strange phenomenon

[Lifanrider]

went riding today. it was 34F so I only cruised around town for a while then came home. One thing i've noticed though, women wave at me and old dudes keep giving me the thumbs up??? wtf??? I can understand the women part, but what is with the old guys giving me a thumbs up???

thoughts?

[zundapp2]

Perhaps arthritis has impaired the use of the middle finger.

[Lifanrider]

lol that could very well be it LOL :D

[liverchip]

I have encountered some strange looks at the gas station.

[ejcycles]

but what is with the old guys giving me a thumbs up???

OMG 8O You kids today... :(
Arrrg.. I'm glad I didn't grow up in the 80's or 90's :lol: :twisted:

Thumbs Up... Means: Cool, Neet, Good Job, I l Like It! What Your Doing is Cool, etc. etc.

No Pun Intended, but the kick was! :lol:

[frostbite]

Where's the Fonz when you need him..

[ejcycles]

:wink:

[mrhyak]

I had some people wave and point at me on one of my early rides and was wondering why these people noticed my bike?? Found out I forgot to turn my lights on......doh!

[AZ200cc]

You'll meet the nicest people on a China bike :lol:
Come to think of it..I got waved at a couple times when I had mine...
Hmmm :?

[Lifanrider]

I have it narrowed down to two possibilities.

1) I have a pair of Pittsburgh Steelers gloves on when I ride. they approve.

2) there is some sort of significance to the #5, ie player number, car number, etc.

[Savage]

I think lots of older guys like the DS's because it reminds them of themselves when they were young riding their dirt bikes.

Can't say I've had any chicks check me out on my little bike.

I do feel the weird looks when I show up to the trails though. Guys checking out my bike as I ride by, trying to figure out what the hell it is.

[Jim]

I can get waved at on any bike by riders of the same style of bike (cruiser to cruiser for example), but cruiser riders won't wave if I'm on a sport bike or dual sport, of course I am just generalizing... Sport bikes and others seem to wave no matter what your riding.

[Savage]

I've noticed that too.
Last season I quit waving because I was usually the only one. The few nice days we've had so far, everyone is eager to wave. lol

[frostbite]

...but cruiser riders won't wave if I'm on a sport bike or dual sport, of course I am just generalizing... Sport bikes and others seem to wave no matter what your riding.

That has been my experience as well. I'm still not sure if it is ignorance of 'the wave' or just bad manners.

[Jim]

It could be either I suppose, but they'll usually wave if I'm on a cruiser, which leads me to believe it's the second :P

The last couple of days I've had a weird mixture of people on other bike's who wave..some cruisers wave..sport bikes havent and someone on a scooter waved.

i removed the 5 from my headlight fairing. It came off but I knicked the fairing a little with the razer. Then I just slapped on an iron cross.

[SpeedSouth]

I think the "thumbs up" is the result of Chinese Viagra! 8O



I think the wave thing is manners, mostly. And some people just don't notice in time, maybe.

[knothead]

I can get waved at on any bike by riders of the same style of bike (cruiser to cruiser for example), but cruiser riders won't wave if I'm on a sport bike or dual sport, of course I am just generalizing... Sport bikes and others seem to wave no matter what your riding.

Don't get me started on Hardly riders..... :evil:

[Dragon]

Please don't get offended if I don't wave back. I never take my hand off the handlebar, for safety reasons.