| Author | Message | ||
     Crusty |
Is it right to wave at trikes? I'm seeing a lot more Can-Am Spiders on the road lately; as well as the usual assortment of Lehman, etc. type of trikes including those "training wheel" conversions. is it right to wave at them, or should I just ignore them? And how about scooters? They're popping up all over. Should I wave at them, as well? Hell, I'm used to not having my wave returned by a myriad of H-D and BMW riders, but it somehow feels demeaning to not have a wave returned by a scooter rider. What's the right thing to do? | ||
| Ft_bstrd |
If it ain't a car, wave. (I don't generally wave at bicycles though.) | ||
| Natexlh1000 |
When Buell was shut down and trikes were being kept by H-D, I refused to wave at them. Since then, I realized what a douche I was. A lot of those folks have handicapped plates and chair racks on the back. So I'm back to the way I used to be: Wave at anything at random. Yesterday I waved at Harleys (half waved back) sportbikes (all waved back) Kids on a tractor (waved back) | ||
| 7873jake |
"IT'S OK NOT TO WAVE BACK - Listen, we're not against waving in general. There are dozens of situations where a well-executed wave is in the best interest of all parties involved. If you should find yourself on the top tier of a parade float, or the deck of a departing cruise ship, or protruding from the sunroof of a stretch limousine, waving is the perfect way to let someone out of earshot know you care. But a Buell is not a social networking tool. It's a performance motorcycle, and it's meant to be ridden as such. So the next time someone with an extended swing arm and neon ground effects waves at you mid-apex, it's okay if you don't return the gesture. Your hands have better things to do." -Buell Motorcycles I still wave. (Message edited by 7873jake on May 29, 2012) | ||
| Mr_grumpy |
The "Foot wave", when you pass somebody or they slide to one side to let you by, bikes, cars, trucks, rigs. It's just to say thanks. I'll wave to anything bigger than a moped that's on 2 wheels, if I think it's safe, if not I use "The Nod" | ||
| U4euh |
Wave at who you feel like, you may be looked at like a nut from a few but I believe the true bikers will wave back, no matter what they are on. I wave at bikes when I am in my cage, half wave back, makes me feel good. | ||
| Preybird1 |
I won't wave i just give the NOD. I don't think it is safe to be waving instead of keeping both hands on the bars. It take at least 1 second to get hands on the bars if they are off. And 1 second for reaction time you do the math! | ||
| Teeps |
The whole trike thing bothers me. Much as the 3 wheel ATV did; and we all know what happened with those... I don't wave. | ||
| Mr_grumpy |
Ok, so some of you wave at Trikes & some don't is it because of a wheel surplus? If you don't wave at Trikes do you also not wave at sidecar outfits? And what about Quads? If you saw somebody with a Kettenkrad would you wave at them? I remember seeing a sort of monocycle that you sit in the middle of. Do you wave at it or not? Probably not because your mouth will so wide open you'll forget. Now those that don't wave at Harleys. Does an XR1200 count or only baggers? Does a Victory Abortion, sorry I mean Vision get a wave? I'd wave at a Victory Hammer. Triumphs, Bonneville could be tricky this one, I mean there's versions from the Thruxton, thru Scrambler right up to Chromed to the eyeballs. All those split second decisions to make. "To wave or not to wave, that is the question. Whether 'tis nobler to be friendly & risk a crash. Or ride safely & appear a miserable bastard". Omelette Act 10 scene 999. by Willy Waggledart. | ||
| Crusty |
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| Slaughter |
Blow them a kiss. That'll leave them guessing. | ||
| Fltwistygirl |
"Blow them a kiss. That'll leave them guessing." Very nice! As long as it is safe, I wave at them all. If it is not safe to wave, I'll give 'em a nod. I get pretty jazzed if I see a spyder or a sidecar. Even more so if the sidecar has a dog in it. Bonus points if the dog is wearing doggles. Fair chance I'm waving at a former student. | ||
| Etennuly |
I enjoy giving a wave to a scooter rider or even a moped rider. It seems some of them don't know what it is about, and some, I am sure, makes them feel great about themselves.(Barker and friends excepted)  The new trikes.....eh.....IMHO.....the jury is still out. If they wave I will return it if I can, but I just cannot see initiating the wave to them in a kind of "Big HD" snooty kind of way. | ||
| Britchri10 |
Me? I'll wave at anything/anyone. Just so long as it is safe for me to do so. I don't care what you are on/in, albeit a trike, Harley, Beemer or anything else. I try to "nod" if I don't feel it's safe to wave. (I'll probably never see any of them again so, WTH - If I do see them again, it's a bonus) Chris C | ||
| Aeholton |
I've seen Vern give the sit up, both hands in the air wave on 60 north of Suches. But I guess that is only for fellow Buellers. I always wave....moped, scooter, 3-wheelers, motorcycles, etc.. | ||
| Fast1075 |
I wave at everybody. Sometimes I get some strange looks when I ride my scooter in full leather to my shop to pick up my Lightning.  | ||
| Syonyk |
