I get a kick out of a wave and wave back if I can - not turning a corner or at a light LO  - I have noticed that some HD folks don't wave, I figured I wasn't viewed as a "real" biker

When I'm out in good weather and my  motor is just purring and I'm grinning from ear to ear, I have to set on both hands just to keep from waving at everybody! I know some aren't going to wave back, but they might be afraid to let go of the handle bars and that's their problem. I  even wave to riders on scooters just to see what they will do.
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Starlifter wrote on 05/08/10 at 16:12:20:

Yep, and gives me a big grin too!  I've had little kids on bicycles wave as I go by, and go nuts when I wave back.  Waved at kids in cars, and seem 'em bouncing around telling Mom about it.  Stopped at a light next to a school bus when I had the Savage, bus was on my right so they got the full benefit of the Dyna muffler.  Had most of the kids on the bus waving at me!

And I must not be much of a poser, 'cause I have bugs on pretty much every piece of riding gear I own.  In fact my leathers (jacket and chaps) even got babtized by hail last week!

And as far as waving to bikers, I'll wave at anything from scooters on up, if it's safe, and I'm feeling like it.

Southpaw wrote on 05/08/10 at 18:39:46:


+1

kimchris1 wrote on 05/09/10 at 05:29:57:


I can say from experience, when I was riding hubby's Sporster, it was all I could do to keep er under control and I didnt feel comfortable taking one hand off even for long enough to wave.  I love waving at other bikers (whatever kind of bike they are on) but with the bigger Harley I just didnt feel safe.  So it might not be a rude thing, but just a matter of not feeling safe doing it.  

Personally, I get a huge grin on my face whever I get to wave at a fellow biker and get a wave back.  One finger (as long as its not the naughty finger wave), two fingers, whatever.  Its just fun.  

I love motorcycles and I love riding. Like many of you, what first drew me to bikes was not just the experience of riding, but the feeling that I'd become part of a special community--a brotherhood, really. Nothing calms me more than a long ride down the interstate, waving to the members of my beloved clan. Except when I pass Harley guys. I hate Harley guys. Hate, hate, hate. When they pass me on the highway, you know what I do? I don't wave. With their little tassle handlebars and the studded luggage and the half-helmets--God, they drive me crazy.

You know who else I hate? BMW guys. Oh, I do hate those stuck-up people. I don't wave at them, either. They think they're so great, sitting all upright, with their 180-degree German engines. God, I hate them. They're almost as bad as those old bastards on their touring motorcycles. You know what I call those bikes? "Two-wheeled couches!" Get it? Because they're so big. They drive around like they've got all day. Appreciate the scenery somewhere else Grampa, and while you're at it, I'm not waving to you.

Ducati guys--I don't wave at them either. Why don't they spend a little more money on their bikes? "You can have it in any color you want, as long as it's red." Aren't you cool! Like they even know what a desmo-whatever engine is anyway. Try finding the battery you Italian-wannabe racers! I never, ever wave at those guys.

Honda guys aren't much better, which is why I never wave at them, either. They always have those stupid helmets sitting on top of their stupid heads, and God forbid they should wear any safety gear. They make me so mad. Sometimes they'll speed by and look over at me and you know what I do? I don't wave. I just keep on going. Please, don't get me started on Kawasaki guys. Ninjas? What are you, twelve years old? Team Green my tushy. I never wave at Kawasaki guys.

I ride a Suzuki, and I'll only wave at Suzuki Riders, but even then, I'll never wave at a guy in full leathers. Never, never, never. Yeah, like you're going to get your knee down on the New York thruway. Nice crotch, by the way. Guys in full leathers will never get a wave from me, and by the way, neither will the guys in two-piece leathers. And I'll tell you who else I'm not waving at -- those guys with the helmets with the loud paintjobs. Four pounds of paint on a two pound helmet - like I'm going to wave back to that! I'll also never wave at someone with a mirrored visor, or helmet stickers, or racing gloves, or hiking boots.

To me, motorcycling is a like a family, a close-knit brotherhood of people who ride Hondas, wear jeans and a leather jacket (not Vanson) with regular gloves and a solid-color helmet with a clear visor, no stickers, no racing gloves and regular boots (not Timberlands). And isn't that what really makes riding so special?

Personally I dont think it matters what kind of bike everyone else has.  Ride what you like, to each their own, etc.  Thats why there are so many different kinds and sizes of bikes, ride what works best for you.  I thought being a biker was all about freedom?  I have a smaller bike cause thats what Im more comfortable on, but what everyone else rides?  I dont really care.  There are bikers, and there are people that own bikes - yes there is a difference.  But again, to each their own.  Im no better than they are, and they are no better than me.  Just different.  

And dont forget the "sisterhood" of riders.