Question for scooter riders

[placidfemme]

Hey guys

I was just wondering... do scooter riders wave/nod to each other like bikers do? I've never seen it so was just curious...

Thanks

[hXc]

I've never seen it but then again when I see scooter riders I just crack up because they all look so ridiculous(sp?) on those things.

Ba ding ding ding baam ba daam ba daam baam baam weeeeeeoooooooooooo!!!!

[placidfemme]

I've never seen it but then again when I see scooter riders I just crack up because they all look so ridiculous(sp?) on those things.

Ba ding ding ding baam ba daam ba daam baam baam weeeeeeoooooooooooo!!!!

lol your not supposed to dis the scooter riders in thier own thread...

I got my ass kicked (kinda) by someone on a neon green scooter yesterday lol...

It overtook me in traffic... and I'm on a 250... Made me feel like a right nana... so I hooned the rest of the way to work lol

[White trash]

I've never seen it but then again when I see scooter riders I just crack up because they all look so ridiculous(sp?) on those things.

Ba ding ding ding baam ba daam ba daam baam baam weeeeeeoooooooooooo!!!!

Not half as funny as them drummers ya see hooning around on kids quads......

[hXc]

Not half as funny as them drummers ya see hooning around on kids quads......

...Not half as funny as watching them old farts that ride GSXR1100 TRYING to do the same.
Or listening to a full grown male talk about how cool elephants and swans are but dissing the hell out of dolphins.

[placidfemme]

lol *is confused now*

[enigma51]

Nope havent seen them do it at all

[Motoracer]

Nope, cause most scooter riders in New Zealand don't ride scooters for any other reason than going from point A to point B. They also don't have the whole brotherhood/sisterhood of riders going for them cause quite a few of em are embarassed of their ride, I think.

Then, there are also scooter enthusiasts in NZ who are in it for the ride as well but are very few in numbers. There are some on the site as well. They love scooters just like how we love motorcycles and how car fans love cars etc.

When I was riding a scooter, I used to wear my full gear. I even had big bikes like a CBR1100XX wave to me first and I was on a little Suzuki 50 cc! I used to try to wave at everybody on two wheels (with an engine), including other legitimate scooter riders but only got a wave back from one. He was wearing an Aria RX7 crossair ($1300 helmet) and full Alpinestars gear. He was riding a Gillera something or rather Italian scooter. I asume that he was also a bike rider who happened to be riding a scooter at the time or was a person fully into riding scooters for the fun of it as well.

If you wave at someone wearing jandals and shorts and a t-shirt.. You know that they are not a scooter enthusiast. He/she would probably be riding to the dairy to get some milk and bread while saveing fule costs (which is the only reason he/she would be riding the scooter)..

So yea, just from general appereance you can tell why they ride scooters, and most of them just ride for economical purposes, nothing more...

[Motu]

But does that mean you have to wave? So what?

[texmo]

Hey guys

I was just wondering... do scooter riders wave/nod to each other like bikers do? I've never seen it so was just curious...

Thanks

I alwase wave to other scooters, and 80% of the time get a response, every one a an old italian waves back and most motorcyclists wave back, We have 120 paid up members in magnetos and theres like another 100 on the mailing list, so we aint that small.
by the way moto a lot of scooter riders just wear jandals and sandals on the club runs, dont be so sterotypical.

[Keystone19]

Hey guys

I was just wondering... do scooter riders wave/nod to each other like bikers do? I've never seen it so was just curious...

Thanks

There was a girl on a Vespa 125cc at the CBTA course I did a couple of weeks ago and we were out doing our assessment ride when we came around a corner to see two chicks on matching scooters. When they saw the girl on the Vespa in my group they just went nuts - tooting, hollering and waving at each other - she said later that she didn't know them and they were just being friendly...

I dunno, but the instructor sure looked at her funny after that...

[enigma51]

[QUOTE=texmo
by the way moto a lot of scooter riders just wear jandals and sandals on the club runs, dont be so sterotypical.[/QUOTE]

They must be the stupid bunch. I wonder if they are aware that the tarmac dont go "aaah okay your on a scooter so I will be a bit softer when you fall off"

[placidfemme]

They must be the stupid bunch. I wonder if they are aware that the tarmac dont go "aaah okay your on a scooter so I will be a bit softer when you fall off"

I don't know shit about scooters... or fast they go... but I agree... if it doesn't have pedals you should be wearing protective gear...

But yeah back on topic, I've had one scooter person wave at me.. but they were on one of those big ass scooters that looks like a goldwing lol

[mikey]

I alwase wave to other scooters, and 80% of the time get a response, every one a an old italian waves back and most motorcyclists wave back, We have 120 paid up members in magnetos and theres like another 100 on the mailing list, so we aint that small.
by the way moto a lot of scooter riders just wear jandals and sandals on the club runs, dont be so sterotypical.

haha world scroter domination here we come....

[texmo]

They must be the stupid bunch. I wonder if they are aware that the tarmac dont go "aaah okay your on a scooter so I will be a bit softer when you fall off"

Neil from scooteremotion wears them and used to race motorbikes, best rider I know. So im sure he is fully aware of the dangers of coming off. I only ride with my gloves, full face helm, shoes (boots are on order) and a jacket.