I can't claim credit for this... but I've seen it around a few times. I love motorcycles, and I love riding. Like many of you, what first drew me to bikes was not just the experience of riding, but the feeling that I'd become part of a special community - a brotherhood, really. Nothing calms me more than a long ride down the interstate, waving to the members of my beloved clan... ...Except when I pass Harley guys. I hate Harley guys. Hate, hate, hate. When they pass me on the highway, you know what I do? I don't wave. With their little tassel handlebars and the studded luggage and the half helmets - God, they drive me crazy. You know who else I hate? BMW guys. Oh, do I hate those guys. I don't wave at them either. They think they're so great, sitting all upright, with their 180 degree German engines. God, I hate them. They're almost as bad as those old bastards on their touring motorcycles. You know what I call those bikes? "Two wheeled couches!" Get it? Because they're so big. They drive around like they have got all day. Appreciate the scenery somewhere else, Grandpa. Oh, and Ducati guys - I don't wave at them either. Why don't they spend a little more money on their bikes? "You can have it in any color as long as it is red." Aren't you cool! Like they even know what a Desmo-whatever engine is, anyway. Try finding the battery, you Italian-wannabe racers! I never, ever wave at those guys. Suzuki guys aren't much better, which is why I never wave at them, either. God forbid they should ever wear any safety gear. They make me so mad. Sometimes they'll speed by and look over at me and you know what I do? I don't wave. I just keep going. Please, don't get me started on Kawasaki guys. Ninjas? What are you, twelve years old? I never wave at Kawasaki guys. I ride a Honda. I'll wave at Honda guys, but, even then, I'll never wave at a guy in full leathers. Never, never, never. Yeah, like you're going to get your knee down on the New York Thruway. Nice crotch, by the way. Guys in full leathers will never get a wave from me, and, by the way, neither will the guys in two piece leathers. And I'll tell you who else I'm not waving at - those guys with the helmets with loud paint jobs. Four pounds of paint on a two pound helmet - like I'm going to wave back at that! I'll also never wave at someone with a mirrored visor. Or helmet stickers. Or racing gloves. Or hiking boots. To me, motorcycling is like a family, a close knit brotherhood of people who ride Hondas, wear jeans and a leather jacket (not Vanson) with regular gloves and a solid color helmet with a clear visor, no stickers, no racing gloves and regular boots (not Timberlands). And isn't that what really makes The Brotherhood of the Road so special? | ||
| Gofast |
I only wave if the jeep is lifted more than 3" and looks like it actually goes off the pavement..... Wait, sorry wrong forum. | ||
| Mtjm2 |
Cant we all just get along ? A wave is not that hard to do . I wave to people from my porch swing as they drive by . Same thing goes on the road . So Crusty , Grumpy . Wave . Damn , what has turning 50 turned me into . | ||
| Darth_villar |
I believe someone on a trike is equally likely to be murdered by an ignorant cager. The freedom and the inherent danger IMO are what unite us. I wave to everyone. | ||
| Danger_dave |
I don't wave at anyone or care. | ||
| Geedee |
You're just saying that DD. You waved at me once as I headed north on H16. You were parked with the KR red 1125CR test bike. | ||
| Danger_dave |
You mean what I write on the interwibble is different to meatspace? Get out. Different country. That was there. Nobody waves here except tourists on hired GS 650s. A local *might* if you were 300km from the nearest town and both riding alone. Anywhere in SE Qld - don't bother. It's great. No etiquette required. Edited for spealling (Message edited by danger_dave on May 29, 2012) | ||
| Slaughter |
Every time this comes up (AT LEAST TWICE each year) - I always say that I stand on the pegs and wiggle my butt. I have yet to have anybody return my butt wave. They're all haters! | ||
| Crusty |
Maybe if you used toilet paper, you'd get a more positive response? | ||
| Team_ruthless |
A guy in town has one arm, rides an f4i and manages to wave back on occasion. The other day I waved at a guy on a BMW wearing full hi-viz gear (I was in a t-shirt, jeans, skate shoes, and an $80 helmet that I only like because I think it makes me look like "the stig")in the middle of a nice long curve and got a wave back. I bragged about it for a few hours. I always wave at trikes probably because I've been riding honda atcs as long as I can remember. Yeah, they handle like shopping carts full of bowling balls and that's probably why I think I have the skill to control a buell with one hand as well as I can with 2 hands. I wave at just about everything and only do it to be nice. I could care less if they wave back or not. | ||
| Danger_dave |
>>Maybe if you used toilet paper, you'd get a more positive response?<< Only if set on fire. See Rugby Rituals: 'Dance of the Flaming...' - Nelson, H.G. | ||
| Danger_dave |
I tell you somefink else for nuffink. Those Can Am Spyders are great fun on a twisty road - but you do not want to be taking a hand off the handlebars until you have fully got the mojo of the thing. To that end I would recommend against waving at one. A motorcycle rider on a test run is likely veer straight towards you if he does. (Message edited by danger_dave on May 30, 2012) | ||
| Nallac |
I don't wave at anyone or care. you have adapted back into ozzy life fast BD/DD..... its one thing i've noticed since being ova here as well...... | ||
| Danger_dave |
Where you at? |
