Waving - the neverending saga (multiple threads merged into one) [Archive] - Page 2

Da Bird

23rd July 2006, 13:20

Some cops wave and some dont when they are riding their work bikes..

No biggie if they dont. They could be listening to their ear piece of something that is happening...

Tis great when they do.

Nought to stress about thou.

Yip, bang on. If someone waves to me I will usually wave back but if there is a job going on and you are concentrating on the information coming through the radio into your helmet, then I'm not going to worry about waving to anyone. It has happened to me and the poor old biker probably gets their feelings hurt but you have to sort your priorities out and waving at a time like that just isn't one of them.

BC.

Da Bird

23rd July 2006, 13:24

Yea if you feel you really must acknowledge them, then, there is only one choice......:finger:

...and you wonder why cops pick on you??

Toast

23rd July 2006, 13:32

I wave to bike cops. Get a nod back often as not. About the same ratio as any other sort of bike or rider. Except Ducatis. They never acknowledge. Stuck up bunch.

I find most Duc riders a good bunch of bastards actually, most likely to give a nod or wave, especially those on 916-999 bikes.

Maha

23rd July 2006, 13:37

...and you wonder why cops pick on you??
i love the :Police: .....:innocent:
the only reason they would stop me is for a chat

scumdog

23rd July 2006, 13:38

The Cop is not your friend.

Oh, so you know the cop?

Was it you?

inlinefour

23rd July 2006, 13:39

I saw a two wheeler mr plod yesterday under the mount wellington over bridge (sthrn m'way). I was thinking as I approached, he's a biker, could even be on KB, he's a cop, tha's a job, I'm not doing anything wrong,,,,,,so,,,,,I give him the nod.

In return, he screwed his face up like a cats ass and just stared me out.

If you have seen different strokes, back ages ago, where the little fella (Arnold i think) used to screw his face up, and do the lip thing that only african american's can, and say "What you talkin about Willis?". Well, that was the face!

So what's up with these people? I would have thought, if I'm not doing anything wrong, I'm just a fellow biker, where is the harm in noding back or giving a wave?????

It could even boost the image, if only for biker cops.

Life goes on, get over it... :nya:

scumdog

23rd July 2006, 13:41

Yea if you feel you really must acknowledge them, then, there is only one choice......:finger:

And hereby give the cop cause to think biker=wanker for all other bikers he meets.

Bonez

23rd July 2006, 16:11

Life goes on, get over it... :nya:What he said.

paturoa

23rd July 2006, 16:27

There is a big maori(?) bike cop, often on the nw mway who returns waves, I only recognise him cos he gave me a good telling off a few months ago.

soundbeltfarm

23rd July 2006, 16:29

In return, he screwed his face up like a cats ass and just stared me out.

Mate pay less attention to the animals eh.
you looking to hard at them.
hahaha

Lou Girardin

24th July 2006, 08:29

Does the Lion wave to the antelope?

Quasievil

24th July 2006, 08:36

I wave to bike cops. Get a nod back often as not. About the same ratio as any other sort of bike or rider. Except Ducatis. They never acknowledge. Stuck up bunch.
Thats just a attitude derived out of jealousy, I wave at every biker if possible.

Patrick

25th July 2006, 08:01

I know him... his face IS just like a cats arse when he smiles in appreciation of your marvellous steed... He is the one that makes the holes in the donuts....

McJim

25th July 2006, 13:41

I've actually opted for the reverse nod. This means I throw my head back slightly in the acknowledgement.:yes: Confuses some people at first but generally is well accepted. As per another thread on respect for others bikes - I am a nod whore. I will nod at anyone. If I wave I'll probably fall off though.:doobey:

sunhuntin

25th July 2006, 13:58

i'm still in the "take your hands on the grips and you WILL die" situation at the mo but when i learn to take em off i will wave and even dance if the moment feels right

doesnt take long to learn to ride one handed...hell, just ask OAB! when im comfy and riding at a decent pace, ill often tuck the fingers on my left hand under the pillion seat and kick back a little. ive also learned how to take gentle corners sitting like that, though i try not too often...like all the control i can get. hell....last time i went to my mates place...he lives down the bottom of a decent hill...i was going down there no-handed! LOL. let the engine brake do all the work and relax my hands a bit.

mrd...ive actually done that...just waved cos i thought i saw what wasnt there....and sometimes ive done the opposite...not waved at something that was there! sometimes i mistake scooters for bikes, and gns for scooters [dont kill me!]

sexy beast

25th July 2006, 14:08

hmmm....i usally flash the headlight but i do get nods and the occasional wave too.....but once i had couple of bikers come from behind and do a wheelie as they passed me....one after the other!!!...how do you respond to that??????

Fub@r

25th July 2006, 14:12

Nah I am a GN rider and I learnt really quickly the custom of the nod / wave!
The reason I nod and don't wave is that I am still at the stage of holding on for dear life!! :ride:

I second that.........besides I wasn't sure if someone on there 600+ sports bike would really appreciate me nodding or alike on my little Ginny with its lemon plate on :blip:

I usually wait to see if acknowledged then return the gesture if I have time......if I do it and not returned I would feel like I been shunned for being the poorer cousin so to speak

Biohazard

25th July 2006, 14:16

I have always wanted to do the Hail Hitler type salute, as im a facist..

Sounds like a good idea, gonna try it out over next few days..closely followed by an Ambo just incase me falls over.

skidMark

25th July 2006, 14:19

i'm gunna start doing a both hands off the bars finger point with a nod ...or something but definately both hands off LOL

nodrog

25th July 2006, 14:21

just so nobody feels left out i wave at everybody, cages included.

BeakerRAT

25th July 2006, 14:28

Yep, everyone gets a nod or wave whether I'm on the sportsbike or scooter. Hardly ever get acknowledgment from the cruiser types or scoots. Even give the :2thumbsup if a bike pulls alongside while I'm in the cage. Bikey :Police: get a nod as well.

Best response was from a bus load of ladies, looked like they were on a hens nite out. They waved, I waved, a few hiked up their skirts as I passed. Smiles all round for that one. :gob: :yes:

Way I figure it, if I keep on giving acknowledgment - it might just break down some of the barriers and stereotypes.:niceone:

Buster

25th July 2006, 14:43

A few people are flashing their lights these days but I recon that should only be used if theres a cop or incident up ahead.

MikeyG

25th July 2006, 14:45

Same here - although I have had the odd gang member on a Harley wave back! I tend to wave to just about everyone and feel bad if they get the wave in first! GN250 riders fall into a similar category too - I've only ever had ONE wave back.

I ride a GN and try to give a nod or wave to all other riders. Seems like a lot of sprotsbike riders won't wave back to a GN though. Sports tourers seem the friendliest

magicfairy

25th July 2006, 15:12

A few people are flashing their lights these days but I recon that should only be used if theres a cop or incident up ahead.
Agree, when someone flashes their lights at me, I drive at the speed limit for the next few K's, looking for the :Police:

DougB

25th July 2006, 15:28

I was walking to the shops last week, a police car came around the corner, the cop smiled and waved. I dont know why but it made me feel real good. Perhaps it reminded me of my early days in Dorkland where helmeted officers patroled the city streets. These real policemen could be relied on to help in any situation. My Dads instructions when I left my country home in 1950 to take an apprentiship in Dorkland were - if you get lost or in any trouble find a police man, today I doubt if I could.

klingon

25th July 2006, 15:35

I've actually opted for the reverse nod. This means I throw my head back slightly in the acknowledgement.:yes: Confuses some people at first but generally is well accepted.

That's my favourite. For some reason it seems friendlier than a nod! If you do it with the eyebrow lift it's even better... nobody can see your eyebrows but I can't do the 'reverse nod' without the eyebrows getting involved kinda automatically... :blip:

When I grow up and get a GN250 I'm gonna wave and nod at everybody. Who cares if they don't wave back? I'm having fun. :sunny:

Zed

25th July 2006, 15:44

I have learned that if I am going to nod or wave at another biker, not to EXPECT them to nod or wave back, even a screwed up face, frown, or a poked out tongue can happen and don't at all surprise me, if your expectations aren't high then you won't be offended as much.

Remember, out on the road not every biker is in a friendly happy-go-lucky mood like you may be, and they aren't obligated to be.

blacksheep

25th July 2006, 16:26

Harleys ignore little sports bikes cause they aint "cool" enough :P

A bike with a pillion passenger will always wave back, cause they're out to enjoy them selves.
my wife waved to a bunch of hd riders in uk and got a two fingered salute which she responded to with the bird,all this went on without me knowing until i had wall to wall hd,s in my mirrors,turned to wife with a wtf look she showed me the finger,and then it was oh shit have i got enough petrol and next clank it down a few notches and lets get the hell out of here,lost them quite quickly ,wife has been a bit more restrained since:nono:

Bend-it

25th July 2006, 16:40

Yeah I've done that - wave at the kids in the back seat of the car in front of me, and just imagine Mum & Dad in the front seats telling the kids to ignore the nasty biker :yeah:

Yeah, quite cool how kids look at bikers with awe on their faces. Was riding 2 up with the Mrs and stopped by a park, when a kid whose dad was playing with a dirt bike came over and practically drooled all over us.

Then was riding behind a car and a kid stuck his nose to the back windscreen and waved... We waved back, thumbs ups, winks etc as we were behind them for awhile... Looked like we made his day...

Gotta make you feel good! :doobey:

XP@

25th July 2006, 16:43

snuffles

25th July 2006, 16:55

you have to get the nod right, nodding down is acceptable, nodding up makes you take your eyes off the road and can look gay.

ZeroIndex

25th July 2006, 17:33

nod is fine..

skidMark

25th July 2006, 17:35

Buster

25th July 2006, 17:42

paturoa

25th July 2006, 18:09

Hogs and scoots hardly ever wave back, got me wondering - what is the difference?

