Waving - the neverending saga (multiple threads merged into one)

[judecatmad]

nodding has its ups and downs too.

Funny!!! :D

[Drunken Monkey]

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?

Didn't you just ask that in the other thread?

Beats on IDB! yay!

*ducks yet another mod infringement notice*

[Big Dave]

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?


I was thinking more some Linda-Blair-Exorcist rotational action maybe. Look good in a Shoei with tinted visor

[Squeak the Rat]

Didn't you just ask that in the other thread?

Beats on IDB! yay!

*ducks yet another mod infringement notice*

No, he suggested a KB wave. This is a nod. Completely different topic altogether. Technically, morally and ethically not a repost.

[idb]

No, he suggested a KB wave. This is a nod. Completely different topic altogether. Technically, morally and ethically not a repost.

Thank you for your chivalrous defense of my honour Squeak!

[outlawtorn]

i think we had the same kind of thread a while back on a KB greeting of sorts, nothing was decided because everyone wanted something different, so in essence, just nod to everyone you see.....:yes:

[skidMark]

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


well stick me on a cars parcel shelf or dash and call me russell , the names jack ....jack russell

edit.....wtf am i on today

[outlawtorn]

wave, no wave, who cares, really who gives a flying fuck whether or not someone waves back at you or not? I have waved many many times to people on all sorts of bikes, some have waved back and others haven't, across all bike styles. So what, life is too short to get pissed over someone not waving back at you, relax, take it easy, but a cruiser and you'll see life will change....:dodge:

[Oakie]

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

Well I'd better replace it then. Sorry squire. I've had a look round the back of the forum and uh, we're right out of 'waving' threads. I got a thread on 'lane splitting'.

[Maverick]

Well I'd better replace it then. Sorry squire. I've had a look round the back of the forum and uh, we're right out of 'waving' threads. I got a thread on 'lane splitting'.


Does it mention Waving?


"Err... no..."

Well its hardly a replacement then is it?


:Punk:

[Ixion]

That was so, like, yesterday. It's Septemeber now, waves issued for august are no longer valid, you'll all have to rewave.

[petesmeats]

I just figured out why cruiser riders don't wave... They are all gay and have aids.

I also just figured out why sportsbike riders don't wave... They are all gay and have aids.

I also was thinking about why people on tourers ALWAYS wave... They aren't gay... They just have aids and they are generally happy people as well.





























































Oh yeah your all gay and have aids (except for the happy people on sports tourers or just normal tourers cos you guys just have aids and are not gay.)


I hope this helps all you guys who were disturbed at the lack of waves.
Respect
Pete the meat

[Oakie]

Does it mention Waving?

"Err... no..."

Well its hardly a replacement then is it?

:Punk:

"N-no, I guess not. (gets ashamed, looks at feet)"

"Well?"

pause

(Quietly) "D'you want to come back to my place?"

[gijoe1313]

And now for something completely different....:whistle:

[petesmeats]

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

She waved at me last night...

[Lord Derosso]

So does the SPRING wave look like this ?:doobey: :doobey:

Or like this ?? :motu: :motu:

Or perhaps more like this ?? :tugger: :tugger:

Depending on whats going by it could even be this. :puke: :puke:

But next time its that lady in the flash BMW 4 wheeler that tried to wipe me out a few weeks ago, its going to be this. :2guns: :ar15:

Have you actually seen how many 'waving' smilies we have on this site. Waves must have some true purpose after all.

[petesmeats]

I'm actually starting to think that there should be a ban on waving threads. In fact a blanket ban on all acknowledgement threads should be implimented...


Could people post here if they want to see the end of all waving threads please. Sort of like a petition for the sanity of all kber's.


I was thinking that the punishment should be that the culprit has to choose one of the following:

- Prison (without trial)
- Tazering for twenty seconds (4 x 5 second stints in public)
- Riding in the next gay pride parade.
- Doing some business with Taito Phillip fields.
- Taking a driving job in the middle east

I know that the first option and the fourth option are similar but... :dodge:
and also that the last option is basically choosing death but...:whocares:

[Lord Derosso]

Well I personally think this has been a lot of fun and it sure beats those other threads on members canning out , fatal accidents and whos more gay because of what they ride. I vote that censorship should not exist on this forum hence we may as well all become caged beasties and give up beer and women, or men ladies sorry,and gayist waves.

Hence why such threads are soooooo important to making sure true men wave truely like men. Not sure how the ladies are effected but its unlikely they can be thought of as gay at anytime they are in their nice gears. Though it can be a bit hard to tell riders sex at an approaching speed of 200+ kph.

[Ixion]

Well, lesse. Today on my wee pootle I waved to

A CBR250 (he waved back)
A Rocket3 (he waved first )
An Ambo. He waved back
A XTnnn Yamaha with a baby on the back. She (presumed she) waved back
A dozen or more assorted sprotsbikes. Most waved back (or nodded etc)
A Firebladey thing . (dunno if he waved )
A crusier thing. Ditto
Another half dozen Harley things. One waved back
2 horses and riders. They waved back
An old lady gardening (she waved back)

BTW , you would be ASTONISHED at how many grey and white haired old ladies have fond (and often lascivious) memories of time spent on the back of anceint Briddish 500s and 650s many a year ago, and accordingly a soft spot for bikers. Old ladies in my experience are very pro-biker

Several lots of kids in the backs of cars. All of whom waved with gusto
A bikie cop. He didn't wave back Snob
Seveal trial bike riders. None of them waved back Snobs
One rooster (wild, on th eside of Old North Rd) . Cos I felt like it. He didn't wave back
Assorted cages who were kind enough to pull left and let me through.

So, what does all that amount to?

[Lord Derosso]

You are right re the older ladies. I am amazed at how many of the middle aged ladies in my office have done bike tours with boyfriends when younger. I also have heard that in the 50's and 60's bikes were a cheap first MV so young men dating often took their lady friends out on them and they too got hooked on them. Couldn't have been too comfortable though and I bet they soon begged for cars, but they do retain the memories of their younger days and associate this with bikers today I suppose.

[scracha]

You are right re the older ladies. I am amazed at how many of the middle aged ladies in my office have done bike tours with boyfriends when younger. I also have heard that in the 50's and 60's bikes were a cheap first MV so young men dating often took their lady friends out on them and they too got hooked on them. Couldn't have been too co

Chicks digged bikes back then too you know! :innocent: I never realised this till I got my FZ400. Visited grandparents and before I got off the bike my grandfather (was out digging the garden) said "let's have a wee shot". Lent him my helmet and I expected him to pootle up the street and back in first gear. Fark me, he mustuv revved it up to about 12 grand, dropped the clutch and LAUNCHED it. Heard him CANING it through the gears before he was out of ear-shot. I was $hitting myself. He was in his 70's and hadn't ridden for about 40 years. Came back after about 15 minutes, cool as a cucumber, "aye that's a nice wee bike" and then informed me about all the places he'd been to on bikes with my grandmother.

Sometimes he'd ask me to rev the tits off it to annoy the neighbours.

[Swoop]

Righto...
Decided to conduct a very scientific test of the wavy/noddy thing today, and waved at everything on 2 wheels with a motor under the bum...
Research PROVES (absolutely anything that a statistician wants it to prove):
1. Waving/nodding at scooters = NO response AT ALL.
2. Waving/nodding at GN250's = NO response AT ALL.
3. Waving/nodding at cruisers = 2 happy waves... from pillions!
4. Waving/nodding at adventure/trail type bikes = 2 VERY happy responses!!!
5. Waving/nodding at sportbikes = ALL very fast positive responses!
6. Waving at 6 patched Headhunters going north this afternoon (will put them in the cruiser category anyway...) = NO response.

Whoa! I am seeing a trend here...

I think there could be a new thread starting soon... (just kidding folks...)


This pointless post brought to you by the letter "B" and the number "3".

[McJim]

I can't work out what bits are off topic any more....was this not a Pythonesque thread for a while there? That was funny...who knows how to write "Cruisers,GN250s and Scooters who don't wave go home....in Latin?"

