Do you still Wave at Passing Bikes?

**Maximus** · 18th May 2005, 08:09

Originally Posted by Motu

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

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

**placidfemme** · 18th May 2005, 08:23

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

**Beemer** · 18th May 2005, 09:54

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

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

**johnsf1980** · 18th May 2005, 10:56

Originally Posted by placidfemme

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

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

**Oscar** · 18th May 2005, 12:59

Originally Posted by tristank

bmws/harleys almost never wave

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

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

**Ixion** · 18th May 2005, 13:02

Originally Posted by Oscar

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

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

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

**Oscar** · 18th May 2005, 13:05

Originally Posted by Ixion

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

It was a joke.

I was going to accuse you of lacking a sense of humour, but then I realised that you own a BMW....

**Motu** · 18th May 2005, 14:01

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

**Wolf** · 18th May 2005, 14:02

Originally Posted by LiasTZ

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

Not true. I used to wave to him if I could get my finger extended in time...

**Oscar** · 18th May 2005, 14:04

Originally Posted by Motu

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

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

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

**Ixion** · 18th May 2005, 14:22

Originally Posted by Motu

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

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

**Wolf** · 18th May 2005, 14:52

Originally Posted by Motu

and to the doggies and little birdies in the trees

WTF are the doggies doing up in the trees?!?!?!?!?!

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

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