Check out rockform at glnk.io/3rj1/yammie-noob and use code 'YN25'

@GMurdah

Жыл бұрын

Has anyone here ever contacted yammi noob or gotten contacted by yammi noob I would like to ear how that interaction went

@tubewatchr1

Жыл бұрын

Sponsor name is Rokform

About the biker wave, I grew up in the 60,s. at that point in time there wasn't very many bikes on the road. You might pass by one every few days so it was only appropriate to wave at another guy crazy enough to rind in the world where you were taught to look both ways to see if a CAR was coming. In those days we rode like we were invisible. That was survival. Still riding at 72.

@JoelMatton

Жыл бұрын

I'm born in the 80s and am surprised to read this. I've always heard that bikes were at their peak in popularity in the 50s and 60s.

@TheAdawg5

Жыл бұрын

@@JoelMatton racing the bikes were but not street bikes then

@andrews882

Жыл бұрын

@Paul B haha....true. We have the nod/head tilt instead.

@mrazza6182

Жыл бұрын

@@andrews882 the nod 😎

@PurplemonkeyHS

Жыл бұрын

I'm that guy that 🤙🤙🤙 to you. Sorry, I'm kind of obstinate. Ride safe!

As an European, I have to correct you. We most definitely do the wave. Also the asphalt in the Netherlands and Luxembourg is amazing.

@Balint.T.Siklosi

Жыл бұрын

@Will Oh, you can buy whatever you want :D They are not allowed to ride it tho... Earliest is 20. Sometimes they kill themselves on small bikes nontheless... And yes, we definitely do the wave.

@dorkonbike8991

Жыл бұрын

@Will but we do have terrifyingly fast mopeds/dirtbikes 😉

@CrashMandoo

Жыл бұрын

I've just started riding in the uk, I've never gotten the two finger wave from other bikers, either just a nod or do the "noob" wave

@melihdrms1182

Жыл бұрын

can confirm we do the wave

@kal5378

Жыл бұрын

​@@CrashMandooriders on L plates are exception (assuming you're still on your cbt of course)

Hey Yammie, living in Austria and I can assure you, the biker wave is everywhere in europe. Toured in all of the countries in central europe, you will always be greeted, no matter where you go here :)

Before I got my bike, I helped a guy on a cruiser at a gas station I was stopped at when his battery went dead. Gave him a jump with my jump-pack and he was on his way. I then purchased my bike two months later. I know, kinda random, but now I feel good knowing I helped someone without even knowing it was a thing as I'm learning myself :D

Correction. Riding side by side in the same lane is in fact expectable provided you hold hands

@teresajohnson5135

Жыл бұрын

My husband and I have held hands going down the road. One of us sets the cruise control and the other adjusts speed to reach out and hold hands. Now that we each ride trikes we can't do it anymore. We didn't do it that often, mostly on straight roads with not much traffic. We'd maybe hold hands for about 30 or so seconds, then part.

@DG-mi7yf

Жыл бұрын

@@teresajohnson5135 you are wonderful. I love your story. That’s livin!

@teresajohnson5135

Жыл бұрын

@D G Thank you. I really miss being on 2 wheels. My hip replacement has made it difficult for me to pick up my leg to get going down the road. At least I can still ride with the trike. He taught me to ride beside him so I did, but I would drop back in corners or when I needed to for safety.

@DG-mi7yf

Жыл бұрын

@@teresajohnson5135 right on. You rock that trike! 🫡

@davidcook8323

Жыл бұрын

I don't think the Hells Angel's would agree with that. But let em know anyway😮

We definitely do biker wave in Europe :D

I work in asphalt and the "tar snakes" as you referred to is actually rubber that is used to fill the cracks in the roadway. In colder climates as in Michigan (where I am from) the freeze/thaw cycles is a real road killer. If they can stop moisture from penatrating the cracks it prolongs the life of the asphalt road.

@racex3721

Жыл бұрын

Ok but they are bad for bikes.

@spectrumofreality

Жыл бұрын

Frost heaves are what destroys the pavement not moisture penatrating cracks.

