View Full Version : The "Jeep Wave"?!?!?!?!?
JAMAS
07/21/2011, 01:10 PM
holy crapoly.....
I have a motorcycle and am familiar with the motorcycle wave and the rules behind that....(choppers dont wave to sport bikes, etc)
I know us VXers wave to each other due to the extreme rarety of the vehicle.....
...but a Jeep wave!!!???!!??!
Witnessed it on my way home for lunch today.
http://jeeptalk.org/jeep_wave.php
circmand
07/21/2011, 01:13 PM
holy crapoly.....
I have a motorcycle and am familiar with the motorcycle wave and the rules behind that....(choppers dont wave to sport bikes, etc)
I know us VXers wave to each other due to the extreme rarety of the vehicle.....
...but a Jeep wave!!!???!!??!
Witnessed it on my way home for lunch today.
http://jeeptalk.org/jeep_wave.php
In keeping with this cardinal rule of Jeeping
Since when is Jeep a verb?
JHarris1385
07/21/2011, 01:16 PM
Oh yeah, when I ride with my friend it gets annoying. There are so MANY Jeeps.
I make sure to wave all of the Rav4s, Kia suvs and etc when I am with him.
circmand
07/21/2011, 01:17 PM
you dont let him ride in the VX or even follow it. After all we have a reputation to protect
MSHardeman
07/21/2011, 01:37 PM
Slightly :ot:
I have a motorcycle and am familiar with the motorcycle wave and the rules behind that....(choppers dont wave to sport bikes, etc)
I think the "rules" with bikers are bogus. I ride a custom bike and I'll wave to ANYONE on two wheels; sport bikes, dirt bikes, mopeds, etc. (sometimes even bicyclists). :wave: It's one big two wheeled brotherhood so why we got to be hate'n on one another?
As for the "jeep wave"? That's just silly. Like it's some "exclusive" club? You might as well just drive around with your arm out the window in a permanent wave since you'll be passing another jeep every few feet, or so.
Triathlete
07/21/2011, 01:45 PM
Damn, I'd score high on their rules...battle scars, dirt/mud, larger tires, suspension lift, rock sliders with scars, skid plates with scars, tow straps! They will need to bow down to me!:bwgy:
JAMAS
07/21/2011, 01:46 PM
I think the "rules" with bikers are bogus. I ride a custom bike and I'll wave to ANYONE on two wheels; sport bikes, dirt bikes, mopeds, etc. (sometimes even bicyclists). :wave: It's one big two wheeled brotherhood so why we got to be hate'n on one another?
Agreed....I also waive to everyone. But I usually dont get a waive back from those cool "Hardley" guys.:)
vt_maverick
07/21/2011, 01:54 PM
As for the "jeep wave"? That's just silly. Like it's some "exclusive" club? You might as well just drive around with your arm out the window in a permanent wave since you'll be passing another jeep every few feet, or so.
Maybe that's why the page says this:
It's not what you buy, it's what you build and what you do with it.
Because if it's about what you buy, then everybody's special. Which is just another way of saying no one is. (Movie anyone?)
JAMAS
07/21/2011, 01:56 PM
Because if it's about what you buy, then everybody's special. Which is just another way of saying no one is. (Movie anyone?)
The Incredibles
Cobrajet
07/21/2011, 02:09 PM
I have a motorcycle and am familiar with the motorcycle wave and the rules behind that....(choppers dont wave to sport bikes, etc)
I ride a custom bike and I'll wave to ANYONE on two wheels; sport bikes, dirt bikes, mopeds, etc. (sometimes even bicyclists)
Agreed....I also waive to everyone. But I usually dont get a waive back from those cool "Hardley" guys.:)
I ride a sport bike also, and wave to other "real" bikes (usually not mopeds, scooters or dirt bikes), and I usually expect/get a response from everyone. Of course my bike it bright Proton...errr yellow...so it tends to get their attention!
back on topic... My ex-wife drives a CJ and I don't recall her waving at anybody (as far as I could tell from crouched down under the dash position. :embarasse )
vt_maverick
07/21/2011, 02:28 PM
The Incredibles
You are correct!
