Motorcycle Hand Signals

hogcowboy · Apr 30, 2019

Ha ! I dare someone to leave their right or left turn signal on here.

paws · Apr 30, 2019

I personally won’t ride close enough to another driver to be able to see how many fingers he’s got stuck out for the various signals.

Guess I’ve been riding lone wolf for too long.

Sidecarbill · Apr 30, 2019

I think its just different variations of the wave.:laugh:

bikerbillone · Apr 30, 2019

Hmmm, could some of these signals be interpreted as a 'finger thing'? :laugh:

rhino 2 · Apr 30, 2019

I don’t use hand signals that just confuses people nobody knows what they mean anyway so just do the unexpected and that’s what people expect so that way you won’t confuse them

Retired Army · Apr 30, 2019

What is the hand signal for driver ahead on cellphone?

rhino 2 · Apr 30, 2019

Retired Army said:
What is the hand signal for driver ahead on cellphone?

There is none........It is normal......

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RedOregon · Apr 30, 2019

Retired Army said:
What is the hand signal for driver ahead on cellphone?

One finger straight up. You guess which one.

Burnerboy · Apr 30, 2019

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!!! :blush::blush::blush: ( I'm embarrassed)

Ronnie

paws · Apr 30, 2019

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

Sully · Apr 30, 2019

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

hogcowboy · May 1, 2019

Burnerboy said:
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!!! :blush::blush::blush: ( 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 · May 1, 2019

Burnerboy said:
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!!! :blush::blush::blush: ( I'm embarrassed)

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

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.