Thank you for waving

**bones135** · 12th June 2010, 20:11

Originally Posted by hellokitty

Its the crap weather - I had so many waves the other week when the weather was really bad - I guess only the nutters are out?

Wouldnt say nutters,lol.......i was having major withdrawls, hadnt been on a decent ride for a fair while & i WAS having one come hell or high water.........trouble was they both just about came at the same time,lol

**NedKellley** · 12th June 2010, 20:17

Originally Posted by bones135

Wouldnt say nutters,lol.......i was having major withdrawls, hadnt been on a decent ride for a fair while & i WAS having one come hell or high water.........trouble was they both just about came at the same time,lol

I had just bought my new Daytona last Saturday, weather turned to shite, would just have been rude to not ride..got to get into the city to work anyway!! Lots of wet, and wavy bikers about!!!...ride safe and free all!!

**bones135** · 12th June 2010, 20:21

Originally Posted by NedKellley

I had just bought my new Daytona last Saturday, weather turned to shite, would just have been rude to not ride..got to get into the city to work anyway!! Lots of wet, and wavy bikers about!!!...ride safe and free all!!

For sure, nice bike & well done, hope you have heaps of great safe rides on it & not so many wet ones,lol

**PrincessBandit** · 13th June 2010, 10:06

Originally Posted by Blinkwing

I hate going over the harbour bridge when it's windy and pissing down.

Dunno if it's my shit riding skillz but I can't seem to do any more than 70-80 in either 4th or 5th gear up either slope side of the bridge.

It's not your riding skills, it's more to do with your brave little steed. When I had my ginny it wasn't too bad for me as I'm fairly small, but when my son started riding it he suffered the same problems with lack of grunt when the bike had to work. Since having a much larger bike that issue has disappeared.

**george formby** · 13th June 2010, 10:57

I always thought that was why bikers waved in the first place, we share the pleasure & the pain equally. I rode through many English & Scottish winters & seeing other bikers obviously just as cold & covered in road filth giving a cheery wave gave a great feeling of camaraderie. Sunday afternoon posers can rarely ride well enough to take a hand off the bars.... Just kidding

**gsx katana** · 13th June 2010, 11:01

I like to wave to all

**jasonzc** · 14th June 2010, 23:36

Originally Posted by Blinkwing

I hate going over the harbour bridge when it's windy and pissing down.

Dunno if it's my shit riding skillz but I can't seem to do any more than 70-80 in either 4th or 5th gear up either slope side of the bridge.

what i found with the VL and hills is that if you go into a hill between 90- 100 u can very easily hold speed and even accelerate in 4th or 5th. But if you go in under 80ks, it will take u ages to get to 90 or 100 in any gear.

However i have not had a prob with the bridge. split through trafic on the clip-on lanes doing 80 in fourth easy!
dont be afraid to give that throttle a twist mate! you can do it!!!

**dragon_fly** · 18th June 2010, 21:58

at the moment i only have a baby bike and some wave and some dont, i get few who are too cool to wave at me in a row so i stop waving and dang nab it... the next guy on a harley will wave...then i feel like the shit head.... just cant win

**bones135** · 19th June 2010, 08:50

Originally Posted by dragon_fly

at the moment i only have a baby bike and some wave and some dont, i get few who are too cool to wave at me in a row so i stop waving and dang nab it... the next guy on a harley will wave...then i feel like the shit head.... just cant win

Mate...a bikes a bike, no matter how big or how small, or what type. I for one will nearly always give a wave.
I even find myself doing it in my car, then ya feel like a dick

**bsasuper** · 19th June 2010, 09:13

I got waved at the other day, waver seamed to loose control a little bit, but got it back under control with both hands on bars

**DarkLord** · 19th June 2010, 10:45

Yeah it's like that, isn't it. Come the foul weather, bikers of different styles are no longer divided, but united, as a singular force, battling fearlessly against the elements.

**MarkH** · 19th June 2010, 13:05

Let's not forget that in horrible weather any biker you see is a true 100% 365 day a year biker - the fair weather bikers are at home or in a car. With that in mind you can wave knowing you are waving to a kindred spirit that is riding no matter the weather, just like you.

Personally, I'm just glad to not be driving a car in Auckland in bad weather - at least I am moving at more than 5kph! I have ridden in wind and rain and thought - "boy it looks nasty out there" while glad that it is warm and dry where I am on the inside of my wet weather gear. If you don't own any, buy some Rain Off over-gloves - it's nice to have hands that aren't cold & wet. Obviously some good boots, over pants & over jacket are good to have too when it is really pouring down. I'd rather own good wet weather gear than a car even on the coldest wettest windiest nastiest day!
To the other all-weather bikers out there:

**bones135** · 19th June 2010, 13:13

Originally Posted by MarkH

Let's not forget that in horrible weather any biker you see is a true 100% 365 day a year biker - the fair weather bikers are at home or in a car. With that in mind you can wave knowing you are waving to a kindred spirit that is riding no matter the weather, just like you.

Personally, I'm just glad to not be driving a car in Auckland in bad weather - at least I am moving at more than 5kph! I have ridden in wind and rain and thought - "boy it looks nasty out there" while glad that it is warm and dry where I am on the inside of my wet weather gear. If you don't own any, buy some Rain Off over-gloves - it's nice to have hands that aren't cold & wet. Obviously some good boots, over pants & over jacket are good to have too when it is really pouring down. I'd rather own good wet weather gear than a car even on the coldest wettest windiest nastiest day!
To the other all-weather bikers out there:

Oh man... i can sooo relate to that. Next thing after a new rear is wet weather gear. Last wet ride...i had rain running down my jacket & into my gloves, leather trou leaked through the stitching so boots & other places filled up.
Got horribly uncomfortable & a tad chilly but still manage to enjoy & wave to the fellow riders out there

**Maha** · 19th June 2010, 13:36

Originally Posted by rie

to another biker on a shitty auckland day, obviously having a miserable time in the downpour. I know waving's not everything's thing, but on a day like this it really makes my day.

Can you pleae explain this part of your sentence....'I know waving's not everything's thing'.