I don't give a flying squirrels piece of flatulence whether people wave back or not any way - I nod (if I'm going too fast to wave) or wave at most 2 wheeled denizens. On the motorway sometimes you don't notice the guys in the oncoming lane until they're past so I don't generally bother but out in the countryside and around town usually a friendly gesture of some sort.:Punk:

[gijoe1313]

Eventually once I've become a jaded, cynical and expert tosser on a bike - I'll perfect a standing up on the seat and do a Michael Jackson twist and finger snap wave. While doing a ton (in ye olde English mph). And if the buggers don't wave back, I'll do a U-turn and do a wheelie past the bastiches and then drop a specially made bum-flap on my riding britches ... then I'll hit the flamethrower switch which dumps fuel into the exhaust so it'll smoke the bejeezus out of those non-waving bastiches! :angry: :yes:

And now, just for Big Jim Mc Jim Jimmy Jim Jim of Jimmy Jim Jim

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Eric Idle - First Announcer;
Michael Palin - Dr Karl Gruber;
John Cleese - Assistant;
Carol Cleveland - Lady in Restaurant;
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The Scene:
Soft introduction music plays...
FIRST ANNOUNCER:
Are you embarrassed easily? I am. But it's nothing to worry about; it's all part of growing up and being British. This course is designed to eliminate embarrassment, to enable you to talk freely about rude objects, to look at awkward and embarrassing things and to point at people's privates. The course has been designed by Dr Karl Gruber of the Institute of Going a Bit Red in Helsinki. Here he himself introduces the course.
DR KARL GRUBER:
Hello! My name is Karl Gruber. Thank you for inviting me into your home. My method is the result of six years work here at the institute in which subjects were exposed to simulated embarrassment predicaments over a prolonged fart - PERIOD! - TIME!! [farts] Sorry.
Lesson one: Words. Do any of these words [farts] embarrass you?
ASSISTANT:
"Shoe" ..... "Megaphone" ..... "Grunties".
DR KARL GRUBER:
Now let's go on to something ruder.
ASSISTANT:
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Now lesson two: noises. Noises are a major embarrassment source. Even words like "tits", "winkle" and "vibraphone" cannot rival the embarrassment potential of sounds. Listen to this if you can:

[embarrassing noise]
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How do you rate your embarrassment response? (a) High (b) Hello (c) Good evening.
If (c), you are loosening up and will soon be ready for this:

[embarrassing noise]
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Well, how did you rate? (a) Embarrassed (b) Hello (c) Good evening.
Now lesson three, in which these rude and dirty sounds are combined with smutty visual suggestions into an embarrassment simulation situation [fart]. You are the waiter at this table:
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DR KARL GRUBER:
Score (5) for no embarrassment, score (3) for slight embarrassment, and (1) for .....
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Alan Hutchinson reads another extract from a series of bedside books.
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(fades out to music)

[Dooly]

On a Quick blast yesterday I saw 3 bikers, 1 cruiser, 2 sport/tourers, all of them waved to me first.

100% waving percentage.
It was almost a religious experience.:Punk:

[Squeak the Rat]

I'm actually starting to think that there should be a ban on waving threads. In fact a blanket ban on all acknowledgement threads should be implimented...

I actually think there should be a ban on people posting saying that there should be a ban on the thread topic in which they are posting.

Of course then this very post would be banned too, and would that have the same affect as travelling back through time and changing something, hereby making the ban completely non-existant?


So, seeing as there is now no ban (there was in another dimension for those who missed it):


I rode hung over on Saturday and my reactions were too slow. I missed waving to about 4 other bikers. I feel ashamed. I cancelled my ride and went helmet shopping, but didn't buy one because all the helmets gave me a headache. Sorry if i didn't wave to you.

[Lou Girardin]

I have to admit I didn't wave at some sprotbikers on 16 yesterday. In my defence, it was because one of the roadside markers was a bit close to my arm at the apex of the corner and I had to alter my line a tad, I thought waving would be asking for trouble.
I apologise sincerely and most humbly.

[Pogo2]

After about a month on my scooter I finally got a wave from a "real bike". When I first started back on two wheels I waved to every other biker I saw, but alas no reply. Well today he waved at me first - I now feel "normal" after being acknowledged as a fellow biker.:woohoo:

If you were riding along Tamaki Dr at about 4.30pm, thanks for the wave:2thumbsup

[sunhuntin]

*bites tongue*

[paturoa]

i now wave to scoots after joining KB, but wasn't me

[terbang]

I allways wave to scooters..

[Forest]

I generally try to give a nod of the helmet to anything on two wheels. Sports bikes, cruisers, scooters, cyclists ... I don't discriminate.

[SARGE]

that coulda been me man.. i was all over that area... big blue loud motherfucker?. .( see my profile pic)..

i waved at a scooter today .. first time .. i usually flip them the bird or try to blast by them 20cm away to try to scare the dogshit of them...


it builds character man ...

[Brett]

Might have been me, i was riding along there today waving away...i was on a green zxr...

[andrea]

hmm i cant be farked waving to scooter riders cause they are all snobs, i used to wave to them and give them the nod but they just looked the other way.
oh well hmmm

[AllanB]

Not me but on the way back from Akaroa a few weeks ago a nutter gave me a 'wave' by popping a wheelie - on the open road at 100kms plus.


I'm just jealous as I am too chicken arse to attempt that.........:crybaby:


Do they still make scooters??????:hug:

[Street Gerbil]

I nod to everybody on two wheels. Got a nod back. Twice so far.

[R6_kid]

oh gawd....

get some fucking prozac, wont have to wait so long between hits and the 'buzz' will last so much longer.

[Edbear]

I now feel "normal"



And yet, here you are... on KB...:whistle:

[TLDV8]

I waved to a scooter on SH 2 yesterday.....Well it wasn't really a wave like seeing the QEII off but more of a hand nod which is what i do when i am feeling generous,instead of a economy nod.......Its all a little technical :laugh:

[crashe]

After about a month on my scooter I finally got a wave from a "real bike". When I first started back on two wheels I waved to every other biker I saw, but alas no reply. Well today he waved at me first - I now feel "normal" after being acknowledged as a fellow biker.:woohoo:

If you were riding along Tamaki Dr at about 4.30pm, thanks for the wave:2thumbsup

But how do you know it was a 'He' and not a 'she' under all the bike gear they were wearing?

Nope it wasnt me... I wasnt out that way today at all.

[Mr. Peanut]

get some fucking prozac, wont have to wait so long between hits and the 'buzz' will last so much longer.

:lol:

I wave to scooters... Good fun ^_^
Practise backing it in, jam on the rear brake and slide round corners ^_^ mad fun. Just remember to look where you are going. :2thumbsup

[beyond]

I wave to most things on two wheels except the eggs on the mini choppers and cyclists who seem to be forever getting in my way and nearly causing accidents wherever they appear on country roads.

[Blind spot]

wasn't me, i had to work corse i fucked around at school and lerned nuffin so i am a poor workin class hick

[Smokin]

Wasn't me either, I was on a different island.

[unhingedlizard]

I am an equal oppertunity waver.

Cept cars,
And cyclists, they piss me off.

[The_Dover]

I wave to everyone.

Some just get fewer fingers than others.

[B-rad]

Try nodding, probably get a better response.

[Pogo2]

[QUOTE=crashe;765312]But how do you know it was a 'He' and not a 'she' under all the bike gear they were wearing?

G'day Crashe

The facial hair was a giveaway.. I'm sure KB girls would never fit in to that category!

[idb]

Hey everybody, I've got a great idea!!
Why don't we come up with a KiwiBiker wave so that we can recognise each other on the road??

[John Banks]

Hey everybody, I've got a great idea!!
Why don't we come up with a KiwiBiker wave so that we can recognise each other on the road??

Excellent. I say that whipping it out of your pants and furiously masturbating at the other rider should the the official KB greeting.

[sunhuntin]

how would i whip mine out, considering i dont have one?

[idb]

how would i whip mine out, considering i dont have one?

He doesn't say what 'it' is though.
Maybe you have!

[Colapop]

I have no problem waving to bikers or scooters, but not around city streets unless I know them. I didn't wave to the f*ckwit that thought he was going to be clever on my way home tonight. Dum f*ck thought he was going to pass me on the inside of a left turning corner - in the wet! I nearly kicked him off his f*cking bike. I would have done the same if it was a biker. The problem with alot of scooter riders is that they think they're so much more mobile/agile/better than anyone else is on the road. I suppose this is because scooters are light and easy to ride, but it's still no excuse....
Sorry I don't wanna bitch ... Here's one for ya.. :spudwave:

[andrea]

[QUOTE=crashe;765312]But how do you know it was a 'He' and not a 'she' under all the bike gear they were wearing?

G'day Crashe

The facial hair was a giveaway.. I'm sure KB girls would never fit in to that category!

hmm <_< sounds like my adopted sister shrek is riding her harley again, i told her to get some laser treatment for her facial hair, must of been a real scare for you:mellow:

[Kyle]

I usally nod or wave at all bikes, its risky waving a cruiser, many wont wave back to a beat up old cbr600, but thats ok i dont mind, lets have a drag race. and i find alot of scooter riders either dont see me or are to surprised to nod back, or maybe they think "oh my lord, that bikey just noded at me, pretend i didnt see." But either way i reackon scooters deserve it, ever since i seen that fella pop a wheelie on a scooter and stayed on one wheel while he rode down the rode, turned around still on one wheel, and wheelie back to us, then he stoped on the spot, still on the back wheel. i was blown away at the time, i had no idea a scooter could do that. then i witnessed some more scooters being used as motocross bikes in a 50 fenzy, ok so they are real bikes i admit it. Those mini choppers however, they sure look dangerous, very low profile, i wouldnt want to ride one in traffic, though id problery still give them the thumbs up for being different, its their arse to risk riding the thing. :2thumbsup

[slimyxylofone]

Saw a guy riding a mini bike down a busy two laned Dunedin street yesterday, at about 50km/h. was too far off to see if it was road legal but if I'd have been closer I'd have waved my arse off at him.

