The Nod

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Originally Posted by t1pper

I am a nodder to everyone, where possible.

But I must confess I do not usally nod to scooter riders, anyway they are not often actually seen on the roads, spend most of the time parked up in groups lol.

Maybe there is some snobery, if so I must be guilty??

Should scooter riders be worthy of a nod??

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I nod to them too, and nine times out of ten they don't nod back, so don't worry about it.

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Originally Posted by BladeTriple

<<<< sad git here sometimes forget I'm not on the bike and nod to other bikers when I'm out running or in the car .... I get some strange bloody looks ;D

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I caught myself doing a lifesaver while walking through a supermarket the other day.....you can't be too careful ;D

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Originally Posted by dan_geoghegan

It seems that if your engine has horizontally opposed pistons, you are incapable of nodding. (you know who you are!) ;D

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Unfortunatly so are a lot of sportsbike riders unless you are on a sportsbike.....

It seems to me that there is an element of snobbery... when I'm on the Sv, I get more nods than on the GS.... almost as if the GS isn't worthy of being nodded at.

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Originally Posted by Jon_W

[quote author=dan_geoghegan link=1311241576/10#10 date=1311256051]It seems that if your engine has horizontally opposed pistons, you are incapable of nodding. (you know who you are!) ;D

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Unfortunatly so are a lot of sportsbike riders unless you are on a sportsbike.....

It seems to me that there is an element of snobbery... when I'm on the Sv, I get more nods than on the GS.... almost as if the GS isn't worthy of being nodded at.
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How are people being snobs if they're willing to nod to you on an SV.......... ;)

Soooo many different cliques within biking and peeps don't even realise it or want to admit it (going against some sort of biking brotherhood which there may have been once long ago)

During my biking career, I can count on one hand how many nods I've been given by Goldwing riders. And that's one. And he probably was just nodding along to the music he was listening to. So I don't bother with the initial nod to the dentists these days.

Harleys and other chopper type bikes don't tend to nod back. A minority do. Most don't. Not a full investigation of why this happens admittedly, but those bikers who ride these types of bike that I've spoken to, have ridden for the best part of their life spanning many different types of bike. On asking why a lot of their fellow kind don't nod to me on my dirty-rice-powered-japanese-not-really-a-bike-sportsbike they just shrug. Some even offer a fruitfully explicit description of the none nodders. Each to their own I suppose.

So nowadays...I still nod to most. Others I wait to be nodded at. Some I just offer a remark under my lid ;)

Sign of the times maybe. Even the old scooby wave is dying out. Sad times indeed.

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Originally Posted by BMWGraeme

[quote author=Mark_Able link=1311241576/19#19 date=1311278451][quote author=Vee4_Gaz link=1311241576/14#14 date=1311264819][quote author=dan_geoghegan link=1311241576/10#10 date=1311256051]It seems that if your engine has horizontally opposed pistons, you are incapable of nodding. (you know who you are!) ;D

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Goldwing riders???? ;) [/quote]

I'm not afraid to say it... BM riders are miserable gits (along with a certain VFR rider)... [smiley=happy.gif][/quote]

I ain't going to rise to these insults....and I ain't going to nod either so there...... ;D ;D

I wave instead :)[/quote]

Let's not forget the 'Gravel Sweeping Shuffle' ;) ;D ;D

Well I always nod, even if I don't get a nod back but defo not at scooters!! ;D ;D ;D

And as for the Euro thing :-? I found just about all the French, German, Dutch, Spanish riders I went past at Le Mans all shook their leg.

Roxy x

I got waved at by a guy in a white TT the other day while driving home (for the benefit of those who don't know, I have one too). All I did back was mutter "gay" under my breath.

on the bike I tend to nod at everyone, learners included

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Originally Posted by Dabz

I got waved at by a guy in a white TT the other day while driving home (for the benefit of those who don't know, I have one too). All I did back was mutter "gay" under my breath.

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Yeah...the TT's are a bit of a girl's car ;) ;D

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Originally Posted by ninja_richie

[quote author=Dabz link=1311241576/36#36 date=1311337658]I got waved at by a guy in a white TT the other day while driving home (for the benefit of those who don't know, I have one too). All I did back was mutter "gay" under my breath.

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Yeah...the TT's are a bit of a girl's car ;) ;D
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Spare a though for poor old Chappers, who had to drive my beautiful VW bug back to mine the other day when I went to collect the bike...lovely green girlie car complete with flowers in the dash!! Ooomph suits you sir! ;D ;D

Roxy x

This man needs some counselling immediately!!