, unless it's a hot girl in the saddle :yeah:

Interestingly I don't usually get any response from the 'Bros on Harleys. Only middle aged euro guys and gals. Guess they're too hard to nod back to another guy on a bike.

I do get spontaneous nods and waves from sports bike riders tho, and I'm on a 250 cruiser, huh go figure.

[idb]

I usually give a fellow biker a nod, or some times a wave with the left hand. Don't wave to scooters tho. Does that make me a snob?
I don't wave to scooters since the thread by the guy being picked on by scooter boys.
I see them in a more threatening light now...... :eek5:

[Matt Bleck]

I don't wave to scooters either, but I wave at everything else...

[FEINT]

I wave at most bikes :yes: , usually don't bother with Harleys, BMW's. :no: .... they never wave back.

Sometimes, it is quite difficult to wave / nod on the motorway. It is not because you don't want to but you are just not concentrating on traffic heading the other way. You are focused on changing lanes, traffic behind etc... Sometimes I wave / nod and the biker heading the other way doesn't even notice me.

I do thank cage drivers that pull over when I am behind or move to the left. We need more considerate drivers like that.

[MadDuck]

....... Hellen Clarke's gender would be confirmed

That could open a can of worms you brave fella :msn-wink:

I wave when its practical. Would look a bit of a dork waving and falling off now wouldnt one? :ride:

[SuperDave]

When on the motorway I find that I don't get a chance to have a look at the oncomming traffic unless I am in the immediate right lane. But whenever I pass or see a bike in all other situations I always give a wave type of salute or a head nod - and I would say the majority of riders repay the gesture.

I always get little kids that point and wave to me, even had a few staring and waving at me whilst looking through their cars rear windscreen.

[Motu]

Don't wave to scooters tho.

Guess they're too hard to nod back to another guy on a bike.

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Begorah laddie,tiz a small wee brain ye be havin there now isn't it? (is that how they talk in Dannemora?)

[Wolf]

I wave to anyone on a bike and any kids waving at me from the side of the road - I like to encourage their interest in bikes. I also wave at cops, ambos, fire trucks. Any scooter being buffeted by pissing rain and gusting wind in the middle of winter is definitely worthy of a wave.

[Zed]

I don't wave to scooters either, but I wave at everything else...Scoots, Dirt/Trail bikes, and Gang Members tend to be the exceptions to the wave rule for me. :no:

[Ixion]

I am well convinced that if a harley rider ever lifted an arm, to wave at a Jappa, hell would freeze over, Hellen Clarke's gender would be confirmed, and monkeys would fly out of my butt! Since those things are unlikely to happen, ( though the monkey thing is possible. Took me a whle to get them in there.) we should wave at all, and hope for a response. Stick together and all that :drinknsin

Harleys seem to wave (or at least return waves) when I am on Li'l Rat Bike. Or, at any rate , nod or raise a thumb, which I guess amounts to the same. No idea why, I'd have thought Li'l Rat Bike would be the last thing they'd have approved of.

[Jeremy]

I'll give a wave when it's easily possible. Otherwise it's a nod, unless I'm taking a turn at traffic lights. Funnily enough it's the bus drivers that will give me the occasional wave and a nod at the lights.

[Zed]

Apart from general "biker discrimination" this waving/nodding/saluting issue really comes down to the mood you and the approaching rider are in at the time surely? If I'm in a happy-go-lucky jolly mood (normally only on weekends :D) I'll acknowledge most bikes coming the other way, if I'm not so happy then the number of times I give out a friendly wave will be reduced...of course it's the same with all of us because that is *normal* human behaviour! (I wonder if Whinger waves??) When you've ridden on the road for a while you will come to the realisation that some days you will wave to bikes more than others and in the same vein waves will be returned more some days than others, all based on emotion!

[campbellluke]

Im part of the next generation that doesn't wave.

[Hitcher]

Is it me or have I noticed that bikers dont wave or nod as much to eachother when passing.

About 10 years back when I was at university (showing my age) I ride my bike (NS400R) often and most of the bikers that I pass nods or waves back. But these days most dont even look at ya let alone wave. I feel strange nodding to myself. Whats up with that?
Must just be an Auckland thang. There's so much nodding and waving going on between us Wellington bikers, some of us get both hands off the bars at times...

[Hitcher]

Im part of the next generation that doesn't wave.
Or punctuate...

[Virago]

Is it me or have I noticed that bikers dont wave or nod as much to eachother when passing.

About 10 years back when I was at university (showing my age) I ride my bike (NS400R) often and most of the bikers that I pass nods or waves back. But these days most dont even look at ya let alone wave. I feel strange nodding to myself. Whats up with that? :headbang:

This is an oldie but a goodie - some might not have seen it:

Why Bikers Don't Wave Back

Top Ten Reasons Why Harley Riders Don't Wave Back:
10. - Afraid it will invalidate warranty.
9. - Leather and studs make it too hard to raise arm.
8. - Refuses to wave to anyone whose bike is already paid for.
7. - Afraid to let go of the handlebars because they might vibrate off.
6. - Rushing wind would blow scabs off the new tattoos.
5. - Angry because just took out second mortgage to pay luxury tax on new Harley.
4. - Just discovered the fine print in owner's manual and realized H-D is partially owned by those rice-burner manufacturers.
3. - Can't tell if other riders are waving or just reaching to cover their ears like everyone else.
2. - Remembers the last time a Harley rider waved back, he impaled his hand on spiked helmet.
1. - They're jealous that after spending $30,000, they still don't own a Gold Wing.


