Has anyone read the latest MOTORCYCLIST?

[Devaclis]

a couple of great articles (I can't find them online)

1 is a rant by Adam Corolla regarding how motorcyclists are ass-hats. And I agree with about 905 of what he said.

2nd is an article about angry motorcyclist. How the author, who is an avid biker himself, felt the urge to be violent towards a rude motorcyclist.

Both pretty interesting reads. If you can find them, post them up here. I think a lot of people would enjoy reading them.

[Matty]

ya read those both......

[salsashark]

...the only two articles I read when it showed up.

[ChrisCBX]

I thought the article "Permanent Waves" was interesting. The author, Mike Seate, actually thinks that motorcyclists waving at each other is pointless. I don't agree with him but he definitely has a negative opinion regarding waving bikers.

The letters to the editor section was fun. The usual agruments regarding Motorcyclists supposed anti-cruiser bike bias. Some of the editors replies were good.:)

[konichd]

I believe these are the two articles :)

[Devaclis]

Perfect, thanks DK :)

[Kim-n-Dean]

I thought the article "Permanent Waves" was interesting. The author, Mike Seate, actually thinks that motorcyclists waving at each other is pointless. I don't agree with him but he definitely has a negative opinion regarding waving bikers.
Why do bikers wave at each other? My parents had a Corvette when I was a kid and they always waved at other Vette's too. As a little kid, I thought it looked kind of stupid. As an adult on a bike, it kind of looks gay to me.

Hi!! Wave, wave!! I'm on a bike too!! Look at me!! I just don't get it. Do mopeds wave at each other? Do Hyundai drivers wave at each other? I bet Hummer drivers do...

[Devaclis]

it is about feeling like part of a group. You wouldn't understand, it's a Jeep thang.

[Zach929rr]

Thanks Dave. I have always hated Adam Corolla, but he always make me laugh.

[Wyck]

Damn ninja'd! I was just gonna say jeep drivers do it too...

[konichd]

I agree with Dean, you wave, you are gay....Wow you got a bike, big woop, I only wave at people I know, even then I flip most of them off :)

[Shea]

Cause it takes so much damn energy to be cordial. I mean seriously, it is far more efficient to just be a dick.

[Devaclis]

I don't wave at people either. Since I am one I think it retarded to have to wave at another one. What a pain in the ass.

[Motodrew]

Is it possible that its also a good way to warn others of the road ahead? If there may be some debris or police the proper hand signals can be used to alert other riders. If a simple wave is given it should represent a clear road ahead (although I don't assume this with all riders). Be nice if we all followed this formula...

[Nick_Ninja]

Good Read :up:

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y57/Nick_Ninja/corolla2.jpg

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y57/Nick_Ninja/Corolla.jpg

[ChrisCBX]

Cause it takes so much damn energy to be cordial. I mean seriously, it is far more efficient to just be a dick.

Being a dick is usually the path of least resistance as well. Thats why so many dudes are or at least claim to be a dick.

[Shea]

I don't wave at people either. Since I am one I think it retarded to have to wave at another one. What a pain in the ass.

Yeah but I already knew you were a dick :)

[Nick_Ninja]

http://media.golmao.com/photos/2009/06/20/48c88e55ea36.jpg

[McVaaahhh]

I like this quote...

[dm_gsxr]

Why do bikers wave at each other? My parents had a Corvette when I was a kid and they always waved at other Vette's too. As a little kid, I thought it looked kind of stupid. As an adult on a bike, it kind of looks gay to me.

Hi!! Wave, wave!! I'm on a bike too!! Look at me!! I just don't get it. Do mopeds wave at each other? Do Hyundai drivers wave at each other? I bet Hummer drivers do...

The funny thing. Back in the 70's when I started riding, we didn't _wave_ at each other. No piddling :slappers: "hi, how're you doing" pansy assed wave.

It was the Black Panther, Solidarity fist in the air. We are brothers sharing the same dangers of the road and the possibility of breakdowns. If I see you on the side of the road, I _will_ stop to help and I expect the same in return. Back then we didn't have a cell phone to call a tow truck. If it broke down, you fixed it or you pushed it.

When I got back on bikes after my long hiatus, I did the fist in the air a few times. "I'm back on the bike, welcome brother." And felt foolish when people _waved_ at me. Or even the two finger V wave. Is that for Harley or V-Twin bikes only? Are we supposed to poke fun at the non-Harley riders? "Ha ha, I'm riding a V and you're not."

Carl

[TheStig]

I partially agree with the non waiving thing. The thing I hate is when Im riding through a canyon in a corner and someone waives. Im sorry but your hands should be on the controls. But when Im just cruising I will generally waive, if they dont waive back I dont get pissed. Its a personal chase.

