Back In The Day By clonedrone (Read 754 times)

[clonedrone]

It was all about Two Wheels.
Didn't matter if you were on a Trumph, BSA, Indian, Harley, Hondu, Yam, Kaw, Suk, Duc, etc.
And Everyone Trew a Wave to Anyone on Two Wheels.
Now were all Segregated, In No Helmut States No One waves who is in the uniform of a Black T Shirt with No Helmut.
Like What? There too Cool for Me? Really Im Cool enough to Wave to them.
Cant We all Just get Along?
Clone

[LUKE]

what? are you serious?..you are riding a 50cc chinese scooter and you expect the Trumph, BSA, Indian, Harley, Hondu, Yam, Kaw, Suk, Duc,riders to wave back at you?? my goodness! you need some vitamins...lol

just teasin yah...KZ doesnt get any wave back but he never complains, cause he knows his chino scoot(with milk crate) is just there to get him to the dollar store in deposit NY...

[clonedrone]

Mar 31, 2014 12:25:10 GMT -6 LUKE said:

what? are you serious?..you are riding a 50cc chinese scooter and you expect the Trumph, BSA, Indian, Harley, Hondu, Yam, Kaw, Suk, Duc,riders to wave back at you?? my goodness! you need some vitamins...lol

just teasin yah...KZ doesnt get any wave back but he never complains, cause he knows his chino scoot(with milk crate) is just there to get him to the dollar store in deposit NY...

I know
I have 150. With most of a BBK in House.
I have moved to "One Of Those States" I didn't know its were the Drunks loose there License and can get and ride a 50 with no license and no insurance.
I have plates and Insurance on my 150 but the locals look at me like one of the other guy's
I am also on a New CBR100RR that replaced my Streefighter (RIP), That would be more of what I"m referring to.
Terra Firma with a Trophy KX250.
Ride On!
Clone

[davec]

When I was riding my Honda Shadow Sabre, I waved at everyone. 'Most' other riders waved back.
When I was on my Goldwing, I waved at everyone, 'Most' waved back (but ALL Goldwing riders waved back)

On my scoot NO ONE gives the sign. (Two fingers down, meaning keep your wheels/rubber on the ground/road)

I had one sport bike guy start to wave (cause the front of my scoot looks like a sport bike) but when he saw it was a scooter, let alone a trike, he quickly put his hand on the bar and speededed up.

As is the way with the entire world. We have gone sooo far to the left, I don't feel we'll ever get back to normal (whatever that is)

Ride safe

Dave
And, YES, I ALWAYS wear my helmet, jacket, gloves, but sometimes wear shorts, with my sketchers.
Sorry, (Ankle high boots would NOT have saved my leg when I had my accident)

[cyborg]

I wave like an idiot to anyone,,,and i don't care what they ride it matters not to me,,,hell i even wave to bike cops,,,i stop if a bike and rider is on the side of the road especially if the seats up or the rider is looking at the bike on one knee,,,some people do wave back but like dave said most pull their hand back fast when they see i'm on a scooter,,,too funny

[Bashan]

I ride all the time, if it's not raining I'm on the SYM. So does KZ, Alley, JR, Cyborg, TW, shoot I'm leaving a bunch out. Sorry. Those that don't ride constantly have iron butt miles racked up. Now, I'm going to try and not start a battle here so let me say....the guys that do not wave back are wearing black with orange patches on their shirts. These are also guys I have not seen all winter as I ride in 15+ degrees to work. This is my wife's observation when we're out and she is as sweet as a human can get. And, they also do the wave and pull back which I find just about as disingenuous as a human being can get. As CD said, we're all on two wheels, the wave is a way of saying "I'm here bro, I know what you're doing, it is so cool, if you need help, I am here." If they don't wave, they are pretenders. They can also kiss my arse. Rich

[mike6736]

I wave at every one when I can and always have a smile. If they don't wave back I give a rat's... I am off with a smile riding. Now I have stop for coffee and had a few no wavers say something and I will smile and just node no reply.

Magoo

[kz1000st]

Here in New York I get waved back to usually no matter what I'm on. It's attitude guys. I give the low wave and most everybody waves back, except those darn scooter guys. It drives my wife crazy. She says nobody waves at her on the Rebel. They do when I ride it. If you emanate the "Wave back to me MF" aura, you get waved back to.

[twowheeler]

I dont waive because I refuse to ride one handed on a scooter going 30 plus! Nothing personal. I could just raise my hand a bit but I usually dont do that either. You can ride a full size motorcycle safer one handed. Makes me wonder...are they just waiving to try and kill us all off who ride scoots??

[kz1000st]

Dude. You've said this before. I ride my 10" wheeled 150cc at 40 mph+. I wave. The gyroscopic effect of a spinning wheel is what keeps everybody upright. You have concerns, fine, but the pure science involved is wrong. Nobody is trying to kill you off. If your next line is "And what happens if I hit something that deflects the wheel" that can happen at any time to any one on two wheels. Both Virtuous Saintly Scooter Riders and Satan's Hated Motorcyclists.

[novaraptor]

This reminds me of the man who opened the door for the feminist. She immediately went on a rant that she was an able bodied person who had no need to be objectified and treated as the weaker sex. After she finished, he simply looked at her and said "I opened the door for you not because you are a lady, for I have no way of knowing that, but because I am a gentleman."
I don't wave because they are "real" riders, I have no way of knowing that. I wave because I am a rider. Or I'll give a tip of the head, if I'm busy. And, often, either on the scooter, or on the 1200, I'll give a thumbs up to the smaller scooter rider who is actually dressed to ride.