Motorcycle Hand Signals

[paws]

I remember this stuff back when I was a member of AMA... they put out a lot of info.

[Sully]

Hand Signals are good for group rides. A lot of people don't have a CB or radio.

[hogcowboy]

These is good BUT A big BUT how many car drivers even have the foggiest idea what any of that really means......I've been riding motorcycles since I was 15 years old/and have literally always had a motorcycle (OR TWO) in my garage since then (68 years old now) and many of them signals I, have NO IDEA that there was even a single for that...and I thought that I was pretty informed on using motorcycle lingo.... Sorry!!! ( I'm embarrassed)

Ronnie

No reason to be embarrassed. I know these signals because I escort a lot of rides and it's group rides where these are used except for the most common, turn and slow down signals. We go over the most common that might be used on a group ride each and every time because not everyone knows them. And I use them all the time. They are totally unexpected so it gets the attention of jerks following too close behind you that is looking at their cell phone. So always use hand signals. Who knows. We might start a new trend of drivers paying attention to the road.

[DblTrbl]

[QUOTE=Burnerboy;666883]These is good BUT A big BUT how many car drivers even have the foggiest idea what any of that really means......I've been riding motorcycles since I was 15 years old/and have literally always had a motorcycle (OR TWO) in my garage since then (68 years old now) and many of them signals I, have NO IDEA that there was even a single for that...and I thought that I was pretty informed on using motorcycle lingo.... Sorry!!! ( I'm embarrassed)

Ronnie, you are from MA, no one uses signals there...LOL Unless it's for a parking space at Wal-Mart.

seriously though, the signals are nice to know but for me, If the lead bike uses turn signal and pulls off the road, I follow.

I have used the Cop signal for oncoming bikers and they just looked at me like I was crazy.