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

**fzr400rr** · 30th March 2004, 11:38

On the topic of acknowledging bikers, What is the signal from bikers to other bikers & cagers to warn of a cop that you've just passed???
I've had to back off from 160 several times after cars have flashed their lights. It's pretty cool coming round a corner, lifting the left hand to wave at the cop, then grabbing some clutch to drop a few gears and proceed on as 'normal'

**riffer** · 30th March 2004, 12:07

Originally Posted by fzr400rr

On the topic of acknowledging bikers, What is the signal from bikers to other bikers & cagers to warn of a cop that you've just passed???
I've had to back off from 160 several times after cars have flashed their lights. It's pretty cool coming round a corner, lifting the left hand to wave at the cop, then grabbing some clutch to drop a few gears and proceed on as 'normal'

Hold your left hand up in front of your shoulder, with index finger pointing up, and spin your finger round and round, simulating a siren...

**Zed** · 30th March 2004, 12:10

Originally Posted by fzr400rr

On the topic of acknowledging bikers, What is the signal from bikers to other bikers & cagers to warn of a cop that you've just passed???

Brake lights!

**fzr400rr** · 30th March 2004, 13:10

Not brakelight scoops, more like a wheel stand as YOU'VE just past him, as you're going from 100 back up to whatever.
The approriate thing would be a one handed wheel stand with your index finger doing the siren thing.

**White trash** · 30th March 2004, 16:42

Originally Posted by fzr400rr

Not brakelight scoops, more like a wheel stand as YOU'VE just past him, as you're going from 100 back up to whatever.
The approriate thing would be a one handed wheel stand with your index finger doing the siren thing.

Standing up, one footer. Now that's what I'm talking about!

**NZIrish** · 5th April 2004, 14:16

or nod, cant see the harm in it. If kids are waving out the back of a bus I'll activate the headlight up and down. My own kids think its funny to.

**Posh Tourer :P** · 5th April 2004, 19:30

Damn you are right BMW riders are snobs..... the old beemer twin riders (two) I saw yesterday didnt even wave back to one of their own!!!!!

**SPORK** · 8th September 2004, 21:01

Ok, is there any Ninja riders around Parkdale/Birchville? I wave to him/her but they never wave back...

**badlieutenant** · 8th September 2004, 21:20

Originally Posted by Shade

I wave at every bike i see too - though I never get a wave back from HD riders.

Its always a good feeling passing tones of bikes and everyone waving at everyone.

I remember one day i was coming back from hamilton to auckland, and i went past a bike - i waved, he waved back, but it was a different sorta wave.... he had his index finger in the air waving it in circles....

OH CRAP, COPS! i thought, quickly slowed down as i clicked onto what he meant, sure enough, next corner was 3 cops waiting there. Thanks who ever you are! I make sure i give the same sorta warning to who ever i see now too.

lol I wonder if that was me? I did do it once this year cause whoever it was (maybe you) looked to be fucked if he keeped riding the way he was

**Kwaka-Kid** · 9th September 2004, 01:02

hahahaa Shade! Bad boyz.

**Bob** · 9th September 2004, 02:19

Originally Posted by fzr400rr

On the topic of acknowledging bikers, What is the signal from bikers to other bikers & cagers to warn of a cop that you've just passed???

The one I was taught is to bring your non-throttle hand to the top of your helmet and then open and close it repeatedly.

The idea is to simulate a flashing light.

If someone else knows the move, then it'll work fine. If they don't know it, they'll probably slow down anyway as they try to work out what the loon waving his hand over his head was on about