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TOJ wrote:
or was it curly hair and white teeth? No, looking back I think it was white hair and curly teeth!!:goofygrin::goofygrin::goofygrin:
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Funny, I have been a Winger since 1980 on and off, and I have never noticed a Jeep driver wave at me.:baffled::goofygrin::goofygrin:Oh, there was this one lass, blonde hair blue eyes.......
or was it curly hair and white teeth? No, looking back I think it was white hair and curly teeth!!:goofygrin::goofygrin::goofygrin:
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Hobie1 wrote:
Then again, he probably was very short sighted and didn't see any of your friendly gestures.
If bikers don't wave back, I mutter into my intercom, " and a hello to you too Sir" or words to that effect. It usually gets Helen the Viking laughing.
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Hobie1 wrote:
That made me laugh, I have a vision of the poor new Wing rider, just got his first bike, doesn't know about the waving thing, he's sitting there, probably watching for ladieees. All of a sudden some greasey biker swans by and waves at him!! Bemused, he probably thought, " I wonder if he's gay and is fancying me?" Next second he is getting the one didgit wave and he is now thinking, "Ok, just 'cause I have a newer wing, that gay rider is jelous, well $%^&* him too!!"
Then again, he probably was very short sighted and didn't see any of your friendly gestures.
If bikers don't wave back, I mutter into my intercom, " and a hello to you too Sir" or words to that effect. It usually gets Helen the Viking laughing.
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You probably account for 50% of the accidents in Oklahoma, if you go riding around in your kilt, waving at every one:goofygrin::goofygrin::goofygrin:Who is looking after the handle bars if you have one hand waving and the other holding the kilt down from your visor:baffled:
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Hobie1 wrote:
Maybe he was just in awe of your bike and wishing he had bought the same colour.
Seriously though ( and believe me that is difficult for me) over here I have found Wing riders to be particularly friendly, usually waving frantically, sometimes like a demented Buddha, but then I guess we don't see so many on a day to day basis as you guys might.
As I am too wide ( when on the bike) to move through some stationary traffic, I move over for other bikes and they nearly always give a little wave to thank me.
I am pleasantly surprised that cage drivers still tend to move over to let me pass in slow moving traffic, ok so you get the odd one who blatantly won't, but generally they still do. I always wave and thank them, I hoe it makes them even more bike aware and friendlier.
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Hobie1 wrote:
That explains why I need glasses, "lack of 02 blurs the vision"...... I have a '98. I will have a word with Helen the Viking , and explain, that if I buy an 02 my eyesight will improve.
Maybe he was just in awe of your bike and wishing he had bought the same colour.
Seriously though ( and believe me that is difficult for me) over here I have found Wing riders to be particularly friendly, usually waving frantically, sometimes like a demented Buddha, but then I guess we don't see so many on a day to day basis as you guys might.
As I am too wide ( when on the bike) to move through some stationary traffic, I move over for other bikes and they nearly always give a little wave to thank me.
I am pleasantly surprised that cage drivers still tend to move over to let me pass in slow moving traffic, ok so you get the odd one who blatantly won't, but generally they still do. I always wave and thank them, I hoe it makes them even more bike aware and friendlier.
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I have "trained" Helen the Viking, in the fine art of waving, as over here it seems that if you are riding two up, it is the passengers responsibility to ensure that waving has been carried out. Waving is no easy task as you will all know. I have explained to Her, that you don't just go waving willy nilly, like you are seeing family off from a visit.
I have detailed the short quick wave, low and close to the body that crotch rockets get, acknowledging that they are bikers, just the wrong kind of bike. Always direct wave and vision at the rider, no way will a crotch rocket passenger wave, or even see you, 'cause they are too busy hanging on for dear life with their knees up round their armpits and their arms gripping anything for purchase.
Then, there is the salute type wave, reserved for all other so called touring bikers, acknowledgment that they understand the principle of good motorcycling, just that they haven't chosen the right bike. This wave should have a tinge of friendliness, since they might one day come to their senses and move to a Wing.
Young riders, on small bikes, must receive a friendly wave, such as one might give ones own children, after all, they are all potential future Wingers.