He was fully leathered up with a tinted lid - funny sight indeed.

[SARGE]

Excellent. I say that whipping it out of your pants and furiously masturbating at the other rider should the the official KB greeting.

yea .. its not like wacking off is overdone on here anyway.. :whistle:

[petesmeats]

Well personally the only time i wave at scooters is either when i mistake them for a bigger bike because of the bike like fairings and bike like exhaust covers that they all seem to sport these days... and when i do i feel like a knob cos really who wants to be seen waving at a scooter?

Oh and the other time i wave at them is to try and make them realize that they have left all thier protective riding gear at home...

[SARGE]

Well personally the only time i wave at scooters is either when i mistake them for a bigger bike because of the bike like fairings and bike like exhaust covers that they all seem to sport these days... and when i do i feel like a knob cos really who wants to be seen waving at a scooter?

Oh and the other time i wave at them is to try and make them realize that they have left all thier protective riding gear at home...

my wife commented on how many women you see riding scooters with a light jacket and shorts or a skirt on ..

good way to lose 10 kg i guess ( of SKIN..)

[DougB]

Tried a little experiment today, I went for a ride around Hamilton streets first on my bike and later on my scooter.
I waved to all I met on two wheels and not one waved back to me on either the bike or the scooter. What lousy people we have here.

[Rogue Rider]

Don't take it personally bro, I ride big cruisers, and even on my M109R I still get few waves. I think its a Jaffa thing, back home on the mainland where real people are everyone waves, and cars pull over to let bikes through rather than try to block them or be a hinderance. As for scooters, all on 2 wheels get a wave from me, even if they don't wave back, just shows there insecurity. I might add I always wave and thumb up cars that are courteous and kids in the back.

Ride with passion and thought always, loud bikes save lives.:chase:

[sunhuntin]

Well personally the only time i wave at scooters is either when i mistake them for a bigger bike because of the bike like fairings and bike like exhaust covers that they all seem to sport these days... and when i do i feel like a knob cos really who wants to be seen waving at a scooter?

Oh and the other time i wave at them is to try and make them realize that they have left all thier protective riding gear at home...

yeh...there is one guy that rides a scoot, but also a bigger bike. no idea who he is, but he goes past my work couple of times a day...he always waves, but i havent been able to return the favour yet *sorry mate!* lol.
unless i know they ride a full sized bike as well, scooters get ignored by me in the wave area. my work is very close to a high school, and the number of niftys with irresponsible brainless young owners we get, it has put me off. have seen a few nearly arse off on the diesel.

[sAsLEX]

I have to admit I didn't wave at some sprotbikers on 16 yesterday. In my defence, it was because one of the roadside markers was a bit close to my arm at the apex of the corner and I had to alter my line a tad, I thought waving would be asking for trouble.
I apologise sincerely and most humbly.

Thats where the chur bro head lift comes in to its own!

[Pixie]

sometimes it's just a particle behaving like a wave

[andrea]

1) Thats life on KB

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


F/F

i didnt get a wave from the three butch lookin women on harleys and one on a big scooter, and i didnt wave to the guy coming down harris road today but i did give him a sort of head nod sort of thing, and i did wave to the others "ahem"

[Finn]

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

Ewww, I hate saggy tits.

[jade]

We need some sort of Kiwi biker Salute..
Something distinctive and official that we will all recognise
You all know the feeling when your on foot or in a car and a bike is coming at you/ next to you and you just wanna say "Im a biker too"!!!!
I guess this probably relates to me a bit more because I tend to be on foot a bit more...
Any suggestions ?
Cant be a thumbs up or a finger
So someone suggest a kiwibiker salute.

[Waylander]

Topic has been done mate. Get yourself one of the patches and put it somewhere where passing bikers can see it and you're set.

[Steam]

What we need is the Ace Rimmer long salute, the salute least suited to motorcyclists in the whole universe. See it here;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4q6wZUzCX7E

Mahaha!

[SARGE]

how bout this one ..

[Mental Trousers]

I'm with Sarge on this one.

[slimjim]

:tugger: get a KB patch!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:mad:

[pritch]

Sorry, but I gave that saluting business up nearly forty years ago :whistle:

[Finn]

OMG, ANOTHER BIKE ON THE ROAD!!!

Shit I'm sick of this waving crap. Who gives a fuck? When you're walking along with a girl, do you wave at others guys with girls? Oh, some of you probably do.

This childish behaviour must stop.

[unhingedlizard]

OMG, ANOTHER BIKE ON THE ROAD!!!

Shit I'm sick of this waving crap. Who gives a fuck? When you're walking along with a girl, do you wave at others guys with girls? Oh, some of you probably do.

This childish behaviour must stop.

Couldnt disagee more.

[Mental Trousers]

OMG, ANOTHER BIKE ON THE ROAD!!!

Shit I'm sick of this waving crap. Who gives a fuck? When you're walking along with a girl, do you wave at others guys with girls? Oh, some of you probably do.

This childish behaviour must stop.


how bout this one ..

I'm guessing Finn already gets that salute from everyone right?

[SARGE]

I'm guessing Finn already gets that salute from everyone right?

i actually like finn..he's obviously worked hard to get where he is


so what if he has an attitude .. i would too..

[Finn]

I'm guessing Finn already gets that salute from everyone right?

But I get it more from everyone left.

[imdying]

OMG, ANOTHER BIKE ON THE ROAD!!!

Shit I'm sick of this waving crap. Who gives a fuck? When you're walking along with a girl, do you wave at others guys with girls? Oh, some of you probably do.

This childish behaviour must stop.Couldn't agree more.

[limbimtimwim]

I thought we'd all already agreed to expose our right breast and wiggle the fingers of our left hand?!?

That's what I've been doing anyway..

[Kendog]

I thought we'd all already agreed to expose our right breast and wiggle the fingers of our left hand?!?

That's what I've been doing anyway..

That explains why Mrs KD is riding less these days.

And I thought it was this shit weather.

[Ixion]

I thought it was right buttock. Shit, I've been doing it all wrong.

[oldrider]

What we need is the Ace Rimmer long salute, the salute least suited to motorcyclists in the whole universe. See it here;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4q6wZUzCX7E

Mahaha!

Yep Steam, that's the one all right, I just can't wait! (lol) :banana: Cheers John.

[The_Dover]

i don't have time to wave to you pricks

i'm busy holding on and if I let go I'll probably crash.

again

[Insanity_rules]

I thought we'd all already agreed to expose our right breast and wiggle the fingers of our left hand?!?

That's what I've been doing anyway..


So that was you? I thought you were trying to come on to me.

[petesmeats]

I thought it was right buttock. Shit, I've been doing it all wrong.

You think you were doing it wrong???

Well I thought it was getting out my third testicle...:third: and my fifth nipple...:Oops:

My bad.:doh:

[snuffles]

OMG, ANOTHER BIKE ON THE ROAD!!!

Shit I'm sick of this waving crap. Who gives a fuck? When you're walking along with a girl, do you wave at others guys with girls? Oh, some of you probably do.

This childish behaviour must stop.

Depends on wether she is a fat ugly chick, then you dont wave , you hide.

If she is spunky then I will wave at all other males to make them notice the stunning chick I'm boffing

[McJim]

I made this suggestion the last 12 times or so it was suggested.

Left hand raised. Index finger point. Move hand up and down while pointing skywards. KBers will do the same to you - other road users will desperately look upwards to avoid falling planes/naked parachutists etc.

Amusing for those in the know. Bloke riding past shaking head at all this frivolity is probably Finn....leave him alone ....he's quite happy as he is.

[rwh]

Left hand raised. Index finger point. Move hand up and down while pointing skywards. KBers will do the same to you - other road users will desperately look upwards to avoid falling planes/naked parachutists etc.

And because they're not looking where they're going, they'll hit me! Just what we need :laugh:

Richard

[Squeak the Rat]

And because they're not looking where they're going, they'll hit me! Just what we need :laugh:

Richard

No no no, they'll be easier to predict. Not the usual sudden lane change it'll be more of a slow drift as they stare skyward.

[Delirium]

I made this suggestion the last 12 times or so it was suggested.

Left hand raised. Index finger point. Move hand up and down while pointing skywards. KBers will do the same to you - other road users will desperately look upwards to avoid falling planes/naked parachutists etc.

