Wave at Scooters??

[Watevaman]

 (not trying to derail here, but it came up eh?)

I'm also for people wearing what they want, but it's a different case when you have a kid on the back. I guarantee if I ever take my niece out on the back of a bike it's gonna be full face, leather jacket, gloves, and boots. It's irresponsible to put a kid in danger in the way it's pictured in that photo.

[slipperymongoose]

The only thing that sucks about putting your kid on a bike is their gear lasts a year if your lucky cause the little darlings keep outgrowing it.

[BassWoW]

The only thing that sucks about putting your kid on a bike is their gear lasts a year if your lucky cause the little darlings keep outgrowing it.

True.

I want to hear about the people that flip mopeds and scooters off...it seems no one does.. c'mon

[Higgins13]

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On Topic: I currently ride a scooter (Genuine Blur SS220i) and so does my mom (Honda Reflex).

On her Reflex, she gets waves constantly. The Reflex is like a maxi-scoot so it mostly looks like a motorcycle from the front. My Blur does not. I've gotten a random wave or head nod, but usually not. I don't wave back to anyone, but instead incline my head towards them. I'm still too green to be taking my hand off the handlebars.

When I do finally get my motorcycle, I already have my wave conditions planned out (once I feel safe enough to) and here they are:

Scoot or Motorcycle, don't care.
I see the 2 wheeler coming at me and the rider is wearing a helmet? Wave
I see the 2 wheeler coming at me and the rider is not wearing a helmet of any kind (and most likely no other proper gear)? Nope

I plan on waving to people who aren't retards, regardless of their bike of choice.
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Is there no helmet law where your from?

[Tristik]

Nope. No helmet law in Wisconsin. Eye protection only required.

[Higgins13]

Nope. No helmet law in Wisconsin. Eye protection only required.

Bizarre. Helmets are required in Ontario. Step fine for not having one too. Officers also have the authority to inspect helmets and bikes here at any time

[ohgood]

the most fun i've had on two wheels is dualsporting. the most fun i've had commuting is on a scooter.

250cc's of fuel injected, twist-n-go, 20-pack-AND-STEAKS-storage-under-seat, 90mph top speed (omg slowww!), 80mpg .....





scooter. i'm looking into replacing my 'maxi' hyosung 250 with a supermaxi (omg feminine reference !) yamaha majesty 400. don't need the power, it has more stealth-camping storage under the seat, and clears knobbies better 

[Funderb]

clears knobbies better

hahahahaha, if you're referring to seagrams, i haven't heard it called knobby in forever.

As a long time backpacker, packing for a ride to some place kind of came naturally. I find that I can pack all I need in a backpack, and strap it to the passenger seat, off I go. Now, I'm sure a scoot would be better, maybe more comfortable.

my take OT: I wave to scooters. Where I'm from, scoots are usually captained by rather vapid, (but deservedly so) attractive, young, sorority women. so, yes, I wave, often.

I agree with tristik, i don't wave at people who don't wear helmets, especially on sportbikes. No use making friends with someone who's likely going to be dead soon.

[Suzuki Stevo]

2 things.

1st, man Steve, I understand they are your kids and so forth, and hey your an adult so wear what you want. But you never know what is going to happen. Have you seen the videos of a deer coming out of the woods while the rider is going 70MPH? All I can say is 35 years of crash free driving doesn't mean tomorrow you won't get T boned. I had a close friend lose her father in a bike accident and she lost part of her jaw because of skull cap helmets. If you say "that won't happen" then I pray you stay as lucky as you have been.

2nd Screw scooters... the new ones look like CBRs with the dual lights and are so fast I can't flip them off fast enough halfway through the wave...

Both my daughters are old enough now they don't hang with dad anymore....they both survived our times on two wheels togther. I do understand what your saying 

[crzydood17]

2 things.

1st, man Steve, I understand they are your kids and so forth, and hey your an adult so wear what you want. But you never know what is going to happen. Have you seen the videos of a deer coming out of the woods while the rider is going 70MPH? All I can say is 35 years of crash free driving doesn't mean tomorrow you won't get T boned. I had a close friend lose her father in a bike accident and she lost part of her jaw because of skull cap helmets. If you say "that won't happen" then I pray you stay as lucky as you have been.

2nd Screw scooters... the new ones look like CBRs with the dual lights and are so fast I can't flip them off fast enough halfway through the wave...

Both my daughters are old enough now they don't hang with dad anymore....they both survived our times on two wheels togther. I do understand what your saying 

My statement was a attempt to counter any thought that riding with skull caps was okay for children, riding with children in the first place is incredibly dangerous and probably should not be done on any sort of a regular basis but providing sub standard protection is a serious problem, any statement to the contrary should not stand.

