Waving - the neverending saga (multiple threads merged into one)

**Oakie** · 31st December 2013, 07:54

Originally Posted by Robert Taylor

Its actually dead obvious, its because choppers have such fundamentally flawed handling and stability characteristics akin to a wobbly jelly. They need all hands on deck and none are free to wave.

In all seriousness, a Harley rider I was talking to freely admitted there was no way he was going to take his hand off to wave because he was afraid his bike would get a wobble-on. Nice bike with high handlebars. The guy owned the Top 10 motorcamp at Blenheim about 5 years back I guess.

**newbie2012** · 8th January 2014, 20:50

I was encouraged by an experienced rider to wave at all bikes I pass on the road (in either direction). This sounded good advice, as when riding there is something cool about seeing other bikers (especially lady riders, need more of them). I try not to wave to riders who are caning the corners though (because frankly, that seems a stupid idea).

Some wave back, some nod, some look the other way, some look at you and just seem to grimace.

What I have noticed is that the many riders who do not wave back seem to look like miserable gits. Or they are on cruisers looking hip, in a sort of imitation Sons-of-Anarchy sort of way (nb nothing wrong with hip cruisers, no link to the miserable gits implied).

Apart from the fact that I'm the poster kid for high vis gear (which is not very hip, which may embarrass the more cooler riders out there, being waved to by an apparently very special needs poster boy for high vis ...), is there some unwritten rule about not acknowledging other riders ?

**nzspokes** · 8th January 2014, 20:54

This is end well.

**skippa1** · 8th January 2014, 20:55

Originally Posted by newbie2012

I was encouraged by an experienced rider to wave at all bikes I pass on the road (in either direction). This sounded good advice, as when riding there is something cool about seeing other bikers (especially lady riders, need more of them). I try not to wave to riders who are caning the corners though (because frankly, that seems a stupid idea).

Some wave back, some nod, some look the other way, some look at you and just seem to grimace.

What I have noticed is that the many riders who do not wave back seem to look like miserable gits. Or they are on cruisers looking hip, in a sort of imitation Sons-of-Anarchy sort of way (nb nothing wrong with hip cruisers, no link to the miserable gits implied).

Apart from the fact that I'm the poster kid for high vis gear (which is not very hip, which may embarrass the more cooler riders out there, being waved to by an apparently very special needs poster boy for high vis ...), is there some unwritten rule about not acknowledging other riders ?

Tell me you're fuckin kidding.........please?

**newbie2012** · 8th January 2014, 21:03

About the wave ? Or the high vis ? Orthe hip SoA cruisers ?

**Grizzo** · 8th January 2014, 21:06

What was I going to say?

Oh that's right...For Fucks Sakes!

**Berries** · 8th January 2014, 21:06

Originally Posted by newbie2012

is there some unwritten rule about not acknowledging other riders ?

Yes, yes there is.

It is unwritten.

**skippa1** · 8th January 2014, 21:08

Originally Posted by newbie2012

About the wave ? Or the high vis ? Orthe hip SoA cruisers ?

Number 1 rule,

search subject matter before starting thread. Probably the third waving one started this week

**DrunkenMistake** · 8th January 2014, 21:09

YAY a waving thread! about time someone started one of these.. must be the first one of the year?

**newbie2012** · 8th January 2014, 21:22

Doh !

At least I now know there is a search function. And that threads can be merged. You're right, it was never going to end well.

**Gremlin** · 8th January 2014, 21:24

Originally Posted by newbie2012

And that threads can be merged. You're right, it was never going to end well.

You can't merge threads, but moderators can. However, we prefer to beat people over the head with their virtual thread, THEN merge it and make it tidy...