Bikers' etiquette?

[skinny]

Does everyone do this head nodding thing to other bikers. Its kinda like a secret handshake.

Bit like trucks indicating to one and another on open road driving.

yes im new, Just got first bike and my learners in the last couple of weeks and already had to tell some F&%er that he needs to look before pulling out from the side of the road.

[CookMySock]

Does everyone do this head nodding thing to other bikers. Its kinda like a secret handshake. Bit like trucks indicating to one and another on open road driving. Yes. Some bikers are either too distracted to wave, or are busy hanging onto the bars, or just kinda don't.

It's great being on a bike on the open road, and bikers heading the opposite way share your enthusiasm (mostly) so expect (and return) a friendly biker greeting! ;)

Steve

[Tank]

Internet etiquette

Hey Skinny - do a search - I believe there is a remote possibility that waving has been discussed previously. May save some smart assed replies.

Welcome to KB - look around and I hope that you find some useful information.

~Tank

[Hopeful Bastard]

Yup. I wave when im not in a corner or When it isnt blowing a gale.. Otherwise, i will nod.

And there are some ugly mofo's out there that wont nod or wave back....

[CM2005]

yeah i always nod

[98tls]

And there are some ugly mofo's out there that wont nod or wave back.... Yep,that be me.My first decade on 2 wheels yep all the time,2nd when it suited,3rd fuck all,well into my into my 4th i dont bother with the added bonus that it actually annoys some people it seems.Us old blokes cant rebel to much anymore but hey.

[The Everlasting]

:D Another wave/nod thread.....

[Hitcher]

Much has been written on this subject before.

As a newbie, I commend the "search" facility to you. Given that this site has been going for over 7 years, you may be surprised to learn that most things have been discussed before.

You're more than welcome to start threads on any subject you like, but don't be surprised if you find your material gets merged with previous threads.

[Virago]

Good sage advice - except that the search facility is currently Out of Order...:laugh:

[The Everlasting]

Good sage advice - except that the search facility is currently Out of Order...:laugh:

That explains the thread then...:p

[PrincessBandit]

:D Another wave/nod thread.....

Wooo hooo! Second one in as many days for the start of the new decade.

I love waving and waving threads.

[The Everlasting]

Wooo hooo! Second one in as many days for the start of the new decade.

I love waving and waving threads.


Just don't wave too hard,or you may come into grief!

[st00ji]

its good to see threads about waving, it means all is good in the world - nothing better to post about!

i find its about half and half in auckland.

almost never get anything back from dudes on harleys / choppers etc

or old buggers, hah

[awayatc]

some good waves in New plymouth usualy......
but the water is a bit to cold for me....

[steve_t]

I also nod cos I'm too lazy to do the secret KB wave that differentiates KB'ers from ordinary bikers :niceone:

[IdunBrokdItAgin]

Has anyone ever come off because they were waving at another biker?

It must have happened at least once. It would be funny to hear the story - if anyone could own up to it happening.

Oh, and welcome to KB skinny.

[bogan]

Has anyone ever come off because they were waving at another biker?

It must have happened at least once. It would be funny to hear the story - if anyone could own up to it happening.

Oh, and welcome to KB skinny.

I've come off cos I was checking out another biker (chick of course), does that count? kind of the same :bleh: And no way was I gonna wave on my trip home the other day, was battling with must been over 60kmhr gusting head/side winds so the head nod had to do

[skinny]

Internet etiquette

Hey Skinny - do a search - I believe there is a remote possibility that waving has been discussed previously. May save some smart assed replies.

Welcome to KB - look around and I hope that you find some useful information.

~Tank

Thanks for the info. I can handle a few ass replies but no point poking sleeping dogs with a stick. will search before posting.

[bezajel]

Welcome to the forum, skinny :)

And blehh about the search thing. If you're not just looking for info, sometimes you just wanna have your own interaction rather than just read someone else's conversation from last year/month/week/yesterday ;)

I tend to nod, or wave if I have plenty of time to think about it, or nothing if I'm too busy concentrating on riding... AND I've never had an off while doing so, but I've had a couple of really crap corners cause I was too busy looking at the bike coming towards me! (Less so these days, but don't spend so much time thinking about whether or not to wave that you forget to pay attention to your own ride!!)

[jeffs]

Wave ? Whats wrong doing a full High 5 and loosing your hand at 120k ( 240 if the other rider is doing 120 the other way ) :)

[TOTO]

yes, waving whenever possible, nodding if cant wave.

