Rider acknowledgment etiquette

[MalMember]

After doing the two day motard ride and spending some on more populated roads, I have found that road riders have all sorts of ways to acknowledge the rider coming the other way.

Now most of us in the bush will put a hand up showing the number of fingers to indicate the number of riders behind. This is a good thing and most trail riders accept and appreciate this form of communication.
My issue is that road riders have many types/style of waves. TB enjoyed the motard run and used his vast array of waves to see what type of acknowledgment he would get. He just fail to care for us riders behind him when he would give the big open hand, arm over the head wave to bikkies with their face scraper helmets and hankies wrapped around the face tough look. I’m sure they had a shotgun stashed somewhere.

Anyway what is the etiquette? On Australia day Donna and I had just about every type of acknowledgment.

Here is a list of what we have seen.
-Lift one or two fingers from the clutch hand
-Just lift the left hand off the bars showing an open hand
-Same as above but with a slight twist of the hand. This sometimes accompanies the nod of the helmet as well.
-The left hand up to about shoulder height and arm slightly bent and maybe a small waving action.
-Left hand up over the head waving violently with a big open hand like a drunken guy at the cricket. This seems to be TBs favourite.
-The nod of the helemet. Can be straight up and down or with a slight twist to the right or left.

Donna and I think that the helmet nod with a twist to the left is used by men that fancy each other. Just our observation, it’s not proven.

I want to get this road riding etiquette correct. I know what TB thinks I should do but I haven’t been instructed on the official BMW wave yet. I’m hoping for that at the first service.

[GregMember]

I reckon the drunk gay wave is best for all tough bikers on their oil leaking air compressors as they need it as they seem so cranky with the world :laugh:

Yes on the motard ride it was the who can I get to wave which Mal you have to admit was funny

What about the wombat thing at the pet shop now that was funny :laugh: :laugh: Whats the etiquette for that mate

TB

[MalMember]

Trailboss wrote:

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I reckon the drunk gay wave is best for all tough bikers on their oil leaking air compressors as they need it as they seem so cranky with the world :laugh:

Yes on the motard ride it was the who can I get to wave which Mal you have to admit was funny
I had tears of laughter inside my helmet a few times. They would look over their shoulder at you and then look at me and I would shake my head. The air compressor bone heads were the funniest
What about the wombat thing at the pet shop now that was funny :laugh: :laugh: Whats the etiquette for that mate
I wished we stooped for a photo now. I just spilled my beer with the image of you and him having a waving moment together. Absolute gold it was.

TB

[Aaron WildeMember]

After riding a KH100 and GN250 on the road nobody would wave so in this situation the over the head wave works best. A full face helmet with tinted visor is compulsory with this combination. Funny that about the nod and turn to the left, while on an RGV 250 i would revert to that :unsure: Must be something about the bike that made me revert to such suspect behaviour.

[glennMember]

the best way to get the attention of the flat black open face hanky wearing, really loud twin cylinder bike riders is just as their about to pass by you, stick your middle finger proudly in the upward position with the palm of your hand facing you and then immediatly be glad your steed isnt in motard form and head for the closest sweet tight single you know of.

:woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:

[simon burkeMember]

i mooned a bloke once doing 100 km,not easy with jeans and a belt on……but worth it

[MalMember]

BOLLOCKS wrote:

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i mooned a bloke once doing 100 km,not easy with jeans and a belt on……but worth it

What bike were riding Bol????

[timMember]

I may be wrong but dosen’t the Queen use the official BMW wave

sorry i’m just jelous

[simon burkeMember]

it was a long time ago,it was a honda 650 or xt or something…it was black any way…..long story but my mate pulled up on the side of the road and i was riding with another mate …who was behind me…poor bugger…and it seemed like a great idea at the time :unsure: …so i mooned him as i hooned past…tar road infront of the Dungowan pub…naughty :blush:

[MalMember]

BOLLOCKS wrote:

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it was a long time ago,it was a honda 650 or xt or something…it was black any way…..long story but my mate pulled up on the side of the road and i was riding with another mate …who was behind me…poor bugger…and it seemed like a great idea at the time :unsure: …so i mooned him as i hooned past…tar road infront of the Dungowan pub…naughty :blush:

aahh them were the days when you could moon you mates and not be called gay.

[MalMember]

Boony wrote:

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the best way to get the attention of the flat black open face hanky wearing, really loud twin cylinder bike riders is just as their about to pass by you, stick your middle finger proudly in the upward position with the palm of your hand facing you and then immediatly be glad your steed isnt in motard form and head for the closest sweet tight single you know of.

:woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:

I was waiting for TB to do this and ride off leaving me to say “I don’t know him” :whistle:

[glennMember]

its a good party trick until you open the throttle and thats when you realise you didnt turn the tap off reserve when you fueled up last

[GregMember]

Moto mooned Boulder and I once between Hillend and Sofala remember Boulder he had just been overseas and reckon he had been biten true story it was wrong

boulder wrote:

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Moto while the docs looking at your thumb,get him to take a look at those red scabby things on your arse, TB got a close up of them and said they looked very infected.

TB

[PaulMember]

Actually I have seen that left hand over head wave before and I think I vote for that.

Mal, what about those old blokes we passed going up the twisties at Mooney Creek, did you give them a wave?
How slow were they?

No offence intended to any potential Old Bulls

[MalMember]

Yeah beemer I like the hand over the head too. It sort of says the rider is enjoying his day and wants share it with a big wave. :laugh:

I wasn’t going to wave to any of then slower guys at Mooney Creek, TB had already given then ‘the look’ so I kept my head down.

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