Top Ten Reasons Why Gold Wing Riders Don't Wave Back:
10. - Wasn't sure whether other rider was waving or making an obscene gesture.
9. - Afraid might get frostbite if hand is removed from heated grip.
8. - Has arthritis and the past 400 miles have made it difficult to raise arm.
7. - Reflection from etched windshield momentarily blinded him.
6. - The expresso machine just finished.
5. - Was actually asleep when other rider waved.
4. - Was in a three-way conference call with stock broker and accessories dealer.
3. - Was distracted by odd shaped blip on radar screen.
2. - Was simultaneously adjusting the air suspension, seat height, programmable CD player, seat temperature and satellite navigation system.
1. - Couldn't find the "auto wave back" button on the dashboard.

[pommie girl]

:killingme :killingme :killingme :killingme

[Jackrat]

When I was younger I waved at British bike riders,They chased me an beat me up.
Then I got a 250 an they couldn't catch me. :msn-wink:
So I waved at Ducati riders(they were different back then)an they chased me an beat me up.
So I got me a 750 an they couldn't catch me,unless some sod put corners in the road. :msn-wink:
So the day came I bought an HD,I waved but no bugger belived it,I found out I wasn't suppoused to wave, because nobody would belive it,and the other HD riders wouldn't belive it either. :msn-wink:
Now I wave to no bugger,an they still want to beat me up.
Thirty bloody years,not much changes huh! :beer:

[gamgee]

Im part of the next generation that doesn't wave.
are you related to chris campbell? is your gsx250 the one thats always parked on highgate, i always drive past that drooling haha it's the bike i most want right now!!!

[idb]

Hey! I've got a great idea!
Let's come up with a special wave so that Kiwi Bikers can recognise each other.
Or...... has this been discussed before.........?

[Virago]

Hey! I've got a great idea!
Let's come up with a special wave so that Kiwi Bikers can recognise each other.
Or...... has this been discussed before.........?
I'd be a starter for that! Any suggestions?

[Ixion]

I'd be a starter for that! Any suggestions?
Truckies do a quick left right off on their indicators. Has the advantage of being able to be done even when both hands are needed and visible at night.

Mr Plod might complain though.

I think any special signal would be hard to spot, it's difficult as it is to pick up the different possibilities of wave, nod, thumb lift, foot waggle (Continentals. Strange lot) .

Of course, for some KBers the answer is simple - just throw greeting and acknowledgement wheelies :devil2:

[gamgee]

something like this?
http://sturgiszone.com/picsphotos/bikerchick/pics/bikerchicks2004mar12c.jpg

[campbellluke]

are you related to chris campbell? is your gsx250 the one thats always parked on highgate, i always drive past that drooling haha it's the bike i most want right now!!!

Sorry, no relation.

Why are you unhappy with your current bike?

[Ixion]

something like this?
http://sturgiszone.com/picsphotos/bikerchick/pics/bikerchicks2004mar12c.jpg
Well, that's how I usually wave. Nothing reticent about me :D

And I hope those girder fork tubes are stronger than they look!

[gamgee]

Sorry, no relation.

Why are you unhappy with your current bike?

lets just say it's slow, and i don't like the cruiser style, and i keep scraping the foot pegs, which is starting to get annoying, but i like sports bikes a lot more, oh and the bike feels to small for me, i'm only 5'10" but yeah it's just not comfortable, but is that your gsx on highgate?

[campbellluke]

Highgate? Maori hill? I wish I lived there. - Nah it's not my bike.

I have a GSX250S, do not get a GSX250 they are ass. Maybe older GSX250 bikes were 4 cylinder. But I guess the new ones arn't for speed. They are probably bloody reliable though.

Maybe you will be able to pick out a cheap CBR in Dunedin somewhere? If you dislike your SR get a 4 cylinder.

Provided you don't crash my bike, maybe you could test it sometime? If you like ;p

It's a 40hp at the crank 4 cylinder. But it gets cleaned up by CBRs easily.

Edited: spelling and wording

[stevedee]

I wave to all bikers, (especially hardleys) have had a few wobbley incidents because of it, haven't got the nod thing quite right yet........

[gamgee]

Provided you don't crash my bike, maybe you could test it sometime? If you like ;p

It's a 40hp at the crank 4 cylinder. But it gets cleaned up by CBRs easily.

Edited: spelling and wording
what the cbr250's? but then the cbr's are normally twice as expensive as the gsx's (another reason to like the gsx250's) but you reckon the ones to look out for are the gsx250s how much should i expect to pay for an early 90's one with aroun 30-40,000k's on it? nothings really decided at the moment i probably need to save up another grand or so before i can even start looking around for another bike, then theres the increase in my insurance etc. probably wouldn't want to test drive another person's bike unless i was considering buying it, sort of sounds like asking for trouble :msn-wink: but thanks for the offer

[campbellluke]

That's no problem. The offer is always up though.

I am uneducated at bike market rates to tell you any pricings of anything.

If you think that your 250 is slow, get a 4 cylinder. Or a 2 stroke. I have said this to a few people and yet they go out and buy GSX250 . And curse about how slow they are.

Just look up specifications of bikes. If you want some power, you will be looking at 40hp - 45hp at the crank.

Also. I have ridden a VTR250, they are a pretty cool bike!

