Nixing The BS Wave
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Nixing The BS Wave
Florida...98x98...(temp. x humidity)...Bike sputters and dies. I push it off to the sidewalk and begin the diagnosis phase. Tools spread out, sweating my *** off, and I begin to count the number of bikes that go by. I'm close to a stoplight so pretty easy to do and still take care of the task at hand. 2 hours later, bike fixed, (lose ignition wire) and 38 bikes rode past, 22 HD's. Guess how many stopped? Zero0000000. In 30 years of riding have never not stopped for a biker in trouble. I got to thinking, "Why do I participate in the BS waving to other bikers". It's idiotic. The fallacy that we are somehow connected by anything other than being on a bike is crap. It's just not 1970 anymore and it sucks. The whole poser "we're all bro's on 2 wheels" stuff is embarrassing. Lets face it, just because you ride a bike doesn't make you any more likely to be a Bro than anyone else. I also drive a Mustang and I don't wave to every Mustang that I see,because, why would I ? I'll always stop for a biker in distress but,except for those I know, I'm nixing the BS wave.
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Seems like you had all "yuppie RUB" riders flying by while your scoot was down...which was obvious w/tools & your positioning. Biker waving is all crap - we never waved back in the 70's & 80's so I never understood why everyone on 2-wheels wants to give you the "hi ho" while riding. Unless I'm wiping something off my face - hands stay on bars...glad you got your scoot fixed, even with "0" assistance.
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We're you on the 77 sporty or the 12 street glide? I sure hope it was the sporty cuz if the 12 sputtered and died I'd have been calling the dealer and saying come get me and it and fix it!
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From: Jack, AL...LV,NV
Well I always wave but then again back home you always wave just out of being nice and common decency...even on a vehicle. That's one thing that kills me out here....if you wave people look at you like you crazy. I do the "BS" wave to other bikers b/c I do feel it's a sense of brotherhood and I also think it shows some common decency. I do pass many that don't wave or acknowledge in any way so for those non-sociable bastards....I'll keep waving and they can keep ignoring but in this world nowadays of selfish, inconsiderate, non common decency people....maybe I can bring a little of the good stuff back to people
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Anyway, it's a university town. If Gainesville is anything like it was when I lived there, the out-of-towners are in their own little world and unlikely to give a **** about somebody they don't know on the roadside. Now, if you'd been down on Payne's Prairie when you conked out, I bet somebody would have stopped for you.
JL
PS -- I bet it wouldn't have taken you two hours to get up and running again if you hadn't kept stopping to count bikes going by! haha
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Nine times out of ten when I am on my bike I am not in any hurry to get somewhere. I will stop for bikes (Harley or non) that I know are broke down on the road. Even if its to lend a phone or push the bike to safer area or a part or tool run.