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07-05-2009, 03:56 PM
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| Endorsed Joined: Jan 2009 From: Kingston, WA I Ride: 2007 Honda Rebel (for sale), 2005 Suzuki C50 | Quit Waving to Me Lol'd when I saw this on CL. http://seattle.craigslist.org/skc/mcy/1254816261.html QUIT WAVING TO ME (ON THE ROAD) Reply to: sale-gkymy-1254816261@craigslist.org [Errors when replying to ads?] Date: 2009-07-05, 3:34PM PDT Back in the 50s and 60s, there weren't a lot of motorcycles, both being manufactured and being ridden. When you came upon another rider, it was a rarity, almost a special thing, a person with the mechanical ability to keep the old bikes on the road, a desire to ride in all types of weather, a true biker, and you acknowleged it, you waved. Now here we are today with our boutique Harley shops, thousands of new newbys, most who couldn't change their own oil or much else, and a situation where you can't go two blocks on a nice day without some guy on a bike waving. I'm tired of it! Call me an asshole, but I'm done! Wave your ass off- I'm not waving!!!!! There, now that felt better- you all have a wonderful day Location: ON THE ROAD it's NOT ok to contact this poster with services or other commercial interests PostingID: 1254816261 Last edited by MaytagRepairman; 07-05-2009 at 03:57 PM.. Reason: Adding the actual text of the ad. |
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07-05-2009, 04:02 PM
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| Training Wheels Joined: May 2009 From: Richland, WA I Ride: 2006 R6 Raven | I'm usually in a good mood when I ride so when someone waves to me I wave back. Then I think that there are so few people that will even acknowledge that you exist when you walk by them, much less smile, say hi or God forbid wave at you. Holy Crap the world is coming to an end!!! |
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07-05-2009, 04:22 PM
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| Endorsed Joined: Jan 2009 From: Kingston, WA I Ride: 2007 Honda Rebel (for sale), 2005 Suzuki C50 | Just saw another one LOL: http://seattle.craigslist.org/kit/mcy/1254851294.html RE: Quit waving to me (What A Punk) Reply to: sale-c9gyc-1254851294@craigslist.org [Errors when replying to ads?] Date: 2009-07-05, 4:00PM PDT First off, why don't try your little cry baby session in the discussion section where it belongs. People are trying to sell & buy here and you're wasting space. Second, nobody cares if you wave or not. Those of us that do wave are just showing respect because we share a love for the road and for being on two wheels. I tell you what, instead of being such a PUSSY ( real men speak up, face to face) why don't you pull up next to ANY of us on the road and tell us in person how much a "wave" bothers you and I guarantee the you'll figure out where you can stick it. What a sad life you must live. Location: What A Punk it's NOT ok to contact this poster with services or other commercial interests PostingID: 1254851294 |
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07-05-2009, 04:29 PM
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| Mr. 500,000  Joined: Dec 2006 From: Portland I Ride: VTX | the d00d will be sitting on his couch with a beer gut, begging for a bit of tail from the wife once a year, driving the minivan to work when his wife lets him, telling stories about how "fast he was" when he was a kid by the time he is 30 Last edited by Shrek X; 07-05-2009 at 04:49 PM.. |
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07-05-2009, 05:09 PM
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| Pit Crew Joined: May 2009 From: Fairwood, WA I Ride: SV650SF 08 | 
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07-05-2009, 07:02 PM
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| Pit Crew Joined: Jul 2009 From: Beaverton I Ride: Harley FLHT | Perhaps he would prefer a one finger wave instead? Hell, I wave to scooter riders, I don't care what you ride or weather you can fix it or not, your on two wheels, and we need more of us on the road. |
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07-05-2009, 07:14 PM
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| Superbiker Joined: Apr 2008 From: Bowels of Hell I Ride: white & nerdy. |
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07-05-2009, 07:33 PM
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| Training Wheels Joined: May 2009 From: Wenatchee I Ride: 07 Ducati ST3; | Waving is not just about saying hi or showing respect. It also makes the other vehicles who don't know better think we are all in the same group. That way they will think twice about cutting you off! It is a good way to get other people besides motorcyce riders to notice you. Better than those BLINKY lights. . . but that is my peev and could be started in another thread. Bottom line if someone wants to wave great, if not, that is their choice. MANY more worthwhile things to get irritated about! Oh and I second the earlier:  |
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07-05-2009, 10:04 PM