A GSX250 may be good to look at? Yes, if it has 4 cylinders. I don't know if Suzuki ever made a such thing?

My bike is a Grey bike ( sold in Japan only ) , which I got imported. Quite different to a GSX250 though. Similar in some ways to the 90-92 Suzuki bandits.

250s that are good - cbr zxr gsxs-katana gsxf-bandit fzr250 fzr250rr vtr - many more to list. I can't think of them though.

MAYBE a fzr cheap? They are a really awesome bike to ride. 180km+ bike 19,000 rpm redline. Little brother bought one a few years ago for $1200. If you ever see one, they should be cheap. Because of their age. Sadly yamaha doesn't still make FZR.

In a years time I will be hoping to get a FZR600 .. maybe 1000. I love FZRs. If you still are looking then maybe you would like to test ride mine.

[gamgee]

yeah a mate of mine has an fzr, hopefully he'll sell it soon ;) was actually looking at a bandit a few months ago but got out bid on it on trademe in the last minute, and yeah i know they're a good bike, just damn hard to find, thats the only one i've ever seen in dunedin, and now i get to see it parked down at uni just about every day :mad: wouldn't get a 2 stroke though, to much maintanance for me, i think some of the older gsx's were 4 cylinder, i'm actually also considering one of those dirty little fxr's which actually go like rockets considering the tiny little engine, but i think they might be a bit small height wise for me, i've seen a few of them and they always look so small, dunno will have a look around at the end of the year but definitely going to be a sports bike, i'm sick of getting mistaken for a damn harley and having downs syndrome kids coming up to me and saying 'nice harley' jeeeeez don't they know the difference between a japanese cruiser and a hardley?

[campbellluke]

Are you the Yamaha that stands his bike up. In university often by the Science area in the shade? If so, I am the silver bike beside you.

[Redstar]

I think we have covered this a few times but I wave at all bikes if it is safe to do so and they wave back ipso-facto and thats it really. I was once assisted by a patched biker on a hog so I really think the fraternaty is alive and well.

[gamgee]

yeah, i've stopped parking there now though, got sick of riding home on a wet seat. :cold:
just had a look at the fzr, cbr and gsx (1990 model which is 4 cylinder) and they all have claimed 45hp

[250learna]

I wave if at all possible... and i apreciate it when i pull aside in my car to let a biker pass and they give me a nod or wave! :niceone:
:ride: :ride: :ride:
i have seen these bunch of 15yearolds in a old beat up corola try to block a guy on a big cruiser from entering the lane after i let him in front of me,
leaving him exposed to oncomming trafic and he had a lady on the back too (trafic was almost no moving on our side because of road works but normal flow on the oncoming), and then i saw his boot dent da fu#$ out of that fellas door :killingme he too then moved out of the bikes way :niceone:

[campbellluke]

Cool. If you have money that you feel you should use to get a faster bike. That's where you should go ;p

I wonder what that 1990 GSX250 would be like. Probably really good.

There is a cbr1000 at uni. Jealousy isn't bad for you I hope. :love:

You hate weat seats? Don't migrate your bike to the parking at commerce then!

Need sleep. Night.

[Ixion]

..nd then i saw his boot dent da fu#$ out of that fellas door :killingme he too then moved out of the bikes way :niceone:
Pity he didn't dent the fellas as well as their door.Some cagers need to be *taught* respect for bikers. Or fear. Whatever works

[loosebruce]

Im not too shit hot at one handed wheelies, so i dont wave that often, but i am practising as it's rude not too. :ride:

[The Tazman]

Is it me or have I noticed that bikers dont wave or nod as much to eachother when passing.

About 10 years back when I was at university (showing my age) I ride my bike (NS400R) often and most of the bikers that I pass nods or waves back. But these days most dont even look at ya let alone wave. I feel strange nodding to myself. Whats up with that? :headbang:

I have been using the nod since I have been back on a bike in this country and have to agree have not had much response back.

I have to say I don't too scooters as I do not class them as bikes. Just my opinion, sorry scooter riders.

[RDJ]

I wave to all bikers, (especially hardleys) have had a few wobbley incidents because of it, haven't got the nod thing quite right yet........

Getting wobbly is the only reason I don't wave, and prefer the "Head Tilt Of Comradeship" :-)

[Clockwork]

I always get little kids that point and wave to me, even had a few staring and waving at me whilst looking through their cars rear windscreen.

Kids "get" bikes. I suspect we're all still kids ourselves.

I tend to nod rather than wave but in heavy traffic (ie commuting) I'm ususlly paying too much attention to the cars around me to do either.

[sedge]

I always wave if I'm not gonna kill myself by taking a hand off the bars... What the hell, cheers me up... Probably cheers the other person up too.

I've found that the Harley guys wave if they 'know' you... IE they've seen you wave at them a few times... I commute every day so see quite a few of the same bikes over and over.

I wave at the biker cops (they hardly ever wave back), I even wave at the cop / mufti cars when I filter past (they wave back more than the bike cops)

Ah well, cheers.

Sedge.

[Virago]

Are you the Yamaha that stands his bike up. In university often by the Science area in the shade? If so, I am the silver bike beside you.
Aha - I've seen you both parked there. I service all the Fire Alarms in the science buildings.

[magnum]

wave to most,gave up waving to hog riders long ago,they must be so tough or holding on for grim death? :tugger:

[Storm]

I be waving to all, unless I am banked hard over in a corner or sim
ilar

To wave or not to wave, that is the great Biker Question

[Fart]

I also noticed that around my area, there seems to be alot of mid age guys going through mid life crisis and buy themselves a 1000cc bike. These middle age geezers can hardly ride these bikes let alone wave at ya. Is it me or you guys notice it?