Biohazard

25th July 2006, 18:13

They are all legal tender... the situation depicts their value:

wave with the right hand when scraping a peg $priceless

Mastercard gets ya you most things, BUT stupidty gets ya noticed

quickbuck

25th July 2006, 18:35

Mmm, they may not be happy, but I find it not good to ride a bike in anger...:nono:

Speedracer

25th July 2006, 18:46

My new bike has a decent headlight flasher and I've started to use it instead of the lh wave.

It means WARNING :Police: AHEAD . I use it all the time. Unfortunately it's use is declining in NZ. Didn't get flashed once travelling auck to invercargill, but saw ~8-10 cops pretty shocking. Of course I flashed everyone coming the other way. (I do a flash-flash)

Even waved at a :Police: hanging by the side of the road waiting for his quota... he then decided to follow me hanging about 1k back hahaha I'm not stupid.

In the North Island I didn't see any bikers until I got to levin or so. Most waved back. Saw a fellow CBR rider on the welly motorway near tawa but he was going slow so I didn't hang around.

While going on the coast road after paekakariki there was a train on the hill, did the old pull the fist down a couple of times while alongside the cab and got a 'PAARP PARP' back. :niceone:

Stick to the wave or nod dude, flash means something different.
:rockon:

sndrmn

25th July 2006, 18:49

I wave to everyone except:
HD and Scooters.

Riding round on my CBR250RR for about a year I soon found out who waves / nods back and who doesn't. I waved like the virgin newbie I was to all HD but I prob only got one or two waves back so I thought stuff em!!! But pretty much everyone else from Leather Clad racers to weekend tourers / dirt bikes waved back......

I tend to nod if I am in mid corner or something like that.....but if am going full tit in the twisties.... stuff the wave....or nod.....keep my damn eyes on the road!!

So why not scooters? Ok this is only my opinion (prob get some flak for it) but I don't consider them fellow bikers. They are the little annoying buzzards at traffic lights that think they can hang with the big boys. Then they think they can take those things on the motorway....oh yes a whooping 70ks....and then they even have the audacity to take them over the Nui hill......arrrrhhhhh!

Around town don't tend to wave. Tend to scan for cars / ppl pulling out in front of me.....but then I only take my bike out in the weekends for a blast so don't take bike into town much.

But for all the newbs out there don't worry. Don't get the guilts if u forget to wave. Its not the end of world.

sndrmn

25th July 2006, 18:50

sndrmn

25th July 2006, 18:51

sorry I posted the same thing twice....hehe

Speedracer

25th July 2006, 18:52

...

trying to get the ol post count up eh? :blip:

sndrmn

25th July 2006, 18:58

lol! Yep u caught me! I am just not the most active member....although I am working on changing that...as u can see!

pixc

25th July 2006, 18:58

Ground hog day

Im too scared to take even a pinkie off my handle bars at the moment.
I checked my speedo today and Ive done a whooping 300ks on my bike so far.

So if you happen to wave to me ...dont expect to get one back just yet ..ill be waving to you from the inside :P

Ozzie

25th July 2006, 19:12

Got to say, I am well impressed with the comeradery (sp?) of bikers here!

I had a bike/bikes for years in OZ, and apart from my trip across the country, noone waves, or nods, unless they are your mate. Yet here, it is more common to get one than not, and if you don't, it's usually cause they are patched, ducati riding, or just didn't see you. It is wicked!

Went for a ride around the water front from Kawakawa to Thames on Sunday, passed heaps of bikes, some while we were riding, some while we were having a nana break, but ALL waved (or noded).

How cool is that? I mean really, this is not the norm for everywhere.

I think wave, nod, salute, light flash...whatever! Acknowledge your fellow biker anyway you can. We are a small group (relatively) and have heaps in common (like having people try and kill us daily) and its great when you get acknowledged, by a complete stranger, cause you are one of "The Fold"!

Rock on, live long and Ride baby Ride!

fishb8nz

25th July 2006, 19:26

Maybe it's the area I live in but I reckon I get a ratio of 1:90 from Harleys. Too many gang bikes that are souless. Their problem, not mine.

sunhuntin

25th July 2006, 19:48

So why not scooters? Ok this is only my opinion (prob get some flak for it) but I don't consider them fellow bikers. They are the little annoying buzzards at traffic lights that think they can hang with the big boys. Then they think they can take those things on the motorway....oh yes a whooping 70ks....and then they even have the audacity to take them over the Nui hill......arrrrhhhhh!.

i dont wave to scooters [ie, nifty fifty and similar] simply cos judging by what comes into my work they are all idiots and dont deserve my time. i had one chick come in last night in fluffy bright red elmo slippers! damn i wanted to slap her! LOL. and another got shirty when i refused to put lawn mower 2 stroke oil in her scoot.

Ozzie

25th July 2006, 20:59

i dont wave to scooters [ie, nifty fifty and similar] simply cos judging by what comes into my work they are all idiots and dont deserve my time. i had one chick come in last night in fluffy bright red elmo slippers! damn i wanted to slap her! LOL. and another got shirty when i refused to put lawn mower 2 stroke oil in her scoot.

I passed one on the motorway this morning, was very tempted to give them shit, but decided against it...good thing.... two seconds later, we both started to split traffic, I got jamed and aborted on one, but he/she kept going and ended up 3 or 4 cars in front of me,,,,,,Shame baby Shame!

Given an open road, they can blow my exhaust, get a REAL bike, try hard! But for city traffic, spose they have an advantage (shh don't tell anyone i said that).

Still, in my eye, scooters only count as learner / "still live with mum and she won't let me get a real bike" sort of thing. Gets crap from cagers and from bikers, why O why would you subject yourself to that????

Spoke to a guy in Botany, he had a 600 cc scooter, cost him 1 and a half times as much as my Katatana.....Why O Why would you subject yourself to that?????

Wired1

25th July 2006, 21:41

A nods the go, or the half wave, the finger wave if yuo like. I don't like to let go a the heil hitler wave risks ripping you from the saddle if you have a good head of steam up when you unleash it.

Indiana_Jones

25th July 2006, 21:56

MArk, are you tripping out on E dude :S

-Indy

Bishop

26th July 2006, 21:21

When I first got my bike I kept thinking "Why the f##k is everyone waving at me? I don't know these people!?" I couldn't figure it out.
Then it dawned on me that only bikers were doing it (I'm a bit slow like that...), something akin to truckies or whatever, so I started doing it too.
Most of the time I get a similar gesture in response, other times I get no response at all.
Not a big deal really, but if you see a dreadlocked rider on a red Hornet coming your way - don't ignore me, I won't ignore you.

NodMan

27th July 2006, 20:11

They are all legal tender... the situation depicts their value:

nod on the motorway $0.01
wave on the motorway $0.10
nod on a small road $0.50
wave on a small road $1.00
nod when scraping a peg $5.00
wave when scraping a peg $10.00
wave with the right hand when scraping a peg $priceless

Best I correct ya currency values...seeing as I have been NODing for 35+ years!

NOD on the motorway...zero...I work there
Nodding to nod on the motorway....money in the bank(if Im chasing ya)
NOD on a small road...it wasn't me honestly officer
wave on a small road...Tsunami!!!..I ride faster officer cause big wave on way
NOD when scraping a peg...you got no proof, it wasnt me officer
wave when scraping a peg...trying to hide face from oncoming officer
Wave with right hand when scraping a peg...still trying to get back on after that tank slapper...THAT IS PRICELESS

my observations
1, when on my own bike 95% nod or wave to me (obviously 95% of population dont know who I am)... thats cool

2, when Im on work bike about 50% nod or wave to (at) me ...thats cool

3,when Im on work bike about 0% of H D riders (excluding Buells) wave or nod to me ...that can be expensive for them !!!

KEEP WAVING OR NODDING just say hi..we're all on two wheels together NOD

Drum

27th July 2006, 20:27

I used to wave to HD's but gave up due to lack of response. Nothing against them personally though.
Dont wave to scooters because theres just too many of them! Most probably wouldnt know the custom anyway.
Nod or a wave to bikie posties and cops.
Any cager who pulls out of the way when I splitting gets a nod too.
I dont usually nod or wave too much while commuting - too focused.

aiki

27th July 2006, 20:56

I like to acknowledge other bikers with a finger lift or nod, also I'm tending towards the light flash but am worried it will freak out the biker thinking I'm saying Cops :Police: nearby. Funny about the Harleys, even though my ride is often mistaken for one by the layman, and i would see no reason to spend more than twice the price of my bike for a Harley, I do seem to find my waves are ignored by the H riders. Maybe it is because they are either too cool gang members:tugger: or too cool advertising exec' enjoying their mid life crisis. :cool: or maybe I just look too uncool to respond to.:(

Fub@r

29th July 2006, 13:41

apteryx_haasti

29th July 2006, 17:58

May sound a bit lame but I always wonder if the bike I'm passing is a fellow KB'r........so this may sound like a lame idea so dont burn me if it is but

What if KB'rs wore a certain coloured armband? People will definetly make the effort to wave to a fellow KB'r :)

I often wonder that as well - but I'm not sure about the arm bands, sound a bit West Side Story, and no one wants to hear me break into song.

When I went for my first ride on the GN, I got several waves and I thought it was great. Still do think it's great and I'll nod, reverse nod or wave if I see a bike, provided I notice it in time...

sunhuntin

29th July 2006, 18:34

I often wonder that as well - but I'm not sure about the arm bands, sound a bit West Side Story, and no one wants to hear me break into song.

When I went for my first ride on the GN, I got several waves and I thought it was great. Still do think it's great and I'll nod, reverse nod or wave if I see a bike, provided I notice it in time...

im often wondering that as well...and try and make a note of the bikes i see...but in the end i see way too many to remember. plus im not good at bikes at 100k!

Fub@r

29th July 2006, 20:00

If not an armband then maybe a Kiwibiker style patch on right arm.....something that is visible but not retarded :)

Biohazard

31st July 2006, 13:02

I have always wanted to do the Hail Hitler type salute, as im a facist..

