are you a nodder or a waver

[dawnrazor]

fellow biker coming towards you, do you nod, wave, ignore. I only ask cos I've found myself becoming a compulsive nodder, and recently found myself nodding at a cop bike, nothing strictly wrong with that i suppose, but it felt strange, think he got a shock as well!
Hopefully I won't turn into a waver :spudwave:

[Sniper]

I wave unless In halfway through a corner, then I nod.

[Smorg]

I wave unless In halfway through a corner, then I nod.

yeah im the same..............whats wrong with being a waver??

[Phenoix]

Prefer to wave, cos its easier to see.
But will nod if my hands need to be on the bars, like a corner. Or the wheelies I want to be able to do one day :devil2:

[dawnrazor]

yeah im the same..............whats wrong with being a waver??
nothing, have been known to release the odd wave myself

[crashe]

I wave most times.... but if I find I cant wave due to the situation then I will nod.

I also wave/nod to the police on bikes/cars, the ambo's and firebrigade cos one day we may just need them.

Dawnrazor - Whats wrong with waving.....?

[Sniper]

whats wrong with being a waver??

Well if you waver too much or vigorously you may fall off. :laugh:

[Sparky Mark]

If they nod I'll normally nod, or if they wave I'll normally wave...

except in the obvious wheelie/kneeslider type situations already mentioned... :whistle:

[bugjuice]

I wave unless In halfway through a corner, then I nod.
wuss..
Best time I've seen a wave back for me, was being passed by a couple of the lads in the liter club. On the 22, a tight fast left hander, I was (had been) backing off the pace a little (not that that made much difference) so the guy I was with could catch up (had his missus on the back), and these two guys pass around the outside of me, knee draging on the floor hard, and still had time for a thumbs-up on the way past.. that was pretty cool.. By the time I knocked down a couple of gears to see if I could catch up, they were long gone..

I wave if there's time, or on the motorway, cos a nod gets lost at that pace/distance, and when I'm passing another bike too, else it's a nod

[dawnrazor]

I wave most times.... but if I find I cant wave due to the situation then I will nod.

I also wave/nod to the police on bikes/cars, the ambo's and firebrigade cos one day we may just need them.

Dawnrazor - Whats wrong with waving.....?

Again nothing wrong with waving, I generally do my waving if I'm wafting on the open road, but in general I like to keep my hands on the bars and go for the big obvious nod instead

[mstriumph]

just grin lol

not good enuff to take any hands or feet off anything :confused:

[vifferman]

Not that it matters (does it?!?), but I used to wave, but now almost exclusively nod. No wait - that's not true. On the highway (and sometime on byways, but not usually), I'll wave, particularly if there's plenty of time and/or I'm not undertaking some tricky manouevre, like adjusting summat, interacting with the pillion, feeding more deuterium crystals into the warp core or whatever.

I have somewhat of a philosphical conundrum though, as sometimes nodding makes me feel cool, suave even, but mostly it makes me feel like a noddy. Waving usually makes me feel somewhat cheery, except when the wavee ingores me, then I feel pissed off, which doesn't happen when I'm cool/suave/nodding.

[onearmedbandit]

I'm a 'nodder', for obvious reasons.

[Smorg]

Well if you waver too much or vigorously you may fall off. :laugh:

my bikes got seat belts, installed exactly for that problem..................kinda sucks when you low side it though :doctor:

[dawnrazor]

Not that it matters (does it?!?), but I used to wave, but now almost exclusively nod. No wait - that's not true. On the highway (and sometime on byways, but not usually), I'll wave, particularly if there's plenty of time and/or I'm not undertaking some tricky manouevre, like adjusting summat, interacting with the pillion, feeding more deuterium crystals into the warp core or whatever.

I have somewhat of a philosphical conundrum though, as sometimes nodding makes me feel cool, suave even, but mostly it makes me feel like a noddy. Waving usually makes me feel somewhat cheery, except when the wavee ingores me, then I feel pissed off, which doesn't happen when I'm cool/suave/nodding.

Know what you mean, probably why I go for the full on nod - but I suspect I look like one of those demented nodding dogs you used to see on car dash boards
:crybaby:

[Black]

Currently I do neither but I feel my hand trying to lift when passing other bikers (my deathgrip wont let it leave the bars though). So I think I'll be a waver ... one day :eek5:

[Magua]

I nod. I don't see many bikers wave.

