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Since i got my piaggio 400 and little Vespa 250 iv noticed iv turned from a nod-worthy “fellow biker” to a “scummy scooterist” , at least in the eyes of 90% of other bikers.
when riding my other (real) bikes I get the nod, wave, foot out etc from other bikers but on the scoots it seems I’m invisible.
Anyone else ride Both bikes AND scooters notice this?
Interesting, I've found that lately nearly everyone seems to nod to me regardless of what bike I'm on and what bike they are on. Well apart from Harley riders - they only nod to other Harley riders lol
Wouldn't consider nodding to a scooter. Not out of snobbery, just because you Wouldn't get one back. Same goes for BMWs and Harleys.
Was leading a ride a few years ago with about 20 behind me. A similar group came the other way.
Your starter for 10 - how many total nods ???
I like to wave to everyone, maximum effort, left hand off clutch and wave away/least a nod if I’m changing gear. It seems that Scooters rarely wave back, harleys never and I call both ‘miserable *unts’ in my helmet all the same. Everyone else seems quite friendly.
i have never nodded or acknowledged scooter or vespa riders and probably never will. could be because when i started riding there were a lot of guys going down the Mod route, they were usually a bunch of *wats
scooters and vespa's are "normally" ridden by some spotty oik or a parka clad imbecile neither of which seem to exhibit any awareness of anything around them or any roadcraft at all and what really erks me is when the media normally report a "motorcyle" accident you can be sure they mean a 16 year old on a scooter
apart from that i tend to nod to any other motorcycle and that includes harley's to which i do get some nods back i also acknowledge m/c cops who sometimes recipricate
but then i don't nod to get a response i do it because i am a very nice guy........................:p
It costs nothing to do and if one acknowledges a scooter rider they may start to think that bikers are OK after all, rather than muttering "ignorant cnut" under their breath as you pass by, forcibly ignoring them. I'll normally acknowledge any other two-wheeled road user no matter what they're on - Harleys, dirt bikes and scooters included. The only time that I'll not make a point of doing it is when I'm engaged in a manoeuvre of some kind; braking, passing, cornering and the like, and I think that I'm quite justified in doing so without appearing as aforesaid "ignorant cnut". Most riders acknowledge, we must have done 80-odd miles this afternoon and I don't recall being blanked by anyone - not that I'm especially bothered when they do, it's their choice (ignorant cnuts).
What does make me laugh is the super enthusiastic signallers, waving and gesticulating frantically like a shipwreck survivor seeing another vessel for the first time in years.... normally newbies, bless 'em.
Saved me typing my take on the nodding thing, thanksQuote:
Originally Posted by Scotty
With the exception that I've never really got used to nodding and prefer the old school 'hand off the bar small wave' that was the norm when I started riding - old git : (
I ride a variety of bikes now and over the years and I acknowledge all bikers in one way or another.
It just irked me a bit that as soon as my arse is on the Vespa most riders don’t notice me.
i suspect a lot of scooter riders are in the position that I’m in where they have bigger “real” bikes but for health
reasons they have to ride a scooter.
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Originally Posted by Trev_P
You'd love Ryde on the Isle of Wight at the end of August, they swarm the island for the scooter rally. I used to live over there, the scooter rally has given me bit of a dislike for them.
To answer the post, if someone nods, I nod, if not, then I don't. I did get a not from what looked to be a Harley rider on my way out of Westbury a few days in a row, but he looked to be a young'un, I imagine the others might get that out of him before long.
Had lots of nods / waves today. Learners, Harleys, scooters, even a combine harvester.
[QUOTE=Burbler;489325]Had lots of nods / waves today. Learners, Harleys, scooters, even a combine harvester.[/QUOTE]
Love it! :cool:
My sister has been a member of the Reading Offbeats Scooter club for decades, she learnt her way round engines by riding and fixing a Vespa. She no longer owns a scooter, but currently has five bikes; a 1972 CB125S, her Zed ('77 z650, her first proper bike, a keeper), a GS650 that she picked up dirt cheap and restored to running order, a Harley Sportster and a Bonneville Newchurch (limited edition from around 2015 I think). Pretty much all the members of the Offbeats who still ride have graduated to Harleys, seems that old scoot riders move from something slow, noisy and ill-handling to something slightly faster, noisy and ill-handling.Quote:
Originally Posted by Badger-Roy
Stopped nodding and only nod if others nod first, as I didn't always get one back so got feed up with it, there is a couple on my commute that I do as I know they do, It depends on what I am wearing as well Hi-vis or my Oxford bike hoodie, so if I don't nod it is not because of your bike, I will always stop if I see someone that looks like they need up