RickOKC
07/21/2011, 02:30 PM
My ex-wife drives a CJ and I don't recall her waving at anybody (as far as I could tell from crouched down under the dash position. :embarasse )
giggedy
The Jeep Wave "silly"??? Please... Back in the day, you'd see a 4x4 on the trail and you'd wave to the driver who was almost always in a Jeep. That is where "The Jeep Wave" came from... people out and about doing the same thing. It had nothing to do really with the vehicle but the situation. After a decade or so though Jeepers became like hotrodders - shared involvment with a movement, hobby, passion, vehicle... Then came the Bronco, International, what-have-you. Then the idiots started jumping on the bandwagon and flooded what was a downhome brand of fun. Now there are douche bags in Jeeps, Toyotas, Isuzus, Fords, Nissans... and many more. They all wave to their similars - no different than any of you in a VX... so all you Matt Lauer's CAN SUCK IT!
JoFotoz
07/21/2011, 04:37 PM
In Scotland we do the "Sheep wave"...
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...cause ya just never know if you dated her sister/mother/daughter.
:cool::_steering:cool:
jo
choppers dont wave to sport bikes
In my experience choppers AND sport bikes are the least likely to wave
because they are trying to protect their image:rollb2:
everyone else is out to ride and have a good time so they always seems to wave:yesb:
The Jeep Wave "silly"??? Please... Back in the day, you'd see a 4x4 on the trail and you'd wave to the driver who was almost always in a Jeep. That is where "The Jeep Wave" came from... people out and about doing the same thing. It had nothing to do really with the vehicle but the situation. After a decade or so though Jeepers became like hotrodders - shared involvment with a movement, hobby, passion, vehicle... Then came the Bronco, International, what-have-you. Then the idiots started jumping on the bandwagon and flooded what was a downhome brand of fun. Now there are douche bags in Jeeps, Toyotas, Isuzus, Fords, Nissans... and many more. They all wave to their similars - no different than any of you in a VX... so all you Matt Lauer's CAN SUCK IT!
so you are a fan of the jeep wave:_confused
Etfren
07/22/2011, 01:52 AM
In my experience choppers AND sport bikes are the least likely to wave
because they are trying to protect their image:rollb2:
everyone else is out to ride and have a good time so they always seems to wave:yesb:
I dunno, I got a nod (busy turning so he couldn't wave) from a guy on a sport bike while out in the VX.
I dunno, I got a nod (busy turning so he couldn't wave) from a guy on a sport bike while out in the VX.
ever been out on a bike?
nfpgasmask
07/22/2011, 09:49 AM
The Jeep Wave "silly"??? Please...
Leave it to Justin to defend the Jeepers. :nogray:
:D :_beer:
Bart
nfpgasmask
07/22/2011, 09:50 AM
In my experience choppers AND sport bikes are the least likely to wave
because they are trying to protect their image:rollb2:
everyone else is out to ride and have a good time so they always seems to wave:yesb:
Funny, cause I don't like Harleys or Crotch Rockets....so yeah, you're probably right.
Bart
JAMAS
07/22/2011, 10:10 AM
everyone else is out to ride and have a good time so they always seems to wave:yesb:
You dont think they are having fun when they ignore you?
I'm a waver....I'd wave....if you did a wheelie first j/k:)
so you are a fan of the jeep wave:_confused
I am a fan of waving to people on the trails. They are just most often driving Jeeps - I am a bit of a Jeep fan. I am a fan of waving to anyone in a VX no matter what I am driving at the time or where I am. If I see a modified vehicle I like, no matter what brand, I might give a thumbs up or a wave to show that I am a fan. The rules and regulations to the Jeep wave are simply attempts at humor - I am a fan of humor. But it's not like people in Jeeps even go around waving at other Jeeps all the time anyway. Less and less does "the Jeep wave" even occur. A person in a simple CJ or other early Jeep will wave more than someone in a newer Jeep while on the street. It's more of an old-school nostalgia or character thing than it is brand identification in my opinion. As I say that though, perhaps there is an underlying link to Willys/Overland, Kaiser, and AMC Jeeps (big fan)? Either way, newer models (Chryslers - not as much a fan) and their owners don't really belong to the history/character as much. With that said, while in a CJ or YJ (big fan), I have waved at those in old Broncos (fan), Scouts (fan), Patrols (fan), FJ's (fan of the real ones)... I guess I still consider that a Jeep wave because again, to me it is not about brand indentification. Since I am in an old Jeep noticing someone in another type of classic 4x4 (big fan) I like to say hi and show that traditional Jeepers are not elitists (not a fan of elitists) like so many VXers could be perceived. :bgwo: So in that sense, yes, I guess I am a fan of the Jeep wave! Now if I am in a Jeep or a GM and I see a VX, I am waving as a VXer from the heart so that to me is a VX wave... of which I am also a fan. Along the lines of what was inside the link Jamas posted... come on, it's a joke. I am a fan of jokes.
