Nodding - seen from 'the other side'

[Bob]

I know this is a regularly revisted theme, but what the heck...

On Saturday, I had to take my wife's XV250 over to the dealer (the 2nd rear shock had arrived and she couldn't head over, so it fell to me to ride it for the morning... what a blow! )

Anyway, it was a nice day, so there were a number of bikes on the road. So as an experiment, I nodded to all bikes that I saw.

Amazing change of reaction. If I'd been on my SV650S, I'd have gotten a nod from the race-rep rider (probably) and almost certainly been ignored by the guy on the BMW cruiser.

Saturday? Mr Race-Rep ignored me to the point of looking the other way, but I got a warm greeting from the BMW cruiser!

Very surprised at the latter as I expected standard BMW-snobbery to kick in.

I still don't understand why we, as bikers, have to split into little 'tribes' - OK, you've got a preference, but why exclude other bikers? End of the day, it could well be the guy on what to you is the biking equivalent of the AntiChrist that pulls over to help you when you have a problem.

[wari]

GOt me baffled BOb ...

BUtt thats not hard eh ...

[Motu]

That's good to see - someone else has been to the otherside and seen it's just the same.It makes me laugh when all the sports bike riders here go on about other bikes not waving - but they never wave at me cause I'm not on a sports bike....wankers.

[White trash]

- but they never wave at me cause I'm not on a sports bike....wankers.

Shoot 'em all.

[ching_ching]

Sportsbike riders. Right numpties every single one of em!

[jrandom]

I have an easy rule. Any time I'm on the open road, I wave to anybody and everybody on two wheels. Including beemer, cruiser and dritbkie riders. In town or on the motorway, I nod, but only some of the time, because I'm usually in a hurry and trying to avoid traffic. So... meh.

[Devil]

Dunno lately. Ive seen plenty of people out, ive been nodding or waving, but getting no reaction from sports bikers. *shrug*.

[TwoSeven]

I nod and wave to everyone - pushbikes, chicks in cars, people on bikes. Dont really care if they nod/wave back. Half the time they have so much poser kit on with tinted visors and all that rubbish - i'm not surprised they dont see anything.

[Devil]

.......with tinted visors .....

??
You'd wear sunglasses in preference to a tinted visor???

[2_SL0]

That's good to see - someone else has been to the otherside and seen it's just the same.It makes me laugh when all the sports bike riders here go on about other bikes not waving - but they never wave at me cause I'm not on a sports bike....wankers.

Ill wave at anyone. Im not fussy. :spudwave:

[Motu]

I don't wave to pissy little 250s.

[Kendog]

I don't wave to pissy little 250s.

When I had a FXR I got next to no waves.

Now I get plenty of waves. But, as has been said before the type of bike really should not matter, the mere fact we are not in a cage should be reason enough to get a

[scumdog]

All bike motorbike are wankers!!





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I wave to them all!!

[jrandom]

When I had a FXR I got next to no waves.

Now I get plenty of waves.

It's all the homosexuals on the roads these days, innit.

They can see your Honda badge.

[parsley]

It's all the homosexuals on the roads these days, innit.

In their girly hairdresser MX-5s...