A bit of Humour - Waving etiquette!

[Kiwi Dave]

KD , it has something to do with a software glitch . It just happens . Luap is aware , but doesn't know exactly what is causing the problem .

 Dusty

Thanks.  I'll stop searching my setup for ways to fix it.

[canuguzzi]

In the spirit of the OP:

The top ten reasons Ducati riders don't wave:

1. If you wave, they stop the bike and look for what broke or fell off.
2. They look the other way because the check to pay for the initial maintenance was returned NSF.
3. The sound from the clutch reminds others of a Rupp minibike and they think you are making fun of them.
4. You aren't riding a Ducati.
5. You are riding a Cagiva
6. They just got a call from the CL ad selling it.
7. They are riding a demo and their bike is a Honda.
8. They just bought it and are on the way to drop it off to the next buyer.
9. The first payment is due and they are headed to get a payday loan.
10. They thought about waving and that should be good enough.

[PJPR01]

Good one Pilot!!

[swordds]

I am a new rider and I haven't perfected "the wave". Around here most riders take their left hand off the handlebar and point downward toward the centerline beside their bike. Is that the proper wave?  I don't like taking my hand off the handlebar and pointing at the road. On a bicycle that motion would be used to indicate a roadhazard for others to be aware of. I  try to lift my fingers in a friendly wave like gesture which the other rider probably cannot see so they probably think I am being rude which I  am not. I will try harder because I don't like to offend but if someone like me doesn't wave back it could just be that they are preoccupied with other thoughts or concerns or they are still developing their skills and feel like they should keep both hands on the handlebars. Unless they are driving a Gold-Wing, then they may be asleep. Maybe and auto-wave aftermarket device is a great idea?

[davedel44]

  They just dip their longhorns at us as we go by and moooooooooooooooooo!!! 

See ya Sunday!

Text me ETA and think about where you'd like to eat.  Tried the new Indian place meh.

[oldbike54]

Text me ETA and think about where you'd like to eat.  Tried the new Indian place meh.

 Dang , that IS disappointing .

  Dusty

[davedel44]

I am a new rider and I haven't perfected "the wave". Around here most riders take their left hand off the handlebar and point downward toward the centerline beside their bike. Is that the proper wave?  I don't like taking my hand off the handlebar and pointing at the road. On a bicycle that motion would be used to indicate a roadhazard for others to be aware of. I  try to lift my fingers in a friendly wave like gesture which the other rider probably cannot see so they probably think I am being rude which I  am not. I will try harder because I don't like to offend but if someone like me doesn't wave back it could just be that they are preoccupied with other thoughts or concerns or they are still developing their skills and feel like they should keep both hands on the handlebars. Unless they are driving a Gold-Wing, then they may be asleep. Maybe and auto-wave aftermarket device is a great idea?

Don't sweat it.  Hand out, hand up, head nod, thumbs up peace sign whatever.  Just make the effort.  It may be acknowledged or not or maybe not even noticed but many times it is appreciated. I'm in favor of anything that makes the road more civil.

Dave
Galveston

[Kiwi Dave]

And more of them!


Top Ten Reasons Why UJM Riders Don't Wave Back

10. Something's buzzing around the tank.
9. Do you hear than noise the valves are making?
8. Trying to push start.
7. Just felt something shimmy.
6. Trying to isolate source of resonant shudder.
5. Hypnotized by digital gear indicator
4. Needs that hand to affect on-the-fly repairs
3. Previous owner replaced #3 with a 2.5
2.5. Mentally reviewing which parts use SAE and which use metric.
2. Wait, there's a number 2? This bike never had a #2, did it? ****!
1. Can't see your tank badge to determine what brand of bike you're on.



Top Ten Reasons Why scooter riders don't wave back

10. If you knew what a 10" wheel was like at 50mph, you wouldn't let go of the bars either.
9. And risk droping the PBR 12-pack?
8. Didn't see you - catching a few winks on the way home from an all night clambake.
7. It's a mod vs. rocker thing.
6. They just let the cloud of blue smoke trailing behind the scooter act as their "wave".
5. Hey, if you want 140 mpg, you gotta keep your elbows and knees in and your hands down on the bars.
4. The forty year old original hand grip on their vintage Vespa would fly apart if they let go of it.
3. Yes, I saw you. No Gucci - no gesture.
2. They're being filmed during a commercial shoot for a trendy lifestyle product nobody really needs.
1. Why do motorcyclists keep pointing toward the ground with two fingers when they ride by? What is that? What does it mean?

[Sasquatch Jim]

  If I am leaned over in a corner, I don't wave.  If I do I might fall off the bike and then my beautiful sidecar rig would crash.

[PJPR01]

Text me ETA and think about where you'd like to eat.  Tried the new Indian place meh.

Will do Dave...awaiting confirmation of some of the other folks and then will set an approximate arrival time at the San Luis Toll booth.

Choice of food near the Strand...something not too heavy, fresh, Mediterranean would be good so we're not bogged down for the return trip, we'll save the Tandoori, Vindaloo, Masala dosa Samosa for another time!  :)

[SED]

I tend to wave 'cause I like it friendly... unless the other rider seems like they're craving attention... 