@goldfieldgary

Жыл бұрын

Here in Nevada it's called Crafco, it's the brand name of the tar they use. It's not much of an issue unless it's wet, which is hardly ever out here.

@stratsurvivor

Жыл бұрын

@Dave Smith, some of the roads in PA have unimaginable numbers of tar snakes. Whether they are tar or rubber, they are slick as snot. And they always seem to appear at the line I am choosing through a turn.. Tar snakes have taught me, always look through the turn and slow down. Thank you for the asphalt. You and all road workers get little thanks, but your work makes the roads that we all enjoy on our bikes! Thank you.

@qthebikeahaulic

Жыл бұрын

Some places add stone / cinders after. The county I grew up in does this.

When parking remember that gravity is your only reverse. Backing into a uphill parking space is much harder that going forward into one and than when you go to leave gravity will help you back out. But if you pull forward into a down hill parking space you will have hell backing up unless your on a 250 Kawasaki. Still riding at 72.

@233kosta

Жыл бұрын

I mean you say that, but... Goldwing and R18 kinda disagree lol

Helmet tap also can mean hazard on the road ahead or to be on alert

I just finished a fixer upper house when I remembered I had to run to the bank. Jumped in the truck since there was a severe storm on it's way. Spotted a biker on the side of the road with all the side coves off. Ended up loading his bike in the truck and got him home right as the tornado sirens went off. Next morning I had my occupancy inspection on the house. Apparently that was the county inspector I met on the side of the road the night before. He spent more time looking at my 72 airhead than the house. Carma.

Hi, greetings from the Czech Republic, Europe :) Watching the video, I focused on spotting differences btwn US and Europe. To my surprise, nothing significant. And yes, we wave at other bikers here, however, as motorbikes became more and more popular over the recent years, it sometimes feel awkward as you meet so many others when you ride. When your hands are full, i.e. clutch at work, a nod is also acceptable. The helping rule was one of the first things I was told when I started 15 years ago :)

Two fingers down came from holding onto your handle grip with your pinky and ring finger while you extended your middle and index finger. From there a slight motion down the indicate away then back onto your handle grip, gives you the two fingers down. After that you can make up any reason you want for why there's two fingers down, but that is how it came about was basically a natural movement of your hand off the handle grip and back on. The pinky and ring finger still in the handle grip position. When you need help on the side of the road on a motorcycle, place your helmet or something if you don't have a helmet, behind your motorcycle where it's easily seen. You can't be expected to pull over and ask every motorcyclist on the side of the road if they need help there's too many of them. By placing your helmet on the road behind your bike about 20 ft or so let's bikers know you're in trouble. And yes, all cars are trying to kill you.

@CaptainCraigKWMRZ

11 ай бұрын

Proofread. Otherwise your well thought out explanation makes zero sense. Or just get a high school diploma.

@slaytanic921

4 ай бұрын

@@CaptainCraigKWMRZmade sense to me chief

Why does yammie’s voice sound like an AI voice clone?

@rns6889

2 ай бұрын

Literally.. The first thought I had 8n my head

7:13 good lord the size of that shield could stop a bus

we wave in europe

@henrivm3559

Жыл бұрын

or flash lights

@233kosta

Жыл бұрын

In Britain we nod, because otherwise we'd have to let go of the throttle

@Someone-bf8ru

Жыл бұрын

​@@233kosta lmao why do you guys drive on the wrong side of the road?

@233kosta

Жыл бұрын

@@Someone-bf8ru Because everyone else does lol

You need to reverse park those bikes it would make it a lot easier to get them out.

Honey, we do wave in Europe in exactly the same way, two fingers. It's probably without a meaning though, simply two fingers as that's how your hand is stuck from the grip :D And in the UK you nod your head to the side towards the passing rider (since you can't wave with your throttle hand, being on the wrong side of the road and all that...)

@CaptainCraigKWMRZ

11 ай бұрын

Honey? Thanks Aunt Rhoda.

