September 30th, 2014, 12:36 PM | #441 |
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I had a happy sports bike rider try to say something to me the other day ... dude, we've both got full face helmets on, 2 bikes purring away, I've got earplugs in, we're on an overpass with 8 lanes of 80 mph traffic rumbling below ... lost cause, my friend!!!
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September 30th, 2014, 12:50 PM | #442 |
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haha this thread cracked me up thank you all
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October 19th, 2017, 04:54 PM | #443 |
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Way out here in the country, almost all riders wave, including when I'm riding a bicycle and wave to a Harley rider, etc..
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October 19th, 2017, 06:55 PM | #444 | |
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October 19th, 2017, 07:07 PM | #445 |
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I usually give a little wave to other riders. Some wave back, some don't. I don't take it personally. Maybe they had their clutch pulled in. Maybe they needed both hands on the bars for something. Maybe they were focused on their riding and didn't have the extra mental energy to wave. Maybe they're new and haven't noticed that riders wave yet.
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October 19th, 2017, 07:28 PM | #446 | |
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October 23rd, 2017, 08:28 AM | #447 |
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Dude, what are you talking about? I totally wave.
And yes, I totally missed that there was a variable in use in the thread title (gimme a break, it's a monday morning) Last futzed with by MrChomper; October 23rd, 2017 at 01:48 PM. |
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November 9th, 2017, 06:33 PM | #448 |
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ok, Im confused....is there another babyninja1968 here ? I just joined this site, thats my handle.... and this thread was started years ago
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November 9th, 2017, 06:57 PM | #449 | |
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November 9th, 2017, 07:00 PM | #450 |
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There's a clever piece of code some people use to display your login name. Try logging out and then visiting the thread to see the difference.
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November 13th, 2017, 06:49 AM | #451 |
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I will wave if I see the other bike. But honestly riding in Washington DC traffic and looking out for all the cars trying to kill me, I don't see the other bike until it's too late. By the time I see the other bike waving at me and I react and get my hand up they are already past me.
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November 13th, 2017, 07:06 AM | #452 | |
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November 13th, 2017, 07:51 AM | #453 |
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I wave to scooter riders, but only the ones wearing helmets because I know they are serious scooter riders.
Nobody waves at me when I'm riding my Z125. They just stare at me. I can see their helmets turn as I go by. They are probably thinking holy crap that guy is huge. Wait no, his bike is really small. And he's gone. WTF.
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November 16th, 2017, 09:35 AM | #454 |
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Around here everyone "waves." (Iowa) Mostly you just put your left hand down. If you are stopped you might raise your left hand fingers.
I did not know about this when, before I had a bike, I was trying out my son's Suzuki cruiser and other riders kept doing it to me! It is a very friendly feeling. I like it--even though I don't think we all would be so friendly in person. As you can see, I wear a hi-viz jacket and helmet, so I'm sure a lot of riders don't think I'm very cool, but they wave anyway. They or I may initiate it, but if they see me and aren't clutching they always wave back.
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November 16th, 2017, 10:01 AM | #455 |
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November 16th, 2017, 06:04 PM | #456 | |
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I am not what many people think of as a typical biker; I have yet to find anyone NOT surprised to find I ride a motorcycle. When one college student of mine expressed such surprise, I said, "I'm not your typical biker; I'd like to have a bike so quiet I could ride up next to you and say, 'boo' and scare you." As a non-biker "type," I guess I expect to be an outcast with biker types. I realize that most bikers (and people!) are nice guys even if they get a kick out of looking like rebels!--and, in fact, they are not prejudiced about me as I sounded like I am about them. Sorry to get so philosophical.
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November 16th, 2017, 06:50 PM | #457 | |
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I say "Hi" to everyone and waive at fellow bikers on the road. I also say Merry Freakin' Christmas. It doesn't make me a bad person. Bill
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November 17th, 2017, 08:08 AM | #458 |
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I like to say happy holidays; just to see who the good Christians are
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November 17th, 2017, 08:45 AM | #459 |
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November 17th, 2017, 09:59 AM | #460 |
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Yeah, things are different here in "Yankee Land." Must be the immigrants from Illinois.
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November 17th, 2017, 03:10 PM | #461 |
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Sure, but that's only because every 7th person in Rochester *is* a serial killer.
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November 17th, 2017, 03:44 PM | #462 |
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Bah humbug!!
I sometimes wave to other non hoglie/cruisers riders. I do like to point at my helmet when meeting the uncovered fools. A lot of the time I'll wiggle my fingers or wave a foot but I don't like taking a hand off the bars. I'm totally sick of sideways peace signs from riders!
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November 17th, 2017, 05:05 PM | #463 |
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November 17th, 2017, 05:11 PM | #464 |
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November 17th, 2017, 05:26 PM | #466 |
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The city of Rochester has long gone to **** for sure.Full of animals..
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November 18th, 2017, 02:53 PM | #468 |
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I always had folks asking me why I always spoke and waved when I lived up north... They didn't always appreciate the reply "cause I'm not an asshole"
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November 18th, 2017, 03:30 PM | #469 |
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Yeah JB, when I used to get up to the DC suburbs (Bethesda, MD) I used to say hello to neighbors when I was out for a walk or run. Most of the time they'd be pretending to be interested in something in a different direction, but once I spoke to them they'd be forced to actually say hello back. It was fun to do.
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November 18th, 2017, 03:41 PM | #470 | |
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November 18th, 2017, 03:51 PM | #471 |
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The open hand waive will dislocate you're shoulder at 60 M.P.H.
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November 18th, 2017, 04:15 PM | #472 |
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November 20th, 2017, 05:33 PM | #474 |
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Very soggy and cold, didn't ride far, just enough to ease the pain.
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November 22nd, 2017, 12:50 PM | #475 |
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I am currently reading Mark Barnes "Why We Ride." In the lecture about "Motorcycle Camping," he talks about how we divide into "us versus them" groups. (Road, track, dirt; HD, Asian; cruiser, sport bike, adv bike, dual sport; etc.) I don't think he mentioned Helmet vs not.
My earlier convoluted post about waving to those we might not befriend was about this, I guess. All of those divisions disappear and everyone waves where I ride. I think that is because the divisions are largely personal, in our heads, but not in reality filled with any animosity. Speaking for myself anyway, I don't understand why people like things I don't, but we are all part of the motorcycle world and I like everyone feeling the connections more than the disconnects!
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November 25th, 2017, 01:36 PM | #477 |
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*waves*
a coincidence how I log onto the forums for the first time in like 5 years and i see all the way up top a post with my name on his from a fellow rider that probably lives 10000 miles away from me |
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November 29th, 2017, 07:12 PM | #479 |
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This thread confuses the hell out of me... how is a thread with my name asking how come I never waived back even possible. My profile was only made this past October. LOL.. Did someone have tag information to plug into the thread name that puts in "Your Username" info or something?
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November 29th, 2017, 07:40 PM | #480 |
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Yup,odd
I too wonder how it came about. I just don't like having to wave at every bike I meet!
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