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What do you do when you accidently wave to a scooter?

sarcastik said:
You guys are being kind of extreme. I was thinking something more like puting your hand out :hand and then waving it back and fourth like so :shame but I want to make sure that will be interpreted as, "that was not meant for you...". I know this seems like a lot, but I have accidently waved at 2 scooters in 2 days maybe I just need to pay closer attention to who is around me...
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We are making fun of you because what you are worrying about is completely rediculous.

Aren't you the same guy who was all bent out of shape about two guys on one bike? You need to relax. No one cares about your image. Heck, be glad for that, because you ride a 500 :twofinger
 
sarcastik said:
I wish there was some type of "unwave" signal I could show them so they would understand that I also know that it was a mistake.
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no, the only way to rectify this SEVERE breach of motorcycling etiquette is to hang a u-turn, pull up behind the aforementioned scooter, kick them off their vehicle and administer a severe steel-toed beat down. :cool

of course, if you had accidentally waved or in any way acknowledged a MOPED your only option would be an immediate and very painful suicide. :thumbup
 
This thread is freaking hilarious - I have a couple of MC's and scooters, depending on the mood, ride what I feel like. The same comment comes up on the scooter sites.

I'll do 'the wave,' on the scooter, at the HD guys especially if there's a group of them - you know, so they have something to talk about back at the accounting office on Monday.

My other bit of logic is that if scooterists keep waving, BARF'ers will continue to think they're - hmmm someone earlier called them brokeback - and not learn how much fun they are.

Hey, we all have the same dangers, inattentive drivers, and crappy roads to deal with - so why not?
 
None of this thread makes sense unless sarcastik actually rode a Puch moped and a full-face helmet while waving. Bonus point for a T-shirt and tight black jeans!!!
 
I waved to someone once... I'm all, "Ooo look... a real motorcyclist. Maybe I'll be treated to an approving wave."

So I waved as fast and frantically as I could hoping to elicit some kind of response... any response, just so I could be sure the other rider knew I was also a real rider too; one worthy of respect and admiration.

Turned out to be some 500cc P.O.S. I felt like such a fool. Here I thought they were like me and enjoyed 2 wheeled fun... but I was wrong... I hate waving to posers.
 
I just remind myself that it could have been howie or chess on the scooter.


Then I look back after passing to make sure they aren't following me.
 
I am so glad you didn't try and pull back your wave, then you would have really felt foolish!
Rob said:
I waved to someone once... I'm all, "Ooo look... a real motorcyclist. Maybe I'll be treated to an approving wave."

So I waved as fast and frantically as I could hoping to elicit some kind of response... any response, just so I could be sure the other rider knew I was also a real rider too; one worthy of respect and admiration.

Turned out to be some 500cc P.O.S. I felt like such a fool. Here I thought they were like me and enjoyed 2 wheeled fun... but I was wrong... I hate waving to posers.
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Don't sweat it. Most scooter riders know that because you're riding a real motorcycle you are far superior to them in terms of experience and skills, and that you'd never intentionally wave to someone so beneath you.
 
When that happens, I quickly retract the offending wave and look away...kind of like when you fart and pretend it's not you :teeth

Seriously, I wave to scooters as well. No reason not too since they are on two wheels and face the same challenges we do.
 
I wave to them on purpose. They are out there risking thier lives to enjoy something they love just like us. :thumbup
 
I sometimes make the effort to wave to scooters, so when I wave at a motorcycle that turns out to be a scooter, I just keep the peace sign up. I have friends that ride scooters and they wave. Hell, I even wave at cars/trucks that are trailering bikes.

Like maxandgrinch said, we all face the same dangers out there. Plus scooters tend to have less gear and even less power to get out of dodge if stuff starts hitting the fan.

You could unwave with this :twofinger, but lots of scooter riders are cute girls (and I guess cute guys for the female riders :p), so I don't know why you wouldn't want to wave or talk to em at a stop light. :twofinger
 
snowface said:
a few months ago i was cruising down shattuck in berkeley. twas a lovely spring day. i spied a sweet looking bike on the other side of the road a-ways down the path and a found myself grinning with enjoyment.

i had my hand wave pre-prepared for this one. sometimes, i stick out the full hand face forward, simultaneously waving while grabbing a palmfull of sweet air. other times, i let the arm wag behind me like a flag, relaxed and mellow (this is a good freeway wave due to the high speeds). if i'm feeling frisky, i might get low, and point down with one determined index finger. on happy days i've been known to throw a peace sign out there. especially in berkeley.

on this fine day, as the rider approached, i launched my standard wave, hand out at 45 deg, palm facing down. as we crossed sides our eyes met, and i realized that this machine was no motorcycle, in fact, it was a scooter. in horror i retracted my wave, attempting to pull it off as a goofy attempt to find my reserve valve. the scooter rider was too quick though. through my helmet and earplugs i could hear the giddy laughter rumbling from his lips as he mocked my embarassment. he continued his jest, grabbing his belly in a full body laugh and pointing back at me. his scoot wobbled under his rapture.

it was a sad day for me, and a sad day for riders everywhere. be cautious fellow motorcycle rider, tis a cruel world out there.
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Dude you're gonna get my fired from my job for laughing so hard :rofl
 
nice write up snowface. another English major huh.
 
On a side note be careful when waving to scooter riders as they normally have a death grip on the handle bars and might fall off :teeth, especially the scooters with two front wheels :nerd are these three wheelers allowed in the waving club? :rofl
 
The other day I waved at a scooter, and it was a HAWT chick, and she waved back! I was so excited I waved at the next scooter I saw, and then realized she was really old. I was like DAMN.... GILF!!!!1!

I also wave to cops, but Irish americans on sportbikes? No way!

So if I ever get a sportbike, I swear I will not wave at myself.
 
I ride a scooter around town too, and to work sometimes...when I'm bored. The Moto guys never wave back...
 
Rob said:
I waved to someone once... I'm all, "Ooo look... a real motorcyclist. Maybe I'll be treated to an approving wave."

So I waved as fast and frantically as I could hoping to elicit some kind of response... any response, just so I could be sure the other rider knew I was also a real rider too; one worthy of respect and admiration.

Turned out to be some 500cc P.O.S. I felt like such a fool. Here I thought they were like me and enjoyed 2 wheeled fun... but I was wrong... I hate waving to posers.
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Just wut i was thinking. :twofinger sometimes i wave. sometimes im just on the road trying to duck the feds
 
Seems to me after you accidentally wave and properly get their attention, you could just flip them off. Right?
 
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