Have succesfully completed my first Hitler salute, not sure if was well rec'd but fookin made me laugh.....

Ruralman

31st July 2006, 22:22

Have succesfully completed my first Hitler salute, not sure if was well rec'd but fookin made me laugh.....
MAybe thats it - the secret sign for Kiwibikers - stuff the armbands we'll have the secret (won't stay so for long) highway wave/salute. So whats it to be??
Maybe I should start a new thread on this one? The left hand heil Hitler would be different but at certain speeds could be interesting.

Fub@r

31st July 2006, 22:26

Arm patch - can be seen and not a hazard

Heil Hitler Salute - declining membership of KB due to accidents

Wired1

31st July 2006, 22:39

It would have to be fluorescent and flashing to be visable at speed passing on-comming traffic, alhough handy at MoT meetings for identification purposes...

klingon

1st August 2006, 17:22

McJim

1st August 2006, 17:35

Special KB nod: looks like a cross between an Indian saying "yes" and someone trying to get a crick out of their neck. Bonus points if you shrug your shoulders at the same time. Informally known as the "KB Spaz"
Hey - I do that every time I go over a bump anyway. How about a modified wave as follows: lift hand and point forefinger at the sky - non KBers will then wobble as they look upwards to see WTF you're pointing at.

Wired1

1st August 2006, 20:47

How about a modified wave as follows: lift hand and point forefinger at the sky - non KBers will then wobble as they look upwards to see WTF you're pointing at.

How about lift hand and point middle finger to the sky? especially friendly with our friends in blue...

Motu

27th August 2006, 18:53

Heading up the Glen Murry/Rangiriri rd today and a flock of sprotsbikes comes the otherway,maybe 6 to 8 of them.....no waves,but that pretty normal,they don't wave to dirt bikes.I was figuring there would be a straggler or two,and as I came to turn into Churchil Rd another bike came the other way...and waved! And it was a HARLEY!!!!!!!

Come on you guys,what's it all about? You bleat and moan and heap scorn upon others,and yet none of you wave to me - but a Harley does! I saw a few more bikes as I slipped on and off SH22,none of the sportsbikes waved - but some nice classic/vintage bikes gave me some waves.

Oh,and the farmers waved,they alsways do.

kiwifruit

27th August 2006, 19:00

if i see you i will wave :wavey:

jtzzr

27th August 2006, 19:12

Went for a run up to puhoi /Warkworth / Wellsford then down SH16 through to Hellensville and saw a ton of bikes , most waved some didn`t and most of the ones that didn`t wave were sportsbikes , there was the odd Harley/Triumph , but Iv`e sorta given up caring ,each to their own I suppose.But I would wave to you mate or nod:Punk:

P.s I did get 1 wave from a farmer she was waving me down so I wouldn`t hit the 20 or so cows on the road . No waves from the cows though.Guess they thought they were too staunch in their leathers.

NotaGoth

27th August 2006, 19:14

I wave from my car and have NEVER had anyone on any kind of motorbike wave back.... Does that count..???? I mean even if I'm like.. Frantically waving..??? lol

bladez

27th August 2006, 19:17

i wave to everyone even harly riders :dodge: 9 times out of 10 they wave back :yes: i even wave to kids on the side of the road when they stand and look and wave as ya go past.

dawnrazor

27th August 2006, 19:18

I'm a habitual nodder

SwanTiger

27th August 2006, 19:19

I love you Motu :yes:

hXc

27th August 2006, 19:21

I've NEVER had a Harley rider wave back. I saw a guy on an old Trumpy the other day and waved and he didn't wave back. All others wave back, apart from scooter riders, but they don't count.

I even get people waving when I'm commuting. I always wave back, unless it's too dangerous. Then will give a nod or friendly toot.

EDIT: I also wave to the kids in cars watching through the rear window. Makes my day when the little tackers faces light up and they turn around to tell mum or dad and then wave back. Bless them

SuperDave

27th August 2006, 19:21

I would wave to a dirty bike if I ever saw one, though I've only ever seen them on the back of a trailer or ute, even then I wave but don't usually get a response.

SuperDave

27th August 2006, 19:22

Haha, meant to say 'dirt bike'

R6_kid

27th August 2006, 19:24

If im riding back roads i generally dont have time to wave, might give a nod but would only wave if cruising... my safety and focus on the task at hand (no pun intended) is more important to me than making someone else, regardless of their type of bike, feel good about themselves because i waved at them.

Goblin

27th August 2006, 19:25

I wave from my car and have NEVER had anyone on any kind of motorbike wave back.... Does that count..???? I mean even if I'm like.. Frantically waving..??? lol

No XxKiTtiEXx...it doesn't count.:no:

Gixxer 4 ever

27th August 2006, 19:46

I did get 1 wave from a farmer she was waving me down so I wouldn`t hit the 20 or so cows on the road . No waves from the cows though.Guess they thought they were too staunch in their leathers.
Yes, my cows are too staunch to wave. They have often commented on this as we get close to the road gate.

I did get 1 wave from a farmer

As I am a farmer I can say we always wave. A lot must laugh in their helmets when they see a farmer on a AG 200 wave. Just a habit to wave to every bike I see. Nice to belong I recon.

Big Dave

27th August 2006, 19:56

We went through there this afternoon too - if I had seen you I would have waved my trousers.

Bonez

27th August 2006, 20:05

Heading up the Glen Murry/Rangiriri rd today and a flock of sprotsbikes comes the otherway,maybe 6 to 8 of them.....no waves,but that pretty normal,they don't wave to dirt bikes.I was figuring there would be a straggler or two,and as I came to turn into Churchil Rd another bike came the other way...and waved! And it was a HARLEY!!!!!!!Had a German helmeted apehangered tassle wearing Harley riding gent wave at me on Gerty in the Manawatu this evening. Believe it or not...................................

Sniper

27th August 2006, 20:07

Oh god, not this again

crusa

27th August 2006, 20:17

Went for a ride today thru riverhead,helensville,south head and back to albany plenty bikes on the road, waved to and nodded to everyone dependent on what i was doing some waved back some didnt,Im not bothered for oneday people may wave back to a guy on a harley more often than not.if i had seen someone on a dirt bike i would of waved because thats where i started when i was on the farm a few decades ago. :rockon:

Timber020

27th August 2006, 20:18

I got lots of nods from a group of riders coming through karori today, I think 6 of them. Any of you guys?

Edbear

27th August 2006, 20:49

Oh god, not this again

Be strong, mate, be strong...

Clivoris

27th August 2006, 21:30

We went through there this afternoon too - if I had seen you I would have waved my trousers.

For some reason I didn't imagine you wearing trousers with your chaps.:scratch:

Big Dave

27th August 2006, 21:39

Oh god, not this again

OK - I'll keep my trousers on.

Big Dave

27th August 2006, 21:41

For some reason I didn't imagine you wearing trousers with your chaps.:scratch:

I only wore chaps when I was too fat for leather pants. Now I wiggle it baby!

oldrider

27th August 2006, 21:43

I look at my reflection in shop windows and wave, I always get a wave back.

If I don't get a wave back I will have something to be pissed off about!. :bye: John.

Motu

27th August 2006, 21:46

Oh god, not this again

Gosh - has it taken you this long to get sick of it?!

Sniper

27th August 2006, 21:50

Gosh - has it taken you this long to get sick of it?!

The whole waving thing, yea. Who fucken cares if you do or dont wave?

Dooly

28th August 2006, 08:54

This whole waving thing, well all the threads on here over ages, its always a source of amusement.
I dont ride my bike much atm, but when I see another biker I wave, regardless of what steed they ride. If they dont wave back, life goes on.................:yes:

Motu

28th August 2006, 09:26

The whole waving thing, yea. Who fucken cares if you do or dont wave?

Well,it appears some people toss their toys out of the cot if someone doesn't - like,do they want this Labour Government to make it a law to wave to other riders?

But anyway...I've noticed it's only the sportsbike riders who get upset about not getting waved at,and they heap scorn upon the Harley guys for not waving.I thought it was really funny that no sportsbikes waved at me,but the Harley did.

And for the record for those that missed the point - I don't give a flying fuck if you wave to me or not,and I may wave or not depending on my mood - give it a rest,it's not the end of the world y'know.

Squeak the Rat

28th August 2006, 09:33

The Harley riders were just waving because their bikes had broken down and needed a mechanic.

Sniper

28th August 2006, 09:44

Well,it appears some people toss their toys out of the cot if someone doesn't - like,do they want this Labour Government to make it a law to wave to other riders?
Shit don't say that. People could damn well take it seriously.

But anyway...I've noticed it's only the sportsbike riders who get upset about not getting waved at,and they heap scorn upon the Harley guys for not waving.I thought it was really funny that no sportsbikes waved at me,but the Harley did.
I noticed that too. But dont you remeber the days your penis was small,you had a bike to compensate and then you got all upset when no one acknowledged your manhood by waving or ogleing your bike? Im thinking thats the standard for sportsbike riders under 25 at the moment and not only that, but they need to try and tell the world to prove themselves again.

Glad that after time we grow into our dicks.

And for the record for those that missed the point - I don't give a flying fuck if you wave to me or not,and I may wave or not depending on my mood - give it a rest,it's not the end of the world y'know.

You do drive a pajero though, so I presume we could excuse you.

jrandom

28th August 2006, 11:44

I've decided to start waving at motorcycles on SH16 from my pushie. Like, as in, waving really hard so's I wobble around, while grinning like a moron.

Anyone want to place bets on how long it'll be before I get a response?

Ixion

28th August 2006, 12:14

I've waved to pushies. And people in vintage cars. And bikes of course. And anyone who looks like they're out there enjoying themselves.

Wave to any bike. Including scooters. Just too much hard work figuring it out otherwise.