[Virago]

I also noticed that around my area, there seems to be alot of mid age guys going through mid life crisis and buy themselves a 1000cc bike. These middle age geezers can hardly ride these bikes let alone wave at ya. Is it me or you guys notice it?
Well it can't be me you're talking about - mine is 1100cc

[idb]

Well it can't be me you're talking about - mine is 1100cc
Nor me, knowing what an old fart I am I voluntarily restricted my bike to 888cc

[Gremlin]

When I was one of those kids in the back of cars looking at the bikers, I don't think I waved.

I was too busy drooling over the bike and watching it glide over the road. I was in awe, and most probably looked like a halfwit... :D

Thats why I've ended up going for my license. I just love watching bikes on the open road, esp when they suddenly just zip past with no effort... :niceone:

[RDJ]

""I also noticed that around my area, there seems to be alot of mid age guys going through mid life crisis and buy themselves a 1000cc bike. These middle age geezers can hardly ride these bikes let alone wave at ya. Is it me or you guys notice it?""

Mine's 1130.... why don't we talk again when you're my age and see what you're still riding... if you're still riding :ride: :-)

[idb]

""I also noticed that around my area, there seems to be alot of mid age guys going through mid life crisis and buy themselves a 1000cc bike. These middle age geezers can hardly ride these bikes let alone wave at ya. Is it me or you guys notice it?""

Mine's 1130.... why don't we talk again when you're my age and see what you're still riding... if you're still riding :ride: :-)
The cool thing about being had on by young fellas is the smug knowledge that you've been where they are and they'll come to where you are soon enough. That'll learn 'em. :msn-wink:
If this doesnt make sense blame it on the booze

[RDJ]

Oh yes. As my Dad said lo those many years ago "Experience will be your best teacher son, but I enjoy myself watching you learn the hard way" :-)

[venturazx12r]

Yep wave to bikers but not to Harley owners as there not bikes :killingme

[Storm]

Yep wave to bikers but not to Harley owners as there not bikes :killingme

So just what do you call them then?

[idb]

Yep wave to bikers but not to Harley owners as there not bikes :killingme
Can't fault your logic there - Harley owners are indeed not bikes.

[RDJ]

Can't fault your logic there - Harley owners are indeed not bikes.

nope... personally I have neither wheels, nor tyres, nor anything mechanical (perhaps he is referring to future hip replacements and pacemakers though :D )

[SlashWylde]

Begorah laddie,tiz a small wee brain ye be havin there now isn't it? (is that how they talk in Dannemora?)

Nah, just my opinion based on observations. Anyway, here in Dannemora we speak Tagalog, Mandarin and Hindi, not pidgin Scottish :killingme :killingme

[adamww]

One of the greatest things I have found in the last 11 months of riding is the waving and nodding, its brillant.
I try and wave when i can, I notice that most riders in Auckland will give a nod, not many wave.
If someone does not give a nod or a wave they are the exception not the rule.

[Suney]

To answer your original quesiton!
No I don't wave because I'm sitting on the bus when I see you guys :P

[idb]

To answer your original quesiton!
No I don't wave because I'm sitting on the bus when I see you guys :P
Aw gwan! Give them a wave out the window anyway.............

[XP@]

Wave to bikes if I have a free hand.

stand up and scratch my bum to cages who get too close :shake:

[ricksta]

i've seen a few bikes lately... i nodded to them all but none of them nod back... <_<

[John]

Problem is its harder to tell if you nod..... well thats my opinioun I preferr to wave..

[LB]

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I wave to all bikes except if I'm in mid-corner and it's unsafe, in which case I nod.

It's a nice feeling when people wave back - there's a real camaraderie amongst us.
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[Motu]

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If someone does not give a nod or a wave they are the exception not the rule.
I'm exceptional.... :msn-wink:

[phantom]

I normally wave or nod if my hands are too busy :msn-wink: and usually get a response. Kids in kages get a kick out of a wave from someone on a bike - they don't realise its a grey haired old bugger not some koool dude

[RDJ]

....they don't realise its a grey haired old bugger not some koool dude

or a no-haired old bugger :D
one of the many advantages of a full face helmet...

[FEINT]

When I see a tinted visor helmet nodding, it seems to look more noticable. I was down on Oteha Vally Rd Off Ramp yesterday and a guy on a TL1000 came past (he had clear visor) I waved and I could see a nod and a smile. I am not gay, but it was pretty cool. :niceone:

[Dafe]

I wave to all bikes except scooters and dudes dressed in black on harleys or similars, coz they're always way too cool to wave back.... Yeah right!!!

[Dafe]

Reading these posts, I'm just wondering if it's the Orclanders that are experiencing the lack of responses. I find at least 70-80% of Wellington riders wave back. (Thats Excluding the Harley riders coz they can't see you through the sunlight streaming out of their :moon: )
Sorry, I know not all Harleys are like that, but too many are!

[Ixion]

Reading these posts, I'm just wondering if it's the Orclanders that are experiencing the lack of responses. I find at least 70-80% of Wellington riders wave back. (Thats Excluding the Harley riders coz they can't see you through the sunlight streaming out of their :moon: )
Sorry, I know not all Harleys are like that, but too many are!