My sister-in-law was doing a long distance bicycle tour and found that once she got away from the cities that the motorcycle tourists waved at the bicycle tourists and vice versa.  How cool is that! 

[ed.bremner]

Hi All,

Maybe we are not so friendly over here in England, or maybe we are (I am) in too much of a hurry....  but I certainly don't wave at too many other bikes.

I will wave at other classic Italian bikes if I see them and I wave at the the 1970s R90S beemer I pass most mornings on way to work, but that is about it.  I guess I wave more when I am riding on a sunny Sunday afternoon, but most of my riding is commuting to work or cos I am doing something rather than riding for fun.  To be honest at moment, on these bloody winter roads, I don't feel much like lifting my hands off the bars at all...

I do notice that quite a few riders (myself included) tend to use a mini-wave; Right hand, but not lifting hand off the bars, just a gentle raise of the fingers.  Enough if you are concentrating 

cheers

eib

[Muzz]

I do notice that quite a few riders (myself included) tend to use a mini-wave; Right hand, but not lifting hand off the bars, just a gentle raise of the fingers.  Enough if you are concentrating 

cheers

eib

Funny, I do the same but with the left hand.  May have something to do with keeping the throttle open.

[swordds]

That is also me, a left hand fingers wave (we ride on the other side of the road).   Maybe we are starting a new and safer waving fad?

[LaMojo]

Sorry to hijack this thread, but I'm wondering why the apostrophe shows up on my screen as a black diamond with a question mark inserted.  I'm assuming it's something to do with language setting on my Firefox, since Internet Explorer inserts a blank square (but still no apostrophe).

I'm used to seeing texts of all different sizes on my Samsung tablet when viewing Wild Guzzi, but this is on my PC.

Any computer gurus out there able to help?  Anyone else see what I'm seeing?

The simple answer:  It's not your browser, but the texting device -phone, tablet, etc- sending character code that is not quite compatible with browsers.   I understand that there is a work-around but it's not worth the effort.

[jbell]

Native Texan.  We wave at everyone.  Even the cattle in the fields, although they rarely way back.

Dave
Galveston

I miss that living in the city now.  Too many years in small town Texas.   

When riding I wave at all two/three wheelers, if both hands are occupied at the time I give a helmet nod.

[papatom]

I thought that proper wave etiquette was a low peace sign under the bars. If they don't wave back, curl up the pointer finger.  Makes me smile.

[Bill N]

I find it funny during Bikeweek or Biketoberfest in Florida, all waving ceases on the east coast. I even try to force a wave but everybody has given up after riding past a few thousand other riders. Too much of a good thing can be a pain in the arse. LOL
Bill

[Sasquatch Jim]

  I like waving with both hands when meeting oncoming Harley riders on a potato grater bridge.
  I've never had one wave back.

[Penderic]

I had a large group of riders going the other way and waving got me shoulder and arm very tired.

Gotta be a better way to wave at the huddled masses on wheels.

Hmmm.... maybe a jacket with extra arms?

 

[saxontaylor]

Now you are scaring me... Range/Land Rover drivers wave at each other AND check their facebook updates AND admire themselves in the mirror while driving?

[PJPR01]

Now you are scaring me... Range/Land Rover drivers wave at each other AND check their facebook updates AND admire themselves in the mirror while driving?

An interesting observation...I hadn't noticed the Facebook updating while driving behavior yet!   

[Cam3512]

Personally, I get tired of waving to every crowd of bikes that comes my way.  I'm at the point where if they wave first, I'll return it.  If not, screw 'em.  But then, I'm not a big fan of people.

[Penderic]

Waving is dangerous and the practice should be abolished.

With government help, long intensive and expensive training, the public can be regrooved to not wave at motorcyclists and Land Rovers. Thank goodness!


Stop Waving Please! No? That'll learn ya!

[Waterbottle]

Queensland Australia : Oncoming Harley ..... Nod only ( be thankful if they acknowledge your existence)
                                    Oncoming BMW Road bike  ......... Don't bother
                                    Oncoming BMW road / trail bike ......wave normally ( most here are normal people and haven't been taught they are better than the rest of the world ) (maybe they haven't read their manual fully )
                                   All Jap bike riders ......  They Wave back regardless of what your riding.
                                   Guzzi riders............. So rarely seen, I haven't formed an opinion yet 
                                     

[Tom]

I like waving while leaned over in a turn, freaks out some of the other riders.  I give the local "shaka".

[Cam3512]

Waving is dangerous and the practice should be abolished.

With government help, long intensive and expensive training, the public can be regrooved to not wave at motorcyclists and Land Rovers. Thank goodness!


Stop Waving Please! No? That'll learn ya!

Dude, where do you get this stuff!  That's 1st offense.  2nd involves a Machete!

[drlapo]

Why do Harley riders point at the road?
For a long time I thought they were pointing out a hazard

[Tom]

Lemmings......I don't think they know.  I have a Recon w/HD Shovel engine.  I never did or do that.

[canuguzzi]

Why do Harley riders point at the road?
For a long time I thought they were pointing out a hazard

They are pointing at the road. That is the last place they fell off.