Is it now illegal to wave to each other?

MD · 23rd January 2005, 21:47

Been ages since I started a thread so any excuse. Just got back from a ripper two day jaunt. Wgtn-Tauranga yesterday. Then Tauranga-Hamilton (did the Kaimai Hill twice for good measure) and home today. Lots of detours on the way.
Observations:
1. hardly any riders waved back. Honestly I showered each day, clean undies, no BO or zits or leprosy so why the hell do so few riders acknowledge a friendly wave. You want to come across them later on, stranded with a flat and pull up and say " Hey, I can help but you're that arsehole who ignored me earlier so up you too, I'm off to help someone who deserves it"
Saw lots of Ducatis on the trip and they get top honours for ALL waving. Some Harleys dudes are coming around too and of course you meet the nicest people on Hondas, the rest suck! But the biggest winge goes to all those Triumph riders that gave me the WTF look when I waved at them. The sort of "who the hell are you waving at prick" look. You arseholes, I was riding a Triumph even.
2. The Trumpet. First long trip on the new Triumph xxx (horrible name so I wont use it but think of a large country where any idiot can get elected, prove he's an idiot and THEN get re-elected) I'm stoked with how it went. Brilliant for touring. Got 302kms on a tank! but it must have been down to the last drop. Actually it took 16.5 litres to fill and the book says it holds 16.6. That's 52 mpg for the oldies or 18kpl
3. Best Cop award. In fact there were two of em. But first the radar detector was working overtime saving me heaps of times. When you think, umm, clear stretch ahead I might just wind it out for a sec, then beep beep, back it off and whooa, that was lucky! Twice on the Desert road I pulled out to shoot pass a few slower cars-truck-caravan-you name it when , beep beep, whoaa, pull back it, that was lucky, look who just came over the horizon. Anyway, came round one bend at 120ks and straight into HP who flashed his lights at me, gave me a friendly 'slow down please mate' wave. In fact he gave me a friendlier wave than most of the bikes on the trip.Cheers.
But the award goes to the top man who pulled me over checked at 150kph and let me off with a verbal warning. I'm not taking the piss here, he caught me fair and accepted what was my honest story. He was a nice guy and I thank him. Restored my faith in human nature. Before anyone picks on me. The story was. I reached Taupo, stinkin hot so I took off my gloves, opened the jacket up and took a scenic cruise round to Kinloch at 90 kph soaking up ther sun and atmosphere. Radar had been giving me intermittent warnings but as I wasn't speeding I ignored it and each time thought, nah, none of these cars coming at me are HP and that same white car has been behind me for a while. I didn't notice the marked HP behind that car. I had to pass a slow car on a downhill straight and in a moment's weakness I let rip, pulled back in and just didn't return to 90/100kph as soon as I should have. Shit I backed off when I saw what was flashing in my mirrors. The officer really was a good guy and accepted that he had tailed me for some time and I was riding fine and it was a slow car that prompted me to pass [ie. otherewise I would have continued at my 90kph doddle]
Cheers again, you made a great trip even better and I took heed of the warning in appreciation of the shit he could have dumped me in.
MD

**Stevo** · 23rd January 2005, 21:53

How nice to have a happy thread for once. Full marks to you. Maybe you have to ride the Honda more often though, just so people don't automatically assume you to be a prick.

**Warren** · 23rd January 2005, 21:53

Originally Posted by MD

Is it now illegal to wave to each other?

No but I do believe it is illegal to drive over the posted speed limit.

**sels1** · 23rd January 2005, 22:00

Originally Posted by MD

1. hardly any riders waved back.MD

Still getting plenty of return waves in the Wellington/Waiarapa area (Harleys excluded of course)

You were lucky with that cop!

**avgas** · 23rd January 2005, 22:06

Happy to hear from someone who boots the new style bonnies, for a while there i though id only see born-again-riders on em

**Posh Tourer :P** · 23rd January 2005, 22:12

Just you wait, they'll try to ban it soon, must be almost as dangerous as using a cellphone......

**Waylander** · 23rd January 2005, 22:19

havnt had anyone wave to me yet in this country i was wondering if that was just an americna thing or something, glad to see its not