And BTW, there are things known as 4x4 clubs (fan), Jeep clubs (fan), 4x4 forums (fan)... They are really helpful in meeting people to wheel with! I am a BIG fan of wheeling with people! So sometimes if someone in a Jeep waves to someone else in a Jeep they might actually know or recognize each other..... nah, no way..... :p (I am a fan of smilies too)
Triathlete
07/22/2011, 03:44 PM
Elitist...I ain't no stinkin elitist! Hell, I even followed some big az jeep through hells revenge! :)
Marlin
07/22/2011, 06:38 PM
Strange, the wife and I took the VX out tonight for our date. I got waved at by two different Jeeps, one was nicely equipped CJ, may have actually been wheeled:rolleyes:, the other was a newer 4dr with lots of super trail worthy mods....lol, looked like someone got ahold of a JC Whitney shopping spree:) I waved back to the first one, not so much the second one.
I do wave at most 4x4s that look trail worthy and at ANY brand vehicle I see on the trails.
I am a fan of waving to people on the trails. They are just most often driving Jeeps - I am a bit of a Jeep fan. I am a fan of waving to anyone in a VX no matter what I am driving at the time or where I am. If I see a modified vehicle I like, no matter what brand, I might give a thumbs up or a wave to show that I am a fan. The rules and regulations to the Jeep wave are simply attempts at humor - I am a fan of humor. But it's not like people in Jeeps even go around waving at other Jeeps all the time anyway. Less and less does "the Jeep wave" even occur. A person in a simple CJ or other early Jeep will wave more than someone in a newer Jeep while on the street. It's more of an old-school nostalgia or character thing than it is brand identification in my opinion. As I say that though, perhaps there is an underlying link to Willys/Overland, Kaiser, and AMC Jeeps (big fan)? Either way, newer models (Chryslers - not as much a fan) and their owners don't really belong to the history/character as much. With that said, while in a CJ or YJ (big fan), I have waved at those in old Broncos (fan), Scouts (fan), Patrols (fan), FJ's (fan of the real ones)... I guess I still consider that a Jeep wave because again, to me it is not about brand indentification. Since I am in an old Jeep noticing someone in another type of classic 4x4 (big fan) I like to say hi and show that traditional Jeepers are not elitists (not a fan of elitists) like so many VXers could be perceived. :bgwo: So in that sense, yes, I guess I am a fan of the Jeep wave! Now if I am in a Jeep or a GM and I see a VX, I am waving as a VXer from the heart so that to me is a VX wave... of which I am also a fan. Along the lines of what was inside the link Jamas posted... come on, it's a joke. I am a fan of jokes.
And BTW, there are things known as 4x4 clubs (fan), Jeep clubs (fan), 4x4 forums (fan)... They are really helpful in meeting people to wheel with! I am a BIG fan of wheeling with people! So sometimes if someone in a Jeep waves to someone else in a Jeep they might actually know or recognize each other..... nah, no way..... :p (I am a fan of smilies too)
a simple yes or no would have been more than sufficient:rollb2:
rsteinmetz70112
07/22/2011, 08:41 PM
I want to know the VX secret sign and handshake.
a simple yes or no would have been more than sufficient:rollb2:
Nah, simple, unstructured quips are your thing, not mine.