Amusing for those in the know. Bloke riding past shaking head at all this frivolity is probably Finn....leave him alone ....he's quite happy as he is.
thats excellent. thats what il be doing

[Skyryder]

OMG, ANOTHER BIKE ON THE ROAD!!!

Shit I'm sick of this waving crap. Who gives a fuck? When you're walking along with a girl, do you wave at others guys with girls? Oh, some of you probably do.

This childish behaviour must stop.


I agree. Shit Finn. This brotherly love thing is a bit different from the usual me.

Hey man perhaps I've seen the light. It's the new me. Boring but going with the flow. :buggerd: again??


Skyryder

[SARGE]

I agree. Shit Finn. This brotherly love thing is a bit different from the usual me.

Hey man perhaps I've seen the light. It's the new me. Boring but going with the flow. :buggerd: again??


Skyryder

i always though the KB wave when i wen past was both hand cupped over the ears ...


could be my 'zorst mebbe..

[SN4PD]

It really comes down to, do you ride your bike because you enjoy it, or simply to be seen riding a bike, either way :whocares:

[McJim]

i always though the KB wave when i wen past was both hand cupped over the ears ...


could be my 'zorst mebbe..

People cup their ears when they pass you coz you're on THEIR ignore list!

[slimjim]

:dodge: cjade1,:scooter: well which wave is it:Punk: oop's :psst: will do:third:

[FlangMasterJ]

How about this classic?

[SARGE]

People cup their ears when they pass you coz you're on THEIR ignore list!

killer ... less i gotta deal with

[ManDownUnder]

Cool idea, and we could get ID cards, and built tree huts and put up signs saying "non-bikers keep out" and if anyone wants to join our club they have to know the password, and we trick them by given them last week's password and then laugh at them coz they're wrong and we sit inside playing games and drinking fizzy drink!

We can have really cool food inside and give a bit of our pocket money each week so we can always have the coolest toys...

or.... what Sarge said.

[Disco Dan]

KISS ..keep it simple stupid!

give a nod, like everyone fricking does anyway...
if you want people to know your KB then buy the patches!

....arrrgghhh, always has to be so fricking complicated....:zzzz:

[SN4PD]

KISS ..keep it simple stupid!

give a nod, like everyone fricking does anyway...
if you want people to know your KB then buy the patches!

....arrrgghhh, always has to be so fricking complicated....:zzzz:

Oh and dont do it while overtaking a cop at speed :Pokey:

:lol:

[Disco Dan]

ahem.. :dodge: ..yeah

[Whynot]

how about this one ...
simple but yet full of meaning.

:yes:

[SN4PD]

how about this one ...
simple but yet full of meaning.

:yes:

Oh, yea, that's me :done:

[placidfemme]

How about this classic?

You do realise that the second picture is of zimbabweans doing the fist which is the symbol hand gesture for supporters of Mugabe... the MDC show an open palm as a symbol of peace and healing for the country not the aggressive fist of mugabes building terrorists...

Anyway.... you may resume

[SN4PD]

You do realise that the second picture is of zimbabweans doing the fist which is the symbol hand gesture for supporters of Mugabe... the MDC show an open palm as a symbol of peace and healing for the country not the aggressive fist of mugabes building terrorists...

Anyway.... you may resume

Will someone knock that cunt off, infact his whole bloody party.

[placidfemme]

Will someone knock that cunt off, infact his whole bloody party.

I wish it were that easy... I've love to take Sam back to Zim so she can see where I grew up and see wild animals and catch a real fish (tiger fish)... but yeah...

Back on topic :)

[SN4PD]

I wish it were that easy... I've love to take Sam back to Zim so she can see where I grew up and see wild animals and catch a real fish (tiger fish)... but yeah...

Back on topic :)

Last time I was there was 2000 and I believe it's got a lot more unpleasant since.....

And yes back on toppic..... as you were guys :dodge:

[SpankMe]

The official KB hand salute.

[Sniper]

What about the reverse Spank? For the bad girls

[ManDownUnder]

The official KB hand salute.

Shocking....

[WRT]

What about the reverse Spank? For the bad girls

No, they get the Spock instead.

[SpankMe]

We could choose from one of these.

[FlangMasterJ]

You do realise that the second picture is of zimbabweans doing the fist which is the symbol hand gesture for supporters of Mugabe... the MDC show an open palm as a symbol of peace and healing for the country not the aggressive fist of mugabes building terrorists...

Anyway.... you may resume

Wrong, that picture is of some Afro Americans during the million man march.

[Delirium]

KISS ..keep it simple stupid!

give a nod, like everyone fricking does anyway...
if you want people to know your KB then buy the patches!

....arrrgghhh, always has to be so fricking complicated....:zzzz:

thats more like it. thats what everyone does....

[imdying]

The official KB hand salute.

The Trashheap has spoken, nyarrrrr.


(But if we're voting, I vote the shocker)

/edit: Technically, it's only a shock the first time...

[hazard02]

Perhaps we could use our hands to gesture which side of town we come from- just like this gentleman:

44239

"Hello chaps, I hail from the west side."

[HenryDorsetCase]

he's obviously worked hard to get where he is


..

begs the question: Where is that?

[Steam]

mm

44239

"Hello chaps, I hail from the west side."

When I was younger, when walking around town at night I would correct the "West side" tagging with "no, actually this is the southeast side of this building" or whatever side it was.
I must have corrected a hundred or so, and the local west-side youths began threatening me with death. They never found out who I was though. Well, it was fun at the time.

[SARGE]

begs the question: Where is that?

the mailing addy i have is

#1 Easy St
Phatsville, Auckland..


please update your records..

[Wenier]

Thats the salute for 2 in the pink 1 in the stink.


The official KB hand salute.

[SARGE]

We could choose from one of these.

yea .. try any of those in a pair of armored gloves...

["D" FZ1]

That red dwarf clip is F####N hilarious :rofl:

[Maha]

I was thinking more along the lines of a left hand 'crotch' grab.....:banana:

[BAD DAD]

I quite like it when people wave

[hazard02]

When I was younger, when walking around town at night I would correct the "West side" tagging with "no, actually this is the southeast side of this building" or whatever side it was.
I must have corrected a hundred or so, and the local west-side youths began threatening me with death. They never found out who I was though. Well, it was fun at the time.

Nicely done. I often thought of doing this myself growing up in Whangarei, only a skinny white boy caught defacing tag in Raumanga wasn't going to keep his handsome mug for long unless he had fast legs.
My legs were'nt very fast : (

[KATWYN]

Hi Kiwibikers,
Every morning and afternoon I wave or nod to bikers riding Kaukakapakapa
area and state highway 1 Silverdale

Do any KB's ride these routes??....just curious really

[gijoe1313]

Wheee! Been a whiles since a waving thread came on through! :yes: Wave to one and all! Or a nod! Good to see you are having fun out there - and hopefully you might get back some meaningful responses before it gets sucked under by the oppressive weight of typical kbers! :dodge: :innocent:

Oh yeah, I wave to little school kids, old men mowing their lawns, cute girls walking down the street, the occasional dog and whatever else takes my fancy! :shutup: :done:

[WarlockNZ]

ahhhh .. not another wave thread! ..

Watch and learn my child .. watch and learn. we nod and wave to everyone ... it dosn't matter who they are :) ... they are on two wheels and thats enough :)

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[Hellraiser]

Wheee! Been a whiles since a waving thread came on through! :yes: Wave to one and all! Or a nod! Good to see you are having fun out there - and hopefully you might get back some meaningful responses before it gets sucked under by the oppressive weight of typical kbers! :dodge: :innocent:

Oh yeah, I wave to little school kids, old men mowing their lawns, cute girls walking down the street, the occasional dog and whatever else takes my fancy! :shutup: :done:

So your the one that the local schools have been warning us about ......

[KATWYN]

ahhhh .. not another wave thread! ..

Watch and learn my child .. watch and learn. we nod and wave to everyone ... it dosn't matter who they are :) ... they are on two wheels and thats enough :)


True true....but I like to place a bike by the name....so when a bike goes
past thats a KB my cyber community then becomes more of a reality...as I have not been on any KB rides :niceone:

[gijoe1313]

So your the one that the local schools have been warning us about ......

Even worse! I teach at one of them! :devil2: When my students ask :

"Sir, why did you decide to be a teacher"
I reply
"Nothing like what you think, I'm actually not allowed to be within 100 feet of kids, but my parole officer said they needed more teachers in return for a shorter sentence"

:shit: :gob: look is what I normally get ... some of the smarter kids also get to double take :innocent:

But in truth, they love it when I sling my leg over the saddle, rev up and blat down the road (they have a competition to see who can spot me out and about :lol:) One of them noted I had waved to their little brother on the way to primary and told him all about it, and natch, got back to me about that!

So, yeah - that's why I wave to one and all, encourage them early to start on two wheels!