You always create awesome content, keep up the good work

Just a thought about the 'just following orders' ahead signal, I use the slow down signal instead as it gives you plausible deniability in case the fellow rider you're trying to warn happens to be one of those 'just following orders'. After all what road doesn't have at least a bit of gravel or leaves on it?

6:02 it’s definitely two wheels down 🏍️ the head tap is universal 🚨 👮‍♂️ Edit: we do the same thing in construction 🦺 when the safety guy is near 🚧 😮

I learned about the wave organically, and it felt like an initiation. I told my wife about it as soon as I got home 😂 I didn’t know about that stopping for a fellow rider thing either. I thought a noob stopping to bother him would be annoying, and I still think about it to this day.

In Europe they do have a number of ways of acknowledging another rider. In the UK, it's the head nod. In France, it's _Le Leg_ or the Biker Wave. In the rest of Europe, it depends but, often, the Biker Wave. It is the norm that BMW riders don't wave (there are exceptions) and Harley Riders only wave to other Harleys.

@jadoningalls1205

Жыл бұрын

Agreed! And I’m glad to say I’m the bmw rider exception haha

@robertbuzby3769

Жыл бұрын

When I was about 12 years old, in 1968, and until a few years later, my father sold BMW cars...which were back then 1600's and 2002's...and all BMW car owners would flash their lights if they saw another coming from the other direction...simply because it was a function of the whatever you call it which allowed you to do so, as no other car could...from what I understood as a child...lol...

@tomislavmarunica80

Жыл бұрын

In Croatia we also Wave with 2 fingers, if not possible than we nod with our head...

@RheaAyase

Жыл бұрын

@Paul B Hey I nod to the L scooties too, as long as they don't have a food delivery box. For their own good - their neck would get fatigued if they had to nod all day long doing their job :D :D

@Kjamilex

Жыл бұрын

@@tomislavmarunica80 Exactly, I wave to just about everybody on two wheels, except for obvious scooter grannies/grandpas on their way to the grocery store, and they 99% of the time wave back. If I'm holding the clutch, then I nod my head. And yes, even BMWs and Harleys do wave back. In fact, I think it's mostly kids on their dirtbikes/125ccs who don't give a shit, or don't know yet (although everybody knows that bikers wave, even normies and kids do).

Life long cager looking to get on a bike for the first time soon. I actually knew the dead red law, and have used it before.

I always point my index finger up and and twirl it when to warn others of cops when I am on my bike. It's much more effective to communicate.

#1 is dead on and should've been super obvious but somehow I still have friends in my group ride that still don't get it.

In Japan the head nod is the norm to acknowledge other riders.

@timh6845

Жыл бұрын

Same as Australia!

@ma3stro681

10 ай бұрын

Same in Aussie land … except with Harley riders 😂

Most of this I was taught by my uncles who were both in "Harley Clubs" in the 70's/80's a good 20 years before I ever had a bike (and 6? 7? years before I even had my normal driver's license). Especially the "correct position when group riding". Because there was not only "right position" but also "earned position" cause your spot depended on your club standing...

In the UK we do a head nod when seeing another biker. Its very common to do unless your riding somewhere very dense i.e. London. You'll only get the head nod in london when someone really likes your bike

@233kosta

Жыл бұрын

Pretty much a given that a nod ain't happening if the other rider is busy, i.e. getting ready to turn, etc. Other than that - stay out of cities lol

@mattyg415

Жыл бұрын

Living in London and riding all year round battling traffic, constant cameras 20mph speed limits bumps every few meters to slow you down and bloody food delivery scooters it's sometimes hard to acknowledge your fellow riders. Especially as in uk there are riders from all over the world.

Squid Missile. Can we have a hoodie made with “Squid Missile” on it? Please?!

@yam. C'mon bro, NO MORE ROBO VOICE!!!

The info about the red light rule varies state to state.

I Ride a 85 harley so when I pull over and they need tools I probably have it. Because I will need it. Oh bike lift yeah it is in the bag.

