The unwritten 'nodding' rule

[berto46]

Passing a few tidy bike on my way into work tonight on the other side of the road. They all looked in my direction so I gave them a nod but never got a nod back!! Was it because I was on my scooter and they proberbly thought "Fuckin chav, who is he nodding at?" or dont bikers and scooters nod to each other??

I have had my scooter almost two years now for the reason to build my no-claims so my bigger bike (VFR800) wont be a kick in the bollocks when it comes to insurance.

I know there are a few scooter riders on this forum so am wondering if they dont get the nod either!? and to the big biker boys (LOL!) why the fuck dont you nod!!!???

[Ragdoll]

I get very few nods...I think it's the L plates
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[fast_tzr]

Cos scooters are gay

[McGee]

Cause your riding a scooter and mainly chavs ride scooters hence why not alot of scooters will get nod given back.

Some bikers wont even look at you
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Its pronounced Jixxer!

[bidman]

I think its mainly to do with the respect thing, once you've passed your test done your theory and earnt your place on the road and riding a bigger bike you earn a bit more respect and you get more nods, Or it could be that they just think your a chav! Dan
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[berto46]

[Bendy]

I'll nod at a scooter if it's out of town. Takes more balls to ride a 50cc on a NSL twisty than to ride anything else, imo.

[andrea]

I'm on a 125 with L plates at the minute, and i regularly get nods... must be my leathers

[matt89]

i get a few nods but most bikers dont tend to even if i give one first but thats cause im on a ped so they probably think that im a "ped boi"because there are quite a few of the m around my area

Matt

[berto46]

nice bike matt, same as me (judging by your av)

[Ted]

Must be what type of bike, I'm on my L's, and I get nods, but I'm on a crusier, plus I wear proper leathers and a black lid, not a man-made moped jacket and a bright blue lid!

[McGee]

Lets get this straight a Scooter is a scooter A bike is a bike and a ped is a p.o.s
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Its pronounced Jixxer!

[berto46]

[mr.z]

Personally i'll make special effort to nod learners on bikes, scootay riders generally never EVER nod back, but will return a nod if one is sent my way... (if they are wearing propper gear then i'll nod as well, does tend to confuse them 99% of the time)

Bike to nod ratio goes down this time of year, haveing somebody look down their nose at you cause your not rideing this years colour schemed bike and leathers, or because your not on something with far too much chrome and far too many tassles... is sort of annoying.. but i prefer to assume not everyone on a summertime only bike* is a poncy stuck up peenarse or not seen nod, or dosn't know what it is! (had to explain to a very confused paranoid mate why people were noding at him )

*which is no bad thing, i'd like a weekend toy
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[McGee]

I will return a nod to any one who nods first

But dont expect me to go out my way and nod fisrt to a scooter.
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Its pronounced Jixxer!

[Mockey]

Its nothing to do with L-plates, I always got nods when I was on my Eliminator 125. I think that the reason the majority of bikers don't nod to scooters is many bikers know that the majority of people simply own them for convienience and don't share that 'biker' passion (unlike many of the scooter riders on here.)

Theres also the whole Ped Boi thing of course!
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[palmer]

Im on an RS50, get nods 90% of the time.

[jonnay]

If I was on my scooter and nodded at a chav ped boi, they nodded back.

If I was on my 125 and nodded at a chav ped boi, they nodded back.

If either of my mates on 400s (and no L plates) nod at chav ped bois, they get a glare back

It's wierd, they seem to acknowledge you if you're on L plates, as if you're in the same league as them.

Jon
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[SoND]

I havent been getting feck all nods recently.

Not on a scooter, got good gear on (not my favourite tracksuit) although my gloves don't match the rest of my stuff and I've got big fancy Alpinestar boots on a 125.
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[berto46]

[Groove]

A generally only nod to those with bigger bikes, mainly because of chavs etc and/or kids that just gets cars when they can afford to
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[Rob W]

I nod at everyone, including scooters. If your on two wheels I'll nod.

I'm not having a dig here, and this is god's honest truth but the only people I NEVER, EVER get a nod back from are cruiser riders. I've lost count the amount of times I've nodded at someone riding a cruiser, only to be completely blanked.
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[Smithy]

Bah get sod all nods round my way, i agree with jonnay, other L Platers and ped bois will nod, other crossers/supermoto will generally nod, but the bigger sports bikes just ignore most the time.
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[SoND]