It's not a big deal. Just friendliness. Sort of saying "Hi, nice day , good t'see y'" (Or, "Hi, good to see someone else isn't put off by this shit weather, ain't we the bee's knees")

EDIT: And farmers. And road workers. And kids. And horse riders. And of course , any hot chick with big boobs.

Wolf

28th August 2006, 16:57

You always got to wave to kids so that they have a nice positive experience with bikers and later when they grow up they say "I want a motorbike because I want to be a nice person like all those bikers that used to wave to me - unlike those stuck-up fucking cagers who never waved..."

APPLE

28th August 2006, 17:12

wen im in stealth mode(i.e race mode)i wave at no one?..........''must concentrate''.........:rockon:

Mattzxr750

28th August 2006, 18:05

i wave at anything on 1 2 or 3 wheels and anything in a skirt :D

GIXser

28th August 2006, 18:36

Skyryder

28th August 2006, 19:28

All this wave talk..................I'm going for surf.

Skyryder

eliot-ness

28th August 2006, 19:37

I have a probem with waving. If I see one, two, or even three riders approaching I can handle it, no problem. But,,,,,,what should I do when there are forty bikes as I met up with at the weekend.
A/ Should I give them a one wave to encompass the whole group.
B/ Should I split the group into two or three and wave to each section.
C/ Do I try to wave to each one individually, and what would happen if I missed one and he was a KB member?. Would I be ostracised forever and banished to the nether world inhabited by Harley/Ducati/BMW/Triumph etc riders???? Just wondering.

Incidentally, I tried C. My bloody arm's still aching and to make it worse I didn't get a wave back, but I almost ran off the road looking for one.

McJim

28th August 2006, 19:46

I waved at a fella on a sports bike on the way into Kawakawa on Saturday and I'd swear he waved back with his middle finger.

Could be my eyesight though - I'm getting on.

Squeak the Rat

29th August 2006, 08:18

But,,,,,,what should I do when there are forty bikes as I met up with at the weekend.
A/ Should I give them a one wave to encompass the whole group.
B/ Should I split the group into two or three and wave to each section.
C/ Do I try to wave to each one individually, and what would happen if I missed one and he was a KB member?. Would I be ostracised forever and banished to the nether world inhabited by Harley/Ducati/BMW/Triumph etc riders???? Just wondering.

A. Definitely A. And preferably a big heil-hitler salute of an A. The bigger bolder and stupider the better. At least 1/3 of them won't be bah-humbugers and will appreciate the ackowledgement and humour.....

Big Dave

29th August 2006, 10:21

Would I be ostracised forever and banished to the nether world inhabited by Harley/Ducati/BMW/Triumph etc riders????

You don't get 'ostracised' to that world, you become successful in life enough to be able to afford to enter it.

Wolf

29th August 2006, 11:11

You don't get 'ostracised' to that world, you become successful in life enough to be able to afford to enter it.
And work hard to afford to maintain your place in that world...

I'd like to ride a BMW but my bank refuses to issue me with the tool kit...

Big Dave

29th August 2006, 11:14

And work hard to afford to maintain your place in that world...

I'd like to ride a BMW but my bank refuses to issue me with the tool kit...

I should have added - 'if you want to.'

Pixie

29th August 2006, 11:56

I wave to farmers on the road side,to car drivers that give way on one lane bridges,to car drivers that pull over to let me pass.
If they feel appreciated,they may continue to be courteous.

And the pricks that stay in the passing lane/fast lane ....
I burn their stupid heads with my high beams

scracha

29th August 2006, 17:25

Why do cruiser riders never wave, nod, flash headlight nor generally acknowledge other bikers when being passed etc?

crashe

29th August 2006, 17:26

I wave and I ride a cruiser.....

Heaps or cruiser riders wave out...

Squeak the Rat

29th August 2006, 17:29

You can not be serious..........

(the ball was out)

:jerry: :jerry:

yungatart

29th August 2006, 17:30

I wave and I ride a cruiser.....

Heaps or cruiser riders wave out...

Ditto.... few sprotbike riders bother to wave to me tho.. why is that?

crashe

29th August 2006, 17:36

Ditto.... few sprotbike riders bother to wave to me tho.. why is that?

I dunno about you, but cruiser's, sportbikes and tourers all wave back to me...
Ok one or two dont.. cos maybe they didnt have a chance to nod or wave as they only spotted me as I was zapping past them (yep going the other way)
Heck even some of the gang boys wave....

Some riders may not know the thing about nodding or waving to other riders... someone has to tell them these things...:scooter: :Punk:

Crisis management

29th August 2006, 17:38

I think we need to combine all the waving threads, have a group hug and get over it.

Maha

29th August 2006, 17:44

Ditto.... few sprotbike riders bother to wave to me tho.. why is that?

:spudwave: :wavey: Just for you yungatart....:done:

Skyryder

29th August 2006, 17:45

I think we need to combine all the waving threads, have a group hug and get over it.

Maybe any thread or post that has the word wave in it should be automaticly deleted.

This wave thing is starting to look like a surfing site.

Skyryder

Ixion

29th August 2006, 17:46

I get as many acknowledgments from crusier (watch the spelling , lads, BOTTYNZ is on the alert) riders as from those on any other sort of machine. Except Ducati riders, who never wave.

Maha

29th August 2006, 17:49

I get as many acknowledgments from crusier (watch the spelling , lads, BOTTYNZ is on the alert) riders as from those on any other sort of machine. Except Ducati riders, who never wave.

I hear that Ducati riders have all their focus on hanging onto the bike due to the vibrations....:yes:

trumpy

29th August 2006, 17:53

I think we need to combine all the waving threads, have a group hug and get over it.

Amen to that.:whocares:
Wave if you wanna, don't if you don't. The end.:bleh:

Motu

29th August 2006, 17:58

29th August 2006, 18:05

I got a nod from a gang member the other day in Kingsland. He was on a bloody great hog with ape hangers and everything.

But then again, I do look the bizzo in my sparkley helmet and my blue and black "Dririder" outfit. :Punk:

Edit: My point is - All generalisations are false - including the generalisation that all generalisations are false. There are all kinds of bikers out there and the type of machine does not tell you everything about a person.

dawnrazor

29th August 2006, 18:06

I used to know a one armed man who rode a pushbike - I always waved to him....but he never waved back...I think something was wrong with the guy.

So,who wants to start the waving thread tomorrow? I've had my turn this week,somebody else better do it.Maybe a roster system?

prehaps we can have a waving/nodding forum for all the different permutations of this topic, kinda like the way we should probably have the "feel free to say what you want forum as well", oops I've said too much.

petesmeats

29th August 2006, 18:12

Yep well i think it is mainly a misunderstanding between cruiser riders and sportsbike riders... sometimes i think that the cruiser rider would probably not want to wave at me because of my differing taste in bikes... Oh i also use the term sportsbike extremely loosely... So i am unsure whether to nod or not... But i think in actual fact that if you acknowledge them and they don't acknowledge you then it isn't the end of the world... I could think of much better things to complain about - like bloody boy racers driving thier ridiculously powerful rear wheel drive vehicles on thier restricted liscences... or drunk drivers.
Oh yes and i'm told there is a guy down in christchurch who rides a GSXR1000K2 who doesn't wave back but i'm not sure if he exists or is just a myth.

29th August 2006, 18:13

prehaps we can have a waving/nodding forum for all the different permutations of this topic[...]

For the amount of discussion it generates, we actually could. :)

Virago

29th August 2006, 18:15

Why do cruiser riders never wave, nod, flash headlight nor generally acknowledge other bikers when being passed etc?

Here we go again.......:zzzz:

Perhaps the crusier riders have given up waving to sprotbike riders - because none of them will wave back?:yes:

WarlockNZ

29th August 2006, 18:19

I think we need to combine all the waving threads, have a group hug and get over it.

Awww ... :grouphug: .. happy now ... lol..

I've moved on from the wave ... i gave a salute now ... can be lots of fun at 120K .. mu ha ha ... i always get a reply and NO!! .. it's not the one fingered kind of salute .. (preempting the smart ass's)..

Squeak the Rat

29th August 2006, 18:20

The best bet is to ride a bike that doesn't fit into any category. Then you can wave or ignore to your hearts content.

Scracha, if you're not sure what's going on, check out:

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php?t=34598

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php?t=34630&

[Edit:] glad you deleted that (you know who you are)......

Waylander

29th August 2006, 18:54

SlashWylde

29th August 2006, 18:57

Why do cruiser riders never wave, nod, flash headlight nor generally acknowledge other bikers when being passed etc?

Oh FFS! I for one am sick and tired of all the shit that gets levelled at cruiser riders and harley riders in particular, all coming from sports bike riders. What is it with you guys?

You don't see cruiser riders harping on at you lot about this that or the other aspect of your chosen style of machine. So what gives?

Fact of the matter is us cruiser riders are more interested in just getting out there and riding than endlessly debating the whereto and whyfores of every aspect of your our daily motorcycling life.

"Oh I got cut off today in traffic, boo hoo poor me"

"Oh some big tough Harley rider didn't acknowledge my meagre existence, bahh wahh"

Get over yourself FFS.

You wanna know why SOME cruiser riders don't wave? It's 'cause they regard all non-cruiser riders as a bunch of whiny little Rossi wannabe's and can't be bothered with you all.

WarlockNZ

29th August 2006, 19:02

Well shit! ... there you go ... end of story i'd say .. lol

TerminalAddict

29th August 2006, 19:27

some hit a nerve :P

here's a wee trick.
next time you see a patch member coming towards you . .do the old "one finger in the air whirling around .. indicating a cop ahead"

He'll acknowledge you then .. bet $10 :D

Mr. Peanut

29th August 2006, 19:28

Had two cruisers wave to me today, not that I care either way.

Get over it :rockon:

Scouse

29th August 2006, 19:40

Oh FFS! I for one am sick and tired of all the shit that gets levelled at cruiser riders and harley riders in particular, all coming from sports bike riders. What is it with you guys?

