The Thailand expat forum for Travel, Lifestyle and Fun.

loz944

I wave to bikers no matter what they ride if they wave first.
if i know them differant story
hell i even wave out of shock if a Thai car driver lets me out lol

genghis61

someone could have (and probably has) written a book on this topic, my personal exp from NZ/Oz
1984-1991 I had big Jap bikes, best being a Z1000R Lawson replica, waved to other bikes apart from the obvious 'outlaws or wannabe outlaws' on HDs knowing they'd never wave back.
91 an accident (bicycle) stuffed my shoulder, and I couldn't sit comfortably on a sports bike, so . . . I bought a Harley. And started waving (or at least acknowledging with a nod) other HD riders and anyone else on a bike - but the second group didn't wave back, I was on a HD! And I will admit here I preferred to nod, hanging on at speed and lifting my left hand was not always a good idea as that was the crook shoulder side. Bought another (new this time) HD in 95 and kept it till 99, still waving/nodding and getting little response.
99 shifted to Triumph. Found the triple was ok for my height not too much weight forward on my shoulders, continued with the nodding - i had 8 years of high speed lunacy to catch up on; japanese bike riders waved, seeing another sportsbike, some HD riders nodded recognising it as a non-Jap bike; got another Triumph 2005 new, perfected the 'lift the fingers but not move the hand' gesture accompanied by a nod, ignored by HD riders as i think they'd decided the sports Ts were too Jap looking . . .
for me . . . who cares what you ride, at least you're out there on the road. Just as I'd acknowledge another rider on the road, I'll stop if I see a breakdown.
A separate category would have to be some of the 'elite' (in their minds) BMW tourers who I've found rarely admit other riders even exist.

__________________

johpam

Number 11 for Harley rider

To busy looking in the mirrows to see what other bit of the Harley has fallen off to notice any other bike rider.

genghis61

but the mirrors are too blurred to see anything clearly

madjbs

In Thailand I found that most people don't wave or nod. In the UK, everyone used to nod at each other, apart from quite a few sports bike riders, who would only acknowledge the presence of other sports bikes.

melvbot

Me too. Im a nodder, not a waver. Wavings for pooves.

friscofrankie

What the fuck do you really know?

C',om then, let's RIDE!

Tell you what. Ride with me for three days. No race. No skid-pad like turns. Let's just compare smile factor at the end of the ride...

I ride what I ride for the joy of riding. Why do you?

__________________
For art to exist, for any sort of aesthetic activity to exist, a certain physiological precondition is indispensable: intoxication.

insanity...

To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

Mathos

I'd spoken before of the first motorcycle I had at 16 years of age.

I came across a photograph of one recently.

Bought the bike at Kings Motorcycles in Stretford, a few hundred yards from Old Trafford.


£25..00 if I remember right, including a seven day cover note for Third Party Insurance..





TWN German Bike Prop Drive.

It had some kind of link up with Triumph.

I think it was about eight years old when I bought it in 1962.

Nobody bothered waving in those days though.

__________________
All the women take their blouses off
And the men all dance on the polka dots
It's closing time !

genghis61

bit touchy there? look at my earlier post, you'll find a little humour was intended . . . I don't come here to wind people up, happily owned/rode HDs for a short 8yrs of my now 32yrs riding, and I'll quote you here "I ride what I ride for the joy of riding" it's a good life isn't it!

nedwalk

^^what FRANKIE said , i,ll ride with ya old mate, but i,m not waveing to no c##t,

Bangyai

I don't think Thais call it waving. Its known as ' the half wai ' . Years ago, when motorcycles first appeared on the road you got the full wai. So many people died they had to make it illegal. Pity really as some of these wheely pulling , red haired teenagers could benefit from a few more social graces.

Marmite the Dog

I saw a hilarious review of a Harley on the MCN website this morning, but Dad and Unkle Ned will sock me again if I post it.

Happyman

Wai whilst driving !

That brought back memories.

Was on a visa run a few years ago- Myanmar via The Andeman Club at Ranong.
Just before you get to the ferry terminal on the Thai side there is a large Chinese/Thai graveyard where the old governors of Ranong are buried.
It is on a narrow and twisty bit of road.

In the minibus passing it, and the bus wandered towards the ditch - the bloody driver was doin the full Wai thing !
Head down, eyes closed, both hands reverently clasped in front of him !!
Everybody on the bus yelled at him .
Too late !!
Front wheel hit the roadside and ripped the front tyre off, bus tilted to 45 degrees and, thank f*ck, rocked back onto its wheels.
Driver was only saved from lynching by the arrival of another mini bus.

Bangyai

Which reminds me that on one of my first visits to Thailand I had just walked up Silom Road and stopped for a breather in front of The Dusit Thani Hotel. A few seconds later a coach edged out of the hotel onto Rama 4. All the Thai passengers on the coach seemed to be looking out of the window and wai ing me. I knew about the wai then but this reverence towards me took me by surprise but thinking ' when in Rome ...etc ' I respectfully wai ed back. This made them smile and laugh, adding to my confusion until the yarm tapped me on the shoulder and pointed out I was standing in front of the hotel shrine.
What a silly falang.

Travelmate

I waved at a lot of Harley/Crusier bikers yesterday. Out by the Pak Chong area.
Also flicked the "bird" at every black Vigo thinking Nawty might be driving it.

Rigger

I dont think it should be called a wave as its more of a acknowledgement by another rider,
A wave sounds a bit gay and the next thing you know wannabe bikers like Nawty will be waving to each other

Marmite the Dog

Good effort