[Maha]

Hi Kiwibikers,
Every morning and afternoon I wave or nod to bikers riding Kahikatea flat road ,
Pine Valley rd, and state highway 1 Silverdale

And tonight I passed a guy and girl on bikes (the girl with a learner plate)
along Kahikatea flat road and I waved out

Do any KB's ride these routes??....just curious really

Thought you were from the South island?
Maybe you have moved?...........:yes: :wavey: ( a nod and a wave)

[KATWYN]

Thought you were from the South island?
Maybe you have moved?...........:yes: :wavey: ( a nod and a wave)

No, but I do think its a fantastic place to see on a bike??? telepathy perhaps??

[ceebie13]

Question is, "What do you think to yourself if you don't get an acknowledgement to your nod/wave?"

Me? I think, "miserable bastard...too up his/her own arse to return the compliment" or maybe... "that's funny, didn't look like a Harley to me!" :dodge:

[crashe]

Hi Kiwibikers,
Every morning and afternoon I wave or nod to bikers riding Kahikatea flat road ,
Pine Valley rd, and state highway 1 Silverdale

And tonight I passed a guy and girl on bikes (the girl with a learner plate)
along Kahikatea flat road and I waved out

Do any KB's ride these routes??....just curious really

I ride that stretch of road heaps of times......


So you live near there.... then you should show up on the Thursday night rides..... They meet up at Diary Flat corner by the service station, before heading on to the drinking hole.

[HenryDorsetCase]

interesting. I am kind of over the waving thing. I do it sometimes, sometimes its returned, whatever.

I have noticed an interesting trend of people on HD's waving back. they never used to. I speculate its because a lot of re entry riders (with "non HD habits") end up on HD's and back in the day when they were riding, it was compulsory to wave at one and all.

but, meh.

[KATWYN]

Question is, "What do you think to yourself if you don't get an acknowledgement to your nod/wave?"

:

Me?? I don't give a shit. I also think they could be concentrating or whatever so its no worries. But the ones that do wave ya tend to remember.

[mstriumph]

ahhhh .. not another wave thread! ..

Watch and learn my child .. watch and learn. we nod and wave to everyone ... it dosn't matter who they are :) ... they are on two wheels and thats enough :)......



even :shit: scooter riders ?? :gob:

[Leong]

True true....but I like to place a bike by the name....so when a bike goes
past thats a KB my cyber community then becomes more of a reality...as I have not been on any KB rides :niceone:

KB is a reality all right... I've been here just over a year, and often recognise bikes going past. Even wave from if we're walking on the footpath.... that surprises some. Living close to some favourite roads out east helps. Then you go to Big Boys Toys and see heaps of KB'ers there too!!

[KATWYN]

even :shit: scooter riders ?? :gob:

:laugh: shit you are a laugh MT. ....even scooter riders. All road rash looks the same at 50kmph :shit: :laugh: doesnt matter what the f you were riding at that point ....

[KATWYN]

Even wave from if we're walking on the footpath.... that surprises some.

I have noticed some people in vehicles deliberately wave....I always assume they are bikers....or biker freindly

[WINJA]

True true....but I like to place a bike by the name....so when a bike goes
past thats a KB my cyber community then becomes more of a reality...as I have not been on any KB rides :niceone:

IT WAS ME KAT , CAN WE HOOK UP FOR LUNCH , IM YOUR BIGEST FAN YOUR PROFILE PIC IS PRINTED OUT AND ON MY WALL

[Waylander]

ahhhh .. not another wave thread! ..

Watch and learn my child .. watch and learn. we nod and wave to everyone ... it dosn't matter who they are :) ... they are on two wheels and thats enough :)

Don't kill me I'm Canadian.

BAHAHAHAHAHa!!!!!

[Waylander]

I hate the ones that look right at you when you wave but they don't respond back in anyway.

There is this old fuck on a BMW of somekind wearing a bright floro vest and speacialty open face BMW helmet that I see every day on my way home from work. He always looks at me and I wave but have yet to get anything back from him. Think I might try the guy in the vids pattented wave tomorrow. If that doesn't work it'll be the harley to sportsbike wave.

[NighthawkNZ]

I'll normally give a small wave or a head nod, and will return one if not given first.

My waves are sorta out of respect for other riders.... and is basically saying.. "Ride safely..."

[KATWYN]

IT WAS ME KAT , CAN WE HOOK UP FOR LUNCH , IM YOUR BIGEST FAN YOUR PROFILE PIC IS PRINTED OUT AND ON MY WALL


Aww Winja, you are a dear. Dover says I look like his grandad lol, so I feel very flattered. :laugh:

[WINJA]

Aww Winja, you are a dear. Dover says I look like his grandad lol, so I feel very flattered. :laugh:

WHAT WOULD DOVER KNOW , SAY THE WORD AND ILL BASH HIM FOR YOU

[KATWYN]

and is basically saying.. "Ride safely..."


Yep thats about it. an unspoken language.

But I still don't know who the Silverdale riders are, except for maybe
Crashe so far!!

[zeocen]

I see a few bikers out south/east auckland back roads, alfriston road etc.. I wave to all on 2 wheels! I can't really tell a harley from other cruisers but I've seen a few and they've all given me a casual wave, sometimes before I wave to them! (I'm usually the first to wave, seeing a fellow biker makes me happy and I do a stupid excited "look at me!! im riding too!!! hello!!!" wave).

There was one time when I was caught in the rain on great south road with jeans on and a cruiser pulled up next to me at the lights, I think a 6'1 soaked boy on his street bike made his day, he had to pull his mirror tint visor up to laugh at me some more!

No hard feelings though, I do look like a bit of a cluts on a small bike like a GPX :D

I wish there was some universal KB wave that was distinct enough to know that they were from KB, as I too haven't been on any KB rides yet and it'd be nice to know if there's any riding around where I am!

[KATWYN]

I wish there was some universal KB wave that was distinct enough to know that they were from KB,

Now theres a KB marketing idea in that!! Thats a good idea actually...

[NighthawkNZ]

Yep thats about it. an unspoken language.



you hit the nail on the head...

[Leong]

Took the family for a walk and ice cream this evening. Saw and talked to McJim and saw and waved to Andrea but she didn't see us!!

[Woody@nztrails.com]

10 years ago, I think my waves were also the "excited look at me, I'm on a bike too" type and I'd fire them off at anyone and any bike. As I rode a "metric" cruiser at the time, I didn't get many returns from either the sport or Harley riders though. Still, it didn't discourage me and as I'm about to be one of the "return to riding" group and I'll be on an HD, I'll probably pick up where I left off!

"Two wheels" is what unites us, not who makes them:rockon:

[elle-f]

i gave up waving to harley riders AGES ago unless i know them! i wait for them to do something first. they never responded! i wave to everybody else or nod

[jtzzr]

I only wave to peeps I think will wave back, and that`s everyone,but don`t wave to the cows.You might wanna change your profile pic some people here think it`s a pick up site. (SO how you doing) lol just kidding :bye:

[Maha]

.

But I still don't know who the Silverdale riders are,



Thats cos' they are a shady lot..........:innocent:
You should turn up on a ride sometime, there always one happening around your parts, and beyond.

[diggydog]

when i wave out i get a few that wave back, but it sucks whe they don't reply.

[Steam]

People wave at me but I wish they'd just throw food instead. Or money. I'd stop and pick it up.

[Whynot]

why don't we all start pointing instead ...... ?
:Pokey:


http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php?t=39015

[KATWYN]

You might wanna change your profile pic some people here think it`s a pick up site. (SO how you doing) lol just kidding :bye:


You are right jtzzr, I have now changed my profile pic to a much cuter biker chick.............

[Waylander]

Now theres a KB marketing idea in that!! Thats a good idea actually...
Run a search, it's been done to death. the general consensus is we are too lazy to wave in any special way.

[Spyked]

I ride around there quite often, but not until later in the day. Usually wave or at least nod to anyone on two wheels so we may well have exchanged greetings.

I know that the Harley boy's get some bad press about this, but most of the locals seem pretty good.

[Shadows]

I hate the ones that look right at you when you wave but they don't respond back in anyway.

There is this old fuck on a BMW of somekind wearing a bright floro vest and speacialty open face BMW helmet that I see every day on my way home from work. He always looks at me and I wave but have yet to get anything back from him. Think I might try the guy in the vids pattented wave tomorrow. If that doesn't work it'll be the harley to sportsbike wave.

There's plenty of those fuckers on ST1100s too!

[The_Dover]

WHAT WOULD DOVER KNOW , SAY THE WORD AND ILL BASH HIM FOR YOU

Don't make me force you to ride your bike again WINJA.

[McJim]

So your the one that the local schools have been warning us about ......

To compound the problem he's a farken teacher no less!

[Waylander]

Hey WayL
I was just trying to find out who the KB's were in my own neighbourhood.
Ah ok, thought you were talking about all of us doing some kid of speacial wave to identify one another.