Elitist...I ain't no stinkin elitist! Hell, I even followed some big az jeep through hells revenge! :)HAHAHA I'm obviously not referring to all VXers my friend... I'd wave to you if you were riding a goat! :p
Nah, simple, unstructured quips are your thing, not mine.
then what was that:_confused
HAHAHAHA! THAT... was your 420th post!!! HAHAHA!
Kona-Vs
07/23/2011, 01:39 AM
I waved at a jeep the other day. I came across a bunch or guys in a jeep commander stopped at the top of a rough section a trail trying to figure out how they where going to get down it. As I drove around and headed down the roughest part, I gave then a good old JEEP WAVE. They had this dumbfounded look on there faces like "what the hell was that" :bwgy:
I waved at a jeep the other day. I came across a bunch or guys in a jeep commander stopped at the top of a rough section a trail trying to figure out how they where going to get down it. As I drove around and headed down the roughest part, I gave then a good old JEEP WAVE. They had this dumbfounded look on there faces like "what the hell was that" :bwgy:
:laughing: jeepers...
WormGod
07/25/2011, 07:10 AM
You have to see the Subie wave. I must get 20 waves a day in my STi.
Ebenezr
07/26/2011, 11:06 AM
I have had 2 Jeeps and never was I waved at but I am much more familiar with the VX stare - gauk- jaw drop- wide eyed look that I get daily. :)
I have had 2 Jeeps and never was I waved at but I am much more familiar with the VX stare - gauk- jaw drop- wide eyed look that I get daily. :)
X2:yesb:
VXR, I knew you were a Jeeper! It all totally makes sense!
WormGod
07/28/2011, 07:23 AM
Just to add to the weird waving topic....
Anyone who drives or who has ever driven an STi or an EVO, may have noticed that crotchrockets will also wave or give the helmet nod to you. It's one of those "across the isle handshakes" out of rocket respect. ;)
VXR, I knew you were a Jeeper! It all totally makes sense!
It was a long time ago but yes I did own a jeep:yesb:
Y33TREKker
07/29/2011, 07:27 AM
If I had a Jeep, I'd most likely just get some kind of bobble-head hand to do all my waving for me. I mean, with SO many of them on the roads these days, that much time off of the steering wheel couldn't possibly be safe. :p
During my sportbike days, I always wondered just how many of those Harley riders who were too good to wave back at me because I was on a "Jap bike" actually knew how many parts from China and Japan were on their "American made" bikes, or in what country their Harley t-shirts and other miscellaneous riding garb was actually made. (That my bike(s) weren't American made was the usual condescending reasoning I got for getting no respect anyway.)
And IMO, elistist = safety in numbers, because it hasn't escaped my attention that your usual elitist only considers someone else cool if they're behaving in the same manner as said elitist, which in principle, actually renders said elitist just another member of the crowd of elitists. Funny how that works out sometimes. :bwgy:
It was a long time ago but yes I did own a jeep:yesb:I feel like we just made progress in an AA meeting or something. lol :bgwo:
If I had a Jeep, I'd most likely just get some kind of bobble-head hand to do all my waving for me. I mean, with SO many of them on the roads these days, that much time off of the steering wheel couldn't possibly be safe. :p
During my sportbike days, I always wondered just how many of those Harley riders who were too good to wave back at me because I was on a "Jap bike" actually knew how many parts from China and Japan were on their "American made" bikes, or in what country their Harley t-shirts and other miscellaneous riding garb was actually made. (That my bike(s) weren't American made was the usual condescending reasoning I got for getting no respect anyway.)
And IMO, elistist = safety in numbers, because it hasn't escaped my attention that your usual elitist only considers someone else cool if they're behaving in the same manner as said elitist, which in principle, actually renders said elitist just another member of the crowd of elitists. Funny how that works out sometimes. :bwgy:HAHAHA I love the bobblehead imagery! The elitist scenario you mention tho, I am pondering... I'm probably just looking for a way to disagree with you. ;) Cheers!
MSHardeman
07/29/2011, 08:01 AM
The elitist scenario you mention tho, I am pondering... I'm probably just looking for a way to disagree with you. ;) Cheers!
