March 9th, 2009, 08:14 PM | #1 | |
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A different breed
The post about waving made me remember this article from my local forums. A good read
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March 9th, 2009, 08:27 PM | #2 |
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Great read
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March 9th, 2009, 08:30 PM | #3 |
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March 9th, 2009, 08:30 PM | #4 |
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Great article.
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March 9th, 2009, 08:44 PM | #5 |
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Nice!!
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March 9th, 2009, 08:49 PM | #6 |
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Thanks for sharing. I was talking with a Harley rider about that very same subject the other day.
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March 9th, 2009, 08:51 PM | #7 |
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Wow that was awesome! I always wave also, just as a means of spreading good vibes but that article really just summarized everything that makes riding so great.
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March 9th, 2009, 11:03 PM | #8 |
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I love it, really says it all.
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March 9th, 2009, 11:14 PM | #9 |
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Great article. Loved it.
About the catalog tid bit, does that really work? Don't know if I will ever need to use that since I live in Sunny California.
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March 9th, 2009, 11:22 PM | #10 |
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Nice article. I wave at anything on two wheels, even scooters. I almost always look back at my bike as I walk away or look it over some before I walk away. I even look out my window at work a few times a day just to check on it. Sometimes people will say to me," it is still there , it hasn't gone anywhere since you last looked".
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March 9th, 2009, 11:23 PM | #11 | |
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March 10th, 2009, 10:47 AM | #12 |
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I think it'll definitely help because a little wind always seems to find its way past zippers. But, depending on your jacket, most of the wind comes in through the neck area - A balaclava does wonders in CDN weather
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March 10th, 2009, 11:03 AM | #13 |
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March 10th, 2009, 11:12 AM | #14 |
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Good stuff - excellent read
I'm kind of worried that I'll pop the clutch at stop lights and stall like a dumbass in my excitement to wave back at other riders |
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March 10th, 2009, 11:40 AM | #15 |
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Still, there is a group of people who ride bikes who truly are a breed apart. They appreciate both the engineering and the artistry in the machines they ride. Their bikes become part of who they are and how they define themselves to themselves alone.
They don't care what other people think. They don't care if anyone knows how much they paid for their bike or how fast it goes. The bike means something to them that nothing else does. They ride for themselves and not for anyone else. They don't care whether anyone knows they have a bike. They may not be able to find words to describe what it means to ride, but they still know. They may not be able to describe what it means to feel the smooth acceleration and the strength beneath them. But they understand. These are the riders who park their bikes, begin to walk away and then stop. They turn and look back. They see something when they look at their bikes that you might not. Something more complex, something that is almost secret, sensed rather than known. They see their passion. They see a part of themselves. These are the riders who understand why they wave to other motorcyclists.
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March 10th, 2009, 11:46 AM | #16 |
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Awesome. I have always waved on a bike. It's just a sign of respect and good-natured greeting. The article put it very elegantly.
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March 10th, 2009, 12:11 PM | #17 |
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That is exactly right, you don't get that with cars. This is just another reason why biking is just so great!
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March 10th, 2009, 12:13 PM | #18 |
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March 10th, 2009, 12:18 PM | #19 |
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March 10th, 2009, 12:38 PM | #20 |
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it's very rare, here, too. I was just saying that in any form of motor vehicles, you have your owners and you have your enthusiasts. The enthusiasts will most likely be the ones that will wave or flash their lights. With motorcycles, it seems most are passionate about their rides and assimilate to the sport and traditions more than the car guys.
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March 10th, 2009, 12:43 PM | #21 |
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I've never owned any of these cars, but I've heard that Miata owners, Mini owners, and Jeep Wrangler owners all wave to eachother when they pass similar cars. (But I don't think the Miata owners wave to the Jeeps )
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March 10th, 2009, 01:00 PM | #22 |
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My wave is the smile you cannot see on my face
Awesome article!
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March 10th, 2009, 01:15 PM | #23 |
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i wave to everyone in a subaru, alot of the outback drivers look at me funny lol.
