Sad, but no waves from a bunch of riders

[oldrider]

Riding over to Haast after Labour W/E PaulinNZ and I remarked to each other just how mant H/D's we passed and all of them waved. The same thing on the way home and since.
Someone/something has smiled on H/D riders and it has obviously worked. :spudwave: Nice to see. Cheers John.

[fishb8nz]

On my way to work, from Hamilton to Huntly, at 06.20, a guy on a cruiser, actually slowed down as he passed and gave a big, horizontal arm wave. Probably felt sorry for me, but hey, good stuff.
Sad about that dead rider in Auckland.

[pritch]

Yeah,I've been getting real pissed off at all the judgmental posts lately -.

Too true, sorta like the Stones said waaaay back in "Satisfaction".
"He can't be a man 'cause he doesn't smoke the same cigarettes as me."

Not a sign of a great intellect at work. And I would never say anything like that. Except maybe about Vee twins :-)

[Sketchy_Racer]

for me i dont care what you are riding ill wave to people cause i hope it makes them feel "included" and ill always wave back cause if they are nice enough to wave to me then i am nice enough to wave back and its not like its gonna kill you to lift your arm and make someone else happy, is it???

just my 2cents

Glenn

[Ivan]

it could do if a you lift it and out of no were comes a truck and hits you

[heavenly.talker]

for me i dont care what you are riding ill wave to people cause i hope it makes them feel "included" and ill always wave back cause if they are nice enough to wave to me then i am nice enough to wave back and its not like its gonna kill you to lift your arm and make someone else happy, is it???

just my 2cents

Glenn

Me too...I'm a confirmed waver, I always get a thrill to see other bikers on the road and like to wave or nod the helmet. Don't mind if they don't acknowledge but love it when they do.
I was stuck on the side of the road the other day (in a rest bay) and lots of bike went by tooting and waving as they did...what a great community it is

[rabbitintheheadlight]

I just got my bike on Monday and I got my first nod on Wednesday evening, practicing riding around my hood, first time I've ever encountered another biker. Have to say it was a nice feeling, to feel included, so soon, on my little 150. Though I wouldn't have felt terrible if the person didn't nod. Sometimes people don't see you soon enough, or maybe they're just not ready for a nod / wave right now. You just have to be understanding.

So anyway, when I got home and told my sister "I'm a 'real' biker now, I got an exclusive biker nod" - she was jealous. So she's booked a lesson with JP Wright.

[Ixion]

Welcome- ANOTHER IT bod!

[Xtat1k]

depends on how fast im going at the time but at least a nod lol.

[pritch]

I was wondering if the weather had an effect on this waving business...

I rode down to Upper Hutt Saturday via the Paekak Hill road. Came home Sunday via the Rimutakas and the Pahiatua Track. Most riders encountered waved (or waved back). A couple of sprot bike riders surprised me by waving with bare hands, but at least they did wave.

[Biff]

Works both ways mate. I wave/nod at pretty much everyone. I can't say I've ever had a wave/nod back from a rider of a 'smaller engined' motormacycle.

[stunz]

i was riding down the esplanade and waved at a fellow biker going the other way. He popped a wheelie in response. I'm gonna do that from now on. (Except to scooters and police bikes)

[Monsterbishi]

I'm thinking of getting myself one of those big rubber pointy finger things you see at the American football games, I've nodded to pretty much everything motorised on 2 wheels in the last couple of months, and barely a twitch in reply.

How things change over the years, I remember about 10 years ago when I was travelling from Christchurch to Blenheim on my trusty wee CB250RS, and a veritable stampede of Black leather clad gang-ish harleys rolled the other way, would have been well over 50 of them, with my one little wave it caused a motorcycle style mexican wave effect, most impressive.

[Monsterbishi]

i was riding down the esplanade and waved at a fellow biker going the other way. He popped a wheelie in response. I'm gonna do that from now on. (Except to scooters and police bikes)

The wheelie or the wave :-)

Even scooters deserve a wave, we all started there.

[stunz]

Works both ways mate. I wave/nod at pretty much everyone. I can't say I've ever had a wave/nod back from a rider of a 'smaller engined' motormacycle.

especially scooter riders. A group unto themselves. Too busy keeping their skirts from blowing around in the breeze is what I say All they do in acknowledgement for me is bump my mirrors out of alignment when i park up in town. Maroons. I have officially given up on waving to scooter riders. (Unless there is indeed a skirt blowing around in the breeze... )