Like Syndrome said: "Once everyone is super........no one will be."
If everyone is an elitist snob about the same thing, then they cease to be elitist (or unique) and become one of the braying pack.
MSHardeman
07/29/2011, 08:04 AM
Because if it's about what you buy, then everybody's special. Which is just another way of saying no one is. (Movie anyone?)
Man, what is wrong with us? Lot of "Incredibles" quotes going on in this thread, or maybe I read this earlier and it lodged in my brain somewhere......and I thought that I was being original. Looks like I'm just one of the crowd. :bwgy:
Triathlete
07/29/2011, 08:28 AM
Looks like I'm just one of the crowd. :bwgy:
Bhaaaa!
Y33TREKker
07/29/2011, 09:22 AM
... I'm probably just looking for a way to disagree with you.
I'd agree with that. ;)
Jolly Roger VX'er
07/29/2011, 03:10 PM
Slightly :ot:
I think the "rules" with bikers are bogus. I ride a custom bike and I'll wave to ANYONE on two wheels; sport bikes, dirt bikes, mopeds, etc. (sometimes even bicyclists). :wave: It's one big two wheeled brotherhood so why we got to be hate'n on one another?
As for the "jeep wave"? That's just silly. Like it's some "exclusive" club? You might as well just drive around with your arm out the window in a permanent wave since you'll be passing another jeep every few feet, or so.
a humongous X 2 :yesb:
Jolly Roger VX'er
07/29/2011, 03:33 PM
I currently ride a 2008 Suzuki V-Strom DL1000 and I choose to wear a helmet. I will return waves from anyone on a bike, trike, Can Am reverse trike thingie, scooter, dirt bike, etc...etc...etc..
I will however, not initiate a wave. Too many high & mighty riders out there for me to waste time with.
Now for the big finale:
If you don't want to wave @ me because I ride what I have...I could care less...but I take it personally when you damage my bike because you are an A-Hole.
I went to my Local's Union Rally during contract negotiations with our company. By far the most common bike there was Harley's. A few Honda GoldWings too. I parked my bike there and came back after the rally was over to find it knocked over w/ some damage to the mirror & handlebar end plus a busted turn signal. Not only did I have to pick-up a 500 lb bike myself but had to pay to repair it too. Nice
I'm currently sniffing on new bikes but probably won't bite this summer. Before the Union Rally incident I was considering a 2011 Harley-Davidson Dyna Wide Glide. After the incident, I don't want to buy into that loser scene. Currently in love with a 2012 BMW K1600 GT.
That's All Folks!
I always wondered just how many of those Harley riders who were too good to wave back at me because I was on a "Jap bike" actually knew how many parts from China and Japan were on their "American made" bikes, or in what country their Harley t-shirts and other miscellaneous riding garb was actually made
too funny I never thought about that:yesb:
I parked my bike there and came back after the rally was over to find it knocked over w/ some damage to the mirror & handlebar end plus a busted turn signal. Not only did I have to pick-up a 500 lb bike myself but had to pay to repair it too. Nice
That sucks:yesb:
Are you sure it was not an accident?
Jolly Roger VX'er
07/31/2011, 03:48 PM
That sucks:yesb:
Are you sure it was not an accident?
I don't have any enemies and the area was cordoned off with cones to keep cars out...so I really don't know what happened for sure...but, I just can't shake that feeling it was because I had a metric bike amongst a sea of Harley's and the Goldwing's I noticed were gone when I came back out.
I hope it was an accident but it would have been nice to get a note and they could have picked up my bike afterwards!
I just can't shake that feeling it was because I had a metric bike amongst a sea of Harley's
That would be low but you are right they (or someone) could have picked it up or helped:yesb:
I don't have any enemies and the area was cordoned off with cones to keep cars out...so I really don't know what happened for sure...but, I just can't shake that feeling it was because I had a metric bike amongst a sea of Harley's and the Goldwing's I noticed were gone when I came back out.
I hope it was an accident but it would have been nice to get a note and they could have picked up my bike afterwards!
Any security cameras keeping an eye on the area?...:naughty:
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