Good info! Especially liked the dance at the end

SPOT..ON! Many thanks for explaining everything!😎👍🤝

Dead red laws vary state-to-state. It illegal here in GA but most cops are understanding if you explain to them what happened. Just something to keep in mind when you decide to dump the clutch and wheelie through a red light.

@classicrider103

Жыл бұрын

It is not illegal to go on a red light if you come to a complete stop and there is no traffic in the immediate area. just call any one of the motorcycle lawyers in Georgia .

the way the cadence of his voice is in this video, i feel like this dude put his voice into an AI and just had it read the script for him

@ma3stro681

10 ай бұрын

Really cringey voice, for sure …

@khalincarter7272

2 ай бұрын

I was going to say the same thing it’s really does sound like ai it’s gotta be

@echolessowl

2 ай бұрын

thought the same thing, it's a shame

1:31 yammie putting a cbr500r in the video because he secretly loves it

If you need help/assistance, park on the shoulder of the highway a place you helmet on the ground near the rear tire. Its an indication that you need assistance.

Yep. Should be classes on bike etiquette. 🤨

"So you wanna ride my bike ? Can I ride your girlfriend ?" Say that next time someone asks you to ride your very expensive motorcycle . 😊

Just one person's opinion I bought a rock form phone holder for my bike and it was pretty well garbage, it was missing parts to mount on my bike I had to sent it back. I but a "tester" model at Walmart and that thing has held on my bike through bumpy roads and high speeds heavy rain everything no problems.

Another unwritten rule...never fuel your motorcycle while you are sitting on it. If the "voom" happens, it's too late to get off.

@scottytoohotty7617

2 ай бұрын

What is voom? I ask because I literally always gas up while sitting on my bikes..

@x-man5056

2 ай бұрын

@@scottytoohotty7617It's the last thing you hear before your face never looks the same again.

@scottytoohotty7617

2 ай бұрын

@@x-man5056 Hmmm. I don't smoke while I gas up.

@x-man5056

2 ай бұрын

@@scottytoohotty7617famous last words.

As a android user I have a hard time connecting to anything while using the rockform case. But i see no one else with this problem. It does hold the phone in place and will not budge, so I guess it does what it is supposed to. Thanks for your video Yammie.

@matthewshultz8762

Жыл бұрын

Get a Quadlock case, problem solved

@qthebikeahaulic

Жыл бұрын

Get the wired Ciro mount and it does not vibrate like most of the mounts out there.

Group rides: maintain your space and pace. Needless Go fast slow down gofast slow down just throws everything off behind you.

Great video Yam. I'm 10 seconds into it but great video.

In the Netherlands we do the biker wave! And no, no turbo busa due to a1,a2 restrictions which is fine 😂

In Australia (and I assume other left side of the road countries) the biker wave is replaced with a "nod"

@timh6845

Жыл бұрын

Can confirm. “The nod” is they way down under!

@noahpowell7984

Жыл бұрын

Nod or head tilt

@RealHooksy

Жыл бұрын

But not for scooters, just motorcycles 😎

@noahpowell7984

Жыл бұрын

@@RealHooksy definitely, and it's always a great day when a Harley rider actually nods back?

@RealHooksy

Жыл бұрын

@@noahpowell7984 I try to ignore Harley riders, but each to his own I guess

Why does yammie sound like a speech bot

IDK about at a dealer. I swing a leg over on pretty much what I want, but I make damn sure I don't screw up the bike in anyway.

My dad has a fz09 and its like 860cc or something like that and when I first rode on it a few weeks ago on the back of it Wearing some older gear that fit I was hooked. I have been mountain biking, dirt biking, and BMX for years and I have wanted a motorcycle and now about the different engines and ccs and retros and sports and cruisers and all that but I went shopping and took the MSF course and bought a Bmw 310 R and man its been fun, I am also restoring a 74' honda cb125 just for fun and it only has 100 miles on a recently rebuilt engine but needs new brakes and tires and stuff. I cant keep up with my dad because he has 500 more cc than me but its fun to ride together every now and then opposed to our usual car people stuff and I like 2 wheels a lot almost as much as 4

My coworker has told me a story about how, after getting a brand new Victory Judge, a guy he worked with at the time asked him if he could take it for a spin. He said that the guy's words before pulling off were "I'm gonna see what this baby can do." before wrapping it around a guardrail and totaling it half a mile down the road, and injuring himself quite badly. Apparently he didn't even offer to help pay for the damages. So yeah... Only let trusted, responsible people on your bike.

