Two Wheel Tales

Weaving

Well, personally, I weave at everyone. I see another bike coming
at me in the other lane, I weave at it. I see a car, I weave at it.
Occassionally, I am so sober that I'll be scared to weave at a
semi-truck, but usually I'm either drunk or stoned enough that I
don't care, so I weave at them too.

I admit, when I first heard that it was a tradition for motorcyclists
to weave at each other, I thought it was kind of nuts. I was a new
rider and weaving at all was kind of a challenge. But I wanted to
be a good biker, so I did it. Sure, I laid the bike down a few times
at first, but I got the hang of it. Then, after doing it successfully a
few times and seeing the looks on the other riders faces --
well you can tell they are impressed and it really is a blast!

At first, they sometimes look like they aren't going to weave too, but
don't go thinking they're being unfriendly. I've learned that what they
are really doing is seeing how good you are at this weaving thing. If
they don't weave, you show them you know what you're doing and keep
weaving right at them. If you do it right, they will always weave too,
sometimes right at the last second.

After I found out how much fun it was, I couldn't resist spreading the
practice to cars, trucks, bicycles and even pedestrians. People love
it! They beep their horns, they yell, they give you all kinds of waves.
Sometimes they even turn around and follow you for awhile, which is
when you show 'em what you've got and lose 'em. Then turn off on a
side street and wait for 'em. When they catch up, pull out and weave
at 'em again. They'll beep and wave with just as much excitement as
they did the first time!

Obviously, it's a matter of personal preference. But I highly recommend
weaving at least at other bikes, if not at everyone you see. I promise
if you do this you'll meet new people and be the talk of your neighborhood
in no time.

Regards, Gary in Sandy Eggo

Gary is a Valued Member of the Cafe

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