[Virago]

I wave unless In halfway through a corner, then I nod.
What he said.

I always like to wave, especially in situations where there's not many bikes around. But if cornering hard, or there's other difficulties, I at least try to nod.

I'm not one of the "wave when waved to" types - I like to wave to everyone.

I find that bikers are split into four roughly equal groups:
Those that wave first;
Those that wave back;
Those that ignore you;
Those that stare hard at you, as if to say "Why are you waving at me - do I know you?"

[Dazza]

Waver (i wave first) or the bird if you don't wave,especially if your riding a piece of American iron.

[dawnrazor]

What he said.

I find that bikers are split into four roughly equal groups:
Those that wave first;
Those that wave back;
Those that ignore you;
Those that stare hard at you, as if to say "Why are you waving at me - do I know you?"

Not unlike the four types of people we can all be divided into when we eat asparagus;
Those whose piss stinks afterwards and they can smell it
Those whose piss stinks afterwards and they can't smell it
Those whose piss doesn't stink after but can smell it off other peoples piss
Those whose piss doesn't stink after but can't smell it off other peoples piss

True

sorry don't know where that came from, but interesting all the same, now if I can inly think of some way of making this relevent to biking....hmmmm

[Smorg]

Not unlike the four types of people we can all be divided into when we eat asparagus;
Those whose piss stinks afterwards and they can smell it
Those whose piss stinks afterwards and they can't smell it
Those whose piss doesn't stink after but can smell it off other peoples piss
Those whose piss doesn't stink after but can't smell it off other peoples piss


Kinda like the smell of squashed ants?? If you can smell it then you can smell it if you can't , well then you cant :whocares:

[Waylander]

Wave, nod, shake a leg, Whatever I feel most comfortable with at the time.

[Gremlin]

Dawnrazor - Whats wrong with waving.....?
umm... when you are going through an intersection, wave at bikers on either side (and I suspect) a car thinks I am letting them in (I wave to cars?? :weird:). Oh and I am doing 65ish, and they are doing 10... :crazy:

unless very free and nothing can happen I now nod. Dozy cagers never see that unless you repeat several times when letting them through a gap...

[madboy]

Horses for courses for me... sometimes it's a leisurely wave, sometimes a nod, sometimes I completely ignore them (I figure I'll live longer if I concentrate while lane-splitting).

Get some good waves from cops every now and then. Best one was a uniform station wagon on the road to Martinborough as I was hurriedly shaving the speed limit off my speed to bring me down to the speed limit again, he flashed his (head)lights and waved. Nice guy. Unlike that tosser HP another day on another road who thought he'd be friendly by waving his red and blues and brake lights as well... he soon realised that sorta waving doesn't make people wanna hang round for a coffee.

[Goblin]

I will wave if it's a clear road in front and I'm going in a straight line. If Im going hard through some twisties I will do the upward nod, you know, the Cher Bro nod.
Funny how I always feel like a right dick if they dont wave back. :wavey:

[Jackrat]

I do both but don't take my hands off the bars,just lift the fingers kind of thing.Oh yeah, an I always flip the bird at KTM riders.

[Goblin]

Oh.... and I know my piss stinks like asparagus after eating it and I can smell squashed ants. :yes:

[cowboyz]

nodding just doesnt feel right. I wave to all sportsbikes. not scooters or criusers (sorry guys) and do the big ignore thing if I am cornering at speed. If I am just cruising then you can happierly wave while cornering.

[Qkchk]

Bit of both, depends on the situation. Don't wave or nod to 'Harleys', givin up trying with that lot. :whocares:

[Hitcher]

I have three waves, the choice of which to use depends on my mood.

[madmal64]

I wave where Im able to do so safely. Otherwise its a nod. I try to acknowledge evey other biker I come across on the road.
I have noticed lately that there is less people returning the nod or wave, I dont get pissed off if they dont wave or nod I just like the "gidday" factor when its a nod or wave both ways.

[Back Fire]

I normally nod but I wave sometimes for a change

[LXS]

Yep, I just do the big clumsy nod.

Might give waving a go, tomorrow.