You don't see cruiser riders harping on at you lot about this that or the other aspect of your chosen style of machine. So what gives?

Fact of the matter is us cruiser riders are more interested in just getting out there and riding than endlessly debating the whereto and whyfores of every aspect of your our daily motorcycling life.

"Oh I got cut off today in traffic, boo hoo poor me"

"Oh some big tough Harley rider didn't acknowledge my meagre existence, bahh wahh"

Get over yourself FFS.

You wanna know why SOME cruiser riders don't wave? It's 'cause they regard all non-cruiser riders as a bunch of whiny little Rossi wannabe's and can't be bothered with you all.Or oh my some nasty gang member gave me an evil look today then said to me what the fuck is that on your back boy, boo hoo poor me

SlashWylde

29th August 2006, 19:57

Or oh my some nasty gang member gave me an evil look today then said to me what the fuck is that on your back boy, boo hoo poor me

ROFL good call :-)

jtzzr

29th August 2006, 19:57

Remember , don`t wave to cows on any sort of bike scooter/sports/cruiser,Way too staunch!

Big Dave

29th August 2006, 20:00

Had two cruisers wave to me today, not that I care either way.

Get over it :rockon:

All they wanted to see were the gloves. They are not waving at you Mr P - they are saying 'those must be the gloves!'

davereid

29th August 2006, 20:06

So, I've got a Harley, a Yammi FZR and I ride a Lifan scooter to work.

So, do I wave at every cunt ? Or do I have to remember which bike i'm on?

The real wankers here are those who think that some riders have an attitude just because of what they ride.

Basic Life... some people just have an attitude.. they don't need a reason.. putting em on a bike doesnt help they are still arsholes

So if you give me the finger when I'm on my Scooter.. next time I'm on the Fzr or Harley you better hope I don't catch up.. !

So if you love being on two wheels then wave.. if you don't then don't wave, but be careful with that finger...

cos you may be the one with the attitude and the finger.. but I've got the whole bloody fist and a good history of using it !

DONT JUDGE ME BASED ON MY SCOOT - I JUST MIGHT CATCH UP

Mr. Peanut

29th August 2006, 20:07

All they wanted to see were the gloves. They are not waving at you Mr P - they are saying 'those must be the gloves!'

I showed them the remarkable dexterity they afforded me :finger:
They were so excited, they followed me home :yes:

Clivoris

29th August 2006, 20:08

I think we need to combine all the waving threads, have a group hug and get over it.

As my cantankerous old grandfather was want to say "give them a knife each, put em on an island and let them sort it out"

WINJA

29th August 2006, 20:08

Why do cruiser riders never wave, nod, flash headlight nor generally acknowledge other bikers when being passed etc?

CAUSE THEIR WANKERS , JUST SPIT AT THEM

sunhuntin

29th August 2006, 20:09

Edit: My point is - All generalisations are false - including the generalisation that all generalisations are false. There are all kinds of bikers out there and the type of machine does not tell you everything about a person.

bling awarded.

i wave to anything if i see them in time...sometimes i dont get a chance if im in a corner or similar, and feel bad i didnt get a chance to respond if they waved.

btw....only time i flash my light it is to let other bikes know theres a cop. doesnt matter where the cop is, if i see him i let oncoming bikes know. ooo yeh, and also if theres a mass of badly marked roadworks/other traffic snarl-up.

davereid

29th August 2006, 20:15

hehe .. good point about the generalisations.

And also I only flash light to advise of cops.

I must admit, waving to another biker from my scooter sometime makes me fel a bit errr well ummm

And I know that when I wear my black helmet and harley labelled leather jacket and then hop onna scooter that err.. its not a good look shall we say.

Waylander

29th August 2006, 20:21

CAUSE THEIR WANKERS , JUST SPIT AT THEMHere I thought it just rained all the time in Huntly.

oldrider

29th August 2006, 20:50

It is not compulsory to wave, or read wave threads either, so this is my last one. See ya! :spudwave: John.

andrea

29th August 2006, 21:24

i dont really wave, just that head nod, when bikeys go by and they give me the head nod i give em the head nod back. its not really a big thing if you get a wave or not, but it does make you feel good though.
hmm i just cant wait to get my big bike.

Waylander

29th August 2006, 21:39

Isn't it funny how this thread and others like it stay in GBR when they really have nothing to do with bikes themselfs? yet a thread about a trike (weather it's a bike or not) is about someones parrents looking at options to get into riding gets moved to rant and rave.

onearmedbandit

29th August 2006, 21:54

Fuck Waylander, I thought that issue was over.

And this is a General Biker Raving issue. Well not for me, I couldn't give a fuck. But it does having something to do with bikes.

Waylander

29th August 2006, 21:55

Fuck Waylander, I thought that issue was over.

And this is a General Biker Raving issue.
So was that. and this isn't general biker raving anymore anyway. It's bike now.

Whatever, as you were.

Lol I bet you get some silly looks when you wave to other bikers.

onearmedbandit

29th August 2006, 21:58

I do often wonder what they think when I take my throttle hand off to wave! If I'm passing someone I'll wave with my left foot!

Auntie Podes

29th August 2006, 21:58

I always wave/nod as long as it is safe to do so. I even do it to people on Hardly Movingsons and Goldwings after all, they are bikers

each to their own......

Waylander

29th August 2006, 22:00

I do often wonder what they think when I take my throttle hand off to wave! If I'm passing someone I'll wave with my left foot!
Probably think you're showing off lol. Know I would if I didn't know you. Still wave back to you though.

onearmedbandit

29th August 2006, 22:36

I heard stories that some people think I'm an arrogant cu*t because I ride with 'one hand in my pocket(???)'!

erik

29th August 2006, 22:45

Oh,and the farmers waved,they alsways do.
Farmers wave to you?!?!?!?! ;)
The only "wave" I remember a farmer (I guess he was a farmer) giving me was some old guy walking down the road with his back towards me (my side of the road) who stuck his arm out with a fist, as if to knock me off my bike. I guess he wanted to indicate he doesn't appreciate people on bikes hooning past.

Motu

29th August 2006, 22:50

Well I don't hoon past farmers,I often stop for a chat if they are on a quadbike following a mob.

Ixion

29th August 2006, 22:53

Farmers wave to me on the back roads. And are often happy to chat. Perhaps the "hooning" is the key?

Those back roads are where the farmers live. Folk here are quick (and rightly so) to condemn excessive speed in built up areas. "What is a child ran out?"

But the farmer's children live beside those roads. They don't appreciate people hooning past their homes any more than folk in cities would.

Not to mention beasts being scared (more than just an annoyance - scare a cow and it won't give milk. That's the farmer's income y'know), dust from the road (an ever present annoyance to Mrs Farmer).

Treat the farming folk with consideration and courtesy, and they'll reciprocate. Those roads are their roads. Their rates pay for them, we're lucky to be allowed to ride them.

Keep the speed sensible , y can still have fun, and every body's happy.

Big Dave

29th August 2006, 23:06

Farmers wave to me on the back roads.

Waving you past doesn't count.

Wolf

29th August 2006, 23:43

When I went on my Hakarimata Range ride the farmers waved - some on farm bikes, some on quads, some walking, one on a tractor. Got a lovely smile from a Mrs Farmer on a quad towing a trailer as I courteously slowed down and passed carefully.

Mind you, I do ride a Road-Trail...

And the XT225 doesn't "hoon".

scracha

29th August 2006, 23:45

Oh FFS! I for one am sick and tired of all the shit that gets levelled at cruiser riders and harley riders in particular, all coming from sports bike riders. What is it with you guys?

I'm not levelling shit. I'm merely reporting on my experience of riding over here during the past year. If I'm approaching another motorcyclist I tend to give a cheery wave or a nod. Approx 80% of non cruiser types acknowledge this. Approx 80% of cruiser riders don't. This isn't $hit I'm making up. It's just FUCKING BAD MANNERS and yes, it's beginning to piss me off.

You don't see cruiser riders harping on at you lot about this that or the other aspect of your chosen style of machine. So what gives?

I'm not harping on about your chosen style of machine...hell, I'd quite like one for certain journeys. Shh..I even go for rides with mates who own cruisers

You wanna know why SOME cruiser riders don't wave? It's 'cause they regard all non-cruiser riders as a bunch of whiny little Rossi wannabe's and can't be bothered with you all.
Well there's your answer. Look who's levelling and harping now?

You wanna know why SOME sportsbike riders don't wave? It's 'cause they have probably had experience of feelling like a fucktard when their polite gesture is ignored.

Lou Girardin

30th August 2006, 08:20

I even do it to people on Hardly Movingsons and Goldwings after all, they are bikers

The correct terminology is Hardley Rideables and Leadwings.

sunhuntin

30th August 2006, 12:00

I'm not levelling shit. I'm merely reporting on my experience of riding over here during the past year. If I'm approaching another motorcyclist I tend to give a cheery wave or a nod. Approx 80% of non cruiser types acknowledge this. Approx 80% of cruiser riders don't. This isn't $hit I'm making up. It's just FUCKING BAD MANNERS and yes, it's beginning to piss me off.

I'm not harping on about your chosen style of machine...hell, I'd quite like one for certain journeys. Shh..I even go for rides with mates who own cruisers

Well there's your answer. Look who's levelling and harping now?

You wanna know why SOME sportsbike riders don't wave? It's 'cause they have probably had experience of feelling like a fucktard when their polite gesture is ignored.

jeez mate, pull your knickers out. theres bigger things to get stressed about. if i wave and dont get a response, well, tough. i just keep on going. whether another rider waves or not doesnt affect how much i enjoy my ride. if they wave, its all good, i wave back. maybe they want to keep both hands on the bars...might be on a new bike and just getting used to things. might be a new road, or they know theres a big bump coming up that they need to have full control for.

im more stressed about the wanker in the car who over took me, with oncoming traffic and nearly knocked me off. i literally didnt know he was there, despite having just checked my mirrors. so now im going to be a bitch and refuse to let any cars behind me overtake unless they move fully into the other lane...no more moving left and riding in the ditch. they can damn well wait till the way is clear.

