1965 T120R Project Build

[murdo]

There is only one person you have to please. Build it, paint it, polish it and ride it how you like, it's your bike.
I do appreciate what you have built and how you have gone about it, so good on you! 

[1965T120R]

There is only one person you have to please. Build it, paint it, polish it and ride it how you like, it's your bike.
I do appreciate what you have built and how you have gone about it, so good on you! 

Thank you and that is how I feel about others and their bikes. Do not build to please anybody but yourself. It is not what you ride but that you ride like it used to be back in the older days when all Riders of The Wind truly respected one another because they were all in the wind together and smiling and waving to one another no matter what the other was riding. Heck I have been known to do the 2 finger low wave to the our disabled population in electric scooters because any one of us could be that person.

[murdo]

Sadly a lot of the younger generation of bike riders in Australia do not wave or 'nod of the head' to other bikes these days. The worst offenders are Harley and BMW riders who seen to think they are better than the rest of us.  We are all out there on the road fighting the same problems of weather, cops, bad roads and 'noddys' in cars, etc, so I cannot see what their problem is. I wave to all riders (even the cops and postie) and take the position that it is their loss if they do not return the courtesy.   

[wetdog]

i could not disagree more , what you ride and how you look says a lot in my book , and as for the old days of waveing (is this a gay club?) went out with the AA man , and  NO CLUB thats not 1% thats 99% .... keep the rubber on the road and your head in Easy rider . BSH etc ..... or save up and buy some spanners

[1965T120R]

It is supposed to be all about Respect. Something some youngsters of these days cast aside. Just my view as a Lone Wolf/No Club individual.

[wetdog]

respect and wave all you like , thats why youll never be 1%

[1965T120R]

respect and wave all you like , thats why youll never be 1%

One patch does not a 1%'er make I assure you. It is in your heart and your spirit.

[wetdog]

i think your right 

[murdo]

Yes, really, Wetdog. Well the ones that don't wave are the ones that get passed when they have broken down on the side of the road here in Aus. If they are too tired, lazy, ignorant, etc, to aknowledge me on the road, then why would I stop to help them???  Most riders in this country are ok and will return a gesture if they can, but there are a few who don't.

[wetdog]

note to self . must wave more . bit of a pain as it means takin me hand out me mits but ill try 

[wink]

What I do like When I´ve pulled to the nearside to let a biker come by is  the wave of the leg to acknowledge, usually in France, rarely in England. I live on a narrow winding hill and when I meet an oncoming car I usually back up for them but very very rarely do they even look let alone wave in appreciation. Too many selfish, ill mannered people in the world today, they come on holiday and think they´ve bought the place.

[1965T120R]

Even a tip of the head or a tip of the helmet in their direction and even just dropping the hand down to your left side is not a hard thing to do, takes only 5 seconds and you ride on enjoying the journey. I was transiting my GF's cheapo Chinese knock off 250cc ZhongChen Scooter to our practice location for her and in my full riding gear and a group of mixed bike riders were coming up the other way and I dropped the hand down and 2 fingers and the ride leader did the same in kind as well as others. It is all about Respect for others on the road and no matter what you or they ride. If somebody does not wave back no big deal but at least I recognized their freedom they are enjoying just as I am.

Peace and MLH&R

[ungaas]

In some cases they are too scared to let go of the handlebar, may lose control. I ride a BM and always wave or nod, my mate rides a HD he says he cannot wave 400 metres before or after a set of lights,roundabout,left or right turn, too busy controlling the damn thing.

[wetdog]

he might want to take a look at that , what year harley are we talking about here , there not normaly that bad (not as good as some i know)

[Bomber]

You will have us wearing bells and doing bunny runs before long