[KATWYN]

Ah ok, thought you were talking about all of us doing some kid of speacial wave to identify one another.

Someone else suggested it....I just added my 2c worth and thought
yea not a bad idea.

[Korea]

i gave up waving to harley riders AGES ago unless i know them! i wait for them to do something first. they never responded! i wave to everybody else or nod

With you on that one E; Have felt retarded many times from waving to H/D riders.
I'm always quick to wave in return tho' - like a mexican wave (with pillion for added effect). :niceone:

[DougieNZ]

Hi All,

I have waved to many Harley riders too without any result. So I have learnt not to bother

I sometimes forget to wave/nod, and always feel like a right prat afterwards! So I apologise in advance if I forget!

I'll tell you who I ALWAYS wave to though, and that is those considerate car drivers who move over a bit to let you past. I always appreciate this.

[babyB]

waves to them all :spudwave:
:slap: dont give up an them harley riders & types......
was broken down 1 day was 1 of them that stoped to check i was ok or in need of help:2thumbsup at him

[NighthawkNZ]

If I rode a Canhardly (Not that I would ever even want to... they look like, sound like, handle like shit... but I still respect them being on 2 wheels) I would still wave and or nod... most down here do... there are the odd couple that don't but if they want to be like that ehh fuck em


I'll tell you who I ALWAYS wave to though, and that is those considerate car drivers who move over a bit to let you past. I always appreciate this.

me too and the truckies... many have let me pass I give them the thumbs up

[frogfeaturesFZR]

:stupid: I even wave at the cops.......

[ArcherWC]

Yep thats about it. an unspoken language.

But I still don't know who the Silverdale riders are, except for maybe
Crashe so far!!

Im up Whangaparoa, but ride these roads all the time as well :scooter:

[KATWYN]

Cool, if I see an Aprilla....I will give you a wave.

I'm on a blue R6

[Pixie]

Hi Kiwibikers,
Every morning and afternoon I wave or nod to bikers riding Kahikatea flat road ,
Pine Valley rd, and state highway 1 Silverdale

And tonight I passed a guy and girl on bikes (the girl with a learner plate)
along Kahikatea flat road and I waved out

Do any KB's ride these routes??....just curious really

You must live near KKK?
We might be neighbours

[dawnrazor]

ahhhh .. not another wave thread! ..

Watch and learn my child .. watch and learn. we nod and wave to everyone ... it dosn't matter who they are :) ... they are on two wheels and thats enough :)


very funny - me like

[WINJA]

Cool, if I see an Aprilla....I will give you a wave.

I'm on a blue R6

DO YOU MEAN ARSE SEX?

[lukelin250]

i always try wave to everyone i can. ive found though that the only ones who never wave or nod back are the hog riders,maybe they think its not tough to wave to a 250sports? but i reckon there should be unique kb wave or hand signal so ya know that there part of the site! would be cool. what ya think. the westsides taken and so is the two in the pink one in the stink. but im sure we could make one up :yes:

[BMT]

I wave to all but scooters & gang members. Scooters just don't get the bike thing (generally) & gang members are too busy trying to maintain their hard image. But if its two wheeled & motorised - plus those courteous 4 wheel drivers (got to portray a good rep for the biker community), then I'll wave regardless. But if I'm leaned hard in a corner a nod will do.


i always try wave to everyone i can. ive found though that the only ones who never wave or nod back are the hog riders,maybe they think its not tough to wave to a 250sports? but i reckon there should be unique kb wave or hand signal so ya know that there part of the site! would be cool. what ya think. the westsides taken and so is the two in the pink one in the stink. but im sure we could make one up :yes:

As for a KB wave, I like the idea. How about a salute (no, not the Nazi one). I often bring the left hand to the side of the helmet in a casual salute manner.

[gijoe1313]

Heh, I do that normal army salute myself - and if they're going for it, I turn it into a downward go forward motion (of course, if I'm concentrating on making a corner, I just do the noddy nod nod thing!)

... I can tell the south side bikers, they do the big head lift "chur chur" thang hehe :msn-wink:

[davereid]

Hey, I ride a Harley, and I dont wave at anyone - I need BOTH hands to keep the crappy piece of junk on the road. But when I'm on my scooter I wave, but those pricks on the big 250s dont wave back. Arrogant wankers.

Shit ! maybe its their problem - from now on I wont check what IM riding, or what THEY are riding before I wave. Maybe the KB wave will be the one thats dispensed like a smile, to all in the two wheel clan, not just the pretty ones.

ps.. pretty ones can pm me for deviant sex - not you Dover, I know your mum. Well.

[NighthawkNZ]

Hey, I ride a Harley, and I dont wave at anyone - I need BOTH hands to keep the crappy piece of junk on the road. But when I'm on my scooter I wave, but those pricks on the big 250s dont wave back. Arrogant wankers.

Shit ! maybe its their problem - from now on I wont check what IM riding, or what THEY are riding before I wave. Maybe the KB wave will be the one thats dispensed like a smile, to all in the two wheel clan, not just the pretty ones.

ps.. pretty ones can pm me for deviant sex - not you Dover, I know your mum. Well.

I'd still give a wave and or a nod... no matter what you are riding... up to you if you wave and or nod back.

[lukelin250]

I have noticed some people in vehicles deliberately wave....I always assume they are bikers....or biker freindly

yeah if im in the girlfriends cage and we driving somewhere and i see a biker ill always make a point of waving out even though he probably has no idea why i would be doing that. :second:

[Biff]

Ahhhhhh waving. do you?dont you?

I do, almost always. I raise my right hand -and you have roughly three seconds to wave back before I twist my wrist, mid air, and give you the finger. Miserable bastardnonwaver types.

Do they celebrate christmas?

[The Pastor]

ahhhh .. not another wave thread! ..

Watch and learn my child .. watch and learn. we nod and wave to everyone ... it dosn't matter who they are :) ... they are on two wheels and thats enough :)

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Pure awesome.

[Disco Dan]

who wants to try a mexican wave on the next KB ride?? haahahahahah

...a node is all your get from me... not because im rude, just still a bit of a newb and not too fond of taking my hand off the handle bar just to wave!!

Have a KB sticker on the back window of my cage, so when another fellow KB rider passes me (its a slow mini :P) they can see im not just waving cos im strange...

[diggydog]

why don't we all start pointing instead ...... ?
:Pokey:


http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php?t=39015

the problem with that is we would be on the side of the road checking the bike over.:yes:

[diggydog]

who wants to try a mexican wave on the next KB ride?? haahahahahah

...a node is all your get from me... not because im rude, just still a bit of a newb and not too fond of taking my hand off the handle bar just to wave!!

Have a KB sticker on the back window of my cage, so when another fellow KB rider passes me (its a slow mini :P) they can see im not just waving cos im strange...
which corner lefty or right yeah RIGHT.

[Lorax]

So, yeah - that's why I wave to one and all, encourage them early to start on two wheels!

I'm a teacher too, and love waiving at groups of kids.

I think stuff like that can realy stick in a kids mind (I still remember looking at motorcyclists when a kid, thinking "Wow that's sweet, I wanna be a bad motherf**ker on a mean bike when I grow up").

Also it makes the world a little less of an anonymous, 'scared of everyone' place to be I reckon. Friendliness!

[NighthawkNZ]

I think stuff like that can realy stick in a kids mind (I still remember looking at motorcyclists when a kid, thinking "Wow that's sweet, I wanna be a bad motherf**ker on a mean bike when I grow up").


I use to be like that when i was a kid... (Tho I still am a kid justa lot bigger)

So I wave at groups of kids or if kidsare looking out the back window of a cage.. Its pretty kewl seeing them smile and waving back. :sunny: :scooter:

[Pixie]

Yep I do live near KKK

I'll keep an eye out for an R6.
I have a stripey Bandit 1200,live 5km north of KKK

[BMT]

I said yesterday that riders that appeared to be gang members didn't wave, but today I got waved twice by two individual riders who I would have taken at face value to be in that category.

Good on ya guys. :niceone:

[NighthawkNZ]

I said yesterday that riders that appeared to be gang members didn't wave, but today I got waved twice by two individual riders who I would have taken at face value to be in that category.

Good on ya guys. :niceone:

I have found over the years.. (especially gangs) that by themself they mostly are great guys(and gurls)... but when the are together as a gang they get that gang atattitude.

I remember when my CB250n broke down years ago in the middle of no-where, the first people to stop were 6 mob members (or black power) I not sure which, on big old rattly HDs and got me going again. As soon as my bike started they were off, never saw them again. But one of them came up to me and said just before they left "we are not all bad" shock his hand and said thanx and they were gone... I'll always remember that.

[Insanity_rules]

If you want to really freak out your wave recipient then use both hands. You should see the looks you get.

