Triumphrat

baldy · 03-09-2006

People are strange if you ever encounter me on the road while riding a bike you will get the nod or a wave. A lot of people just seam to ignore me when I ride one of the trumpys or the Norton but on the Ducati everybody returns my wave strange or what. My wife tells me its because I am an ugly bastard and riding the Ducati I wear a full face lid and on the trumpys I wear something that resembles a soup plate on my head and look scary. My question is this The wave is a friendly gesture so how come so many fellow riders dont return the gesture :asb:

motothrux · 03-09-2006

To wave or not .
I still do to most travelling bikes( on the open road) but gave
on our HD brethern long ago , guess their to interested in living the image(or is that the lie) .
Find most return a nod or wave , if they don't who cares,
their the ones missing out, and the next time their miles from
nowhere broken down, I'm sure they will be friendly enough
to someone who stops and helps!

kwajazz · 03-11-2006

I don't really get the whole waving thing anyway. Who says we gotta do it?? Where is it written??

So the guy riding the other direction and I are both bikers, big deal. He, or she, might be a recalcitrant, cross-dressing, zinfandel drinker from three zipcodes away, with a third nipple who listens to Yanni while putting Armor All on his hog's tires. Or, he could be completely different than me!!!! Whatever....

Where I ride, in the middle of Dallas (ugggh) traffic, you really need to be watching the lunatics in front of and around you, and especially the one about to pull out of a shopping center right into your path who's currently talking to someone in Brazil and breast feeding, her poodle!!. Rather than the motorcyclist 200 or 300 feet away going the opposite direction with a dozen SUVs etc. between you and him. All the while trying to speculate on whether or not he's gonna wave at you and what type of scooter he's riding and how that relates to what you're riding, and whether the sale at the store that just went by will still be going on tomorrow blah blah blah...ad nauseam. We gotta focus here.

Let me review the basics....the left hand belongs on the freaking handlebar anyway!! This is of course, so that you can....

.....clutch it, drop a gear, gas on, jack the front-end way up and give the guy a right proper salute!!!

(by the way, don't try this at home, only trained riders on a closed course, well-hydrated with proper safety gear and plenty of insurance were used in the scene I just created in your head).

kjazz :???:

[ This message was edited by: kwajazz on 2006-03-12 09:22 ]

Tarmac · 03-11-2006

Hehee, too funny.

I usually flash the "peace" sign to other bikes. Dosn't matter what make, I'll "peace out" the Harleys and Gixxers.

Growing up in the late 60's/early 70's, and riding on the back of my dads AJS's and Velocette I had the "job" of waving at all the other bikes. I guess I still do.

Spyder94 · 03-12-2006

Jazzman, cross dressing zinfandel drinker? Sounds like me except "I" only drink "The Expensive Brands". Red Mountain Vin Rose @ $1.99 per gallon, and Fisher Beer @ $1.49 a six pack. All are air deployable. :-D
Seriously though, I do wave to all on two wheels when safety is not an issue. Like Tarmac, I used to ride on the back of my Dad's Harley in the 1950's. Yes my job was to wave at other bikes.
Jazzman, you do crack me the f**k up. The NORTONS will RISE AGAIN