I am sure more people would wave at me if I glued little Panda ears to me helmet like the (presumptive) young lady in another posting. I must try it and see.

[Lias]

I wave to all bikers when I can.. Sometimes you just cant because your taking a sharp corner or dont see them till its too late or whatever, but 99% of the time I will wave.

I've had HD riders wave at me *shock horror* and I've had plenty of sports bike riders NOT wave at me. I think people just get a bit hung up on stereotypes. As for me when I'm rich and get myself a HD or a brit bike, I'll still wave to all you fellas on ricers :-)

Oh and for the record I dont wave to scooters. I think part of that is because no-one ever waved to me when I used to ride my TR-50 :-P

[Motu]

I wave to all bikes except scooters and dudes dressed in black on harleys or similars, coz they're always way too cool to wave back.... Yeah right!!!
I don't wave to niggers either because I don't see why they should be allowd to own bikes....I don't wave to girls either because they should be at home cleaning up the mess.

If I ever see you on a bike remind me to give you a finger instead of ignoring a sports bike as I usualy do.

[vifferman]

I normally wave or nod if my hands are too busy :msn-wink: and usually get a response. Kids in kages get a kick out of a wave from someone on a bike - they don't realise its a grey haired old bugger not some koool dude
Yeah, the kids are great! They get so excited!

And like RDJ said, the helmet (and gear) is good for disguising your oldness/baldness/unkewlness. Although I ride the VifFerraRi, so I'm naturally kewl, very kewl. :whistle:

I wave/nod/gesticulate to everyone (and say some interesting things inside my helemt to those who don't wave back).

[Beemer]

When I first started riding I waved to everything - including large groups of patched riders! Hey, I was going the other way, it's not like they were going to turn around and chase me for WAVING, right! Now I still pretty much wave to everyone except idiots on bikes with ape hangers, I figure they would crash if they attempted to wave so I don't want to take the risk...

As for BMW and Gold Wing riders not waving back, I find that hard to believe - my husband and I both have BMWs and we always wave. I went for a ride yesterday and had a Gold Wing rider blip his indicator at me (too scared to take his hand off the bars obviously!), but the norm is a wave or a nod. It took me a while to master the nod, but I think I have it now!

I find a lot of sports bike riders don't wave - and it doesn't seem to matter what I am riding when I wave at them. I don't wave to scooters either, unless they wave first!

I always acknowlege drivers if they pull over to let me pass (bit of a pain on our club's economy run - no way of letting them know that you don't want to go faster than 90kph or you'll lose!) and I always give arseholes to those who don't. Haven't managed to kick a door in yet (short legs) but sorely want to at times. My better half has a great way of letting them know they are tossers - he pulls up alongside their rear door and opens it! Amazing how quickly they move out your way when that happens!

[vifferman]

My better half has a great way of letting them know they are tossers - he pulls up alongside their rear door and opens it! Amazing how quickly they move out your way when that happens!
:killingme
That's very ingenious! Love it!

[zadok]

I have noticed that most of the waves/nods seem to be out on the open road. I myself usually restrict it to the open road.

[Beemer]

I tend to wave on the open road and nod around town when my hands need to be on both bars more.

When I lived in Wellington I used to pull up at the lights and nod to other riders there and I heard one say to his mate one day "hey, it's a chick!" Yeah, this is 2005 mate, not 1905!

I wave when I'm riding pillion too, just in case the rider is busy or doesn't notice!

[Fart]

I am not gay :niceone:

Thats not what your boyfriend told me. :laugh:


Sorry mate, couldnt help taking the piss. :drinknsin

[saul]

I wave :ride: and am also far to friendly to people that I don't know, as long as they are on a bike :D

[inlinefour]

But I'm getting less waves back. However this will not deter me :msn-wink:

[Fart]

Anyone done a Brown Eye while riding?

[Pixie]

The other day, heading home along kahikatea flat rd, I see two bikes approaching.
I give them a cheery wave,but I realise something is not quite right.
Then I realise they are cops on two BMWs.
I felt like Lucy when Snoopy gives her a dog kiss-Blah :puke:

[johnsf1980]

I wave when its safe to do so.

Ive noticed tho that its mainly cruiser riders that wave back (may be cuz Im on a cruiser?).... I dunno how much longer Ill bother waving at other riders.

[Motu]

I had a couple of adventure bikes wave to me on the weekend,that was fun.We recognise our own kind....and ignore the rest.

[johnsf1980]

I wave when its safe to do so.

Ive noticed tho that its mainly cruiser riders that wave back (may be cuz Im on a cruiser?).... I dunno how much longer Ill bother waving at other riders.

Oh and I always wave back at the cute kids that point and wave at me :D

[hondacmx450]

Anyone done a Brown Eye while riding?

:killingme :killingme yip and it was funny as to a cage that cut me off when i lived in auckland
thing was my mates saw an opp and one of then took his belt and gave me a welt f%$k i still remember the looks from all the cars hahahahha
:niceone:

[Maximus]

I don't wave to niggers either because I don't see why they should be allowd to own bikes....I don't wave to girls either because they should be at home cleaning up the mess.