[Hailwood]

Here we go again...another wave thread and the inevitable Harley bashings....it would be ok if every non HD rider waved....yeah right!!!!! Look its very simple some people wave some don't. Some HD riders wave (me) some dont...some sportsriders wave some dont. It doesnt mean anything at all.

I have been riding for over 25 years and can remember the so called good old days when everyone waved....actually not everyone did then either....get over it.....

I am more interested in whether bikers stop to help out each other on the road side because I think that is actually happening less and less now. Lets make that a goal of everyone here..Sportsbikes, HD, everyone..if you see a bike on the road side, slow down and make sure they are ok...no it hasnt happened to me yet and yes I have stopped to check on others....

Rant over and yes I will continue waving to everyone unless i am holding on for dear life...hehehehehehehe

[KATWYN]

I wave to Harleys, :innocent:

I have always assumed that Harley riders need to keep both
hands on handle bars at the best of times for control??? I have
never thought they are being rude if they don't wave.

[Hailwood]

Not far wrong at time Katwyn.......hope to see you riding out there..you wll see me..I am the HD rider who waves...hehehehehehee

[McJim]

I am more interested in whether bikers stop to help out each other on the road side because I think that is actually happening less and less now. Lets make that a goal of everyone here..Sportsbikes, HD, everyone..if you see a bike on the road side, slow down and make sure they are ok...no it hasnt happened to me yet and yes I have stopped to check on others....

The opportunities are sadly lacking in this day and age where reliability is just so much better. I once slowed down for a couple of fellas that looked like they had a problem "F*** off grandad" is the reply I got - won't stop me slowing down again in future though!

[Maverick]

I was driving up our shared driveway the other morning just as my flatmate arrived home from the gym, she waved at me and later asked If I had recongnised her as I didnt wave back and she worried if it might not have been me,
I told her that I did see her, but as I was changing gear I couldnt wave properly, however I did wave a bit with just my left hand fingers, and I did nod my head, she was most interested to hear that bikers often nod when their hands are busy, I guess cagers just dont think about things that way.

[lukelin250]

out of eagerness to wave out at a biker ive almost crashed several times, one funny instance was when i tried waving at 120 clicks forgetting the wind factor,ahah my hand went flying back and i must of looked like a real 'Tard.

[McJim]

out of eagerness to wave out at a biker ive almost crashed several times, one funny instance was when i tried waving at 120 clicks forgetting the wind factor,ahah my hand went flying back and i must of looked like a real 'Tard.

It's just practice - I was coming back from Taupo following the missus and kids (she was in the cage I followed on the bike) we lost touch at Huntly coz of some traffic lights - little did I know she'd turned off and turned round to meet me again so there I am on state highway one trying to catch up with a car that was actually behind me!

Passed a pool maintenance truck with a couple of bikes on the back (you know who you are) and rode past them - recognised the bikes from Taupo Trackday IV and so gave them the thumbs up - arm outstretched to my left and I must've been doing at least 120kph....they passed me a short while later (coz I slowed down to 80 kph when I realised the missus MUST be behind me.

Maybe I'm just more used to the rush of air being on a naked bike.

[NighthawkNZ]

If you want to really freak out your wave recipient then use both hands. You should see the looks you get.


I have down that in the past when i had cruise control... they must have thought i was i big dork... actually this I already know I am :Punk: :scooter:



I was driving up our shared driveway the other morning just as my flatmate arrived home from the gym, she waved at me and later asked If I had recongnised her as I didnt wave back and she worried if it might not have been me,
I told her that I did see her, but as I was changing gear I couldnt wave properly, however I did wave a bit with just my left hand fingers, and I did nod my head, she was most interested to hear that bikers often nod when their hands are busy, I guess cagers just dont think about things that way.

Got to admit I nod alot...may cause im a noddy i don't know

[Roj]

You are right jtzzr, I have now changed my profile pic to a much cuter biker chick.............


cute indeed, someone might be acused of robbing the nest if they go out with you:banana:

[Roj]

I use to be like that when i was a kid... (Tho I still am a kid justa lot bigger)



Little girls grow up to be women, little boys just get more expensive toys:dodge:

[KATWYN]

Not far wrong at time Katwyn.......hope to see you riding out there..you wll see me..I am the HD rider who waves...hehehehehehee

I reakon if I could feel a bit more confident on a cruiser i would ride a Harley as well as a sport bike....the only reason I havent ridden on one is cos I stuffed up on my basic handling course on a cruiser (around the cones) and it kinda put me off cruisers...I sat on a freinds Harley and got a feel for it....but never rode it cos that knocking over the cones thing has put me off. But I think they are awesome....maybe oneday I will Hailwood

[Ixion]

Last couple of days I seem to have made a habit of chasing Harleys. And I must say, they LOOK odd,and uncomfortable, all elbows and knees splayed out wide. Not saying there's anything wrong with it , just it looks odd following someone when all you see is elbows and knees, to someone like me that grew up with the classic Briddish dogma of head up, knees locked to tank, elbows tucked in, forearms parallel, toes down.

[Pukuriri]

I live at the top end of SH16, and go through Kaukapakapa a lot on the way to the shore, nice to know the nod and wave is still strong.

[lukelin250]

actually ive become rather snobbish sad to say but here is the reason why. over the last week ive found ive stopped waving/nodding to certain riders,mainly the ones who are obviously commuters and thats all. i reckon i can spot them pretty well and i just dont bother waving/nodding cause i dont feel that they are there for the riding or that they are much in the way of enthusiasts. who knows??? maybe they have a ducati sitting at home? but for me id only ride the best i could afford everyday. so sorry to the commuters out there that dont receive my wave. but its not like you guys put it out there either so its obvious your all about the practicality of transport. :whocares: :whocares: :whocares:

[ceebie13]

I think I'll start a new trend here in NZ by copying the froggies and sticking my leg out! Zut alors, c'est incroyable... un motard Francais a la Nouvelle Zelande? Mais non...c'est "ceebie treize" il n'est pas Francais, il est une pomme de terre. Rock sur!!! :rockon:

[Donor]

I think I'll start a new trend here in NZ by copying the froggies and sticking my leg out! Zut alors, c'est incroyable... un motard Francais a la Nouvelle Zelande? Mais non...c'est "ceebie treize" il n'est pas Francais, il est une pomme de terre. Rock sur!!! :rockon:

*snigger*

Translated by Google:


Is Zut then, it incredible… a French motorcyclist with the Zealand News? But not… it is “ceebie thirteen” it is not French, it is a potato. Rock'n'roll on!!

[ceebie13]

"Is Zut then, it incredible… a French motorcyclist with the Zealand News? But not… it is “ceebie thirteen” it is not French, it is a potato. Rock'n'roll on!!"


Yeah well...my French was never perfect.:no: Mange tous Rodney...Mange tous.

[lukelin250]

oh i wave to college chicks and girls at the beach in bikinis, fat and skinny alike hahah :yes: :scooter:

[NighthawkNZ]

oh i wave to college chicks and girls at the beach in bikinis,

I just ride back for a 6th looksey...

[lukelin250]

ride past real quick and make a grab for the bikini top aswell????

[NighthawkNZ]

ride past real quick and make a grab for the bikini top aswell????



ahhh but thats when I fall off and make an arse of myself... mumbling "mmmmm boobies"

[Chaosmage]

I nod to all bikes I notice, it was one of the first things I picked up when I got my license at 15. I thought it was great how other riders would do this. I had left scooters off my nod list until recently when someone told me they give it to "anyone on two wheels". And yeh kids love it when they get a wave/two handed wave etc
Funniest nod ever was when I was, dare I say a passenger in a cage (back seat) a racy bike comes up behind us so I turn round to look and give him the nod out of habit and get one in return. They could probably guess that I was a fellow two wheeler in disguise.


actually ive become rather snobbish sad to say but here is the reason why. over the last week ive found ive stopped waving/nodding to certain riders,mainly the ones who are obviously commuters and thats all. i reckon i can spot them pretty well and i just dont bother waving/nodding cause i dont feel that they are there for the riding or that they are much in the way of enthusiasts. who knows??? maybe they have a ducati sitting at home? but for me id only ride the best i could afford everyday. so sorry to the commuters out there that dont receive my wave. but its not like you guys put it out there either so its obvious your all about the practicality of transport.

well mate no need to apologize, riders will assume you didn't see them or are perhaps just a snob.

yes I do use my bike to commute, I use my bike for everything and always have. bikes are my only and preferred form of transport and always have been. This also means I ride every day rain, hail or shine.

[vamr]

actually ive become rather snobbish sad to say but here is the reason why. over the last week ive found ive stopped waving/nodding to certain riders,mainly the ones who are obviously commuters and thats all. i reckon i can spot them pretty well and i just dont bother waving/nodding cause i dont feel that they are there for the riding or that they are much in the way of enthusiasts. who knows??? maybe they have a ducati sitting at home? but for me id only ride the best i could afford everyday. so sorry to the commuters out there that dont receive my wave. but its not like you guys put it out there either so its obvious your all about the practicality of transport. :whocares: :whocares: :whocares:

Err.. one doesn't necessarily need to lose their license doing "180km/h" in order to enjoy (or be enthusiastic about) motorcycling.