I always wave on my bike to everyone on 2 wheels "They appreciate both the engineering and the artistry in the machines they ride." - this sentence defines why I ride |
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March 10th, 2009, 01:23 PM | #24 |
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Alex, My daughter lives in your neck of the woods (San Jose) and drives a Mini S Convertible Fire Engine Red with big Mag wheels. She says Mini people wave at eavh other. Son, also lives in CA, Orange County drives a red C-5 Vette.convertible. He says that Vette owners still wave. I used to drive Vettes until I got married. We always waved. Here in Maine, the "air handshake" is very popular and done by almost everyone. I find that BMW riders around here don`t wave much.
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March 10th, 2009, 01:38 PM | #25 |
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Great article and says it all.
As to "car waves" - in Nebraska if you get off the Interstate and drive the good old two lane roads you will find most of the "locals" tend to drive with one hand on top of the steering wheel. All you will see is a couple of fingers come up in a wave. Depending upon who you talk to some will say it's just a nice friendly greeting like "Hi how you doing". Others will say it's a little more like "I don't recognize you but I'm keeping an eye in my rear view mirror on you", especially if you don't wave back. Of course that's they guy that meets you as you pull up to the house at the end of his 1/2 mile driveway with his 12 ga like he was just going to the field to hunt, kinda, maybe, well you know.
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March 10th, 2009, 01:39 PM | #26 |
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I just went out for a walk outside on my break and saw a guy parking his GSXR600, nice bike, I look at it each time it is there! Went and had a chat to him, we talked about riding, our bikes etc, he said that he always looks at mine and how nice it looks. LOL, it was great.
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March 10th, 2009, 02:02 PM | #27 |
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Really? I would've thought NZ and OZ would be similar in culture that way. The only other times that I've seen people wave were in Australia. People with the same NX-R that I had and everybody that we passed driving in the outback waved/waved back - a similar unwritten code to stop and help anybody you see on the side of the road.
Maybe it's not OZ in general but it's more common place as I've never seen it in Can/US. Nothing in NZ? |
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March 10th, 2009, 02:09 PM | #28 |
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Tim, the outback (country, here in NZ ) is a different place to the city, which is where I am. I believe that all people in the country wave to each other, but this is not based on what they are driving/riding, it is the country way if you will.
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March 10th, 2009, 04:24 PM | #29 |
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that was a good read
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March 10th, 2009, 09:36 PM | #30 | |
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March 11th, 2009, 06:13 PM | #31 |
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the wave is one of the best parts! around here the wrx owners wave to each others - especially the blue ones - it's like the green kawis - they are just supposed to be blue!
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March 11th, 2009, 08:17 PM | #32 |
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lol... what do blue subarus want to be when they grow up??
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March 11th, 2009, 08:25 PM | #33 |
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Hmmmm wonder who might belong to that green GT3 RS ?
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March 11th, 2009, 09:05 PM | #34 |
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Quick question/survey
Do you guys wave to scooters? (I don't, most of them probably didn't even take a safety lesson and most of them do not wear any gear) I accidentally waved to a motorcycle cop once, he didn't wave back. Any thoughts on this? lol. I think it would be awesome if motorcycle cops waved back to you makes you feel somewhat connected to a cities finest |
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March 11th, 2009, 10:58 PM | #35 |
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I waved at one of the M/C cops here and he/she didn't even acknowledge it. Don't know if I would wave at them in the future, it was one of them that gave me a ticket a few weeks ago.
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March 11th, 2009, 11:29 PM | #36 |
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at night sometimes i do by mistake. hard to distinguish at times. the ruckus' are the ones that really throw me off with their double headlights and loud deep exhausts.
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March 12th, 2009, 08:29 AM | #37 |
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Scooters and Cops both I wave. Though an amendment to that is that the scooters have to have their gear on. There are a lot of scooters around my area that do not wear proper gear and to them... I cringe.
Moto cops I haven't had a problem with the one I waved at in CA waved back. It was paying attention to traffic as I tootled passed.
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March 12th, 2009, 12:51 PM | #38 |
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I like it! I like it so much that I posted it on the forum for our local riding club. I hope it'll make some of the hard-core "cruisers" think about their hard-core attitudes.
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March 12th, 2009, 04:37 PM | #39 |
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No wonder I was so happy when people were waving back to me when I was riding ;D
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March 12th, 2009, 04:43 PM | #40 |
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it makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside
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