**Will** · 23rd January 2005, 22:24

Originally Posted by MD

Been ages since I started a thread so any excuse. Just got back from a ripper two day jaunt. Wgtn-Tauranga yesterday. Then Tauranga-Hamilton (did the Kaimai Hill twice for good measure) and home today. Lots of detours on the way.
Observations:
1. hardly any riders waved back. Honestly I showered each day, clean undies, no BO or zits or leprosy so why the hell do so few riders acknowledge a friendly wave. You want to come across them later on, stranded with a flat and pull up and say " Hey, I can help but you're that arsehole who ignored me earlier so up you too, I'm off to help someone who deserves it"
Saw lots of Ducatis on the trip and they get top honours for ALL waving. Some Harleys dudes are coming around too and of course you meet the nicest people on Hondas, the rest suck! But the biggest winge goes to all those Triumph riders that gave me the WTF look when I waved at them. The sort of "who the hell are you waving at prick" look. You arseholes, I was riding a Triumph even.
2. The Trumpet. First long trip on the new Triumph xxx (horrible name so I wont use it but think of a large country where any idiot can get elected, prove he's an idiot and THEN get re-elected) I'm stoked with how it went. Brilliant for touring. Got 302kms on a tank! but it must have been down to the last drop. Actually it took 16.5 litres to fill and the book says it holds 16.6. That's 52 mpg for the oldies or 18kpl
3. Best Cop award. In fact there were two of em. But first the radar detector was working overtime saving me heaps of times. When you think, umm, clear stretch ahead I might just wind it out for a sec, then beep beep, back it off and whooa, that was lucky! Twice on the Desert road I pulled out to shoot pass a few slower cars-truck-caravan-you name it when , beep beep, whoaa, pull back it, that was lucky, look who just came over the horizon. Anyway, came round one bend at 120ks and straight into HP who flashed his lights at me, gave me a friendly 'slow down please mate' wave. In fact he gave me a friendlier wave than most of the bikes on the trip.Cheers.
But the award goes to the top man who pulled me over checked at 150kph and let me off with a verbal warning. I'm not taking the piss here, he caught me fair and accepted what was my honest story. He was a nice guy and I thank him. Restored my faith in human nature. Before anyone picks on me. The story was. I reached Taupo, stinkin hot so I took off my gloves, opened the jacket up and took a scenic cruise round to Kinloch at 90 kph soaking up ther sun and atmosphere. Radar had been giving me intermittent warnings but as I wasn't speeding I ignored it and each time thought, nah, none of these cars coming at me are HP and that same white car has been behind me for a while. I didn't notice the marked HP behind that car. I had to pass a slow car on a downhill straight and in a moment's weakness I let rip, pulled back in and just didn't return to 90/100kph as soon as I should have. Shit I backed off when I saw what was flashing in my mirrors. The officer really was a good guy and accepted that he had tailed me for some time and I was riding fine and it was a slow car that prompted me to pass [ie. otherewise I would have continued at my 90kph doddle]
Cheers again, you made a great trip even better and I took heed of the warning in appreciation of the shit he could have dumped me in.
MD

I was out and about on this gorgeous day and I wasn't getting many waves returned.
I hope that this is only a temporary aberation.
After all, bikers are a very small minority out there. Just think how it looks to the cage drivers when we wave to each other all the time. We have mates every where! They might be polite to us as well as "other bikers" if you catch my drift.

**Stevo** · 23rd January 2005, 23:02

Originally Posted by Will

They might be polite to us as well as "other bikers" if you catch my drift.

Yeah right! Ignorance is bliss. Why would they care if we wave to each other. Tis nothing but a friendly gesture but lets face it not everyone in this country is friendly..................... even among bikers.
Would be nice if it was the case tho.

**Waylander** · 23rd January 2005, 23:07

well on the bright side everyone on here probably still waves to other bikers if the "trend keeps going then it would make it that much easier to identify each other (to bring another topic from a different thread in i dont know how to post links to other threads yet else i would) if you wave and the biker waves back its a KBer

(wahoo 100 posts.... 100 more and all i have to do is wait for the senior membership to roll on in

**moko** · 24th January 2005, 01:03

Seems here that guys who ride all year round will wave almost every time.Come Summer the "look at me" dorks come out and seem to have some incorrect "self-image" thing going on.
worst case I`ve had was a couple of years ago.I passed an R6 rider pushing his bike while on my XT600,pulled in and offered a hand.He said thanks but there was a fuel outlet within sight and he`d just carry on.I offered him a lift,a push or whatever.Again he said thanks but no thanks so off I went.This was a very distinctive ride/bike combo with matching custom colour scheme so I know for a fact it was the same prick that totally blanked me an hour later when I passed him going the opposite way to me.
I`ve had some idiot on a Harley actually give me the finger when I`ve waved,never,ever had that reaction before or since in years of riding.

**scumdog** · 24th January 2005, 01:17

Originally Posted by moko

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I`ve had some idiot on a Harley actually give me the finger when I`ve waved,never,ever had that reaction before or since in years of riding.

Maybe they knew what you were REALLY like!

**inlinefour** · 24th January 2005, 07:25

Lucky, I hope we all come accross the same ploddy if we are that way. Don't think its illegal to wave, its just that not many riders are doing it. However I'll keep on nodding and waving as generally about half wave or nod back

**Riff Raff** · 24th January 2005, 07:31

I did lots of waving yesterday on the novice ride. Everyone on sports bikes waved back. Lots of gang members on Harley passed us heading up to Auckland for the gang member who was killed the other day on his bike. I waved at them all, but not one of them waved back. But then again I didn't expect them to - I think I was doing it just to get up their noses!

**crashe** · 24th January 2005, 08:59

Originally Posted by Riff Raff

I did lots of waving yesterday on the novice ride. Everyone on sports bikes waved back. Lots of gang members on Harley passed us heading up to Auckland for the gang member who was killed the other day on his bike. I waved at them all, but not one of them waved back. But then again I didn't expect them to - I think I was doing it just to get up their noses!

Aww Riff, they all (gang boys) waved back to me..... as they went past me...

I waved to everyone else as well.... in a couple of places I could only nod.