[Zed]

I'm changeable. I nod, wave, salute, whatever grabs their attention. Sometimes I don't acknowledge them at all and feel really stink when at the last millisecond they wave or nod at me but it's too late for me to respond. :doh:

Personally I hate the unpredictability of it all. I would much rather *everyone* nod or wave at eachother or us all just ignore eachother...hmmm, then again, I may feel differently about it tomorrow! :confused:

[The_Dover]

I stand up on the pegs and grab my crotch with one hand whilst giving the one finger point to the sky with t'other.

Kinda like John Travolta on a gixxer..............

[cowpoos]

I stand up on the pegs and grab my crotch with one hand whilst giving the one finger point to the sky with t'other.

Kinda like John Travolta on a gixxer..............

Yeah me too...except...I use my free hand to un-zip my jacket and show my right nipple......and wink :msn-wink:

[The_Dover]

Nice.....I like it. I shall try that next time, just give the old nipple ring a bit of a tweak......

Very nice......

[pritch]

I wave unless In halfway through a corner, then I nod.

I'll drink to that

[M1CRO]

If I am going hard out around a corner, you wont get squat from me.. but if I am cruisin (which happens - from time to time), I will wave with whatever hand is free :) :spudwave:

[Ixion]

What he said.

I always like to wave, especially in situations where there's not many bikes around. But if cornering hard, or there's other difficulties, I at least try to nod.

I'm not one of the "wave when waved to" types - I like to wave to everyone.

I find that bikers are split into four roughly equal groups:
Those that wave first;
Those that wave back;
Those that ignore you;
Those that stare hard at you, as if to say "Why are you waving at me - do I know you?"

What he said. I wave to everyone , even Ducatisti, though they never reciprocate .Snobbish lot, them. Or at least nod , or finger wave , unless I don't see you until too late, or am too busy negoitiating a survival protocol between idiot A, homocidal maniac B , and doddery old idiot C

[John]

I nod now because nobody ever seems to wave back anymore pisses me off abit, oh well.

[Wolf]

I wave unless I'm actively using the clutch or in a situation where precise control is required.

Also wave at the police, ambos, fire service.

I often feel the need to give a special, one fingered, "wave" to trucks - especially if they have just pulled out in front of me.

(I am well aware that those on this forum who drive trucks, vans and 4x4's are very biker-savvy and keep an eye out for bikes - just as I do when I have to drive a cage - but believe me when I say that you're the exceptions, not the rule.)

[outlawtorn]

I climb up onto the seat of my bike and give a "cheerleader" style hoolla to other bikers and a brown eye to other irritating cage drivers (normally in a merc, beemer or volvo!)

[vifferman]

I have three waves, the choice of which to use depends on my mood.
Is there a switch for that on the ST's dashboard? :spudwhat:
What about the mood thing - is there a moodometer between the tachometer and speedometer?

[Ms Piggy]

I used to be a mad waver but now I'm more of a nodder. It's just a bit more practical but I always get the warm fuzzies when it's reciprocated :)

[dawnrazor]

I used to be a mad waver but now I'm more of a nodder. It's just a bit more practical but I always get the warm fuzzies when it's reciprocated :)
the warm fuzzies, sounds a bit rude :doobey:

[The_Profit]

fellow biker coming towards you, do you nod, wave, ignore. I only ask cos I've found myself becoming a compulsive nodder, and recently found myself nodding at a cop bike, nothing strictly wrong with that i suppose, but it felt strange, think he got a shock as well!
Hopefully I won't turn into a waver :spudwave:

I normally wave but find most people or nod or seem to ignore other bikers

[Skyryder]

Never have liked taking my hands of the the bars but there are exceptions but wavings not one of them. Sometimes just wag my four right hand fingers while keeping the palm on the throttle grip. Nod sometimes. But if I'm in traffic or on a bend that requires my full attention socializing on the road is the last of my prioties.

Skyryder

[Bonez]

Over the last couple of weeks I've added the two fingered salute to those riders who think it's their right to be on my side of the road when passing tin tops without allowing enough passing space and expecting me to pull over to the left. Wankers. :ar15:

[Oakie]

Nod in town, wave in the countryside.

[ducatilover]

usually i nod but occasionaly i wave. ummmm, if you see me and i dont nod/wave i'll most probably be trying to hit my pegs through a certain roundabout in palmy. has anyone seen me/my bike?? its a black gn with no stickers or gn badges and i'm a person..... :niceone:

[Bonez]

i'm a person..... :niceone:Are you sure?