R6 on SH2 last night

[Eddieb]

I was cruising home late last night in the car on SH2 between Petone & Ngauranga Gorge in the right hand lane slowly passing traffic, and I see this bike coming up someway behind me moving maybe 10kmh faster than I was at the most.

When he was about 100 metres behind me I moved into the left lane so he could cruise past on his way without interuption.

Said bike turned out to be a Blue R6, and for some reason when he got next to me he slowed so he was even with my drivers door and sat there for a few seconds. He then rev'ed the shit out of the thing (I ride a relatively low revving V-twin so it sounded like it was ready to go bang to me) and dumped the clutch. A 1 foot high wheelie (at most!) was the result and he took off into the distance.

So my thought about this is, I am a motorcyclist and thought "What a tosser" , what would Joe Public think?

So if Blue R6 Reg number 15w** is reading, yea I was REAL impressed.

[Sniper]

He was proberbly saying thanks for pulling over..........

[Marmoot]

Yea. In chivalrious times, raising your horses front feet and standing it on the hind legs is considered as a salute. More so if you only hold the horse with one hand.

[SwanTiger]

Well I wouldn't think he was a tosser, maybe if he did something stupid then yes, however as mentioned above a wheelie isn't exactly a hostile gesture. To me its a bit like waiving, just in a more entertaining way.

[sunhuntin]

would have been a thank you...i would have been shitting myself in delight if itd been me...so i think would the average cager....or at least the kids in the back, lol.

[DirtMad]

i would have been shitting myself in delight if itd been me...

hehehehe, me too !

[FROSTY:Me]

UM ER --DEVILS ADVOCATE HERE-- what if the guy was all in a mind set to make the move on you on the left. Ypu suddenly shift left and he gets the shits.--Hes thinking you're a smartass :spudwhat:

[mstriumph]

i'd probly think it was neat

[2much]

Well I wouldn't think he was a tosser, maybe if he did something stupid then yes, however as mentioned above a wheelie isn't exactly a hostile gesture. To me its a bit like waiving, just in a more entertaining way.

Yeah I'd agree with that, I've been known to see a bike coming the way and pop a wheelstand past them when I'm too lazy to take my hand off the bars and wave properly.

Would've been embarassing when it only came up a foot tho....

[N4CR]

I note he exploded the exhaust box at you, he did not tootle the horn trumpet melodiously though? You should have waved exclaiming 'Hi Hi Hi!'

[madboy]

That's a foot higher than I woulda got.

[Skunk]

:spudwhat: Not a big wheelie, so what's the point? You'd just look silly.

As I read it EddieB got out of the way with 100 metres still between them. That's hardly close with only 10kph in speed difference.

And the "thanks" is to stop the car from being albe to get back up to speed and carry on while showing a weak wheelie?

What the...?