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| Moderator  Joined: Jul 2005 From: Lynnwood I Ride: 2002 Honda Rebel; 2005 Kawasaki Ninja 500 | He's got a point. It is kinda meaningless these days. (I do it anyways cause it doesn't feel polite otherwise but really, it is kinda meaningless these days. It is kinda like when my parents bought a Saab back in '82 they were not common cars so if you saw another one you flashed your lights cause, hey, how often do you see some one else with a Saab. Then they got really popular and you saw them everywhere. Then that stopped cause, well, you see saabs all the time, it's not all that unique to see some one else on a Saab *shrug*). Last edited by Tigress; 07-05-2009 at 10:07 PM.. |
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07-05-2009, 10:57 PM
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| MotoGP Contender Joined: Sep 2006 From: protesting at the mall I Ride: faster than I should, but slower than you. | Plenty of meaning in it for me still. On my daily commute I'm not a wave at every rider on the road...especially on I-5, but when i'm out on a long ride and see a rider out in BFE with me it's an acknowledgment we're both sharing the same existence, on that road away from the rest of civilization. |
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07-05-2009, 11:18 PM
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| MotoGP Champion Joined: Jul 2006 From: Pullman, WA I Ride: '73 CB350F, '86 VFR750F, '00 Aprilia RS250, '04 Aprilia RSV1000 R Factory, '04 Aprilia RSV1000 R Factory, '07 Vstar 1100 Classic |
I'm guessing the CL dood is a city dweller who had his soul sucked away many years ago. Sad, really. Thats part of why I left. | |
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07-05-2009, 11:35 PM
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| MotoGP Contender Joined: Sep 2006 From: protesting at the mall I Ride: faster than I should, but slower than you. | To be fair...it's more important for me to be paying attention to the morning rush hour traffice than it is to be looking at the other side of the freeway for other riders. Not really has anything to do with souls being sucked out of anyone. |
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07-05-2009, 11:47 PM
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| MotoGP Champion Joined: Apr 2007 From: soap lake wa. I Ride: 00kaw12r, 97 tls1000, 96gsxr1260 turbo freakshow, kz1300gt, 88gsxr1100, 86gsxr750, 82gsx1100ez, 79kz1300, 75 ducati750gts, 72 gt550 cafe | G wilikers... them HD guys wave to me down the vantage freeway... it's split and there 100+yrds between us... I'll bet there jabber boxes too... Them scooter guys APPRECIATE a wave... bwhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahaaaa!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! FREE and clean, Ripp'n |
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07-05-2009, 11:51 PM
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| WMRRA Qualifier Joined: Jan 2008 From: Warrenton, Oregon I Ride: 2004 Yamaha R1 | When I'm driving my lowered GMC truck, I wave to other lowered trucks. When I'm flying a helicopter at work, I wave to other helicopters. Usually they're too far away for me to see the other pilot wave back, so I don't know if they like it or not. And, of course when I'm on two wheels, I wave at everyone else on two wheels. I'm just too friendly. |
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07-06-2009, 12:28 AM
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| Superbiker | I'm near giving up on waving at bikes here in WA, of all the bikes I've passed and waved to since we've move dhere I've had maybe two or three wave back to me, and of the three 2 of the waves were from the exact same Buell on the exact same strech of 3 between the Hood Canal bridge and Paulsbo. Seriously I'm convinced that 90% of the people on bikes on the roads around here are either lazy, or assholes. |
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Heres 2 waves for ya jerk off | ||
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07-06-2009, 04:56 AM
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| MotoGP Contender Joined: Aug 2008 From: Puget Sound I Ride: H-D |
Don't believe me? Crack open an old Easyriders or any real Biker rag of that time and see what most of the visual salutes were. We as a Biker culture have gotten so PC it makes me ill...stop trying to please a demographic (Cagers=Public) that have no interest in your character/religion/status, but would vote you off the road if they were given a chance at mob rule. They will always be annoyed and hate us- so, FTW!   | |
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07-06-2009, 08:13 AM
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| Training Wheels | I beleive that we are all looking out for each other - as if family. I would be there for a fellow biker anytime. We have the same love of freedom and feel on two wheels. If another biker doesn't wave back, too bad. They just must not be as nice of a person as iam or dosen't care to represent us all as freindly people. Riding always makes me feel good and i will continue to wave regardless and continue to support my fellow bikers. |
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