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

**Roj** · 23rd November 2006, 11:06

Originally Posted by NighthawkNZ

I use to be like that when i was a kid... (Tho I still am a kid justa lot bigger)

Little girls grow up to be women, little boys just get more expensive toys

**KATWYN** · 24th November 2006, 17:43

Originally Posted by Hailwood

Not far wrong at time Katwyn.......hope to see you riding out there..you wll see me..I am the HD rider who waves...hehehehehehee

I reakon if I could feel a bit more confident on a cruiser i would ride a Harley as well as a sport bike....the only reason I havent ridden on one is cos I stuffed up on my basic handling course on a cruiser (around the cones) and it kinda put me off cruisers...I sat on a freinds Harley and got a feel for it....but never rode it cos that knocking over the cones thing has put me off. But I think they are awesome....maybe oneday I will Hailwood

**Ixion** · 24th November 2006, 18:26

Last couple of days I seem to have made a habit of chasing Harleys. And I must say, they LOOK odd,and uncomfortable, all elbows and knees splayed out wide. Not saying there's anything wrong with it , just it looks odd following someone when all you see is elbows and knees, to someone like me that grew up with the classic Briddish dogma of head up, knees locked to tank, elbows tucked in, forearms parallel, toes down.

**Pukuriri** · 24th November 2006, 20:51

I live at the top end of SH16, and go through Kaukapakapa a lot on the way to the shore, nice to know the nod and wave is still strong.

**lukelin250** · 25th November 2006, 00:01

actually ive become rather snobbish sad to say but here is the reason why. over the last week ive found ive stopped waving/nodding to certain riders,mainly the ones who are obviously commuters and thats all. i reckon i can spot them pretty well and i just dont bother waving/nodding cause i dont feel that they are there for the riding or that they are much in the way of enthusiasts. who knows??? maybe they have a ducati sitting at home? but for me id only ride the best i could afford everyday. so sorry to the commuters out there that dont receive my wave. but its not like you guys put it out there either so its obvious your all about the practicality of transport.

**ceebie13** · 26th November 2006, 09:12

I think I'll start a new trend here in NZ by copying the froggies and sticking my leg out! Zut alors, c'est incroyable... un motard Francais a la Nouvelle Zelande? Mais non...c'est "ceebie treize" il n'est pas Francais, il est une pomme de terre. Rock sur!!!

**Donor** · 27th November 2006, 06:59

Originally Posted by ceebie13

I think I'll start a new trend here in NZ by copying the froggies and sticking my leg out! Zut alors, c'est incroyable... un motard Francais a la Nouvelle Zelande? Mais non...c'est "ceebie treize" il n'est pas Francais, il est une pomme de terre. Rock sur!!!

*snigger*

Translated by Google:

Originally Posted by ceebie13

Is Zut then, it incredible… a French motorcyclist with the Zealand News? But not… it is “ceebie thirteen” it is not French, it is a potato. Rock'n'roll on!!

**ceebie13** · 27th November 2006, 07:16

"Is Zut then, it incredible… a French motorcyclist with the Zealand News? But not… it is “ceebie thirteen” it is not French, it is a potato. Rock'n'roll on!!"

Yeah well...my French was never perfect.

Mange tous Rodney...Mange tous.

**lukelin250** · 27th November 2006, 22:27

oh i wave to college chicks and girls at the beach in bikinis, fat and skinny alike hahah

**NighthawkNZ:Me** · 28th November 2006, 05:42

Originally Posted by lukelin250

oh i wave to college chicks and girls at the beach in bikinis,

I just ride back for a 6th looksey...

**lukelin250** · 28th November 2006, 19:08

ride past real quick and make a grab for the bikini top aswell????

**NighthawkNZ:Me** · 29th November 2006, 06:05

Originally Posted by lukelin250

ride past real quick and make a grab for the bikini top aswell????

ahhh but thats when I fall off and make an arse of myself... mumbling "mmmmm boobies"

**Chaosmage** · 29th November 2006, 12:58

I nod to all bikes I notice, it was one of the first things I picked up when I got my license at 15. I thought it was great how other riders would do this. I had left scooters off my nod list until recently when someone told me they give it to "anyone on two wheels". And yeh kids love it when they get a wave/two handed wave etc
Funniest nod ever was when I was, dare I say a passenger in a cage (back seat) a racy bike comes up behind us so I turn round to look and give him the nod out of habit and get one in return. They could probably guess that I was a fellow two wheeler in disguise.

Originally Posted by lukelin250

actually ive become rather snobbish sad to say but here is the reason why. over the last week ive found ive stopped waving/nodding to certain riders,mainly the ones who are obviously commuters and thats all. i reckon i can spot them pretty well and i just dont bother waving/nodding cause i dont feel that they are there for the riding or that they are much in the way of enthusiasts. who knows??? maybe they have a ducati sitting at home? but for me id only ride the best i could afford everyday. so sorry to the commuters out there that dont receive my wave. but its not like you guys put it out there either so its obvious your all about the practicality of transport.

well mate no need to apologize, riders will assume you didn't see them or are perhaps just a snob.

yes I do use my bike to commute, I use my bike for everything and always have. bikes are my only and preferred form of transport and always have been. This also means I ride every day rain, hail or shine.

**vamr** · 29th November 2006, 20:20

Originally Posted by lukelin250

actually ive become rather snobbish sad to say but here is the reason why. over the last week ive found ive stopped waving/nodding to certain riders,mainly the ones who are obviously commuters and thats all. i reckon i can spot them pretty well and i just dont bother waving/nodding cause i dont feel that they are there for the riding or that they are much in the way of enthusiasts. who knows??? maybe they have a ducati sitting at home? but for me id only ride the best i could afford everyday. so sorry to the commuters out there that dont receive my wave. but its not like you guys put it out there either so its obvious your all about the practicality of transport.

Err.. one doesn't necessarily need to lose their license doing "180km/h" in order to enjoy (or be enthusiastic about) motorcycling.

But hey, elitism is elitism.

**Chaosmage** · 30th November 2006, 10:57

Originally Posted by vamr

Err.. one doesn't necessarily need to lose their license doing "180km/h" in order to enjoy (or be enthusiastic about) motorcycling.

But hey, elitism is elitism.

Yeh I was thinking that also and wondering if thats what he meant by saying "putting it out there" ....