Great stuff

In Australia, the wave is generally substituted for a head nod given we ride on the left hand side of the road and the wave hand would have to come off the throttle. The nod is more subtle than the wave but rarely goes unoticed by both riders...and is equally as unifying 🤙 Keep it upright and do a skid!

Yammie must not know of parking lots that are not flat XD sometimes is smarter to go into a parking spot rather then back into which may either be near impossible or likely to tip your bike over due to which side your bike leans on the stand and which side the hill is going

I am from spain and I can assure that in europe we do wave other bikers

I remember my first bike and thinking wow everyone is so friendly on bikes. Wasn’t till a few weeks later that I realized I should wave back. And the two finger thing is just a natural way to wave. Less wind resistance easy down then back up

About the sensors in the road, I'd heard a while back ago if you put a strong magnet under your car, it would trip the sensor. If it's true, i wonder if you could use that for a motorcycle.

sounds like a yammie ai voice generator... just me?

@dankhill_

3 ай бұрын

must've not been feeling it when he made the video, and just plugged his videos into an ai and let it speak the whole video

@erikanderson1720

2 ай бұрын

@@dankhill_ maybe so... also awesome username hehe

@Grim1of2

2 ай бұрын

Sounds like all the natural pauses have been edited out and makes it sound like one long sentence,. which doesn't give the brain time to process the information given. How much of that video do you remember?

@rns6889

2 ай бұрын

​@@Grim1of2my theory is that he's sick and doesn't want to record his sick voice lol, this sounds too AI, there are many cracks mid sentences.

I don't know about the rest of europe but I live in the UK and we don't do the wave but we have the nod, anyone who's decent and riding a motorbike will give you a nod.

Tar "snakes" in the rain are back tire slip n slides 🙄😬 watch the corners☝️

we don't wave in europe? Huh, of course we wave! YOU RIDE - I RIDE. we awesome

I thought of a couple more. When parking in a open parking lot park your bike with the front wheel up at the very front of the spot so your bike can be seen by people trying to park. Also when parking on asphalt in the summer or in the dirt and grass use a kickstand coaster. One more, when you see a group ride do not try to join it unless invited Also do not pass it without permission.

@dariusjuodokas9458

Жыл бұрын

> when you see a group ride do not try to join it unless invited Also do not pass it without permission. So basically, if you come across a group ride - stop riding? :)

@dawsonwalker384

Жыл бұрын

@@dariusjuodokas9458yeah man at that point you’re obligated to get off your bike and walk it home 😂😂

@mac711

Жыл бұрын

How exactly do you get permission to pass a bunch of Harley’s riding 15 mph under the speed limit,when they are to good to even acknowledge you if you anything other than their same brand? Answer, they get passed. That the dumbest thing I’ve heard, that another rider has to get permission to do what a traffic law allows me to do legally.

@SurvivingAnotherDay

Жыл бұрын

@@mac711you young adderall addicted kids will never respect the chill Harley group ride vibe

@benjamin_lives

Жыл бұрын

"Also do not pass it without permission" HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

It’s funny the first and second bike you showed was my first and second bike. The Yamaha bolt and the Kawasaki Vulcan 900

We do wave in some parts of Europe atleast. In Finland atleast seen it, tho we have definetly taken alot of stuff from U.S biker culture. Was always cool when started at 16 with a little 125cc CBR and get waved at by Harley boys :D most kids with 125cc (light-motorcycle as we call it here) do everything to make it more racy and squid'ish. Also supermotos are popular, at 15 you can get a moped and atleast at that point aprilias are very popular. I'm getting closer to 30, and looking to get the first bigger bike. Still not looking for a turbo busa yet, have to find one with the best anime decals first.