Big Dave

30th August 2006, 12:27

As my cantankerous old grandfather was want to say "give them a knife each, put em on an island and let them sort it out"

So he read 'Lord of the flies', big deal. :dodge:

Virago

30th August 2006, 17:49

I'm not levelling shit. I'm merely reporting on my experience of riding over here during the past year. If I'm approaching another motorcyclist I tend to give a cheery wave or a nod. Approx 80% of non cruiser types acknowledge this. Approx 80% of cruiser riders don't. This isn't $hit I'm making up. It's just FUCKING BAD MANNERS and yes, it's beginning to piss me off.

I'm not harping on about your chosen style of machine...hell, I'd quite like one for certain journeys. Shh..I even go for rides with mates who own cruisers

Well there's your answer. Look who's levelling and harping now?

You wanna know why SOME sportsbike riders don't wave? It's 'cause they have probably had experience of feelling like a fucktard when their polite gesture is ignored.

Scracha, scracha, scracha,

YOU seem to be missing the point.

The reality is, some groups of riders become insular and polarised, and it doesn't matter what they ride. It's not just the cruiser riders.

I did a 300km ride yesterday afternoon (luverly day in Dunedin.....), and how many sprotbike riders waved back? Zero. Zip. The Big Doughnut.

But did I rush back home to post another whining thread about it?

Starting yet another thread on the same boring topic, when there's already at least two current threads on the wave / no wave / blurdy cruiser riders?

I found Slashwylde's response rather amusing, and if you actually bothered to read and /or search the forum before posting, you would understand the level of exasperation at these boring repetitive threads. At one stage most new threads in the Cruiser forum were Cruiser / Harley bashing threads.

You won't find the crusier riders across in the sprotsbike forums, pouring scorn on their rides.

And that for me is the difference between the two groups. Crusier riders get out and ride, while the sprotsbikers come in here and whine.....

Ride your bike mate. And if you wish, wave to whoever you want to. If some don't wave back, don't stress about it. And don't pidgeon-hole them on the basis of what they ride, because there's two sides to every story.

yungatart

30th August 2006, 18:05

:spudwave: :wavey: Just for you yungatart....:done:

Thank you for that!
Stupid thing is when I'm out riding I'm with a bunch of sport bikes and they don't get waved to either! Who cares!
I got more upset when I had to push my bike and four riders went past me and not a one stopped to offer help or see what was wrong!
If all people have got to worry about is whether some sports bike/cruiser/harley/scooter rider waved, then they have a pretty shallow life.
Me, I've got more important stuff to worry about!

Clivoris

30th August 2006, 22:14

So he read 'Lord of the flies', big deal. :dodge:

:crybaby: Read? I wish. He hadn't been able to read anything since the Zulus took his eyes in the Boer war. He did pretty good though until he lost a leg in the tragic drunken lawnmowing incident of 42. Luckily he retained his sense of humour and was still able to entertain the family at xmas time with his efforts in the annual arse kicking contest.
However, with the power of hindsight I have to admit that in the end he was a bit of prick...never did wave at sprots bike riders.:zzzz:

Big Dave

30th August 2006, 22:30

I have to admit that in the end he was a bit of prick...never did wave at sprots bike riders.:zzzz:

Very good - He would have approved of the 'tackle manouvre'.

Clivoris

30th August 2006, 22:40

Very good - He would have approved of the 'tackle manouvre'.

I believe that that was how he lost his other leg. Fell off his stick shift Indian while trying to wave his "tackle". Just to avoid confusion in others, this tackle manouvre probably has very little to do Richie McCraw.

Motu

31st August 2006, 07:57

This is the waving thread for today - this is where you can put your latest put down of whoever didn't wave to you this morning.Don't hold back,express yourselves now,it'll do you good.

McJim

31st August 2006, 07:59

People always wave at me....funny thing is they always do that little cupped hand thing where they waggle their wrist...:tugger:

Maverick

31st August 2006, 08:03

People always wave at me....funny thing is they always do that little cupped hand thing where they waggle their wrist...:tugger:

Thats what you get for riding a VTR :Punk:

Lord Derosso

31st August 2006, 08:05

You think thats bad ? !

I keep getting that strange middle finger pointing to the sky wave and nearly crash each time because I am trying to see what they are pointing at !

Funny enough ... I also get it from people in cars.

Virago

31st August 2006, 08:08

"Catch a wave and you're sitting on top of the world".

.......The Beach Boys.

Deano

31st August 2006, 08:09

I waved at a Maori Policeman escorting a lesbian Labour MP and nearly got tazered.

bobsmith

31st August 2006, 08:09

NO ONE waved at me... rather they just looked at me real strange....

Might be because I was in a cage.....

Maverick

31st August 2006, 08:10

"Catch a wave and you're sitting on top of the world".

.......The Beach Boys.

If its one of those sky finger pointing waves, I'd rather not ride it to the top of the world thanks! :shit:

Ixion

31st August 2006, 08:22

I waved to the cat and he didn't wave back!

He did flick his tail, but, so is that acceptable, or is my life blighted for ever.

If I wave with both hands , does that count double.

Who is keeping score on these waves, we need some statistics.

Flyingpony

31st August 2006, 08:29

I only encountered one other bike this morning, and they were in front of me.

98tls

31st August 2006, 08:29

God......went past but no wave:bye:

Swoop

31st August 2006, 08:29

I did a mexican wave sitting at my desk. It's a bit nzff with only one person doing it - but it confuses the other office-dwelling retards here...:done:

Sniper

31st August 2006, 08:32

I had a prick on a GN250 not wave when I was on the GSXR this morning so I sped past the fucker at warp speed and cut him off whilst almost causing an accident.

That should prove that Ive got big balls and he should always wave to sportbikes.

Lou Girardin

31st August 2006, 08:32

The hottie with cleavage for Africa at the bus stop didn't wave back.:bye:

Hellraiser

31st August 2006, 08:33

God......went past but no wave:bye:

OOOOps I'm sorry i didn't see you other wise i would have waved ...... :doh: :finger:

idb

31st August 2006, 08:34

I don't fully understand this need to have people to weave back.
I weaved all the way to work as usual but the last thing I want is people weaving back....it could get a bit dangerous.
.........or have I misread this thread?

kiwifruit

31st August 2006, 08:35

I waved to the cat and he didn't wave back!

fuckin pussy!

BNZ

31st August 2006, 08:37

I live on the east coast, we have no waves. :sunny:

sAsLEX

31st August 2006, 08:37

I waved at a Maori Policeman escorting a lesbian Labour MP and nearly got tazered.

Lucky he didnt punch you they got free gym membership now along with all the other benifits so it probally would of hurt

Lil_Byte

31st August 2006, 08:40

my middle finger to a cage today.

He sort of drove out of an intersection without seeing me.

I thought it was very appropriate - the wave that is.

But what is it that we have with the wave??????? :scooter:

Searchin'

31st August 2006, 08:41

What is this mythological beast called The Wave?

Harry33

31st August 2006, 08:50

I'd love to give a friendly wave to the assholes who keeps wacking golfballs at my house. I have a supermarket bag of golf range balls I'd like to return at high velocity.

dnos

31st August 2006, 08:55

my mum didn't wave this morning.
Gonna go cry in the corner now

McJim

31st August 2006, 09:01

I'd love to give a friendly wave to the assholes who keeps wacking golfballs at my house. I have a supermarket bag of golf range balls I'd like to return at high velocity.

Required equipment:
Long tube 1.5m long and wide enought to comfortably accommodate a golf ball.
Paddock stand
Small ramp with appropriate elevation.

Put bike on paddock stand with small ramp just behind back wheel which should now be clear of the ground enough to allow a golf ball to pass through.
Hold tube so that it feeds golfballs under the rear wheel. Have someone star motorcycle, engage gear and take it up through the gears whilst stationery. Once rear wheel is at suitable velocity (140-200kph) commence feeding of golfballs through tube.

Job done.:done:

Str8 Jacket

31st August 2006, 09:22

Swoop

31st August 2006, 09:41

I was waved over to the side of the road by a cop this morning and made to take a breathliser (sp?) test. Jesus im lucky I decided not to drink that 6 pack in my fridge at 5.30 this morning, I could've been in alsorts of trouble....
Remember that beer is not JUST for breakfast!!!
Sorry Motu, the thread has degenerated to beer after only 25 posts...

Str8 Jacket

31st August 2006, 09:44

Remember that beer is not JUST for breakfast!!!

Thats right, beer is perfect for ANY occasion... :yes:

Though I am still wondering why they would be breathe testing people at 5.30am on a Thursday morning?!!

Ixion

31st August 2006, 09:47

Waving, cop bashing and beer. This threads got the lot , after only 25 posts. Just we just need Mr spankme to oblige us with some hot waving tottie and the thread will be complete.

EDIT: Oh, I just realised . We're still missing the obligatory "slag off the harleys" bit.

Swoop

31st August 2006, 09:50

EDIT: Oh, I just realised . We're still missing the obligatory "slag off the harleys" bit.
And some cop bashing after discussing the merits of radardetectors, tazers and doing a runner past cyclists 3 abreast...

Str8 Jacket

31st August 2006, 09:50

EDIT: Oh, I just realised . We're still missing the obligatory "slag off the harleys" bit.

Two Harley riders waved at me yesterday. Oh yeah and someone on a GN....

Deano

31st August 2006, 09:50

Though I am still wondering why they would be breathe testing people at 5.30am on a Thursday morning?!!

Residents along the lower slopes of the Western Hills, Lower Hutt are probably asking the same thing.

If an undercover HP sat on SH2 between 10.00pm and 1.30am on a Thursday night, they would be bound to confiscate several boy racers noisy cars, while dragging between Melling and Maungaraki.

