Not saying thanks

[The Pastor]

waaaaahambulance needed

[fireliv]

Okay this is a rant and rave. I was in my cage today ( taking missus to the airport ) and on my way back through auckland traffic heading to the Shore i had a number of bikers pass me, i think 7 in total good, yes. But there is one problem i find everytime someone moves out of my way a give them a thank you hand gesture, so why out of the 7 today did i only get one thank you from a fellow biker, we are not the stuck up lot are we? So come on show the cagers who car some bit of respect

Probably cos its aucklanders!! (P/T)

I get what you mean. I always try to give a friendly wave to cars, I am also pretty considerate as a driver, stoping to let cars in (even if I am going to just get round them later). I find even on my bike and I wave at other motocyclist, they normally ignore me. Oh well lifes a bitch!

[Subike]

I travel on SH1 from Amberley to Greta Valley every working day in my old ute. 40k each way 5 days a week.
I get passed by bikes all the time, I always pull to the left to give them room to overtake, maybe one in a hundred will wave,
I am just happy to know that I have made room for a fellow rider on the road. If he waves, cool, if he dont SO Fuckin What!
I dont expect it, I dont look for it, I dont think its rude, ungratefull... anything if they dont.
If you are expecting a wave for making room for others on the road, or being polite, go look at yourself in the a mirror!
Do you NEED that conformation that you are a good person!
Must you INSIST upon others acknowlaging you good deed!
Just be happy in yourself that its good to do it, the Karma will reward you with someone doing it for you when you next go for a ride.

[Katman]

I travel on SH1 from Amberley to Greta Valley every working day in my old ute. 40k each way 5 days a week.
I get passed by bikes all the time, I always pull to the left to give them room to overtake, maybe one in a hundred will wave,
I am just happy to know that I have made room for a fellow rider on the road. If he waves, cool, if he dont SO Fuckin What!
I dont expect it, I dont look for it, I dont think its rude, ungratefull... anything if they dont.
If you are expecting a wave for making room for others on the road, or being polite, go look at yourself in the a mirror!
Do you NEED that conformation that you are a good person!
Must you INSIST upon others acknowlaging you good deed!
Just be happy in yourself that its good to do it, the Karma will reward you with someone doing it for you when you next go for a ride.

You're looking at it from the wrong direction.

Acknowledging courteous behaviour towards us is good Karma. It can only improve our lot. It has no chance of making things worse.

And those motorcyclists who pass a car that has moved to give them space, and do so thinking "That's right fucker, get your fucking cage out of my way" are the cocks I would dearly love to see removed from Motorcycling.

[EJT]

Yep I wave if a car moves over. You usually know when they have done it to let you past. If that driver thinks "sweet - will keep going out of my way to let bikes past" then cool.

[Okey Dokey]

So how about the people who give way on one-lane bridges? Should the person who has been given way to wave to the person who has given way?!?

p/t

I've been given way too much wine to be posting, by the way...

*waving at computer to show good intentions*

[Ocean1]

Should the person who has been given way to wave to the person who has given way?!?

Only if the first dude was supposed to give way, and didn't.


And pass the bottle.

[Okey Dokey]

Here's a nice big glass of savvy for my mate Ocean1. Cheers!

[Ocean1]

Cheers m'dear.


And pass the bottle.

[Okey Dokey]

Is it okay if I just wave it at you (staying on topic)?

[Ocean1]

Is it okay if I just wave it at you?

Best offer I've had today.


Anything left in the bottle?

[98tls]

Actually in hindsight i have been known to wave at the cagers who move over and shower me with stones,

[sinfull]

waaaaahambulance needed

Ahuh

Is this thread for real?

Ahuh

Actually in hindsight i have been known to wave at the cagers who move over and shower me with stones,

Then of course there are the times when your just cruising and someone pulls over Rrrrrrr i was happy with you pace buddy, ok have to pass now (wave, thanks for the grit shower) talk about encouraging me to speed lol !
Will make note that there are a hell of a lot more ppl who DO move over for you, than there was 10 or 20 yr ago (could it be more riders or bigger mirrors)

But talk about bored and needing a life, to have to post a rant that you never got waved to !
Maybe they were all fat bastards except the last lol, i know that for me to lift a hand to wave i first need to engage my core, clamp with my knees, wave pleasantly, place hand back on bar and sigh while releasing my girth !

Or perhaps even, since you pulled over, the pack needed to all open up at once and pour through past you at pace ? (lets all do this one handed lads standing on our seats, while we wave at this young fella we would have taken on the next straight anyway !)

Shut up now and going back to my bourbon !

[roy.nz]

Get over itFuck me this is about the 753rd waving thread this year.I used to wave back but these days i don't bother on the off chance it may be a KBer who will suffer a breakdown because i didnt,pervervse but far more interesting than simply lifting my wrist.

Okay stop throwing your toys out of the cot mate, take a few deep breaths and get some yoga going through those vains of yours.
You must own a cruiser and if you didnt like the thread why do you view and reply????
Peace out

[klingon]

Hey all you waaaambulance drivers! This didn't start out as a waving thread - it was ruthlessly taken off-track!

Anyway back to the topic of thanking car drivers:

I do a lot of lane-splitting on my daily commute, and a lot of the time I'm using the clutch, throttle and brakes either all at the same time or at least in close succession.

When passing on the open road, sure I give them a wave of thanks. But doing 15 kph between the lanes on Auckland's motorway, there's no way I'm taking my hands off the controls or my eyes off what's going on around me so usually all they get is a nod.

I have also been known to ride along with my visor open yelling "thanks!" into all the open windows. One poor woman nearly jumped through the roof (I suspect she was just a random weaver and didn't actually notice I was there until I yelled in her ear!)