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    One of the greatest things I have found in the last 11 months of riding is the waving and nodding, its brillant.
    I try and wave when i can, I notice that most riders in Auckland will give a nod, not many wave.
    If someone does not give a nod or a wave they are the exception not the rule.

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    To answer your original quesiton!
    No I don't wave because I'm sitting on the bus when I see you guys :P

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    Quote Originally Posted by Suney
    To answer your original quesiton!
    No I don't wave because I'm sitting on the bus when I see you guys :P
    Aw gwan! Give them a wave out the window anyway.............
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    Wave to bikes if I have a free hand.

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    i've seen a few bikes lately... i nodded to them all but none of them nod back...

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    Problem is its harder to tell if you nod..... well thats my opinioun I preferr to wave..


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    I wave to all bikes except if I'm in mid-corner and it's unsafe, in which case I nod.

    It's a nice feeling when people wave back - there's a real camaraderie amongst us.
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    Quote Originally Posted by adamww
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    If someone does not give a nod or a wave they are the exception not the rule.
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    I normally wave or nod if my hands are too busy and usually get a response. Kids in kages get a kick out of a wave from someone on a bike - they don't realise its a grey haired old bugger not some koool dude

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    Quote Originally Posted by phantom
    ....they don't realise its a grey haired old bugger not some koool dude
    or a no-haired old bugger
    one of the many advantages of a full face helmet...

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    When I see a tinted visor helmet nodding, it seems to look more noticable. I was down on Oteha Vally Rd Off Ramp yesterday and a guy on a TL1000 came past (he had clear visor) I waved and I could see a nod and a smile. I am not gay, but it was pretty cool.

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    I wave to all bikes except scooters and dudes dressed in black on harleys or similars, coz they're always way too cool to wave back.... Yeah right!!!

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    Reading these posts, I'm just wondering if it's the Orclanders that are experiencing the lack of responses. I find at least 70-80% of Wellington riders wave back. (Thats Excluding the Harley riders coz they can't see you through the sunlight streaming out of their )
    Sorry, I know not all Harleys are like that, but too many are!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dafe
    Reading these posts, I'm just wondering if it's the Orclanders that are experiencing the lack of responses. I find at least 70-80% of Wellington riders wave back. (Thats Excluding the Harley riders coz they can't see you through the sunlight streaming out of their )
    Sorry, I know not all Harleys are like that, but too many are!
    I am sure more people would wave at me if I glued little Panda ears to me helmet like the (presumptive) young lady in another posting. I must try it and see.
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    I wave to all bikers when I can.. Sometimes you just cant because your taking a sharp corner or dont see them till its too late or whatever, but 99% of the time I will wave.

    I've had HD riders wave at me *shock horror* and I've had plenty of sports bike riders NOT wave at me. I think people just get a bit hung up on stereotypes. As for me when I'm rich and get myself a HD or a brit bike, I'll still wave to all you fellas on ricers :-)

    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
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