:killingme :killingme

I do try and wave at everyone, like to think of myself as the "non prejudice" type . . . :msn-wink:

[placidfemme]

I wave or nod to everyone, except people on cruisers/harleys because I've noticed they never wave/nod back... :)

[Beemer]

I rode to Wellington and back on Sunday and found I had VERY few waves, despite waving to everyone I passed on a bike! The gang members I can understand, but the rest had no excuse. The worst offenders were the ones on little bikes like FXRs, RGVs and small cruisers! Not sure if they were learners or just riders who like small bikes, but NONE of them waved. The best response was from a guy on a Suzuki in flash leathers who actually turned in his seat to wave while I was stopped at a petrol station in Levin - thanks mate! One pillion nearly fell off waving enthusiastically, but it was a very poor show overall I thought.

Maybe it was the black bike and black gear - perhaps I looked too threatening to wave at - yeah right!

[johnsf1980]

I wave or nod to everyone, except people on cruisers/harleys because I've noticed they never wave/nod back... :)

How strange!! I try to wave to everyone when Im on my cruiser but find that mostly only cruiser riders acknowledge

[Oscar]

bmws/harleys almost never wave


The Harley riders don't wave 'cause they know they'll loose control if they tried to ride with one hand.

The BMW riders don't wave 'cause they are all so anal retentive that they don't want to take the chance that their mummy's/ wives/ therapist will see them riding dangerously (i.e. one handed) and tell them off....

[Ixion]

The Harley riders don't wave 'cause they know they'll loose control if they tried to ride with one hand.

The BMW riders don't wave 'cause they are all so anal retentive that they don't wan't to take even a small chance that their mummy's/ wives/ therapist will see them riding dangerously (i.e. one handed) and tell them off....
Hey. I wave to EVERYBODY. Or at least nod.

[Oscar]

Hey. I wave to EVERYBODY. Or at least nod.

It was a joke.




I was going to accuse you of lacking a sense of humour, but then I realised that you own a BMW....http://www.advrider.com/forums/images/smilies/naughty.gif

[Motu]

I send a telepathic greeting to all riders I meet...and to the doggies and little birdies in the trees - but have yet to recieve a similar greeting back....ungratefull sods.

[Wolf]

Oh and for the record I dont wave to scooters. I think part of that is because no-one ever waved to me when I used to ride my TR-50 :-P
Not true. I used to wave to him if I could get my finger extended in time...

[Oscar]

I send a telepathic greeting to all riders I meet...and to the doggies and little birdies in the trees - but have yet to recieve a similar greeting back....ungratefull sods.


I think your receiver is faulty.
I've sent you telepathic messages along the lines of "...get out of my line you slow git...", but you don't seemed to have got them. :killingme

Try smacking yerself on the swede - it used work with our old TV.

[Ixion]

I send a telepathic greeting to all riders I meet...and to the doggies and little birdies in the trees - but have yet to recieve a similar greeting back....ungratefull sods.

Oh yeah, right. You greet the doggies and birdies. And expect them to reply. They've heard about you and your cat mate! You can't head up a terrorist organisation dedicated to genocide (avian and canine ) and expect them to like you.

[Wolf]

and to the doggies and little birdies in the trees
WTF are the doggies doing up in the trees?!?!?!?!?!

Sounds like a terrier I once had: It was having a game with our cat - chasing each other around yard, terrier's turn to chase, cat runs towards tree - sloping trunk slightly sloping, very broad, branch spits off trunk about three feet off ground - cat tears up trunk and along branch, terrier follows...

Terrier now about 5 feet off ground on rapidly narrowing branch, unable to go forward, unable to back up, trembling a lot, surprised cat is in the thin bushy stuff staring at terrier in disbelief/mirth/both...

[250learna]

ok, i use to get waves and wave back, but lately noone bothers, so as of today i will never do it again :no:

[John]

ok, i use to get waves and wave back, but lately noone bothers, so as of today i will never do it again :no:
Nah, prob just to cold to lift the hands of the bars, Or they know your on a 250 - no one likes waving to 250's these days aparently :( good thing I always get the 'nice 400' comments.. Hahaah :lol: bestode their surprise when they find out it is a 250.

[XP@]

ok, i use to get waves and wave back, but lately noone bothers, so as of today i will never do it again :no:
Heading home now, so wave at the F650 on your way past!

[FEINT]

A bike pulled out from a sideroad about 50m's from me (heading towards me), he was busy turning off his indicator and all, so he lifted his RIGHT LEG off the pegs, I think it meant "hello". .... .... or maybe not?? ...

[Oscar]

A bike pulled out from a sideroad about 50m's from me (heading towards me), he was busy turning off his indicator and all, so he lifted his RIGHT LEG off the pegs, I think it meant "hello". .... .... or maybe not?? ...

Flatulence...

[Waylander]

A bike pulled out from a sideroad about 50m's from me (heading towards me), he was busy turning off his indicator and all, so he lifted his RIGHT LEG off the pegs, I think it meant "hello". .... .... or maybe not?? ...

Depends on the kind of bike it was. Cruiser he would be waving, sportie would probably just be readjusting his nuts.


I'll wave, nod, whatever to other bikes and scooters aswell if they don't ride like cagers drive. Here is how you can tell a scooter rider is on it as a step to getting a big bike. Wave to them, if they wave back then they want to upgrade. If not they just on it cause they can't get a car.

[FEINT]

he was turning left..... and his right leg was off the pegs in a kicking kind of motion...... maybe Flatulence...... it was a sports bike....

I waved anyway. :)

[Oscar]

he was turning left..... and his right leg was off the pegs in a kicking kind of motion...... maybe Flatulence...... it was a sports bike....

I waved anyway. :)

As long as you didn't breath deeply...

