Nodding...A Taboo Subject

Gingey · Post by **Gingey** » Feb 16th, '06, 14:04

To be honest i nod to all, but chavs of course and dont ask me why but not mopeds either

baskie · Post by **baskie** » Feb 16th, '06, 14:28

i nod, not on mopeds though unless they bigger then 50cc and they not chavs. feel bad when bikers nod and only noticed they nodded and last second and dont nod back, makes me feeel bad:(

sonic · Post by **sonic** » Feb 16th, '06, 15:22

baskie wrote:i nod, not on mopeds though unless they bigger then 50cc and they not chavs. feel bad when bikers nod and only noticed they nodded and last second and dont nod back, makes me feeel bad:(

yeah catches me out some time and then you think they think your a dick!

chris_1127 · Post by **chris_1127** » Feb 16th, '06, 16:17

i wouldnt lose any sleep over it - better to keep an eye on what the morons in cars are doing and miss a nod, than worry too much about whether the guy you've probably never met before is p1ssed that you didnt nod back at him

chris_1127 · Post by **chris_1127** » Feb 16th, '06, 16:18

oh and i wonder how many people on here have also nodded at bikers when driving a car and then realised what they did ;) not me, nope never

Mark-Blade · Post by **Mark-Blade** » Feb 16th, '06, 16:19

I nod most of the time, always to larger bikes, but agree with Sonic's original post........

speedy(delboy) · Post by **speedy(delboy)** » Feb 16th, '06, 16:21

I dont nod at all, but there again I am a nasty miserable Barsteward

sonic · Post by **sonic** » Feb 16th, '06, 17:01

speedy(delboy) wrote:I dont nod at all, but there again I am a nasty miserable Barsteward

do a couple of nods - its make you feel good!!!

tobyedmunds · Post by **tobyedmunds** » Feb 16th, '06, 17:56

chris_1127 wrote:oh and i wonder how many people on here have also nodded at bikers when driving a car and then realised what they did ;) not me, nope never

xploitation · Post by **xploitation** » Feb 16th, '06, 18:04

i would nod, if it wasnt for a couple of things...

im only on a scoot, so i would look like a right "idiot"

im reasonably new to the roads, (well september) but i still try and concentrate on the road

nobody would nod back

but if sum1 nodded at me i would nod back!!

xploitation

georgie_d · Post by **georgie_d** » Feb 16th, '06, 19:55

Argent_Taon wrote:I don't tend to nod to moped riders, only coz there are so many of them about , and if I see a group of bikers then I will usually nod to the first and last rider....

yeah i often wondered which one to nod to, when i first started there was a group of about 6 or 7 and i nodded to them all they must of thought i was i right nobber

georgie_d · Post by **georgie_d** » Feb 16th, '06, 19:58

chris_1127 wrote:oh and i wonder how many people on here have also nodded at bikers when driving a car and then realised what they did ;) not me, nope never

well i got to say i do that alot

DynaMight · Post by **DynaMight** » Feb 16th, '06, 20:06

I nod to all expect scooters.

Mate had a loaner scooter after his bike got damaged so we were riding down this big long road doing about 45MPH (thats as fast as it would go) and there was this scooter coming the other way...doing about 45MPH. It all felt like slow motion, the other scooter guy nodded, mate turned around looked at me, turned back and nodded back to him, they looked at each other for a bit then finally rode past each other. So funny at the time.

vFreak · Post by **vFreak** » Feb 16th, '06, 21:18

I usually give a good nod to any bike ('cept scooters). Although I do pass one guy on my way to work every morning who has never nodded back once - miserable get! Maybe one day he'll crack! ;).
Passing long, drawn-out ride-outs is always a pain too - keep feeling that you should be nodding to this endless stream of bikers!

Bec · Post by **Bec** » Feb 16th, '06, 21:37

Knowing what it was like being on the 125 and getting a nod from someone on a bigger bike, I nod at everyone apart from scooters!!

Yeah also guilty of nodding at bikers whilst in the car and feeling a twit!