Wave at Scooters??

[Suzuki Stevo]

You are a disgusting man and I hope someone in authority knocks on your door and talks harshly to you. How dare you ride a vstrom with a child in a bike helmet.

I wish I could stop doing what I do...35 crashless years, that was hard,I guess the 1/2 helmets cooled my brain better than a full face??
But...I will admit the first ten years where a CrAsHfEsT!!!! 

[mitch79]

I have a couple of mates who ride scooters. One a retired gentleman, the other a rather attractive young lady Both have cars too. Funnily enough they ride for the same reasons I do. Sheer fun & enjoyment
So yes, I nod at scooter riders just as I do bikes.

[Suzuki Stevo]

I have a couple of mates who ride scooters. One a retired gentleman, the other a rather attractive young lady Both have cars too. Funnily enough they ride for the same reasons I do. Sheer fun & enjoyment
So yes, I nod at scooter riders just as I do bikes.

I ride to relax or.....the "Vulcan Mind Dump" as I like to call it. The CVT tranny is the wave of the future, it puts an engine at the proper Rpm [always] then the CVT just increases the ratio. I can twist the grip to 5800 Rpm at the top of an on ramp to I-5, at the bottom of the on ramp, still spooling 5800 Rpm....but doing 75 Mph, the overall ratio increases but the Rpm is always correct, even if your Rainman. Laugh at scooterz if you want (^not you^)....CVT will be in all cars soon. Very relaxing, especially if your looking for the "Vulcan Mind Dump"   

[007brendan]

It really depends.  When I was in high school and college, I had a Honda Elite 250 scooter, and bikers would wave to me all the time.  But then again, it was usually while cruising through the back roads of Delaware.  That situation is much different than running into a hipster on a Honda metro at a stoplight on the way to starbucks.

I wave to riders, and I'm not sure all scooters are riders.

[Suzuki Stevo]

It really depends.  When I was in high school and college, I had a Honda Elite 250 scooter, and bikers would wave to me all the time.  But then again, it was usually while cruising through the back roads of Delaware.  That situation is much different than running into a hipster on a Honda metro at a stoplight on the way to starbucks.

I wave to riders, and I'm not sure all scooters are riders.

Haven't I made it abundantly clear.....that assclown on a scooter can be a rider with many more years of experience than yourself, show some respect..wave 

EDIT: ^^Reading this today...I sound a bit like an assclown myself, sorry 

[Big Rich]

Stevo, you might appreciate this. Last year there was a group of us going from Pittsburgh to Birmingham. Since I had a truck and trailer full of stuff, I got to drive down. But 2 of my friends and an older gentleman they know wanted to ride down. My friends ride a GS750 and a BMW airhead - the older gentleman has a Burgman.

Once they got into Alabama, the guys on the GS and BMW nearly fell off their bikes and kissed the ground. The guy on the Burgman steps off, puts his gear away, walks around talking to everybody, etc. My friend on the GS said "If he could have a refueling jet fill up that Burgman on the highway, he would never stop riding until he arrives at his destination."

[Suzuki Stevo]

Yeah, having full frontal protection really makes a difference on long rides, so much that when it warms up the Burgman goes to the back row and I start riding something from the "Stevo Summer Collection"...GSX650F, Ninja, Wee Strom. If I had the room the GS500F would still be around, the Burgman is just a better bike for commuting, it was hard letting the GS go down the road.

EDIT: To get back on topic...I try and wave to everybody, even LEO's 

[ryott52]

SNIP........ I think I read the same one. And I do not wave at scooters or trikes.

The vast majority of guys that I've seen on trikes (Harley / Goldwing / whatever) are older riders that could have a hard time physically holding a bike up. There is 1 guy I work with that just bought a brand new Harley trike - he is on the verge of retirement and has been riding some type of two-wheeled motor bike for over 50 years. Just some food for thought.

As far as Can Am Spyders go, I wave at them as well. You just never know if it's some inexperienced rider on one, or maybe a wartime vet that can't ride a 2 wheeled cycle for whatever reason.

Most of the people I see around here (Northern Virginia) on trikes/can-ams are middle aged men with too much money who have no interest in learning to ride properly but want to say they have a bike. They tend to be the kind of person who rides only to bars or coffee shops so they can be seen riding something.

[mikeybikey82]

i can tell you the only other people i see on the road throughout the winter are guys on scooters.  funny, it gets a little rainy and all the harley guys and sport bike guys disappear.... but i still see the scooter guys.  so yes, i absolutely wave ever time i see a guy on anything with 2 wheels.
mikey

[Shaddow]

The HD riders I use to pass everyday learnt to at least nod, cause I nodded or waved everyday and eventually I brushed off on them. I noted on my last group ride before wrecking that only 2 other riders(out of 22) nodded to on coming bikes. I was disappointed but then most of the group I didn't even realise they knew what a bike was.

[CrownSeven]

I really don't care what someone is riding - cruiser, sport bike, scooter, moped - whatever.  If they wave, I'l wave back.   Anyone who's willing to risk the public roads full of blind cagers just to enjoy the ride 2 wheels can give gets my respect.

[mister]

I wave to bike LEOs. They usually wave back 

[codajastal]

I wave to bike LEOs. They usually wave back 

I wave to Moto Police as well. Had a few ignore me though?

[gsatterw]

I used to wave to scooters, but don't anymore, because they never wave back.

[Suzuki Stevo]

I used to wave to scooters, but don't anymore, because they never wave back.

I have noticed the same thing, even if I am on one of my smaller scootz, I thing this type of scooter rider falls into the Newbie, Noob, Newb category, because a true scooter enthusiast can wave with both hands mid corner! 







j/k on the last part

[bsheppar]

IMO anyone with the gonads to get on the road on anything with less than 4 wheels with all the "cell phone talking, i'm too lazy to check my blindspot crazy driving cagers" has my respect and a wave. (not including bicycles - hey i never said i was perfect) 

[yamahonkawazuki]

i wave because its rider courtesy. and its 2 wheels not 4 or more.

[crzydood17]

Ugh, that's another huge pet peave, bicycle helmets lol

Yeah....how dare anybody wear one of them things 

Look.....itz that same AssClown, looks like his daughter is older in this photo and survived the ride on the scooter without the proper gear 

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...

[Tristik]

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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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[BassWoW]

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...

Its your choice on how you ride...

I know people that wont even wear a helmet becuase of the fear of becoming a veggie after an accident...

Preferrably-I wear all my gear, gf has a helmet and boots... in all reality when I can afford to buy her some gear this year I will and she will be fully dressed as well..


Its your life/ Your choice but on the 2nd note...Some people I would wanna flip off!!