Non nodding Maroon 700 rider A27

[angelo]

Is he the guy with the welded neck!

[Tony Varadero]

, I just usually mutter under my breath "miserable sod"!

!

way too polite...

[ADE THE BLADE]

way too polite...

. i`m with you mate.

[alpslapper]

I hope he sees this, but I doubt he's a member.' annnnnd breathe

Jeeezzz I never knew it was such a big deal to you - I'll nod back tomorrow ok

I always nod - but never at scooters. I'm prejudiced

[davsato]

i pass loads of riders on the way to work, most larger bike riders nod, commuter and scooter riders dont because they arent bikers. it doesnt bother me, i cant believe your wound up enough to write about it

[steinberg]

it doesnt bother me, i cant believe your wound up enough to write about it

+1 - that's my view too and I'd say, in the nicest possible way, please get over it!! Everyone's different, some nod, some wave, some don't, does it really matter? I used to 'wave' by raising my 4 fingers off the throttle but soon realised no-one could see due to the bike's big brush guard; so now I nod when feeling so inclined. The most enthusiast wavers I know were Fiat Multipla owners (particularly of the old 'bullfrog' model).

[pdsquire]

Speaking personally, I'm not wound up about it but I regard motorcycling as an activity which contributes positively to the amount of jolliness in the World. Accordingly it gladdens my heart to see riders confirm that view by nodding and waving, and I am slightly disappointed when they don't.

[Kjell Lindberg]

If I'm passing a group I extend the fingers on my hand whilst still keeping control, 90% acknowlege back, I think though it used to be a courier thing when nodding wasn't helpful when you were riding at speed trying to talk into a radio at the same time

I'm only extending one finger, and to make it more visual, I use the middle one.

I get 99% acknowlege, and I even had some following me around town until I managed to loose them off.

Funny thing this, this topic comes up here in Sweden also, and it has been poping up since I startet riding. I know it sometimes is discussed in Germany too.

I have found that there are four types of Motorcyclists:
Those that lean forward while riding,
Those that sit up while riding,
Those that lean backwards while riding,
and finally, those that stand up while driving.

I salute the latter ones

//Kjell

[davsato]

Speaking personally, I'm not wound up about it but I regard motorcycling as an activity which contributes positively to the amount of jolliness in the World. Accordingly it gladdens my heart to see riders confirm that view by nodding and waving, and I am slightly disappointed when they don't.

i agree but there are lots of reasons not to nod, they might not be being tossers. helmets are heavy, they might not have the bikers bull neck to nod with, they might be concentrating on whats coming up, might not even have seen you (worryingly), they may have nodded and you havent seen them, and some peoples idea of a nod/wave can look like a nervous tic and you wonder if they are saying hello or having a stroke.
when commuting its dead going my way but very busy going the other, so if a guy doesnt nod me im not bothered, i would rather they payed attention to filtering past the sleeping drivers eating their breakfast and applying their makeup on the way to work.
when out for a leisure ride you just dont get the scooters and small bikes, and every bike i pass nods or waves, even plod. (i wonder if bike paramedics get annoyed at folks ignoring them because they think their coppers?)
i think the french foot is a better idea, except in UK it hurts me because i have a gammy right hip and if i stick it out im guaranteed a massive thigh cramp. the "hi5" handshake is also good but again doesnt work too well in UK because if there is a long line of bikes passing you will slow down and stall!
and its funny on the continent to see each style of bike or scoot will say hi, but in their own different way, from tourers' enthusiastic sesame street crazy wave to the supersports "if i must" two fingers off the clutch.

[Lumiya]

Speaking personally, I'm not wound up about it but I regard motorcycling as an activity which contributes positively to the amount of jolliness in the World. Accordingly it gladdens my heart to see riders confirm that view by nodding and waving, and I am slightly disappointed when they don't.

Where as I personally see motorcycling as a very personal freedom, I tend to ride round more at night when the roads are free, when there's no other motorcyclists trying to race me and that's when I feel the most freedom. Personally I don't go to the meets as I've done it all before many years ago, I've rode the bulldog I've done the touring, I've worked on a bike for 12+ hours a day and I've daily commuted through the streets of London. If another biker waves at me I sometimes nod/wave back if I'm in the mood and only if traffic/road conditions permit and never a nod and never taking my hands off the bars..