[Ixion]

A bike pulled out from a sideroad about 50m's from me (heading towards me), he was busy turning off his indicator and all, so he lifted his RIGHT LEG off the pegs, I think it meant "hello". .... .... or maybe not?? ...

european bikers do that

[johnsf1980]

that is the question!

Should all of us be waving to every rider? I mean like cruiser riders waving at all sports bikes & vice versa, etc..... :spudwave:

[Bren_chch]

i dont wave to the rough looking local guys on the harleys anymore cause they just ignore me or snarl in my direction. :D :killingme

I got stuck behind a load of them coming back from akaroa not long ago... hmmm will i upset them if i start over taking them??? Any how i started to make my way up thru them slowely and to my surprise most of them moved over for me... :niceone:

Saying that there is a local who i see often highway69?? wears a jerry hat for a helmet been at the lights a few times with him he REVS and REVS his hog then roars off in to the distance, one day i'm gana flick that wrist and leave him behind... :killingme :killingme :ride:

[Pixie]

I send a telepathic greeting to all riders I meet...and to the doggies and little birdies in the trees - but have yet to recieve a similar greeting back....ungratefull sods.
What are the doggies doing in the trees?

[Wolf]

What are the doggies doing in the trees?
It's all right, I already asked him - no answer tho, ungrateful sod! :devil2:

[Motu]

It's all right, I already asked him - no answer tho, ungrateful sod! :devil2:
I did! Are you wearing a tinfoil hat? That can play hazzard with the reception...I gotta boost my output to near critical levels with sometimes unpredictable results,it can cause dogs to fart and shit on your lawn.I ride along telling the pukes to STAY OFF THE FUCKING ROAD YOU BLUE ARSE BILL BRAIN and gently reminding the hawks to PULL UP!! PULL UP! MAX THRUST FEATHERY LEGS! I tell the dogs to chase the third bike....

[mikey]

har;eys are wankers/ there riders are worse.
\they park up on the far side of top of takas summit.

as a joke i pulled up in there crew instead of sports bike crew.

got told to fuck off or my bike would cop it.
told the cunt that he would be the one crying when both our bikes were on the ground.

[Hitcher]

har;eys are wankers/ there riders are worse.
\they park up on the far side of top of takas summit.

as a joke i pulled up in there crew instead of sports bike crew.

got told to fuck off or my bike would cop it.
told the cunt that he would be the one crying when both our bikes were on the ground.
Ever considered a career with the United Nations?

[Wolf]

Ever considered a career with the United Nations?
More like the current "Bush Administration"... :devil2:

[vifferman]

Here's some waving stuff - my apologies if it's already been posted here. Before. Or summat.

http://www.edstravelstories.com/rumblings/thewave.htm

http://www.travelingbikers.com/humor.html

Top Ten Reasons Why Harley Riders Don't Wave Back

10. Afraid it will invalidate warranty.
9. Leather and studs make it too hard to raise arm.
8. Refuses to wave to anyone whose bike is already paid for.
7. Afraid to let go of handlebars because they might vibrate off.
6. Rushing wind would blow scabs off the new tattoos.
5. Angry because just took out second mortgage to pay luxury tax on new Harley.
4. Just discovered the fine print in owner's manual and realized H-D is partially owned by Honda.
3. Can't tell if other riders are waving or just reaching to cover their ears like everyone else.
2. Remembers the last time a Harley rider waved back, he impaled his hand on spiked helmet.
1. They're jealous that after spending $30,000, they still don't own a Gold Wing.

Top Ten Reasons Why Gold Wing Riders Don't Wave Back

10. Wasn't sure whether other rider was waving or making an obscene gesture.
9. Afraid might get frostbite if hand is removed from heated grip.
8. Has arthritis and the past 400 miles have made it difficult to raise arm.
7. Reflection from etched windshield momentarily blinded him.
6. The espresso machine just finished.
5. Was actually asleep when other rider waved.
4. Was in a three-way conference call with stockbroker and accessories dealer.
3. Was distracted by odd shaped blip on radar screen.
2. Was simultaneously adjusting the air suspension, seat height, programmable CD player, seat temperature and satellite navigation system.
1. Couldn't find the "auto wave back" button on dashboard.

Top Ten Reasons Why Dual Sport Riders Don't Wave Back

10. Vibration of knobby tires prevented the rider from taking his hand off the bars.
9. MX style safety gear was too bright to see you wave.
8. His front fender prevents you seeing him wave back.
7. Was too busy configuring his GPS/Enduro Roll/FishFinder.
6. His rain/wind/thorn/bug/bird proof thousand-dollar jacket won't allow it.
5. Was too busy re-arranging his 500 pounds of soft-sided luggage.
4. Doesn't recognize a wave in any language other than German.
3. Too busy splitting lanes/filtering through traffic.
2. One handed wheelies are not easy.
1. On single-track trails you stop, not wave.

Top Ten Reasons Why Sport Bike Riders Don't Wave Back

10. They have not been riding long enough to know they are supposed to.
9. If they took one hand off the bars they would break their teeth.
8. They look way too cool with both hands on the bars.
7. It's hard to put their hand in the air doing 175.
6. Their skin tight-kevlar-balistic-nylon-goose-leather suits
prevent any position other than fetal.
5. One handed stoppies are ill advised.
4. They are waving, but you can't see it behind the neon green speed screen. 3. They were slipping their flip-flop back on.
2. Raising an arm allows bugs into the armholes of their tank tops.
1. They don't know how. <!--QuoteEnd-->

[Waylander]

Here's some waving stuff - my apologies if it's already been posted here. Before. Or summat.







