Waving technique?

[odot]

Yeah...yet another reason I stand up from time to time....airin' it out, eh.

 

[zorkler]

i point to the rider . it seems outside of the new york city limits harley people give you the down low thing inside the city limits they dont even see you .

 

[v65]

I hope Odot doesn't ride with a passenger.

 

[skyway]

Since you guys are discussing waving. Been around a while, but still funny.

The Brotherhood of the Road by Shalom Auslander

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 tassle handlebars and the studded luggage and the half-helmets? God, they drive me crazy.

You know who else I hate? BMW guys. Oh, I do 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 *******s 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've got all day. Appreciate the scenery somewhere else, Grampa, and while you're at it, I'm not waving to you.

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 you want, as long as it's 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. They always have those stupid helmets sitting on top of their stupid heads, and God forbid they should 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 on going. Please, don't get me started on Kawasaki guys. Ninjas? What are you, twelve years old? Team Green my ass. I never wave at Kawasaki guys.

I ride a Honda, and I'll only 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 the loud paintjobs. Four pounds of paint on a two pound helmet? Like I'm going to wave back to 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 a 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 riding so special?"

 

[FJRChick]

It seems like everyone waves to me. Maybe you guys are looking mean or something?

 

[Woodstock]

You're supposed to just sort of "point" at the other bike's front wheel. That's all ther is to it. If any of ya'll were really "cool" you'd know that.

+1, exactly. :yahoo:

 

[odot]

I hope Odot doesn't ride with a passenger.

you are not watching other scoots are ya? :huh:

 

[Duff]

A fairly low, left-handed [obviously] horizontal peace sign seems to be the wave-du-jour.I just got back from an 8 day ride to CO and NM. Lotsa sickles on the 2-laners, so a lot of waving on my part.

Most of the HD types wave even though yer clearly on a riceburner, some even wave first.

Good vibes all around.

+1

Low, left "peace" sign... unless I'm caught off-gaurd and then it's both hands in the air after I turn around, catch up and pass the guy I missed! ... no wonder my rides take so long. :blink:

 

[wheatonFJR]

Odot and this thread is gay...

wave if you want, don't if don't,

but definitely stand up and point if you need to fart.

 

[odot]

Well, the theory is that someone will pull my finger....other then that it's all mathematical.

 

[twowheelnut]

Radman does the hip-hop wave - NWS or PC, either.

 

[Dwavey]

Radman does the hip-hop wave - NWS or PC, either.

Isn't that the same dance Radman did in the Man **** Contest?

 

[kindofblue]

I just got back from an 8 day ride to CO and NM. Lotsa sickles on the 2-laners, so a lot of waving on my part. Most of the HD types wave even though yer clearly on a riceburner, some even wave first.

Good vibes all around.

That's because NM and CO riders are friendly!

 

[zorkler]

hey chick do you have a top on when your riding ?

 

[Shadow King]

Couple of months ago was a thread about who waves and who doesn't (most HD riders don't). Here in S. TX, I have noticed the HD riders have a particular wave they all seem to do. It is the down low to the left wave not the usual arm up wave. Is this a HD/bandito thing or is this something we should all be practicing for ultimate koolness? Maybe it's because if they lifted their arm up, it would present an unwelcome wobble and possible crash? OK, now where's my dew rag?

True story - The first time someone "waved" to me (left arm extended, index finger pointing down), I pulled over because I thought the guy was pointing at my bike, like there was something wrong. Boy did I feel like a dufus.

Seems like about 50% of the HD riders around here (mi) wave but rarely wave first. So I wave anyway and mumble **** you a-hole to myself if they don't wave back. Maybe they think I'm pointing to their bike, like there's something wrong with it? B)

 

[SMC]

Haven't seen anyone else mention this, but at more than crawling speeds, if I try to give a "high" hand wave, my hand catches the airstream and gets pushed back... making it kind of awkward. I generally tend to give a low wave because it doesn't tend to yank my arm off. :blink:

:blink: +1

 

[odot]

I just use my arm to yank off.....not the other way around.