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

**The Pastor** · 9th February 2010, 17:48

Wait, a min, people wave to bikes? Where?

**nodrog:Me** · 9th February 2010, 18:02

Originally Posted by AJAX

Is it just me or has the whole waving and nodding thing slowly disappearing off the roads? I've noticed it a lot lately around town, not so much on the open road.

I was wondering if this could be because of the large number of newbie bikers due to traffic, petrol etc, and they just have no idea of custom etc? whereas those on the open road tend to be the more "serious" biker who know what to do when passing another biker!

Is there also some form of hierachy that i'm oblivious to? when i'm on my CBR cruisers won't say hi and when i'm on mum's shadow the reverse is true??!! what's going on?

i think its just you nobody waves to

**AJAX** · 9th February 2010, 20:11

Originally Posted by nodrog

i think its just you nobody waves to

hahahaha, cheers man, way to boost the old self-esteem.

i know people are sick of wave threads, it's true it is getting old but this just popped into my mind, kinda had to say something. if you see a black CBR 600 round the wellington area just give me a wave would ya? keep me happy

**quickbuck** · 9th February 2010, 20:20

Originally Posted by AJAX

if you see a black CBR 600 round the wellington area just give me a wave would ya? keep me happy

Yup, sure.....
So YOU own the black one..... Not many of those around ya know

**AJAX** · 9th February 2010, 21:23

i know! it's bloody sexy...also reduced visibility for cars though...not so good. fitted a leo vince exhaust on it and some huge as car horns so road presence is HUGE!!

**Toaster** · 21st February 2010, 21:44

Originally Posted by AJAX

i know! it's bloody sexy...also reduced visibility for cars though...not so good. fitted a leo vince exhaust on it and some huge as car horns so road presence is HUGE!!

Only if you are actually using the horn at the time and A.M. exhausts are pretty much silenced when coming toward a target vehicle with windows up and stereo on.

**Mrs weekendwarrior** · 5th April 2010, 12:46

whats the deal on waving to passing bikers... at first i didn't wave back just cause i was too nervous to take hand of the handlebars.... now i'm waving at everyone just to be freindly & hardly gettin waves back... is there a rule? i noticed the sportsbikes snobbed me today? maybe cause i don't have a sportsbike & have a little GN125... maybe i'll just wait to people wave to me... i cant handle the rejection

**Jonno.** · 5th April 2010, 12:47

No you didint.

**Mrs weekendwarrior** · 5th April 2010, 12:50

no i didnt what...

**Gone Burger** · 5th April 2010, 12:51

Hehe oh dear - you may have opened a can of worms on this one - always a great debate comes out of a thread like this.

But bugga that.. as for me, I'm a friendly girl who smiles the whole time I'm on my bike, and I wave to everyone. Most don't wave back, but I don't care. It makes me feel good. I have just been in Auckland for the week on my bike (I'm from Wellington). Found that I didn't get a wave back until a few hours south. Same on the way up...

And the worms begin to crawl out of the can.... here we go

**Jonathan** · 5th April 2010, 12:52

Waving thread? Yay!

I wave at people who wave at me or a more staunch kind of nod thing to others!

**twotyred** · 5th April 2010, 12:53

a thread on waving?... who would have thunk it?

**Mrs weekendwarrior** · 5th April 2010, 12:55

i was too lazy to see if there was another waving thread on here... my arm is too sore from all the waves i gave out this morn... you know who u r you snobs round clevedon & Maraetai 2day!

**lorenzo.V** · 5th April 2010, 12:57

Yep, there are def. certain "rules" to the system. I ride an old scooter and a big bike, and waves usually come from like-riding others, i.e, big bike to big bike. Also, makes of bike can affect the system too.
For example, riding a VFR, and waving to a Harley owner (probably) won't work.
It's funny waving on my big bike to a familiar biker, then going out on my scooter and getting snubbed by the same former biker a few days later! Ahh...if only we didn't have helmets on...
Sometimes tho, I will get waves from a lot of bikers, and some car people too, as my scooter is a little bit rediculous looking, lol. Sometimes laughing from school girls as well...

**FJRider** · 5th April 2010, 13:02

Originally Posted by Mrs weekendwarrior

i was too lazy to see if there was another waving thread on here... my arm is too sore from all the waves i gave out this morn... you know who u r you snobs round clevedon & Maraetai 2day!

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