Strange thumb signal

[Marclev]

Was riding around the other day and passed another bike....

So I was all ready to politely nod to the guy when he sticks out his right arm horizontally, points his thumb down (ala gladiator kind of thing) and moves his arm up and down.

So I'm thinking, wtf??

Now he could have just been telling me how much he disapproved of my bike / clothing choice /???, but I was wondering how people on here would interpret that signal?

[MCN]

It's auld trucker sign for Speedtrap ahead or PoPo in general. Or a VOSA check point ahead.

Or the signer thinks/knows your a whanker/ghey/woteva.


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Disclaimer: The comments above may be predicted text and not necessarily the opinion of MCN.

[Ste]

He was asking you to fite.

[andyscooter]

Wants you to go down on him/her
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[ScaredyCat]

It's actually rather complex... here goes..


https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/188253/general/formula.jpg

Which, if you work through the equations, gets you to "I'm trying to make my motorcycle fly with one arm, and I'm not having much success at it"
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[Rogerborg]

[Ariel Badger]

he was saying he just done your sister and it was not as good as he had been led to expect.
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[stinkwheel]

If I ever give you a thumbs down, it means there's something ahead you should take it easy past. Such as a speed trap or diesel on the road.
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[Beehive Bedlam]

It means he was a moral faggot.

[Ed Case]

Almost certainly letting you know that there's a speed camera coming up and if you don't roll it you'll end up getting done.

[Kawasaki Jimbo]

I'd slow down and look out for a scamera, police or spilt diesel, also check I hadn't left my indicators or high beam on. Certainly a friendly warning, I'd say.
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[Andy_Pagin]

I thought the 'royal wave' was the textbook gesture for anything licence-losingy ahead
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[Wednesday Biker]

It was either Police or your bike
What bike have you got?

[blueglue]

i had a guy doing a gun sign at me and i spent the next minute thinking wtf until i rode past a speed van.

Either he wanted me to slow down or kill the van operator.

[Val]

He's got a left hand cramp and cannot change gears. He's asking you to shoot him down before he's run out of fuel. It happens...

https://images.cheezburger.com/completestore/2009/9/16/128976424983264493.jpg[/img]
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[Kawasaki Jimbo]

Gloves on wrong hands?

(I'm not sure if that works, I'll have to try it at home later.)


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[LongJohn22]

Maybe he was touching hisself intimately and was trying to shake some sticky stuff off................sorry I'll fetch my coat now!