But hey, elitism is elitism.

[Chaosmage]

Err.. one doesn't necessarily need to lose their license doing "180km/h" in order to enjoy (or be enthusiastic about) motorcycling.

But hey, elitism is elitism.

Yeh I was thinking that also and wondering if thats what he meant by saying "putting it out there" ....

[WarlockNZ]

Just because someone rides to commute does make them any less of a biker. all that matters is that they are on two wheels, i waved to a girl riding a scooter the other day ... she had a cute pink jacket on ... LOL.

Lets leave the elitist bullshit out of things shall we ... when you can ride like Rossi, then you can start being a snob... LOL

[pixc]

I went for a nice ride to Rotorua today. I was following a friend and his wife who was riding their Goldwing. I noticed that cruiser style bikes only waved to him while sport bikes only seemed to wave to me. When we stopped for lunch I asked them about it. She said they (other cruiser bikes) dont wave often but they know style when they see it,...followed by the comment 'have you ever tried to push a wheelbarrow with one arm?" :yes:

By the way..I saw quite a number of people riding between Te Puke and Rotorua today I hope no one got snapped by the speedcamera on 3 mile hill.

[Toaster]

Yeah, I always wave or nod (or sneeze in my helmet........) cruiser riders often don't wave back. I guess they think they are superior riding heavy bikes that aren't anywhere near as fast as sports bikes. Come on ppl give us a wave, buy me a coffee, be friendly cause the cages out there sure as hell ain't!!

[kiwifruit]

EVERY rider i came across today waved back to me, no exceptions.
Some waves/nods/etc were easier to see than others, but 100% aint bad eh!
Prolly saw 40ish bikes out there between Taupo --> New Plymouth and back.
One guy even pulled me a small wheelie! (i counted that as a a wave...)

[xwhatsit]

I love being waved at :D It makes me happy all day hahaha.

One of the nicest ones I had, was the first night I rode to work, I'd finished work and was trying to kick my bike into life, really struggling. This guy on a BMW thumper adventure bike rode past, and while he was waiting at the lights waved and asked me if I needed any help... I said `nah', he said `good luck' and rode off when the lights changed (I eventually bump started lol).

Anyway, my bike has been broken down recently, so I've been bussing to work. I was still working one night, went to serve another table, and the guy rode past again -- somehow recognised me (even though there was no bike to be seen, and I was wearing my helmet last time), and waved again at me! I thought that was pretty cool.

If only we could recognise each other on the street somehow, and wave when we're just walking along without our bikes or gear. That would be pretty sweet -- biking is enough like a secret society already ;).

[Lucy]

I don't wave to anybody because it takes me so long to get my mirrors in the right place that I am scared of bumping them. Instead I do the South Auckland style 'upwards nod'. Lots of people nod back, but some just stare. From other threads I have figured out why that may be....(GN 250, L plate, safety vest). So I'm lucky anybody waves really....:yes: But maybe they just think I'm a nutter because I am usually smiling and laughing to myself inside my helmet. (How long does the 'new rider grin' last anyway???? no sign of it abating yet)

[Minnie]

...(GN 250, L plate, safety vest). I am usually smiling and laughing to myself inside my helmet. (How long does the 'new rider grin' last anyway???? no sign of it abating yet)

Hey Lucy, i think i have a twin:yes: you just described me perfectly, where about in south Auckland are you? if you would like to hook up for a ride some time pm me.
ride safe now
Clare.

[NighthawkNZ]

(How long does the 'new rider grin' last anyway???? no sign of it abating yet)

I still have a new rider grin after 20 years of riding :-)

Anyway, I wave, nod to all bikers I see, including those on scooters... 90% of the time they wave or nod back. The only time I don't is usually when I am doing some sort of manuvour that requires my 100% of attention or I just plain didn't see yah on the other side of the motorway...

[lukelin250]

when i can i always wave to the bikers except usually the hog riders and big cruisers cause they just look straight at ya and ignore you it ends up really pissing me off so it can ruin the ride a lil bit so now i just aoid wavn at em altogether.

[Maha]

when i can i always wave to the bikers except usually the hog riders and big cruisers cause they just look straight at ya and ignore you it ends up really pissing me off so it can ruin the ride a lil bit so now i just aoid wavn at em altogether.


They cant see up properly....cos' of the vibrations !! their eyes get distorted somewhat and all they see is colour.....its a proven fact.....:corn:

[Finn]

I did around 400 k's over the weekend and didn't get a single wave back. Sportsbikes, Cruisers, Tourers, Naked's, Scooters, I even tried cars. You name it - nothing, zip, nadda.

Next time I'll take the bike. Cars suck.

[kiwifruit]

I did around 400 k's over the weekend and didn't get a single wave back. Sportsbikes, Cruisers, Tourers, Naked's, Scooters, I even tried cars. You name it - nothing, zip, nadda.

Next time I'll take the bike. Cars suck.

so that wasn't you at Mokau on saturday then?
saw a Finn shaped character waving back at me from a table of bikers having a beer, repsol out the front etc

[slinky]

i wave, nod (up, down. wateva) depending on how i react when i see another biker, always something different.
dissapointed when i don't get a response...... or welll... more feel stupid.

[pervert]

I hate when people I don't know wave to me, wierdos.

[s8306]

[QUOTE=Toaster;864462]Yeah, I always wave or nod (or sneeze in my helmet........) cruiser riders often don't wave back. I guess they think they are superior riding heavy bikes that aren't anywhere near as fast as sports bikes. Come on ppl give us a wave, buy me a coffee, be friendly cause the cages out there sure as hell ain't!![/QUOTE
90% of the waves i get are from harley riders[even patched members] and other cruisers,very seldom do i get a wave from sportbike riders.As long as i,m enjoying myself i dont give a shit.

[NighthawkNZ]

As long as i,m enjoying myself i dont give a shit.

on yah... :) gotta have fun :)

[Sue VFR]

I always wave! And it's one of my life missions to make Harley's wave at me!

[Finn]

so that wasn't you at Mokau on saturday then?
saw a Finn shaped character waving back at me from a table of bikers having a beer, repsol out the front etc

No mate, wasn't me.

1) I don't wave. It only encourages this sort of immature behaviour and besides, waving is dangerous. Keep your hands on the bars at all times.
2) I would have stopped for beer. I ride much smoother when I'm tanked and bins hurt less.
3) Hardly ever ride the Repsol. In fact it's for sale except I'm too lazy to advertise it. You know it's a collectors item.

[sprocket]

Gee's you wana try getting a wave out those staunch guys on a vespa ......come to think of it i dont even think they wave at each other:scooter::scooter::scooter::scooter::scooter:

I always give a friendy nod to who ever comes my way .

[Robbo]

I guess it must depend on the day as i run both a cruiser and a sports bike and some days everyone will give a wave or acknowledgement regardless of what bike i am riding, yet on other days hardley a thing.
Either way it does'nt really bother me but i usually try and acknowledge other riders whenever i can.

[Citroenjunkie]

Maybe it's just funny little me but I never get waves from cruisers and almost always from sports bikes...two fingers is a wave isn't it?
Might be just because until recently I was on a GB250, maybe now I have a 400 I'll just get waves from everyone...right? :ride:

[idb]

Hey.....I've got a great idea!
Why don't we have a special KB wave so that we can recognise each other on the road?

Why hasn't this been thought of before?!

[kiwifruit]

Why hasn't this been thought of before?!
it has :-P
http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showpost.php?p=851988&postcount=21

[Grub]

Why don't we have a special KB wave so that we can recognise each other on the road?

I agree that it would be really coool ... what about
- touch the left side of yer helmet; or
- touch the top of yer helmet

I like the first 1 better

[LilSel]

I was in Rotorua on the weekend (In the cage) however I saw the goldwing mentioned earlier... and quite a few bikes also... I gave a nod from my car... and was suprised that I got a few back :D :rockon: no doubt the bikers were thinking 'must have left the bike at home today' or something similar

[McJim]

I think all "wave" threads should get bundled up and sent off to some surfing forum so we don't have to read them over and over and over again.

Surfers appreciate waves.

Mind you, while out walking I do tend to say "morning" or "hello" to other people walking through the park....fellowship of shanks pony.

[gijoe1313]

I'm still waiting to do the headbang, "I'm a little teapot" wave! :innocent:

[Donor]

I'm still waiting to do the headbang, "I'm a little teapot" wave! :innocent:

Funny... I have no problem conjuring that image...

[vamr]

Surfers appreciate waves.


....it..hurts.

[McJim]

....it..hurts.

Go on then vamr - tell us a Russian joke :rofl: