The AJE Wave Buddy ™

[Fred W]

Are you like most riders I know? Always getting tired of all the constant waving to other passing riders, but don't want to appear snobbish? Well, you need the latest farkle to hit the market, brought to you by your good friends at Asphalt Junkie Engineering (AJE):

The Wave Buddy ™

The Wave Buddy ™ , attaches easily to your left handlebar grip and instantly becomes that perpetual wave, instantly accepted and returned by all of the like minded, brotherhood of motorcyclists.

Increases your personal safety as you can now maintain a good grip on the bars with both handlebars at all times.

Compatible with most grip diameters. Weatherproof and fuel resistant.

The flexible fingers and thumb can be bent into any number of instantly recognizable gestures, limited only by your imagination!

Can be used to hold your burning cigarette at rest stops (not recommended while moving)

Return wave results not guaranteed from passing Pirates or BMW riders.

The Wave Buddy ™ has not been tested at speeds in excess of 100 mph.

If The Wave Buddy ™ remains firmly in place for more than 4 hours seek immediate medical attention.

 

[owsley]

 

[RossKean]

You forgot the most useful gesture!

 

[Old Guy]

You forgot the most useful gesture!

Yeah! What's the deal with that?

 

[RadioHowie]

Wow, that last picture was a real shocker!

 

[Fred W]

You forgot the most useful gesture!

Yeah! What's the deal with that?

Too obvious...

Wow, that last picture was a real shocker!

I don't know what you are talking about...

The Wave Buddy ™ is the brain child of fellow New England FJR Forum member named Asphalt Junkie. Over drinks he had joked with us about making such a thing for the past few years. Then earlier this month he gave me this for my birthday. I've actually ridden around up in Maine with the thing strapped to the handlebar. Most approaching riders see it, shoot out their own version of "the wave", and then there is a quick double take as they go by.

It didn't stand up to riding ion the highway n the rain, on the way home too well , and got a little floppy. Some reinforcement with a little more added "Great Stuff" injection foam helped shore it up again for the above photos.

I'll bet that he really could sell these things, but guess that he would run out of extra left gloves in a hurry. Maybe the right gloves could be used in the UK?

 

[mcatrophy]

... Maybe the right gloves could be used in the UK?

And Australia, New Zealand, Japan ...

He's got to hope he can even out the market for left and right, or he'll have a pile of right-hand gloves going to waste.

 

[Pterodactyl]

Give me heads up if you take the company public.

Interesting effects of the lighting on you paint job.

 

[Fred W]

Yea, it's that gold metal flake that I've mentioned before elsewhere.

And sharp eyed readers will note the first scrape (already got out of the way) on my new BBRB on the end of the left mirror. I have no idea how that got there. Must have been a parking lot somewhere. Oh well, I guess I'll have to keep her now.

 

[stealth1]

... Maybe the right gloves could be used in the UK?

And Australia, New Zealand, Japan ...

He's got to hope he can even out the market for left and right, or he'll have a pile of right-hand gloves going to waste.

My right hand glove always seems to wear out before the left anyway.

I guess I throttle and brake more than I clutch.

I've thrown away several perfectly good left gloves over the years.

 

[Fred W]

I've thrown away several perfectly good left gloves over the years.

Well, I bet you are really kicking yourself now, aren't you?

 

[LagerHead]

... Maybe the right gloves could be used in the UK?

And Australia, New Zealand, Japan ...

He's got to hope he can even out the market for left and right, or he'll have a pile of right-hand gloves going to waste.

Yea, there's a bunch o' countries out there where they ride on the wrong side of the road.

 

[mcatrophy]

...Yea, there's a bunch o' countries out there where they ride on the wrong side of the road.

Yup. Including the Continent of Europe, much of Asia, and the U. S. of A.

 

[stealth1]

...Yea, there's a bunch o' countries out there where they ride on the wrong side of the road.

Yup. Including the Continent of Europe, much of Asia, and the U. S. of A.

Unfortunately it can cause problems;

https://fox13now.com/2014/09/25/british-tourists-driving-on-wrong-side-of-road-cause-fatal-motorcycle-accident/

 

[mcatrophy]

Not uncommon here to have foreign drivers on the wrong side of the road. So there are lots of "Keep left" road signs in several languages at ferry port exits. One example, recently a Polish lorry driver killed a car passenger by driving on the wrong side, miles from any port.

Also true for Brits going to the Continent. Usually when tired. Done that once when in the lead, luckily my co-rider rapidly came up to me and put me right. Glad I wasn't alone.

I've seen the odd near miss in Scotland, where some of the roads are very narrow. On coming to a widening road, the foreigner takes to the right instead of the left. Heavy braking followed by wild gesticulation usually works, luckily speeds are usually low.

When going abroad, I was advised to try to avoid fuel or comfort stops on the "wrong" side of the road, it's too easy to set off on that side afterwards.

The one big advantage of riding on the right is that you can wave to other motorcyclists with your free hand, that low wave is very cool. Invisible at home .

Hey, maybe Fred really has got something worthwhile.

 

[Fred W]

The Wave Buddy is ambidextrous.

You could just as easily put one on the throttle side, though the wave will be more of a princess wave then, and the other riders will assume that you have the cruise control set...

 

[mcatrophy]

The Wave Buddy is ambidextrous. ... and the other riders will assume that you have the cruise control set...

Sometimes I've had a double-take from sports bike riders when they see me doing a steady 90 70 with my right hand resting on my tank. Wonder what they'd think with an armless hand holding my throttle?