Wave to scooters?
#31
08-19-2008, 05:30 AM
RE: Wave to scooters?
Lately even sport bikes have not waved at me...douchebag new riders. I don't ever wave at Harleys unless they wave first.
I usually act obnoxious around scooters, moreso if i'm with a few other riders. One time I kept reving at one when we were at the stop light. 50cc's is so funny
I usually act obnoxious around scooters, moreso if i'm with a few other riders. One time I kept reving at one when we were at the stop light. 50cc's is so funny
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08-19-2008, 09:37 AM
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RE: Wave to scooters?
Hey rrasco
Nope its cool over here. if you are thinking that South Africa looks something like India or China then thats waaaay wrong. Its similar to Australia if you have ever been there, but with a European climate (awesome!!!). People only ride scooters here because they cannot afford a big bike or for fuel economy reasons. There are huge followings of big bikes over here and there are hundreds of breakfast runs on Sundays over here (Especially in the Johannesburg area). The Western Cape region is a bit more relaxed and the popo are not as **** over here as they are in the Johannesburg area.
The Western Cape is really a cool place for a biker to live. We dont get deers running across roads, only squatters (people that live in shacks) and dogs.
Nope its cool over here. if you are thinking that South Africa looks something like India or China then thats waaaay wrong. Its similar to Australia if you have ever been there, but with a European climate (awesome!!!). People only ride scooters here because they cannot afford a big bike or for fuel economy reasons. There are huge followings of big bikes over here and there are hundreds of breakfast runs on Sundays over here (Especially in the Johannesburg area). The Western Cape region is a bit more relaxed and the popo are not as **** over here as they are in the Johannesburg area.
The Western Cape is really a cool place for a biker to live. We dont get deers running across roads, only squatters (people that live in shacks) and dogs.
#35
08-19-2008, 12:37 PM
RE: Wave to scooters?
What is it with the hate for scooters. I think it usually comes from new riders who "think" they are oh so cool and can ride, or they have some kind of ego/security problem. Thats like me saying "why would anyone ride a F4?" of course that statement is stupid, much like the comment on homos on scooters. I'm with bluefox and rrasco on this one. They are out there like you or me, so scooter, 250, 600, 1K or whatever. I ride a vino classic lots of times, almost daily, the quick-mart is not a mile away and it makes for a quick sprint to the store for the nights groceries, get a movie or whatever, and I can haul more on it than my 1krr, or my xt, or my DRZ, or my dl650. so, does that make me a homo? Not to mention, 90mpg and 26$ a YEAR for full coverage, so, I guess others are cool cause they have a 6K$ gscbrxr1 cool sportbike, and IF they have insurance, pay more a year in insurance than I paid for the scooter outright,and get a third of the gas milage, but hey, they're cool right? Grow up.
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08-19-2008, 01:27 PM
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RE: Wave to scooters?
Please dont get me wrong, I dont hate the buggers. I was simply stating that where I live, they are the only ones that dont seem to be friendly enough to even look at someone let alone wave as all of the big bike riders do. I guess I am accustomed to bikers greeting each other and find that strange or maybe annoying when the others (scooter) riders dont. maybe I expect them to but that is just my view of the situation. I would also contemplate getting a small bike like a CBX250 for fuel consumption reasons but for the mere fact that I work 7 minutes from home it is rather pointless. I stated in my previous post that people over here buy scooters for fuel economy and price reasons as superbikes are damn expensive over here (not to mention our interest rates on repayments), so I dont hate them, I feel for them. I was not criticizing the size of their engines, I was only stating their road manners as bikers of South Africa.
#37
08-19-2008, 01:50 PM
RE: Wave to scooters?
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What is it with the hate for scooters. I think it usually comes from new riders who "think" they are oh so cool and can ride, or they have some kind of ego/security problem. Thats like me saying "why would anyone ride a F4?" of course that statement is stupid, much like the comment on homos on scooters. I'm with bluefox and rrasco on this one. They are out there like you or me, so scooter, 250, 600, 1K or whatever. I ride a vino classic lots of times, almost daily, the quick-mart is not a mile away and it makes for a quick sprint to the store for the nights groceries, get a movie or whatever, and I can haul more on it than my 1krr, or my xt, or my DRZ, or my dl650. so, does that make me a homo? Not to mention, 90mpg and 26$ a YEAR for full coverage, so, I guess others are cool cause they have a 6K$ gscbrxr1 cool sportbike, and IF they have insurance, pay more a year in insurance than I paid for the scooter outright,and get a third of the gas milage, but hey, they're cool right? Grow up.
What is it with the hate for scooters. I think it usually comes from new riders who "think" they are oh so cool and can ride, or they have some kind of ego/security problem. Thats like me saying "why would anyone ride a F4?" of course that statement is stupid, much like the comment on homos on scooters. I'm with bluefox and rrasco on this one. They are out there like you or me, so scooter, 250, 600, 1K or whatever. I ride a vino classic lots of times, almost daily, the quick-mart is not a mile away and it makes for a quick sprint to the store for the nights groceries, get a movie or whatever, and I can haul more on it than my 1krr, or my xt, or my DRZ, or my dl650. so, does that make me a homo? Not to mention, 90mpg and 26$ a YEAR for full coverage, so, I guess others are cool cause they have a 6K$ gscbrxr1 cool sportbike, and IF they have insurance, pay more a year in insurance than I paid for the scooter outright,and get a third of the gas milage, but hey, they're cool right? Grow up.
Wave to someone on this?
lolol I'm on it sometimes and I can ride a wheelie on it all day standing on the seat at 35, at least it's a honda :P
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#39
08-20-2008, 08:33 AM
RE: Wave to scooters?
I said I dont wave to anyone. Let me elaborate. I ride to school and work EVERYDAY. I see a bunch of motorcycles everyday. If I were to follow the "waving code" I would be rasing my hand every freaken minute. I did this for a while, now its just annoying as hell to wave. I'm sure a lot of you dont ride your bike everyday or have a big biking population and you dont mind waving. But after doing this for a while I want to throw up after waving so much.