Maybe we need some more legislation to combat this ..........

Squeak the Rat

31st August 2006, 09:51

I blame the mods.

[Edit:] Mate of mine got DIC'd at 9am after a big night on the booze. Fact is that some people have a big night out and are still over the limit in the morning. Of course it's all for road safety and I'm sure the coppas have stats showing loads of fatal drink-drive accidents at 8am..... (now the thread has sarcasm too:)).

SARGE

31st August 2006, 09:52

The hottie with cleavage for Africa at the bus stop didn't wave back.:bye:

was that the little Maori She Boy again Lou?..

Str8 Jacket

31st August 2006, 09:56

[Edit:] Mate of mine got DIC'd at 9am after a big night on the booze. Fact is that some people have a big night out and are still over the limit in the morning. Of course it's all for road safety and I'm sure the coppas have stats showing loads of fatal drink-drive accidents at 8am..... (now the thread has sarcasm too:)).

Yeah I know why they were doing it, I dont really have a problem but I was running late for the gym so I thought I'd have a moan. Just cause I can!

Ixion

31st August 2006, 09:56

I blame the mods.

..

I blame the Welch. That's what they're there for, after all. It's all Mr Biff's fault.

Firefight

31st August 2006, 09:57

I was waved over to the side of the road by a cop this morning and made to take a breathliser (sp?) test. Jesus im lucky I decided not to drink that 6 pack in my fridge at 5.30 this morning, I could've been in alsorts of trouble....

Yeah happens out our way a bit, couple of times while going to work I have been stopped at a road block (no bozz bus, just two patrol cars) outside the old dairy co at paerata, had the wof/rego/breath thingy done 05.30hrs mostly been G/G cops not HPs, I guess they may catch the odd pisshead coming home from citynight clubs, but mostly its just hard working slobs going to work.

F/F

sAsLEX

31st August 2006, 10:05

but mostly its just shift workers going down to check on the state of SH22!
F/F

Always wonder how long it takes for a binge night to leave the system, as there has been the odd occasion when even a day after the hangover you still feel rotten....

eliot-ness

31st August 2006, 10:11

I get a wave from a woman in a car every morning, Monday to Friday. Always at the same time, 4.45am. I always give her a big wave while wondering why anyone would want to go to work at that unearthly hour,,,,, or why she wakes me up before she goes., We pensioners need our beauty sleep.
:bye: :bye: :zzzz: :zzzz: :zzzz:

Ixion

31st August 2006, 10:22

The early morning checks are partly quota building for the LTSA. Police have to put in X hours of breath testing in return for their funding. At 5:30 am on a weekday morning there's prolly not too much happening out there, so it's a good time to clock up some of those hours. Contract doesn't specify WHEN the hours have to be . Better to do it then than 11pm Friday night with all hell breaking loose.

The dedicated booze bus teams are a different matter.

Beemer

31st August 2006, 10:26

I got a couple of one-fingered waves from the scum wearing hoodies hitchhiking just north of Levin when I didn't stop the car and let them jump in and rob me.

Waved to the lambies in the front paddock, they bleated back in return! Saw two bikes in Levin itself, a Suzuki and a Hyosung (they look pretty good in black) but didn't wave as I was in the car. I did shoot admiring glances though, does that count?

Str8 Jacket

31st August 2006, 10:26

I also wouldnt be surprised if its for training too... The guy looked pretty new in his brand new uniform. Me and Mrmelon were stopped a couple of weeks ago on Rintoul street, he was riding with me on the back when two coppas standing on the side of the road waved us over and breathe tested us on a Thursday at 4.00pm-ish. One of the coppas looked liek a newbie that day too.

Squeak the Rat

31st August 2006, 10:46

Always wonder how long it takes for a binge night to leave the system, as there has been the odd occasion when even a day after the hangover you still feel rotten....
I used to have a great spreadsheet that's shown on occassion that I'm not ok to drive until after 6pm the day after a bender.

I did a quick google and attached a similar but not so good example.....

[Edit:] Can't attach excel spreadsheets, so try http://quis.qub.ac.uk/finsoc/html2005/attachments/calculator.xls

McJim

31st August 2006, 10:56

Not complaining - but going back through the thread can't see how it ends up on Breath testing and quotas again. It's like some sort of subject singularity that drags every thread kicking and screaming to it's source.

I didn't wave much today - too windy and only me second day on the motorway - couple of lane splitters passed me - too fast to wave at though.

There - brought it back on topic nicely.

Str8 Jacket

31st August 2006, 11:00

Not complaining - but going back through the thread can't see how it ends up on Breath testing and quotas again. It's like some sort of subject singularity that drags every thread kicking and screaming to it's source.

Umm, I think that was my fault. I was waved over by a cop on my way to the gym this morning to be breath tested.....

Firefight

31st August 2006, 11:01

Not complaining - but going back through the thread can't see how it ends up on Breath testing and quotas again. It's like some sort of subject singularity that drags every thread kicking and screaming to it's source.

There - brought it back on topic nicely.

1) Thats life on KB

2) I don,t drink beer myself, but lots here do, who are you again ?

F/F

Squeak the Rat

31st August 2006, 11:23

But the thread was pretty pointless..... Actually I revoke that, it's funny - we taking the piss out of all the threads about waving, ie. we're taking the piss out of ourselves.

I love laughing at myself I get so much practice.

Back to the wave - nothing worse than the "hurried" wave, where you take your hand off the controls for a second, then realise you need them back on the controls in a hurry.

Maverick

31st August 2006, 11:30

Crisis management

31st August 2006, 11:40

I am distraught, after all the waving threads I have studiously followed, the hours I have spent in front of the mirror practising my waves, the damage I have done falling off the bike on both sides practising waving and four special waves I have perfected (the Harley one, the sprotsbike one and one each for scummy and Dover).

I find my practice was all for naught.:gob:

You bastards.

I am only going to wave at cars now.:bye:

McJim

31st August 2006, 11:44

Umm, I think that was my fault. I was waved over by a cop on my way to the gym this morning to be breath tested.....

Wasn't asking for anyone to stick their hand up -I don't go around blaming people either - not my bag. Very big of you to say this though.

Squeak/Maverick - here's a novel idea - another thumb control operates a small hand on the front of your bike. 2 buttons - 1st one waves 2nd one delivers the finger. Wave all you like without lifting your hands.

Threads like this are fun - lets us get to know each other and have a laugh.

dawnrazor

31st August 2006, 11:50

I waved to the cat and he didn't wave back!

He did flick his tail, but, so is that acceptable, or is my life blighted for ever.

'Evolution is not a gradual process. It happens in sudden upheavals in times of crisis and neccessity', said Darcy the cat.

Which was to my graet surprise, as I wasn't aware he could read.

Maverick

31st August 2006, 11:53

Wasn't asking for anyone to stick their hand up -I don't go around blaming people either - not my bag. Very big of you to say this though.

Squeak/Maverick - here's a novel idea - another thumb control operates a small hand on the front of your bike. 2 buttons - 1st one waves 2nd one delivers the finger. Wave all you like without lifting your hands.

Threads like this are fun - lets us get to know each other and have a laugh.

Look out! You have me started on an idea now! :rockon:

Swoop

31st August 2006, 12:17

One of the coppas looked liek a newbie that day too.
Perhaps new cops should be made to fit an "L-plate" to the back of their uniform???
Mandatory until they have completed 6 months of general duties work, then they can go onto "Restricted"...

gijoe1313

31st August 2006, 12:28

Ahhh damn, and here I thought it was that old high school social experiment called "The Wave". How you can inculcate predatory and discriminatory practises into the minds of people - oh wait, thats KB forums! :sick:

Everytime I hear wave, I think of catching a gnarly one! I just do the nod noddy nod thing (though at high speeds, the wind seems to be making me nod involuntary anyhows! :innocent: ).

Would be great to have one of those huge fingers used at footy/spectator heavy games - whip it out and watch the reaction! :gob: :yes

idb

31st August 2006, 12:40

I've just had a great and novel idea.
Why don't we think of a KiwiBiker wave so that we can all recognise each other on the road?

idb

31st August 2006, 12:52

Not complaining - but going back through the thread can't see how it ends up on Breath testing and quotas again. It's like some sort of subject singularity that drags every thread kicking and screaming to it's source.

I can't understand why this topic isn't discussed more seriously.
http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php?t=20619

Far more important than breath testing and quotas I would have thought.

Sniper

31st August 2006, 12:56

2) I don,t drink beer myself, but lots here do, who are you again ?

F/F

What do you drink F/F?

Sniper

31st August 2006, 12:57

I've just had a great and novel idea.
Why don't we think of a KiwiBiker wave so that we can all recognise each other on the road?

We have discussed this

Firefight

31st August 2006, 12:59

What do you drink F/F?

RUM

F/F

idb

31st August 2006, 13:01

We have discussed this

Oh

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Sniper

31st August 2006, 13:02

Yea

SlowHand

31st August 2006, 13:06

I waved at a hottie too lou, got nothing back. But school girls in the school bus gave me a wave. These pedetrians must be too good for us. Bus passengers are all good.

Lord Derosso

31st August 2006, 13:17

I've just had a great and novel idea.
Why don't we think of a KiwiBiker wave so that we can all recognise each other on the road?

I tried to get that one going months ago but everyone was being rude.
Also I didn't realise that a lot of bike riding non members think we are dorks either, until there was a huge thread about about. Hence why I decided not to buy a KB sticker for the bike. Besides what if the other rider isnt a KB member? Flapping your arms isn't going to endear them to you. Heck, they might think you are getting funny and chase you and beat you up. I suppose that would be an effective trial and error way of getting the KB wave right.