Don't be surprised if no one waves or nods on the motorway as, greater concentration on riding is required in traffic, hence both hands on handlebars and eyes on road.

Welcome to KB.

p.s. Don't forget to wave :wavey:

[Thaeos]

Wave ? Whats wrong doing a full High 5 and loosing your hand at 120k ( 240 if the other rider is doing 120 the other way ) :)

Nah mate, what you do is jump off the bike and perform a flying high 5 in midair, the impact of the 2 hands causing each biker to do a 180 degree spin around and land onto the other bike and keep riding.

[6ft5]

yeah I am nod when I am concentrating, but will raise my left hand if possible

[scumdog]

IDB reckons we should have a secret KB wave.....

[ukusa]

yes im new, Just got first bike and my learners in the last couple of weeks and already had to tell some F&%er that he needs to look before pulling out from the side of the road.

there's a special wave for these people too :finger:

welcome to kb skinny

[rie]

It's nice to wave! Do it! :)

[James Deuce]

Anyone waves at me and I'll throw used sparkplugs at you.

[6ft5]

Anyone waves at me and I'll throw used sparkplugs at you.

I need a few, are they still working?

[McJim]

Commandments of KB.

Thou shalt not start a waving thread.
Thou shalt not start a "what 250 should I buy?" thread
Thou shalt not start a "look at my car" thread
Thou shalt not impugn the Moderators for they are the Gods of the KB Universe
Thou shalt not start a "I'm taking my toys and leaving KB so everyone had better tell me how much they love me" thread

Apart from that you can post porn and ask idiots about how to fix your bike wot you broke coz you is an idiot too :2thumbsup: Welcome to KB

[ukusa]

Try the Mexican wave while riding ... let us know how you get on

[James Deuce]

I need a few, are they still working?
What type? I'll make sure I stock the right sort.

[Scotty595]

I seem to have noticed a trend over the last few months - either that or im just becoming more ignorant.

about 6 months ago i used to get waves all the time and i used to wave back... then slowly the waves started to die down and the head nod came in, I get a lot of head nods now but i havent seen a wave in months :( Maybe its just that people dont like my cbr250 as opposed to my old bike.

Told my mate who had just bought his first bike, an aprilia rs125 not to wave to harley riders cuz they dont wave back to sport bikes, he ignored my comment and did it and got the middle finger salute. :lol

[ukusa]

Told my mate who had just bought his first bike, an aprilia rs125 not to wave to harley riders cuz they dont wave back to sport bikes, he ignored my comment and did it and got the middle finger salute. :lol

Maybe he used a "gay" wave?

[Scotty595]

Maybe he used a "gay" wave?

Haha quite possibly.

[6ft5]

I seem to have noticed a trend over the last few months - either that or im just becoming more ignorant.

about 6 months ago i used to get waves all the time and i used to wave back... then slowly the waves started to die down and the head nod came in, I get a lot of head nods now but i havent seen a wave in months :( Maybe its just that people dont like my cbr250 as opposed to my old bike.

Told my mate who had just bought his first bike, an aprilia rs125 not to wave to harley riders cuz they dont wave back to sport bikes, he ignored my comment and did it and got the middle finger salute. :lol

Do we have to tteach newbies how to wave now ....

[magicmonkey]

Well, I seem to be doing something right as I always get waves from harley riders!

[Scotty595]

Well, I seem to be doing something right as I always get waves from harley riders!
Lucky :)

I gave up after 3 months of no waves :|

[The Everlasting]

Well, I seem to be doing something right as I always get waves from harley riders!


Hehe same here!! :)

[Guitana]

I overtook six of them on monday night and they werent too happy mind you that was on Paekak hill at speed!

[Hahn]

Wave ? Whats wrong doing a full High 5 and losing your hand at 120k ( 240 if the other rider is doing 120 the other way ) :)

While clutching a wheel up....?

[Guitana]

Always on one wheel!

[Winston001]

Oooohhhhh goody a new topic! Waving/nodding. Whodda thought. :D

[White trash]

I've said it once, I'll say it again.

Because you are riding a motorcycle, at the same time I am, does not necessitate me being your friend. There are heaps of bikers I can't stand. Far more than those I get on with in fact. (Looking forward to your rep Steve :))

Jesus Christ, do you wave at every oncomming car driver as well?