Also statements like "I have rode for 35 years accident free" are problematic to say too. The statistics are the statistics but outliers exist. I hope you ride for another 35 accident free but please don't ever give someone the idea that riding is safe. This is one of the most dangerous things humans can do. We offer ourselves virtually unprotected up against some of the biggest moving things that the average human deals with. We risk it for the thrill of the ride and the love of the adventure but its still not in any way a safe thing to do. The second you think your invulnerable or safe is the second you have turned from in danger to reckless.

I hope that anyone who reads this understands my plea, that we need to never be complacent with ourselves on a bike, and that we need to strive daily to improve our skills.

[Suzuki Stevo]

My statement was a attempt to counter any thought that riding with skull caps was okay for children, riding with children in the first place is incredibly dangerous and probably should not be done on any sort of a regular basis but providing sub standard protection is a serious problem, any statement to the contrary should not stand.

Also statements like "I have rode for 35 years accident free" are problematic to say too. The statistics are the statistics but outliers exist. I hope you ride for another 35 accident free but please don't ever give someone the idea that riding is safe. This is one of the most dangerous things humans can do. We offer ourselves virtually unprotected up against some of the biggest moving things that the average human deals with. We risk it for the thrill of the ride and the love of the adventure but its still not in any way a safe thing to do. The second you think your invulnerable or safe is the second you have turned from in danger to reckless.

I hope that anyone who reads this understands my plea, that we need to never be complacent with ourselves on a bike, and that we need to strive daily to improve our skills.

Dude...I gave you the "cheers" emoticon, let it go/

[crzydood17]

 

[Higgins13]

Today I saw a little red scooter with a pirate flag flying on the back. No plates or signals driving down middle of road.

[crzydood17]

Today I saw a little red scooter with a pirate flag flying on the back. No plates or signals driving down middle of road.

I wouldn't know if I should wave for the awesome pirate flag... or kick it over for being a dbag...

[Higgins13]

Today I saw a little red scooter with a pirate flag flying on the back. No plates or signals driving down middle of road.

I wouldn't know if I should wave for the awesome pirate flag... or kick it over for being a dbag...

I planes to take a pick when he parked but he rode through the drive through!

[yamahonkawazuki]

Today I saw a little red scooter with a pirate flag flying on the back. No plates or signals driving down middle of road.

were you hoping it would stopp so you could put a sticker on it saying " my other bike is a schwinn"?
I wouldn't know if I should wave for the awesome pirate flag... or kick it over for being a dbag...

I planes to take a pick when he parked but he rode through the drive through!

[iclrag]

It depends on the scooter, the new ones that look like motorcycles bug me, every person i know who rides one is an arrogant D-bag who claims motorcycles are deathtraps but their precious scooter somehow isnt?

Now for those 50-125cc retro scooters... i used to ride one (my mom refused to let my get my motorcycle liscense) so i will wave to someone on those who looks like they are having fun, after all its all about being on the road! plus it's, much more fun to ride a slow bike fast than a fast bike slow

I've been flipped off once and it was by a bike who apparently didnt like my bike i guess, so i flipped him off and the rest of his group waved to me lol i waved to them as well.

on a side note, hows the brain bucket on a sport bike? i always thought it looked wierd having a half helmet on a sport bike, but thats probably cause sport bikes tend to cause problems 

[Suzuki Stevo]

i always thought it looked wierd having a half helmet on a sport bike, but thats probably cause sport bikes tend to cause problems 

Lemme fix that fer ya... 

riders of sport bikes tend to cause their own problems

[Higgins13]

on a side note, hows the brain bucket on a sport bike? i always thought it looked wierd having a half helmet on a sport bike, but thats probably cause sport bikes tend to cause problems 

Sports bikes cause problems? thats like saying all cruiser riders are fat, slow, 1%er biker gang members

[iclrag]

i always thought it looked wierd having a half helmet on a sport bike, but thats probably cause sport bikes tend to cause problems 

Lemme fix that fer ya... 

riders of sport bikes tend to cause their own problems

Yeah, pretty much

on a side note, hows the brain bucket on a sport bike? i always thought it looked wierd having a half helmet on a sport bike, but thats probably cause sport bikes tend to cause problems 

Sports bikes cause problems? thats like saying all cruiser riders are fat, slow, 1%er biker gang members

that was actually intended as a joke. and 1%er's tend not to be fat / slow, just sayin.