Is it now illegal to wave to each other?

[NC]

Watch for the head-nod, not for the wave.

[Two Smoker]

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.

None of them waved to me either... But then they were probably scared that my Jappa 150 would turn around and annialate them.....

Sounds like you had and awesome time Mark

[Blakamin]

see... Duc owners rock!!!

I have noticed that some triumph owners these days are up there with BMW owners... but mainly when they're on RAT rides....


another quick thing...
stoppped at the pub the other day coz there was a triumph parked there. I went in and the guy just turned the other way... dick
didn't care coz he was one of the few that wear a 30 yo full face lid with no visor (looked fuckin stupid) and sunnies to keep the bugs out.. just after sunset. the bike leaked more than a 74 H-D, and I got a a bit of a giggle when he was looking all staunch to go to kick her over, and it didnt start.... he looked stuffed when he finally got it running.

[crashe]

None of them waved to me either... But then they were probably scared that my Jappa 150 would turn around and annialate them.....

Sounds like you had and awesome time Mark

Ummmm TS - Chris, I aint Mark....lol :spudwhat:
But I will forgive you for this wee mistake this time....lol

[Two Smoker]

Ummmm TS - Chris, I aint Mark....lol :spudwhat:
But I will forgive you for this wee mistake this time....lol

LOL, But MD stands for Mark Dunn, The person that started the thread and had a great trip on his trumpy...

[crashe]

Phew... well thats ok then....PMSL....

[MD]

Ummmm TS - Chris, I aint Mark....lol :spudwhat:
But I will forgive you for this wee mistake this time....lol

Crashe, I think TS was speaking to me.
TS- yeah it was a ripper trip.
Avgas - too right the new Bonnies are top machines. Shame they haven't received the good press they deserve. Mags seem to overlook them altogether, try and find a test review. Its awesome to corner and exagerates the lean 'fun factor'. Hard to explain. At a given speed you are cranked well over having a ball where a sports bike would need more speed to give the same amount of lean and 'fun factor' on the same corner. In really tight stuff it rocks along at a great pace where most sports bike would struggle. I think the Bonnies would be at the top of the cruiser pile for cornering clearance and flick-ability. Then there's the comfort and laid back, feet forward rider position, so cool.
I might have to start another thread because I'm a tortured soul trying to decide what 'single' bike I should own. Love em both but the Blade wants to go too fast to often and the Bonnie has its moments when a bit more go would be nice and it wont do stunts when the mood takes you. I'll have a think about this dilema and start another thread sometime. MD

[vifferman]

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]

Excellent write-up, MD!
Glad you enjoyed your ride.

Wish I'd had the same luck as you. My ticket last year was in similar circumstances, except that the cop was sitting hidden on the side of the road, and pinged me in a passing lane, for passing a low car I'd been following for 15 minutes, after which I promptly slowed down again.
I reckon he was after people who allowed their speed to creep while going down the (steep) hill, or who (like me) pulled out to pass going up hill, the first place to pass for many a kilometre.

Still, I was speeding, albeit only briefly (and very safely). So it's like Joe Walsh said: "I can't complain, but sometimes I still do..."

Its awesome to corner and exagerates the lean 'fun factor'. Hard to explain. At at a given speed you are cranked well over having a ball where a sports bike would need more speed to give the same amount of lean and 'fun factor' on the same corner.

A Harley went past my house yesterday (unusual in that the guy riding it wasn't from our area, but not unusual in that it's a great street to ride along with nice smooth surface and sweeping curves). Anyhoo, I watched him, and the bike wasn't leaning much, but it must have been "exaggerating the lean and fun factor", because he was leaning slightly the other way....

[jrandom]

Anyhoo, I watched him, and the bike wasn't leaning much, but it must have been "exaggerating the lean and fun factor", because he was leaning slightly the other way....

In his mind, your street was a flat track, and he was sideways through the corner at 150kph, teeth gritted into the flying clay, about to haul his beast upright and fly down the back straight...

[Mongoose]

Watch for the head-nod, not for the wave.

Wot she said, while looking for a wave, how many times have you missed the head nod and thought "Snobby prick" when in fact your greeting has been responded to?

[Biff]

I had a good ride out with a few local KB'ers yesterday (and came across a sheep with suicidal tendancies!). Almost everybody I waved at waved back, apart from the cruiser brigade.

What I have noticed is that far fewer Kiwi's wave back or nod their heads here compared to bikers in the UK, which surprises me. Although bikers do appear to wave back or nod out of town more here than in town.

I've taken to employing the 2 second rule. If I wave and you don't acknowledge my wave, it turns into a 2 finger salute after about 2 seconds. Childish, but hey - I have a fast bike, catch me :sneaky2:

[LB]

Hi Mark - did you realise it was us (me on the 1000, Hamish on the R1100S, and Her_B4 on the yellow 748) who waved to you as you were filling up at Mangaweka on Sat morning? We were heading to the Ducati rally at Tokaanu, and we stopped at Taihape (at Cafe Exchange) and you went through heading north as we were on our second latte.

Glad you had a good trip - hope you took a Lotto ticket while your luck was in!!

[Hitcher]

On Saturday when Mrs H and I went to and from Manakau, we must have had close to a 100% strike rate on the waving back front. Maybe everybody loves STs? It's days like that that make all that waving practice really worthwhile!

[MD]

Hi Mark - did you realise it was us (me on the 1000, Hamish on the R1100S, and Her_B4 on the yellow 748) who waved to you as you were filling up at Mangaweka on Sat morning? We were heading to the Ducati rally at Tokaanu, and we stopped at Taihape (at Cafe Exchange) and you went through heading north as we were on our second latte.

Glad you had a good trip - hope you took a Lotto ticket while your luck was in!!

Hamish waved so much I worried he would fall off ! I kept a look out for you after that. So that explains all the Ducatis out of hibernation.
I shouldn't keep sidetracking my own thread but that was the first time I'd ridden Kimbolton to Mangaweka. Stunning scenery, I had to stop every 10 minutes to take in the post card views. On the way home I did the Mangaweka pass again and then cut back west to H/way1 at Ohingaiti then went back east at Vinegar Hill. Perfect roads for the Trumpet. I'll be back that way soon. Good thing about the Trumpet is you can get lost exploring new roads and not have to worry about where the next gas station is.

[Rainbow Wizard]

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.MD

Similar thing happened to me, and I appreciated being let off too. Fast IS illegal, but it ain't arbitrarily unsafe. Some riders DO compromise their safety: Stay on your own side of the road fellers, unless you're passing and have sufficient clear rode ahead to do that safely.