[James Deuce]

do you wave at every oncomming car driver as well?

Yes, but only with my willy.

[James Deuce]

do you wave at every oncomming car driver as well?

Yes, but only with my willy.

[nudemetalz]

Yes, but only with my willy.

I don't believe that. Surely not every car-driver has a microscope in their gloveboxes... :rofl:

[White trash]

Yes, but only with my willy.

Really?


Yes, but only with my willy.

Really really?

[nudemetalz]

Mr Deuce is gifted. He has 2 willys !!

Actually I can't prove this and don't want to !!

[Scotty595]

I've said it once, I'll say it again.

Because you are riding a motorcycle, at the same time I am, does not necessitate me being your friend. There are heaps of bikers I can't stand. Far more than those I get on with in fact. (Looking forward to your rep Steve :))

Jesus Christ, do you wave at every oncomming car driver as well?

Makes sense put like that :p

[James Deuce]

Really?



Really really?

Really, really, really.

[Scotty595]

Yes, but only with my willy.

Thats not called waving, thats playing with yourself

[varminter]

I used to wave with my right hand but kept slowing down so I gave it up.

[Dean]

Told my mate who had just bought his first bike, an aprilia rs125 not to wave to harley riders cuz they dont wave back to sport bikes, he ignored my comment and did it and got the middle finger salute. :lol
Bloody Harley riders I got the same thing from one of them.
Typical Harley rider thanks to Ross kemp on extras- "My body is a lethal weapon, face like this in prison? prettyboy, Id be in the shower lathering up couple of blokes would come in looking for a bit of Kemp arse Id see them in the mirror and *kung fu kick* what im saying is you best not get into a fight with me, did I get these muscles lifting jiffy bags".

[James Deuce]

Thats not called waving, thats playing with yourself

I carry my Wee Willy in a tailpack. Sometimes I put it in a side pocket.

[MadDuck]

Mr Deuce is gifted. He has 2 willys !!


I carry my Wee Willy in a tailpack. Sometimes I put it in a side pocket.

How to make a female Harley rider run off the road :bye:

[davebullet]

I prefer to give a "fist up a duck's bottom" salute.

[davebullet]

I prefer to give a "fist up a duck's bottom" salute.

Just realised...My mistake... remark not intended to reference MadDuck.

(I just have this thing for duck's bottoms)

[MadDuck]

Just realised...My mistake... remark not intended to reference MadDuck.

(I just have this thing for duck's bottoms)

Bloody funny. The timing of comments on here can go either way. Water off a Ducks back as they say :shutup:

[The Stranger]

Welcome to KB - look around and I hope that you find some useful information.

I'll start with the useful information.

Ignore everything dangerousbastard says, he's retarded.

[MadDuck]

Mr Deuce is gifted. He has 2 willys !!

Actually I can't prove this and don't want to !!


I'll start with the useful information.

Ignore everything dangerousbastard says, he's retarded.

I am so looking forward to your next bit of useful information.

[jeffs]

Don't you listen to them Skinny, wave or nod at every biker you see. If they don't wave/nod back don't worry.

If you don't wave, you will be just another car driver on a bike :)

Just remember, all bikers will stop if they see your bike lying on its side at the side of the road, just in case you are hurt.

And if you are not hurt badly, remember this is KB and some of them will only be stopping
to see if they can steal any usable parts to pimp there own bikes with :)

[The Stranger]

I am so looking forward to your next bit of useful information.

Like the way I bit my tongue?

[Ixion]

A nice question of etiquette requires adjudication. Yes, about waving. Shut up, waving is important.

Now, I wave to anything with two wheels and an engine. Yes, scooters too. And Harleys. Sometimes they even wave back .

And I wave to trikes . And bikeycops.

But, pootling along last weekend, I was passed , by two of those perverted Spider things, going in the other direction.

The first waved to me. So they must have been sometime bikers. I was so surprised that I didn't wave back. Then the second waved also (they were clearly in a convoy). I sort of managed a have way nod.

So my question is , do Spiders class as bikes for waving purposes? They don't need a class 6 to drive (ride?). Or crash helmets (WTF) . But the two drivers were clearly once bikers, because they waved to me.

Do we wave to Spiders? This is a matter of great and high import, crowned heads and empires tremble in anticpation of the answer.

[jeffs]

Do we wave to Spiders? This is a matter of great and high import, crowned heads and empires tremble in anticpation of the answer.

You need to expand your waving too list to answer this question.