[BHeth]

I don't actually "wave" at people, but I assume we are talking about any kind of signal to other riders. I throw the peace symbol to anyone on a bike. That includes cruisers and motorcycle cops. I wave at people without gear. I try not to discriminate.

80% wave back, or have already waved before I do. I especially enjoy the cops, because they always look shocked, but most of them still wave back. Almost all the hard looking old bikers throw the 2 fingers back.

If they don't wave back, that's cool. I don't know why the fuck we all do it. When I started riding out on the road other riders acknowledged me with a wave, or signal of some sort, and I signaled back.

I think I'd feel pretty fucking rude not waving back at people and just ignoring them, although this thread has me feeling like a sheep for just going along with the whole thing. It gets annoying at times, waving at some dude I'll never meet every 5 seconds on a busy road, but I feel obligated to do it. WTF?

[dirkterrell]

http://www.cosportbikeclub.org/forums/showthread.php?t=23185

Dirk

[MetaLord 9]

http://www.cosportbikeclub.org/forums/showthread.php?t=23185

Dirk
I knew this conversation looked familiar...

[Horsman]

I need to get a Suede Vest, Ape Hanger bars, No front brake, One Big Hoop Earring and I am taking the baffles off tonight for my R6!!! Hear Me Roar....

[Motodrew]

Great read. +1

[BHeth]

http://www.cosportbikeclub.org/forums/showthread.php?t=23185

Dirk

That's good stuff. Thanks for reminding me why we do it and restoring my faith in "the wave".

[modette99]

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[GixxerCarrie]

I have it...but have yet to read it.

[BlueDog]

This guy pissed me off the other day. I was in my car and was about to turn left into a side lot for work. I saw this guy coming along on his bike and decided to wait rather than turn in front of him. So I'm just sitting there waiting to let him pass, and he rolls by me, looks right at me and shakes his head with this annoyed look on his face. I was like wtf, I am running late to work and I stop to let you go by and you have the nerve to get pissed off at me?

Corolla was right, when drivers go out of their way for a cyclist we need to acknowledge and thank them, otherwise they will just stop caring and stop giving us breaks...

[CaneZach]

Here's Carolla's rant, the audio version, which includes so much more than mentioned in the article:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hi4qVd6E_Ec

[Kim-n-Dean]

Here's Carolla's rant, the audio version, which includes so much more than mentioned in the article:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hi4qVd6E_Ec
That was GREAT!!! Adam puts a little too much faith in the crotch rockets, though. There are a shit ton of ass hats on sport bikes too!! Posing with their gear and loud pipes and still can't turn to save their lives.

My father owned a Harley Davidson and Kawasaki dealership back in the eighties. Those Harley guys are the biggest douche bag posers I've ever met!! Adam nailed it right on the head!!

[IT WASN'T ME!]

I have noticed that most Harley riders I see here in Colorado wave. I rode for many years in Cal., and there Harley riders NEVER waved. They all felt that there were only two kinds of riders; ones that own a Harley, and ones who wished they owned a Harley. Whether they were a real biker bad-ass, or just a poser, they were all ASSHOLES! Most of the Harley guys I have met here are respectful of my choice of bikes and seem pretty cool.

[modette99]

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[whitebrad]

i'm really a dick... i wave TO BE a dick... i wave so that this shit will all go through your head, so that in some way i will have forced myself upon you and your mind... either i will have made you sort of happy and will have made you wave back in that grand silliness, or, my favorite, i have pissed you off! i have made you sit there and think, on your bike, riding down the road, "what a fag, why the fuck do they keep fucking waving... and etc... and then i have hopefully ruined a small part of your day!

always nice to give you a nice little fuck you that seems nice, kinda like a syphilitic whore... you think it's a gift, but not really

[Kim-n-Dean]

i'm really a dick... i wave TO BE a dick... i wave so that this shit will all go through your head, so that in some way i will have forced myself upon you and your mind... either i will have made you sort of happy and will have made you wave back in that grand silliness, or, my favorite, i have pissed you off! i have made you sit there and think, on your bike, riding down the road, "what a fag, why the fuck do they keep fucking waving... and etc... and then i have hopefully ruined a small part of your day!

always nice to give you a nice little fuck you that seems nice, kinda like a syphilitic whore... you think it's a gift, but not reallyDamn!! You are a dick!! Do you have any idea of how many nights you've kept me awake wondering who that masked waving guy was?!?!? Shit!! All those lost nights of sleep!!!!

[whitebrad]

Damn!! You are a dick!! Do you have any idea of how many nights you've kept me awake wondering who that masked waving guy was?!?!? Shit!! All those lost nights of sleep!!!!

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