Motorcycle hand wave to scooters?

[RVertigo]

I wave at nearly all bikes, scooters, and bicycles...

To get a wave BACK from a scooter, you can't "bike wave" them...  You have to "scooter wave" them...

Scooter wave:  Hand up high (like you're signalling to go left: L) and hand flapping back and forth like you've just smashed your fingernail.

About 30% of the time, they'll wave back...


Most scooterists are too self-involved or too clueless to wave back...  Usually too busy trying to figure out if they know you.   

[CirclesCenter]

I wave at nearly all bikes, scooters, and bicycles...

To get a wave BACK from a scooter, you can't "bike wave" them...  You have to "scooter wave" them...

Scooter wave:  Hand up high (like you're signalling to go left: L) and hand flapping back and forth like you've just smashed your fingernail.

About 30% of the time, they'll wave back...


Most scooterists are too self-involved or too clueless to wave back...  Usually too busy trying to figure out if they know you.   

It just that such a large portion of people are @$$hole bikers that it generally startles the shaZam! out of them...

And getting a wave back is nice, but not required. It says something about someone who knows (i.e. Harley wannabe) but does not wave back.

[indywar360]

When I was a bicycle-only scrub Id ride out in industrial NW Portland and a Harley guy waved at me once. It tripped me out.

I actually didn't figure out the motorcycle wave until after I had the GS, I took it up to the hills over Portland.

"Hey, other motorcycles. Yay."

"Did that guy just... wave at me? no way... I'm just imagining things."

Eventually it became obvious there was a "motorcycle wave", after I had been an @$$hole and not waved back to like 5 other riders, even though I was only going like 35. And then it made me feel really good. 

[jdanna]

i still remember when i first started riding how scary it was the first time i tried the wave.

[rob1bike]

I ride my road bike(the kind you pedal) on long 60-90 mile rides out in the country, I'll get waves every now and again from harley guys. Ricerocket guys never wave, even had them buzz me before.

[jdanna]

I ride my road bike(the kind you pedal) on long 60-90 mile rides out in the country, I'll get waves every now and again from harley guys. Ricerocket guys never wave, even had them buzz me before.

i damn near shat myself one time coming down the right lane on connecticut ave when i thought some squid behind me was buzzing me.
i hear this WHIIIIIIIIIIIIRRRRRRRRR really load right next to me, i look over, and its some dude weedwhacking his yard. scared me shitless tho

[pandy]

i look over, and its some dude weedwhacking his yard. scared me shitless tho

[jdanna]

im serious, it sounded just like a GSX-R flying by at 90mph.
was one of the scariest things that has happened to me on 2 wheels yet.

[rob1bike]

The moment you've all waited for.....the gsxr weedwacker! Cut those ugly weeds with 110hp! Come stock with carbon yoshi can!


WEEEEEEEEN!

[fettcols]

  I bought my girlfriend a scooter.... She already knows the wave from riding with me... It's funny as hell... A little yellow buzzy thing beside me on either my harley or the gixxer.

We were in a parking lot about to ride home and I started my harley up and she was starting the scooter... She pressed the start button while it was running because she couldn't hear the motor over my bike lol

[pandy]

I bought my girlfriend a scooter.... She already knows the wave from riding with me... It's funny as hell... A little yellow buzzy thing beside me on either my harley or the gixxer.

[jdanna]

i rode one of these today: http://www.yamaha-motor.com/sport/products/modelhome/479/0/home.aspx

(after waving to the guy, he stopped and talked to me and let me take it around the block)

i would never buy one, but it was suprisingly fun.

[fettcols]

I bought my girlfriend a scooter.... She already knows the wave from riding with me... It's funny as hell... A little yellow buzzy thing beside me on either my harley or the gixxer.

Okay... here's one from a crapy phone...

[Susuki_Jah]

almost 100% of the people in VA that ride scooters outside the city llimits are riding them because they had to many DUI's we call them Drunk mobiles here. and I am not waving to some idiot who lost his license for drunk driving.   the city is a little different with all the college kids, but they are a whole different bread and wouldnt wave to a motorcyclist to save thier lives. Their lives revolve around vespas.