Squeak the Rat

31st August 2006, 13:20

We’ve seen a large number of threads on waving recently and a lot of members are sick of the subject. Some are getting a bit grumpy even. So as an alternative to waving here’s the low down on another form of acknowledgement. Nods. (Please note, there has only ever been one thread specifically about nods, and that was about the legaility of, so this is not a repost)

Nods are used when

You’re too busy to wave
Being a noob you’re too scared to take your hand off the bars
Being a shit rider your too scared to take your hand off the bars
You’re afraid the other rider won’t wave back and you don’t want to look like a fool
You’re far too cool to wave at some one. You never saw Fonzy waving now did you?

Now that you know when to nod, you now need to traverse the minefield of how to make this stick. Types of nods include:

The “stare pointedly at the other biker without hardly moving your head” nod.
The “dip of the chin” nod.
The “upwards” nod. Common with South Aucklanders who combine this with a raising of the eyebrows – a purely redundant reflex measure that is obscured by most helmet visors.
The self-concious “little” nod which if not returned you hope looked like you were checking your speedo.
Then there's the “twist of the head” – the I'm pretending to wink nod.
And the little used tipping back of the head, also known as the “oh-oh-oh-oh-my-god“ nod.

Good luck practicing this, and hopefully your nod’s will be returned by other bikers around the country. A right happy bunch of biking noddy’s. :Punk:

Squeak.

Big Dave

31st August 2006, 13:23

<dl><dt>ARTHUR:</dt><dd> Launcelot! Launcelot! Launcelot!</dd><dt> BEDEVERE:</dt><dd> Launcelot! Launcelot!</dd><dt> ARTHUR:</dt><dd> Launcelot!</dd><dd> [police radio]</dd><dd>
</dd><dd> Launcelot!</dd><dt> BEDEVERE:</dt><dd> Launcelot! Launcelot!</dd><dd> [angels sing]</dd><dd> [singing stops]</dd><dd> [ethereal music]</dd><dd>
</dd><dt> ARTHUR:</dt><dd> The Castle Aaaagh. Our quest is at an end!</dd><dd>
</dd><dd> God be praised! Almighty God, we thank Thee that Thou hast vouchsafed to us the most holy--</dd><dd> [twong]</dd><dd> </dd><dd> Jesus Christ!</dd><dd> [thud]</dd><dt>[B] FRENCH GUARD:</dt><dd> Allo, dappy English k-niggets and Monsieur Arthur King, who has the brain of a duck, you know. So, we French fellows outwit you a second time!</dd><dt> ARTHUR:</dt><dd> How dare you profane this place with your presence! I command you, in the name of the Knights of Camelot, to open the doors of this sacred castle, to which God Himself has guided us!</dd><dt> FRENCH GUARD:</dt><dd> How you English say, 'I one more time, mac, unclog my nose in your direction', sons of a window-dresser!</dd><dd>
</dd><dd> So, you think you could out-clever us French folk with your silly knees-bent running about advancing behavior?! I wave my private parts at your aunties, you cheesy lot of second hand electric donkey-bottom biters.</dd><dd>
</dd><dt> ARTHUR:</dt><dd> In the name of the Lord, we demand entrance to this sacred castle!</dd><dt> FRENCH GUARD:</dt><dd> No chance, English bed-wetting types. I burst my pimples at you and call your door-opening request a silly thing, you tiny-brained wipers of other people's bottoms!</dd><dt> ARTHUR:</dt><dd> If you do not open this door, we shall take this castle by force!</dd><dd> [splat]</dd><dd> In the name of God and the glory of our--</dd><dd> [splat]</dd><dt> FRENCH GUARDS:</dt><dd> [laughing]</dd><dt> ARTHUR:</dt><dd> Agh. Right! That settles it!</dd><dt> FRENCH GUARD:</dt><dd> Yes, depart a lot at this time and cut the approaching any more, or we fire arrows at the tops of your heads and make castanets out of your testicles already! Ha ha haaa ha!</dd><dt> ARTHUR:</dt><dd> Walk away. Just ignore them.</dd><dt> FRENCH GUARD:</dt><dd> And now, remain gone, illegitimate-faced bugger-folk! And, if you think you got a nasty taunting this time, you ain't heard nothing yet, dappy English k-nnniggets! Thpppt!</dd><dt> FRENCH GUARDS:</dt><dd> [taunting]</dd><dt> ARTHUR:</dt><dd> We shall attack at once!</dd><dt> BEDEVERE:</dt><dd> Yes, my liege!</dd><dt> ARTHUR:</dt><dd> Stand by for attack!</dd><dd> [exciting music]</dd><dd> [music stops]</dd><dd> [silence]</dd><dd> French persons!</dd><dt> FRENCH GUARDS:</dt><dd> [taunting] ...Dappy!...</dd><dt> ARTHUR:</dt><dd> Today the blood of many a valiant knight shall be avenged. In the name of God,...</dd><dt> FRENCH GUARDS:</dt><dd> Hoo hoo! Ohh, ha ha ha ha ha!...</dd><dt> ARTHUR:</dt><dd> ...we shall not stop our fight till each one of you lies dead and the Holy Grail returns to those whom God has chosen!</dd><dt> FRENCH GUARDS:</dt><dd> ...Ha ha ha!...</dd><dt> ARTHUR:</dt><dd> Charge!</dd></dl>

idb

31st August 2006, 13:25

I've had a novel idea.
Why don't we think of a KiwiBiker nod so that we can recognise each other on the road?

07fatboy

31st August 2006, 13:26

that was funny bloke....but so truuuuu:yes: :yes: :yes: :clap: :clap: :clap:

Big Dave

31st August 2006, 13:26

nodding has its ups and downs too.

idb

31st August 2006, 13:28

Completely off-topic BD.
Be ashamed...be very ashamed!!!

07fatboy

31st August 2006, 13:34

I'll have what ever big dave had before he posted that:gob:

gamgee

31st August 2006, 13:36

Now that you know when to nod, you now need to traverse the minefield of how to make this stick. Types of nods include:

The “stare pointedly at the other biker without hardly moving your head” nod.
The “dip of the chin” nod.
The “upwards” nod. Common with South Aucklanders who combine this with a raising of the eyebrows – a purely redundant reflex measure that is obscured by most helmet visors.
The self-concious “little” nod which if not returned you hope looked like you were checking your speedo.
Then there's the “twist of the head” – the I'm pretending to wink nod.
And the little used tipping back of the head, also known as the “oh-oh-oh-oh-my-god“ nod.

was anyone else nodding there head away as they read this :Punk:

Big Dave

31st August 2006, 13:36

Completely off-topic BD.
Be ashamed...be very ashamed!!!

Sergeant-Major: Quite agree, quite agree, too silly, far too silly... (takes customer by the arm) Come on, you, you've got to go do another sketch now! Come on... (he walks off stage left, followed by the director and cameramen, leaving the owner alone on the set)
O: (to the audience) Well! I never wanted to do this in the first place. I wanted to be... A LUMBERJACK! (http://www.mzonline.com/bin/view/Python/LumberJackSketch)
Alternative Ending
C: Pray, does it talk?
O: Nnnnot really.
C: WELL IT'S HARDLY A BLOODY REPLACEMENT, IS IT?!!???!!?
O: N-no, I guess not. (gets ashamed, looks at his feet)
C: Well.
(pause)
O: (quietly) D'you.... d'you want to come back to my place?
C: (looks around) Yeah, all right, sure.

Squeak the Rat

31st August 2006, 13:40

This thread is no more! It has ceased to be! It's expired and gone to meet it's maker! It's a stiff! Bereft of life, it rests in peace! If you hadn't nailed it to the perch it'd be pushing up the daisies! It's metabolic processes are now 'istory! It's off the twig! It's kicked the bucket, It's shuffled off 'is mortal coil, run down the curtain and joined the bleedin' choir invisibile!!
THIS IS AN EX-THREAD!!

:killingme

Sniper

31st August 2006, 13:41

nodding has its ups and downs too.

Bwahahahaha, brilliant :Punk:

idb

31st August 2006, 13:45

Oh no, this thread's been taken over by blokes in thick glasses held together with sticking plasters with pocket protectors, bicycle clips and armless sweaters!!!!

Lou Girardin

31st August 2006, 15:09

was that the little Maori She Boy again Lou?..

I couldn't tell due to the speed I was going thanks to my radar detector warning me of the fuckin' cops.

Sniper

31st August 2006, 15:23

man: ooohhh, what is the malted liquor, what gets you drunker quicker,
what comes in bottles or in cans…
men: BEER!

man: cant get enough of it…
men: BEER!
man: how we really love it…
men: BEER!
man: makes me think i'm a man…
men: BEER!

man: i can kiss and hug it…
men: BEER!
man: but i'd rather chug it…
men: BEER!
man: got my belly up to here…
men: BEER!

man: i cannot refuse a…
men: BEER!
man: i could really use a…
men: BEER, BEER BEER!

men: BEER BEER BEER BEER BEER BEER BEER BEER

drunk man: i cant remember how much I have had, i drank a twelve pack with my dad.
drunk father: (burp) thats my son the drunken manley stud, im proud to be his bud.
drunk man: here, have some pretzels
drunk father: no, i'll call it quits, those things give me the Schlitz
drunken man: ha ha ha.

men: drink with your family, drink it with your friends
man: drink till your fat , stomach distends,
beer, is liquid bread its good for you,
men: we like to drink till we spew, ew
men: who cares if we get fat
man: i'll drink to that
man: as we sing once more…

man: what is the malted liquor, what gets you drunker quicker,
what comes in bottles or in cans…
men: BEER!

man: cant get enough of it…
men: BEER!
man: how we really love it…
men: BEER!
man: makes me think i'm a man…
men: BEER!

man: i can kiss and hug it…
men: BEER!
man: but i'd rather chug it…
men: BEER!
man: fill my belly up to here…
men: BEER!

man: golly I adore it, come on damn it, pour it,
do it for me brew it for me, feed it to me speed it to me,
men: BEER!
man: the mist wonderful drink in the world, hooray!

(Burp)