Do You Nod?

Do you nod to other bikers?

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Shaney_G said:
With the seating positions of some of the cruisers out there, it's already like you're sitting in a car, lol.
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hmm.. sounds interesting.
A big ass harley with a steering wheel.
Then again, a chopper without its too high and too width steer isn't really a "though" bike.
 
I acknowledge every rider I see. 90% of the time its with a wave, but if Im turning or need to keep both hands on the bars I give a head nod.
 
So just to clarify things for myself, do you folks over there in England typically just nod at other riders and not wave? I've been curious about this for a while since if you guys waved at each other you'd have to take your hand off of the throttle.
 
Shaney_G said:
So just to clarify things for myself, do you folks over there in England typically just nod at other riders and not wave? I've been curious about this for a while since if you guys waved at each other you'd have to take your hand off of the throttle.
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General practice is a nod. I have come across a leg wave when I let a biker past but have never had a wave. I may have to re-explore this in a future vlog.....
 
PistonVlog said:
General practice is a nod. I have come across a leg wave when I let a biker past but have never had a wave. I may have to re-explore this in a future vlog.....
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Interesting. Ya the general practice here in the US is the left hand held out to the side giving a peace sign.
 
Lurch said:
We ride faster, we need to hold on ;)
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You do have some insane speeds on some roads.
Roads that would be maybe 50 km/h here are there 80 km/h and after a turn with zero visibilty a instant stopline followed by a very busy crossroad.

Normally I don't have to break that hard ;)
 
Many speed limits are too low where local authorities have got involved.

30mph (50kmh) is for built up areas
40mph (65kmh) is for extra urban where there are fewer turnings and no houses right on the roadside
50mph (80kmh) is for quicker roads, but have many hazards like frequent turns or between a motorway and city
60mph (100kmh) is the national speed limit for single carriageways. This limit is never signposted with a number, just a derestriction sign. It doesn't mean you can go at 60, it's a maximum, your speed should be dictated by the conditions and visibility. The country twisties are usually national speed limit, but can be very tight and narrow, and it's up to you to pick an appropriate speed.
70mph (112kmh) is for motorways and dual carriageways with a central dividing barrier. Most travel at 80mph on these roads (about 130kmh) as 70mph is rarely enforced. Over 85mph however may attract attention, especially if you're travelling notably faster than the flow of traffic or if you're being a pillock.
 
I know.

Had the pleasure of driving 10 days through England.

London is a deadly hell, other then that, beautiful roads and country side.
Specially if you get lost on purpose ;)
 
I nod if I am at a stop sign/red light and there is another biker in oncoming traffic or if I am unable to take my hand off the controls to give somebody the biker's hand gesture.
 
But I have found that people that ride cruisers in my area do not like to acknowledge sportbike riders which is a shame.
 
Spencer said:
But I have found that people that ride cruisers in my area do not like to acknowledge sportbike riders which is a shame.
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I have noticed a clear division between what bike you ride. I'm on a Honda Hornet and I would say......90% of sportsbike riders nod back, where as only probably 50% of cruisers nod back. Maybe if I was on a different bike that would be turned around? Almost like bike snobbery.
 
PistonVlog said:
I have noticed a clear division between what bike you ride. I'm on a Honda Hornet and I would say......90% of sportsbike riders nod back, where as only probably 50% of cruisers nod back. Maybe if I was on a different bike that would be turned around? Almost like bike snobbery.
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I've seen that here in the States, although that seems to be diminishing where I live. Back in the early 1990s when I started to ride, The Harley guys wouldn't wave or would even talk shit to someone riding a "rice burner", meaning especially sport bikes, but even cruisers if they were Japanese and even Ducatis, which are obviously not Japanese.

Sport bike riders mostly waved at sport bikes because they knew Harley guys didn't like them.

I rode a Harley back then but I learned on a Kawasaki 440ltd, borrowed from a friend who really knew how to ride, so I pretty much knew all that was bullshit.

Nowadays, I think there are so many new riders, a lot of them in their 40s and even 50s, riding so many different bikes that those old attitudes are going the way of the Dodo. Most of the guys who are old enough to remember why we hated the Japanese in the first place are getting too old to ride. Harleys are easy to get now, whereas in the 1990s, you had to be on a waiting list to get a specific model and color of HD.

These days I wave and get waved back by just about everyone, including guys in MCs who used to not wave at anyone. If you watch my vid "Meeting Cool Riders in Dallas", I exchange pleasantries with a guy on a HOG and a guy on a Suzuki. For me that's typical.
 
Same as most, I wave if I can, and nod when I can't wave. Why not just nod and do without the waving? Well, a wave is easier seen than a nod.

I am indifferent and wave to all types of motorcycles, except the smaller "kapchai" ones (below 200 cc), not because they are inferior, it's just that if I did then I'd be waving more than riding if you get what I mean. Kapchais are everywhere over here.
 
Here is a story of mine from a little while ago.

"Went out riding along the great ocean road with a newly licensed mate. He asked me to watch him and give home some advice.
Among a few other things I mentioned that not once did I see him nod or wave at a fellow rider and he should.
On the way back home I'm sitting at a set of lights with my mate next to me. I look across the road and there is a guy on a scooter waving at us. So I give him the bird. Only to look left and see my mate has started waving first.
Nearly broke my hand when I whacked him in the back of the helmet."
 
I wave when I can. If I am holding the clutch and the front brake I nod. I've had motorcycle police nod at me when I wave, but they never wave back... yet.
 
When I rode in Holland I did it all the time, no matter what type of bike they where riding. Even cops. I can't wait to start doing it in the states. Come ON bike money!
 
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