First week of using the bike for what i bought it for

[FirebladeRuss]

It's been great apart from the rain shower yesterday!

It's been good to have the bike for a few months before needing to ride it to work, as it's given me the chance to build up confidence in the handling of it.

Something I have noticed, is that I was under the impression that us bikers all give each other a friendly nod as we pass each other.

I've been keenly nodding away at every passing biker going the othe rdirection, and only had about 2 reciprical nods

Is it purely because I'm only on a 125 and no-one nods at biker noobs, or generally do people not do this these days?
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[CaNsA]

Dear Auntie BCF.............?

[pinkyfloyd]

Oh no. Not the dreaded bikers nod subject.

I'd drop this line of enquirey right away as it never goes down well.

Bottom line is: Some nod. Some dont. If you nod then continue to nod. If you get a nod back smile in the knowladge that you're part of the great biking family and its been recognised by a fellow biker. If you dont get a nod back just think.... Miserable bastard and forget it.

But what ever you do. Dont ask on here if the bikers nod exists. Its the old Elephant in the corner we dont talk about.
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[FirebladeRuss]

Ah ok, forget I mentioned it.

[Rogerborg]

Nods are for Too Cool for School Power Rangers. Real bikers acknowledge each other like this:

https://i.tfster.com/cache/www.massimopower.com/pics/TeamAmerica.gif
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[FirebladeRuss]

LMAO!

I'll try that next time.

Yeah, please ignore the nod question posted initially, i wasn't aware it was asked on such a regular basis, and don't want it to create a...
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[CaNsA]

[FirebladeRuss]

[CaNsA]

Noob.....

[FirebladeRuss]

Could have been there, but I thought that as it was generally me being happy about joining the biking realm, rather than a query or discussion topic, I thought I'd pop it up here in an "off-topic" section.
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[CaNsA]

Off-topic stuff usually ends up in Random Banter if it hasnt got anything to do with bikes, which your post clearly does hence it not being off topic.

Think of Dear Auntie BCF as a problem page full of teenage angst.

And why didnt you search for info about the "bikers nod"?

[FirebladeRuss]

Well, seeing as I'm old enough to not qualify as a teenager by some 15 years, I guess this was the wrong section.

Honestly, it hadn't crossed my mind to seach for what I had considered to be an off-topic subject.

Clearly (as someone else kindly pointed out via PM earlier today), it is a white elephant subject, so that's fine - and hence my post up the page saying ignore it.

Apologies.
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