Did they have Helmets used for motorbikes on ?
If the answer is yes, then they have been in a bike shop and deserve a wave.

:)

[skinny]

Don't you listen to them Skinny, wave or nod at every biker you see. If they don't wave/nod back don't worry.

If you don't wave, you will be just another car driver on a bike :)

Just remember, all bikers will stop if they see your bike lying on its side at the side of the road, just in case you are hurt.

And if you are not hurt badly, remember this is KB and some of them will only be stopping
to see if they can steal any usable parts to pimp there own bikes with :)

There aint to many good parts on my bike other then a carb i just spent $500 bucks on and they will have to fight me for them. :)

[jeffs]

There aint to many good parts on my bike other then a carb i just spent $500 bucks on and they will have to fight me for them. :)

I though this was the " do you wave thread" not the " have you ever had a real fight thread", because not you have told KB how much they cost, someone will fight you for them :)

[teach]

I am on of these guys who has got back into bikes after a long period off and was out getting use to riding again and wondered what the fuck was going on as when this guy coming the other way on a bike waved, I thought shit is there a cop up a head, then I thought I am not speeding then thought oh hes just being friendly and so I waved back, hence he never saw it due to delay. Keep up the wave!

[steve_t]

LOL. How has this thread escaped being merged into the waving one? :laugh: That one willl be at 2000 posts before we know it. :niceone: Has anyone suggested a special KB wave? :laugh::laugh::laugh: just kidding... please don't

[Autech]

Got to love the wave, was most surprised when a Bikey cop waved to me once, was like "Do I wave back"?. So I made do with a nod

[skinny]

[QUOTE=jeffs;1129623338]I though this was the " do you wave thread" not the " have you ever had a real fight thread", because not you have told KB how much they cost, someone will fight you for them :)[/QUOTE

im sure there are alot of carbs on KB worth gassillions more then mine!

[skinny]

LOL. How has this thread escaped being merged into the waving one? :laugh: That one willl be at 2000 posts before we know it. :niceone: Has anyone suggested a special KB wave? :laugh::laugh::laugh: just kidding... please don't

I was expecting it to die a long time ago. :) people keep bringing it back from the dead

[motor_mayhem]

I will usually nod, but not at 2 particular classes:

1. scooter riders (bikes of vespa type design, RMX/SMX50 etc are all good) as I know they won't see me as they are blind, proven by the abomination of aesthetics they are riding.

2. Harley Riders - have tried a couple of times with blank results so stopped bothering.

[slofox]

Do we wave to Spiders?

I usually just suck 'em up with the vacuum cleaner...

[thebadger]

I wave to everyone. I wave at fire trucks and truck drivers. I wave at the fuzz. Sometimes I even wave at random cars. But I get lots of weird looks ;)

[R-Soul]

Lucky :)

I gave up after 3 months of no waves :|

I got a wave with the middle finger once, from a Harley rider. So I assumed this must be their brotherhood wave, and now I wave at all of them like that....

[The Everlasting]

I got a wave with the middle finger once, from a Harley rider. So I assumed this must be their brotherhood wave, and now I wave at all of them like that....

Haha have any of them taken offense yet? I guess even if they did,they wouldn't be able to catch you..:lol:

[R-Soul]

Haha have any of them taken offense yet? I guess even if they did,they wouldn't be able to catch you..:lol:

Taken offence? No, we are all brothers...

[hellokitty]

I ride a cruiser but I find that people on sports bikes always give me the nod........but I think they like the pink jacket! I just nod as I am not letting go of the handlebars - not a good look to wave and crash! The cooledt thing is the big sports bikes that do wheelies!

I had a hells angel wave to me - not just a nod but a full on wave - was kinda funny but scary too

[Tank]

I ride a cruiser but I find that people on sports bikes always give me the nod........but I think they like the pink jacket! I just nod as I am not letting go of the handlebars - not a good look to wave and crash! The cooledt thing is the big sports bikes that do wheelies!

I had a hells angel wave to me - not just a nod but a full on wave - was kinda funny but scary too

Welcome to KB HelloKitty - you have a fan already - there is a guy on here wearing your t-shirt in his profile pic.

on waving - chicks dressed in pink can wave at whoever they like - it always brings a smile.

[skinny]

I think its the pink jacket. I have been waving / nodding for a few months now and its just so varied. Seems to be sports bikes that are the most likely to nod / wave back.