If its any consolation, I ride a BMW and I tend to get ignored by them as well ;D I prefer to wave rather than nod because it hurts my neck ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by BMWGraeme
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You're doing it wrong! ;D
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If its any consolation, I ride a BMW and I tend to get ignored by them as well ;D I prefer to wave rather than nod because it hurts my neck ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by BMWGraeme
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You're doing it wrong! ;D
If its any consolation, I ride a BMW and I tend to get ignored by them as well ;D I prefer to wave rather than nod because it hurts my neck ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by dan_geoghegan
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You're doing it wrong! ;D[/quote]
Which bit - riding a Beemer or waving instead of nodding? ;D
I do agree with Scotty - I don't take offence if there's no wave back and often I'm not able to due to being busy with other things :)
Funny you should say that mate, I used to drive a Bug many years ago, and they all wave, no matter how old the driver. Same with Mini's. It got a bit much when Subaru drivers started waving. In fact, it was embarrassing. :-[Quote:
Originally Posted by 8_ball
As regards bikes, I wave at everyone regardless (normally because there's a good chance I've trained them)... ;)
When we were kids we would would get on our knees look out the back window of Dad's mini and wave to all the other mini drivers. Everyone else got the stick-out-the Tongue treatment. ;D
No rear seatbelts back then.
Funny how things from your childhood stick with you - only wave to Yam riders now (only joking) ;D
I nod to everyone and take the moral high ground if the other bike chooses not to reciprocate (assuming they've not nodded first, stuck their leg out or done the mainland Europe low vee (for victory) sign albeit latter highly un-usual as in the UK this would mean using the throttle hand). Can be a bit trying when I pass another ride-out group coming the other way. To avoid looking like a nodding dog, I ration the nods to every 3 or 4 bikes.
I'll nod to you :D
I nod to anyone, me (except scruffs on mopeds who don't have proper gear on - I'm talking sweatpants, hoodies and trainers, they're not bikers, they're walking road rash....) ;D
I rode bikes on "L" plates for 35 years... i usually got a nod. !
I wave unless I can't take my hand off the bars and then I nod. Sometimes difficult to spot a nod especially if your timing is a bit off and you nod after the bike has passed ;D
Funny to see this, rode down to Swanage on the 'dero on saturday and reckon about 50% of other bikers nodded... Perhaps my L plate made me invisble to the other 50%? Anyhow, during the week, it seems more like 90% nod. Perhaps its a weekend biker thing? I try to nod at anyone, even scooters and other learners, but sometimes its just not practical to nod at everyone!
As there are so few a number of us "rufty tufty bikers" put on the road. Nothing wrong in showing your apprieation to a "friendly biker". I wouldn't expect a nod while negotiating a bend or in traffic. ::)Quote:
Originally Posted by Scotty