Do you nod???

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Re: Do you nod???

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haynesvfr750 wrote:i nod at most on 2 wheels , and when in france recently they seem to do a peace "v" sign sideways aparently stand for 2 wheels ! and every biker nods/ hands out over there even the 50 and 125's, and loads o cars flash n thubs u up aswell :D
The "V" sign is to show the enemy that you still have your two index fingers therefore you can still fire from a long bow

Apparently the enemy used to remove those two fingers thus making you unable to join the army as you were unable to fire a bow and arrow

Somehow its ended up as a common motorcycle greeting

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I usually Nod but its surprising how many totally ignore me I assume because I ride a Pan......but hell who cares

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got to say i like the two fingered, slow slung, lazy, continental, horizontal high fives. I believe thats the term :)

i'd drive on the right just so i could do it all the time :D
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yer its kwl better than a nod n the foot out wen overtaking is also good , and i have to say i prefer riding on the right seems more natural !
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was going to add, but just got beaten to it,, that when riding in France, Belgium and Germany I noticed that when overtaken by another bike they stick their leg out in acknowledgement,, very cool methinks,,
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Yeah someone cocked their leg at me yesterday when i was riding back from Llandow......dont see it too often
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Cheeky wink sorta nod from me :wink:

Dont really care about the gear, but find people that dont wear the gear tend not to nod back... Always nod at 125 bike learners, used to love it when I started out lol
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Yeah, i've perfected a kinda nod/wink. I keep nodding at a guy riding a harley with ape-hangers, i don't mean to either because he never acknowledges me, but it keeps happening automatically :roll:

Plus; has anyone else nodded whilst driving a cage? :oops:
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I always nod at others on 2 wheels even peds :D
But I have noticed that over the last 10 years or so less bikers
tend to do it :?
But then again doing a handstand and mooning at the is time is
possibly a bit much :P
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JohnBob wrote:Yeah, i've perfected a kinda nod/wink. I keep nodding at a guy riding a harley with ape-hangers, i don't mean to either because he never acknowledges me, but it keeps happening automatically :roll:

Plus; has anyone else nodded whilst driving a cage? :oops:
lol was just thinking the same, have caught myself doing the same- and as a pedestrian :!: Occasionally when out on the bike someone walking down the street will nod at me, so we're not alone :lol:
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YEP ALWAYS :!:
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Funny as Fester and I had the same chat at work this week,

I alway wave at bikes when Iam in the car :oops:

Dont ya feel a tw*t!!! :oops: :oops:
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yep i always nod, however went down to cornwal today and they don't seem to want to join in :evil: ignorent!
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CBR6Jade wrote:yep i always nod, however went down to cornwal today and they don't seem to want to join in :evil: ignorent!
I was in my garden having a lunch barby( before watching GP) otherwise I'd have nodded at you :D . I'm always nodding, little 'jazz hands' style waves and constant catch myself nodding at bikes whilst in the car! But then maybe I'm just over excitable :lol: .
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i nod or wave if the speed isnt excessive (traffic) also take my left hand off the bar slightly for a wave or thumb up when overtaking, just do 1 or 2 nods for a large group, nod at the pleasent learners not the bellends.

think its a brilliant part of the culture, drivers never nod at each other cus their usually too busy on the phone or fiddling with their satnav :)
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i'll always nod, never get a reply from harleys or goldwings tho.
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