Musings on Cruisers

**Motu** · 27th November 2006, 16:55

Originally Posted by terbang

Absolute rubbish. .

BULLSHIT!!!! I have had members on this site pass me on their tear ups on SH22,they don't wave and will deny they even saw me....but I've seen them,many times - and they DON"T wave.

**Ixion** · 27th November 2006, 16:59

A Ducati waved back to me the other day. That was a first. Either that or his electrics were playing up again and he'd just had an electric shock which caused his arm to convulse. Prolly more likely, actually.

**Ixion** · 27th November 2006, 17:07

Originally Posted by terbang

Absolute rubbish. Ride one, ride with a lot that do and there is little credibility to such an assumption. There may be ergonomic issues on some sprots that can make it more difficult to wave and also they are often riding bloody fast. But I havn't seen any obvious elitist attitudes out there. I allways wave regardless of what I ride. When riding my shitty old skinny tyred 400 to work every day, I get equal waves returned from all other bikers.

I was doddling all over your country at the weekend. Only saw two sportsbikes, neither waved back. But a crusier thing did. And a lady on a quad. And the dog on the quad gave me a woof. And a couple of kids. And a big maori walking up the road with his woman and kid. And an old lady. And a guy in an MG.

**Big Dave** · 27th November 2006, 19:44

Whatever - get over it. I don't wave any more. I'm practising a Maori nod - upwards type.

**Virago** · 27th November 2006, 22:03

Originally Posted by Big Dave

Whatever - get over it. I don't wave any more. I'm practising a Maori nod - upwards type.

"Once Were Warriors" is a good training film.......

**scumdog** · 27th November 2006, 23:17

Me?
I'm just confused.
My bike looks like a cruiser
But it has "T-Sport" on the airfilter.

Should I wave or not?
And if so who to?

Oh the anguish!

**scumdog** · 27th November 2006, 23:21

Originally Posted by MrPeanut

Hey Crashe,
Your bike does 9000rpm @ 100km/h...
Mine does 6000rpm @ 100km/h

Who's cruising?

And mine does 2,800rpm @ 100km/h........

**xwhatsit** · 28th November 2006, 00:14

Originally Posted by scumdog

Me?
I'm just confused.
My bike looks like a cruiser
But it has "T-Sport" on the airfilter.

Should I wave or not?
And if so who to?

Oh the anguish!

If you're using `Harley' and `Sport' in the same sentence, then I do not think that word means what you think it means

**scumdog** · 28th November 2006, 07:28

Originally Posted by xerxesdaphat

If you're using `Harley' and `Sport' in the same sentence, then I do not think that word means what you think it means

Pah! That's a pretty big call from the rider of a 250 and who has only a couple of hundred posts!

It's like me looking over a Boulevard and then saying Suzukis don't handle

**buellbabe** · 28th November 2006, 08:43

I'm with you on that one Scumdog...

**Roj** · 28th November 2006, 09:26

Originally Posted by buellbabe

I'm with you on that one Scumdog...

Me three, While I personally don't want a Harley, they have their place and are loved by their owners, the style is all about personal choice, perfomace and handling are something that is a percieved issue unless you want to travel at very high speeds, in which case go out on the race track where you can do it in relative safety

As I have said in another forum, I ride what I choose when someone appeared to be dispariging my CB.

If I was to replace my bike I may well look at a crusier of some type as I do not have any need to get from one place to another at anything like I used to, once had a 250 twin that I terrified my parents with how fast I got to places, (and my dad used to ride speedway many many years ago)

**Big Dave** · 28th November 2006, 09:42

Originally Posted by xerxesdaphat

If you're using `Harley' and `Sport' in the same sentence, then I do not think that word means what you think it means

I'll race ya anywhere on one!

**idb** · 28th November 2006, 13:19

Originally Posted by scumdog

Me?
I'm just confused.
My bike looks like a cruiser
But it has "T-Sport" on the airfilter.

Should I wave or not?
And if so who to?

Oh the anguish!

Hey everybody!
I've got a great idea!
Why don't we come up with a KB wave that everyone will recognise!!!!!

Why hasn't anyone thought of that before I wonder?

**scumdog** · 28th November 2006, 13:22

Originally Posted by idb

Hey everybody!
I've got a great idea!
Why don't we come up with a KB wave that everyone will recognise!!!!!

Why hasn't anyone thought of that before I wonder?

You would have had a better chance of hi-jacking the thread if you tried a topic like beer!!!
Waves are so last year.