Modern Vespa

Okay, when I got my GT200 2004 model I was the only one in Pensacola on one. If you saw anyone on a scooter it was a rare sight. Everyone waved, even the big harley guys.

Now there are scooters all over the place and hardly anyone does the bike wave. Not even other scooters. What's up with that?

Personally, if there's a lot of bikes around, I fit into that category of folks who's much more likely to wave if the bike coming at me is similar to my own (for the longest time, that meant anything with a legshield). That's mostly in the city, though. I don't tend to wave much in the city, there's just too much else to pay attention to.

Out on the open road, I'll wave to anyone on 2 wheels that I think might have half a chance of seeing me. If someone waves to me, I'll wave back regardless of what type of road I'm on, if I'm able to at the time.

"desensitized"

Went on a group ride this sunday (26 deep!), got waves from every harley rider but one who rode past us, and some sports bikers popped wheelies as a greeting.

I don't care what you're riding...I wave at bicyclists

It was a beautiful ride by the way.

I two finger peace sign to other Modern Vespas, motorbike riders in full safety gear and anyone that acknowledges me.

I noticed guys riding in shorts and Tshirts, either on scooters or motorbikes dont acknowledge me.
I avoid eye contact with Hard Core Bikers (ie outlaw types) unless they talk first. Theres no way to know if they are going to friendly or aggressive, thats not to say they are all bad guys, but you just dont know.

Manny

I venture to say that 95% of those "Hard Core Bikers" just enjoy the Harley-Davidson image -- they're probably doctors, dentists, accountants, etc. -- the "hard core" image is more of a freedom from the doldrums of their day-to-day lives than anything else... The very same reason we ride scooters.

There's room on the road for everyone -- except for SQUIDS popping wheelies, but they'll fall at some point and learn. Or, drop their girlfriends off the back: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jI7gk9GnGiQ

Marcster, Im not reffering to weekend warrior HD riders or the daily HD riders , Im reffering to Outlaw biker gangs (im not even going to post club names), those are the ones Im speaking of, they are ones that kill people. Those I avoid all together. Now if they are friendly, I respond in kind. I would guess that not all of them are bad guys, I dont want to stereotype them, but I dont want to test my luck.

I agree there enough room for us all on the road. Even the "Squids" and "Gangster Bikers".

Manny

I wave if they wave! sometimes im not paying attention and will miss the wave...

An occasional head nod...

I wave.

I never know if I'll be the guy on the side of the highway needing a hand. Stay friends with all.

How many of these threads must be started?
I'm sad because no one waves at me

Could a moderator make the word "wave" a trigger word like p.ie and g.un are?

When I commute and meet other two-wheelers in the city, they are very likely also communting. For some reason, when you commute, it is not a fun or pride ride. Nobody waves.

Full contrast last Sunday. I was off and rode the GTS through biker canyons. Almost all bikes waved at me first. I missed the first few, I didn't expect it. It was a difference like night and day.

javascript:emoticon('')The wave. Gay or not not gay?
Gay. Totally gay and totally annoying.
I'm a biker, you're a biker. Let's
wave to each other. Were you people never
hugged by your parents? Do you just crave
any sort of human contact? Let's wave at dogs,
mail boxes, horse shoe players, mimes, republicans,
barkeeps, bankers, baseball card collectors,
endangered species, people from western Montana
and dwarves.

Who couldn't use a really good wave?
It means that I love you because you
aren't a car.

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I'll admit that the wave gets on my nerves occasionally.

Less coffee, please!

"Annoying"? You mean like your post? Yeah, kind of how like I'll admit that calling things you don't like "gay" makes one look juvenile.

I think he meant "ghey" which is French for shallow and pedantic. I don't think he meant any harm by it, honest.

I was waiting for someone to say something.

Ah, and now someone has lost their sense of humor

My brotha, try to reframe from making gay comments, a lot of good people on this site are gay. We try to not offend people here.

Manny

My brotha, try to reframe from making gay comments, a lot of good people on this site are gay. We try to not offend people here.

Manny[/quote]

I'm not saying gay as in sexual preference. I'm saying gay as in,
1. having or showing a merry, lively mood: gay spirits; gay music.
2. bright or showy: gay colors; gay ornaments.
3. given to or abounding in social or other pleasures: a gay social season.

That gay.
On summer weekends when I know there will be a lot of riders out I hire a
student to sit on the back of the bike and do the wave for me.

[quote="SiberTater"] I like it when others return my wave because it means they are paying attention to their surroundings and are aware of my presence on the road.

Sometimes when I "wave" I am really pointing and laughing, but you can't tell w/ a ff helmet.

I try to wave but sometimes i get caught up in making sure I don't et run over by a dump truck.

The Antonym of gay is joyless.

Regards
Harvey

I don't understand why scooterati are so scared of harley guys. Are they intimidated by most people they meet? Why does the fact they ride a harley mean they are going to kick your ass for no provocation?

One of my best friends is a harley guy who looks the part, but he's the nicest guy you've ever met. When we stop together, I get the random 'hello's while they just kinda look nervous around him, even though I'm much more likely to be a dick than he is.

Sorry, I'll get off my soapbox now. I guess what I'm trying to say is don't be intimidated by shit. Be confident.

Practice. It becomes second nature.

I find most riders wave at my MP3 other than those on sport bikes. However I was in Asheville, NC a few weeks ago. Motorcyclists all waved. There were plenty of scooters around but almost none would return my wave?

Went for my first ride outside of my neighborhood last Sunday. The first scooter I saw beeped his horn at me. After struggling to find my horn button, I beeped him. Problem is - mine is the factory one! No way he could have heard me on 35-40 mph street. So, a lost cause.

The rest of the scooter riders I've seen during my ride would nod with their helmets. I found that much easier and would respond in kind. I find that more to my liking for now.

I haven't seen anyone wave at me yet. Being a new rider, I can't see myself waving unless I'm at a stop. Maybe it would be different if I drove an automatic? Eh, whatever...

Just saying the rider might respond differently (or indifferently!) to the wave.

"The Antonym of gay is joyless."

Oh Canada. our home and joyless land.

Less coffee, please![/quote]

Thank you for recognizing I was on a rant instead of a diatribe.

The wave mystifies me, especially at 60 mph, going around a curve
and being passed by a semi. I mean, I'm glad we all ride Vespas and Harley's and unicycles or whatever we ride but do we really have to celebrate our independence at every turn?

Apologies if I offended anyone with misinterpreted language earlier.

I don't speak for the other gays. I'm a bad gay, I've been told that many times. I even say, "That is so GAY..." Apparently they're hunting for me now, because they want to take back my toaster oven. Come get it, bishes.

However...if someone waves at me and I can't wave back, I will try to honk. Usually I get all excited and I accidently turn on my left turn-signal.