Top Ten Reasons Why Harley Riders Don't Wave Back


Top Ten Reasons Why Gold Wing Riders Don't Wave Back


Top Ten Reasons Why Dual Sport Riders Don't Wave Back


Top Ten Reasons Why Sport Bike Riders Don't Wave Back


Moral of all this? Buy a Jap cruiser. Only biker group that is nice to everyone on two wheels:Punk: :drinknsin

[inlinefour]

Never stopped doing it... :ride: :D

[Monsterbishi]

Always have, always will.

[Fart]

maybe Flatulence.

Someone called out my name?

[Bren_chch]

"Their skin tight-kevlar-balistic-nylon-goose-leather suits
prevent any position other than fetal. " hahaha cool!

[Hitcher]

Someone called out my name?
Probably an anal ventriloquist...

[johnsf1980]

I was heading back to Auckland on the Southern Motorway a wee while ago on my cruiser and passed 5 groups of sports bike riders.

I made it a point to actually lift my hand off the handle bar and wave to all five groups.

Only two of the groups acknowledged me.... What is it with sports bike riders who wont wave back to cruiser riders :argh: :unsure: :whistle:

[Yarg]

wave to every bike , even the harleys. :ride:

[Flyingpony]

Was in my car today and I spotted two bikes nod to each other.
One was on those 1800cc bikes and heading in the opposite direction four lanes over was a 600-1000cc white bike. Not sure if rider of white bike did nod, but their passenger did.

Was great to see.

I nod and wave to fellow bike riders. Majority respond. :spudwave:

[maybe]

Ye I wave at all bikes even scooters most wave back but then we are a freindly bunch around wellington

[johnsf1980]

Looks like its getting even worse for me... I was just crusing along Tamaki drive at 60 kmph (Dont ask what I was doing out riding at 2 am :ride: ) and passed a bunch of guys on sports bikes going the other way at about 60 kmph too (so they couldnt have missed seeing me!)

I raise my left hand and give a big wave..... and dont get any response at all!!

:no: :no:

[RDJ]

Hmmmm... I don't nod for a response, I acknowledge other riders because we're riding. If they don't return it, no problem for me.

[Jamezo]

I recently busted out a \m/ to a KR150 following behind the car. got a double thumbs-up back. :)

[Jabez]

Yes, been doing it for years. :niceone:

[Fart]

Looks like its getting even worse for me... I was just crusing along Tamaki drive at 60 kmph (Dont ask what I was doing out riding at 2 am :ride: ) and passed a bunch of guys on sports bikes going the other way at about 60 kmph too (so they couldnt have missed seeing me!)

I raise my left hand and give a big wave..... and dont get any response at all!!

:no: :no:

Hey, what are you doing in my area at 2 am? Too much coffee? If you pass my house I would have given you a "brown eye". :killingme

Most guys around here who ride bikes are middle age dudes going through midlife crisis. Maybe they think you are with a gang in that black doggie looking chopper. :whistle:

[johnsf1980]

Hey, what are you doing in my area at 2 am? Too much coffee? If you pass my house I would have given you a "brown eye". :killingme

Most guys around here who ride bikes are middle age dudes going through midlife crisis. Maybe they think you are with a gang in that black doggie looking chopper. :whistle:

Nah I was riding back home after a (alcohol free) night out on the town with a friend :D

Yeah a few people have mentioned that folk probably think Im with a gang or something riding that chopper. Oh well.... atleast people in cages dont fsck with me :yes:

Now why would anyone in a gang wave at sports bike riders.... they wouldnt! It would be nice if all sports bike riders waved back :D

[Phenoix]

I ride round Auckland abit
I see lots of people wave.
THe on the motorway its mor just nods.

[sunhuntin]

my partner makes a habit of waving at every bike that passes us. funnily enough, its the jap bikes that tend to wave back, and not the harley riders. either way is good....i picked up the habit as well.

:Punk:

[Pixie]

I was heading back to Auckland on the Southern Motorway a wee while ago on my cruiser and passed 5 groups of sports bike riders.

I made it a point to actually lift my hand off the handle bar and wave to all five groups.

Only two of the groups acknowledged me.... What is it with sports bike riders who wont wave back to cruiser riders :argh: :unsure: :whistle:
You may look like a harley rider approaching,and as 99% of harley riders are too up themselves to return waves ,no one waves at them.

Sorry -vertically intergrated within their own being

[Bonez]

The Harley riders don't wave 'cause they know they'll loose control if they tried to ride with one hand. I've found most m/cists I wave to wave or nod back. Pass a HD rider on a 29 yo japper and the fun starts ;)

[Jantar]

On the way home from the Southern Cross I waved to every other bike on the road. About half of the ones I passed on the open road in the North Island waved back. Almost none in the Wellington area returned the wave. :nono: Almost all in the South Island waved.

I guess the location has more to do with it than whether or not they're on a Harley.

Incidently, ALL Ducati riders waved, in both islands. :niceone:

[Brett]

I always nod or wave, and if someone shows me a courtesy such as pulling over for me to pass, i wave too.

[scumdog]

Me'n'CB wave at everything, the most common bike-rider NOT to wave back is the sports-bike rider IMHO, they got something against H-D riders??

[justsomeguy]

The best bit is when you actually recognise the biker as a KB'er.....

I always wave at all bikes -