Wing riders must receive the most enthusiastic of waves, high and wide, this demonstrates that, yes, I can do that too, without my arm getting ripped off by the wind. If it is known that the Winger is a member of the Steve Saunders Web Site, then any amount of enthusiasm may be used. Two arms are permissible, wild eyed silly grins are ok, even standing on the seat on one leg and revealing what you wear under your kilt is legal waving. In fact,I have shown Helen that any of the following are acceptable:
:jumper::goofygrin::clapper::cheeky1::shock:
:skipping::banana::cooler::bananas::band::toast::bowing::madeyes::blackstuff:
but never:
:thumpingmad::bash2::battle::blowingup::whinger::gunner::chopper::nospam::2finger:
those are all reserved for any A***hole that doesn't wave back.
Now obviously, all long term inmates, er Wing riders, will have completed the "passenger training" but I urge any Newbies to get straight on to it, so that the waving etiquette is maintained
Pete
I have "trained" Helen the Viking, in the fine art of waving, as over here it seems that if you are riding two up, it is the passengers responsibility to ensure that waving has been carried out. Waving is no easy task as you will all know. I have explained to Her, that you don't just go waving willy nilly, like you are seeing family off from a visit.
I have detailed the short quick wave, low and close to the body that crotch rockets get, acknowledging that they are bikers, just the wrong kind of bike. Always direct wave and vision at the rider, no way will a crotch rocket passenger wave, or even see you, 'cause they are too busy hanging on for dear life with their knees up round their armpits and their arms gripping anything for purchase.
Then, there is the salute type wave, reserved for all other so called touring bikers, acknowledgment that they understand the principle of good motorcycling, just that they haven't chosen the right bike. This wave should have a tinge of friendliness, since they might one day come to their senses and move to a Wing.
Young riders, on small bikes, must receive a friendly wave, such as one might give ones own children, after all, they are all potential future Wingers.
Wing riders must receive the most enthusiastic of waves, high and wide, this demonstrates that, yes, I can do that too, without my arm getting ripped off by the wind. If it is known that the Winger is a member of the Steve Saunders Web Site, then any amount of enthusiasm may be used. Two arms are permissible, wild eyed silly grins are ok, even standing on the seat on one leg and revealing what you wear under your kilt is legal waving. In fact,I have shown Helen that any of the following are acceptable:
:jumper::goofygrin::clapper::cheeky1::shock:
:skipping::banana::cooler::bananas::band::toast::bowing::madeyes::blackstuff:but never:
:thumpingmad::bash2::battle::blowingup::whinger::gunner::chopper::nospam::2finger:
those are all reserved for any A***hole that doesn't wave back.
Now obviously, all long term inmates, er Wing riders, will have completed the "passenger training" but I urge any Newbies to get straight on to it, so that the waving etiquette is maintained
Pete
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Had a really good experience with folks in Knoxville, started with a guy helping to show us how to get out of the airport and onto the right road for Townsend, up in the Smokies. Everyone, but everyone was so helpful and friendly. We probably wasted half our all too short time there just chatting to folks!!!
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Had a really good experience with folks in Knoxville, started with a guy helping to show us how to get out of the airport and onto the right road for Townsend, up in the Smokies. Everyone, but everyone was so helpful and friendly. We probably wasted half our all too short time there just chatting to folks!!!
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Well, it can be quite dangerous, if you are prone to long waving and then not putting your feet down , then you simply, fall off!! a particularly dangerous time would be whilst passing a gaggle of Wing riders. :waving::waving::waving::waving::waving::goofygrin:
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Sold my 1100 to a guy in Milton Keynes, so if you see a gray one around, give him a wave. Actually you will be looking for a black one, I think he was painting it last I spoke to him.
I finally got a wave from an old boy on a HD that has ignored my waves daily over the last week or two. My perseverance paid off.
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old horse wrote:
I wave to trike owners, I draw the line at Reliant Robins though!! Used to have one of those and they all waved at each other too.read all of this thread and you all say that you will wave to anything on two wheels,so thats why no one will wave or nod or as they do in europe waggle there leg at me as i ride a trike, be it a gw,ok i did get a gw rider nearly fall of his bike as he went the other way trying to see what it was i was riding but the only other ones to wave were a bunch of HD riders going to a hog bash we all stopped at the services and all came up to look ask questions and i found were very nice people..................strange that
Sold my 1100 to a guy in Milton Keynes, so if you see a gray one around, give him a wave. Actually you will be looking for a black one, I think he was painting it last I spoke to him.
I finally got a wave from an old boy on a HD that has ignored my waves daily over the last week or two. My perseverance paid off.
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