Rokform don't have cases for Google phones they just have a sticky attachment you stick to your existing case. It's only $20 USD but the handlebar or stem mount will set you back $120 which seems a little excessive

@matthewshultz8762

Жыл бұрын

Get a Quadlock case, problem solved

Riding on the shoulder to pass and get around traffic is common in Thailand. Suddenly changing lane positions with no indication is also common. Many scooters have no running lights and use a dim 3W headlight bulb, if any headlight at all. Oh! Be sure you leave your turn signal flashing FOREVER!!

Tks. much.

01:22 - Yam just described Jai Haze lol

In New Zealand, that Comfort stop Gesture, is not just likely, but guaranteed to make someone want to have an argument with you!

yammie, we do wave in europe, or at least in italy we do

A less talked about hazard is pavement traffic paint. That shut feels like Teflon non stick coating!!!

I’m not a biker yet, but will be one soon enough, and I’m often driving by car to a common place, west Germany, where people go to drive their bikes on the mountain roads. I always see them doing the biker wave (here in Europe is also pretty common) so I always wondered what’s behind the meaning. My assumptions were quite on the right track after seeing this video with more history background of that signal now.

Thank god bless

I am a new rider, so i need these lol

I'm a new biker. I just got an 07 r6 for the street But I also made my 00 r6 into a dirt bike a while back. Hopefully I don't die.

We don’t wave in England bc we are on the other side of the road so we can’t, but we do give a little nod

In Australia, it’s “the nod”

@233kosta

Жыл бұрын

Because throttle hand lol

Do you think, since we are all at Daytona Bike Week for the same reason, we can suspend the hand wave rule on Tamoka Farm Road or Route 44?

@CaptainCraigKWMRZ

11 ай бұрын

No.

I was actually already aware of the 2nd unwritten rule of motorcycle riding and I follow it religiously "Never Leave A Brother Stranded"

Yes, use the BMW Smartphone Cradle. Works every time

I have literally seen two riders fist fight over one guy's inability to ride in a staggered formation. He was flitting around other bikes in line like a mosquito, and when we stopped for gas...it was on. One guy had to pulled off the offender. If you are wreckless around another moving motorcycle, you deserve what you get.

I pulled over on a back road to take a phone call and had another biker pass - turn around - then come back to see if I was ok. I was impressed.

the clibbins brother, had to lay er down

Yam is wrong where he says to ask to sit on a bike at a dealership... unless there's a sign that specifically says not to sit on the bike, then it is OK and even encouraged to sit on them because it starts the process of getting to the final goal of selling it

@grumpyrider8801

Жыл бұрын

If there is a tag that says SOLD I would pass sitting on that one as well

I may be and probably am wrong. But I was always told that the helmet tap means "heads up". Could be grass in the road a cop ahead or whatever. It just means heads up and to be alert.

The "Head Tap" for O.K. is universal whether its for sports, construction, motorcycling, or even SCUBA diving. Basic.

Places such as europe nod at others rather than hand signal most often because they ride on the other side of the road. The hand is not really visible waving at the grass. To use the other hand would take you off the throttle.

I look like a complete imbecile riding sometimes because I'm too busy dodging pot holes, tar snakes, divots, and tar pits as my state doesn't take too kindly to properly maintained roads.

You forgot steel bridge grates.

I’ve only ever used the biker wave and cops in 3 riding seasons

That chart was studied and I thought it was great

Hey I was wondering what the best motorcycle to wheelie is I no you can wheelie any but what is the best

@chrishince8947

Жыл бұрын

Unicycles!

Almost kissed pavement after going through a pile of leaves, PSA: leaves are slippery

great video but why did it sound like it was voiced by AI Yam

in Austria we DO wave for other Bikers.

If u wait at the traffic lights to long u flick ur head lights they do change quicker

Yammie shnoooob🎉

Am i allowed to use these riding a three wheeler?

7:11 that' s a street near the center of Bologna