What Fazer did you spot today?

[Dynspud]

A red gen 1 FZS 1000 at Steel Horse Cafe.
Obviously a well used thou as it had a few personal touches that didn't look original.

[Robbie8666]

saw a couple or 3 Fazers on a big run down to Liskard Saturday..
if you were one of them.. I probably said Hi to you as I was in the pack

(tail end Charlie for ride along A35!)

[Dudeofrude]

Spotted a dark red (maroon?) Box eye in cleethorpes this morning.
We crossed paths and gave the biker 'nod' around the trinity road area about 10am

[F4celess]

While working Shepperton Lock and old style red Fazer arrived and I gave the rider "the Foccer salute"

He looked at me like I was mad.

Apparently not a member.

How does 'the foccer salute' work?  :lol  I've been on here quite a long time but didn't know about this customary tradition.

[robbo]

A regular salute but with the left hand. :lol

[F4celess]

Silver boxeye coming in the opposite direction, I panicked and half waved and half punched the air, I think he thought I was waving my fist at him.

No - more likely the ABBA music that you had blasting out fazed him. :lol

« on: 21 October 2018, 07:34:46 AM »

3/10/18, Black FZ1 outside Papeete Airport, Tahiti. (These Fazers do get around!)
Anyone on here?

That Black FZ1 looks the business!!  8)

[Dynspud]

I was of the understanding that the Foccer salute was the same as that from Monty Python's "The Life Of Brian"  :thumbup

[fazersharp]

Yes I understood it to be a fist to the side of your head with your left hand.
Problem is sometimes you don't realize its a Fazer until almost too late and can look like you are shaking your fist at them

[F4celess]

Interesting. Learn something new every day. Thank you both. :thumbup  :thumbup

[robbo]

I didn't know about the Monty Python salute, so ignore my earlier reply. I must admit to not really studying the makes of oncoming bikes, and just opt for a friendly nod. The two occasions where I've been saluted, the penny hasn't dropped as to what's occuring until  we've passed each other :lol .

[coffee]

That's what's cool about biking abroad,you just hold your left arm out and down,I love doing it! sad ain't I ? one thing though, French bikers never acknowledge twist and go merchants or little bikes in general,they probably think they're superior but we all started somewhere ay?   Don't know whether anyone else has noticed this but French ladies really get off on manners,I don't know if French blokes in general are a bit chauvinistic but if you go out of your way with French working girls,whether they're waitresses,shop assistants,cleaners,it doesn't matter, they're not used to it and they really appreciate it,really,really friendly you get so attached to 'em it makes you feel good that English people are naturally well mannered. :thumbup

[fazersharp]

French working girls,

Eh- :lol

[fazersharp]

Yes there is a hierarchy of nods,

• don't nod to a little scrot on a scooter with a loud exhaust going round the corner with his leg out - moto style.
  
• But do nod to someone on a vintage scooter.
  
• Don't bother with a power ranger - he will not demean himself with a fazer, although the fella at the back of the lads out will give you a nod because he knows the other lads will not see him do it.
  
• Do not under any circumstances nod to someone on a harly with a German helmet and scull face scarf, for sure if you do he will turn around and kill you ( if he can catch you after doing a 10 point turn)   
  

Although I did this once and he nodded back --- I kid you not I not I bout focing fell off !     
I also received a normal saulute from some one on a honda gold wing. 

[mtread]

You missed one:

• Don't bother nodding to anybody on a GS1250. They will never nod back because they are too busy on their round the world trip, and you are not. They don't even nod to riders on GS1200s.
  

[Dudeofrude]

You missed one:

• Don't bother nodding to anybody on a GS1250. They will never nod back because they are too busy pretending to be on their round the world trip when they're really just in the way to the office, and you are not. They don't even nod to riders on GS1200s.
  

Fixed that for you ?

[coffee]

Don't forget Honda mk 1 Deauville owners who have an incredible nack of completely disappearing behind the fairing so it looks as though there's no one on it,can't imagine why they wouldn't want to be seen! :lol

[vinnyb]

left work today at 2 o'clock and it was horizontal sleety snow, as I was sat at the traffic lights in the car, some poor bugger on a dark blue fz6 Fazer pulled up beside me. He didn't look like he was particularly enjoying himself, bless him.

[coffee]

that's the trouble when it's your only transport,they're normally cracking riders though,aware of everything,I remember when I had to go on a bike everyday in all weathers you tend to do some things second nature which disappears when you're a bit of a fair weather rider.

[darrsi]

left work today at 2 o'clock and it was horizontal sleety snow, as I was sat at the traffic lights in the car, some poor bugger on a dark blue fz6 Fazer pulled up beside me. He didn't look like he was particularly enjoying himself, bless him.

I left work at 5.30 yesterday, it was damp outside but very windy. A few minutes after heading off it started with the torrential rain, which to be honest i wasn't expecting, so with the added wind i felt like i was riding out at sea.
Then i see this massive flash of light but i was nearing a train bridge so at first i thought it was just the electrics but that followed by an almighty crack of thunder.
Seconds after that i start hearing a rattling noise then notice that the heavy rain, in the very cold temperature, has now decided to turn into hailstones.
After getting caught up in a still unexplained shit load of traffic, for the last part of my journey it started sleeting/snowing, until i get to my road when as per usual everything stops, and i resembled someone who'd just ridden through a very cold car wash just for fun.
Very strange weather, i've not seen it change so much like that in years.

[mtread]

Think I'd have been tempted to stop under the railway bridge for a bit.
Did you know that on dual carriageways, they put flyovers at suitable intervals just for you to stop under to put your waterproofs on?