You said it, my sista Angie!  

I work with a rider, and 2 other "owners".  They both rode to work one beautiful day last week for the first time this season.  The other rider and I have been riding for 2 months now.  I didn't ride that day, and the other rider was teasing me, said I should be ashamed, cause those 2 owners rode and I didn't.  I said I would be ashamed to have one in the garage and never take it out.  I certainly wasn't ashamed to leave it at home one day when I needed my car!!  

This also reminds me... we have owned several Jeep Wranglers and always waved to other Wrangler drivers too.  Never had another vehicle where that happened.    

I wave when safe to do so to anyone on bike if i make eye contact.  Many riders in SF wave.

I wear two piece textile... dont seem to bother the leather or denim folks.

PerrydaSavage wrote on 05/12/10 at 03:12:04:

I kinda figured that too; my reply was loaded with an appropriate amount of wize-azzerry as well.

I wave at all that I see..arm down at 45° open hand like a ride by low five. If you raise your arm up to wave and the wind catches your arm, you'll learn why you keep your arm low.

Waving really does reflect the entire community of us traveling on two wheels. Many in cages also own bikes or did in past lives. My son and I were doubled up on our Boulevard last night--he's ten. We pulled off the two-lane highway at one point so dad could indulge his nicotine habit and stretch our legs. A man in a pick-up truck pulling out of a side road slowed down and asked if we were ok or just resting. Talk about awesome. Many years ago I was out on my little early eighties 250 single Yamaha Exciter at night and got completely turned around on some old country roads. I pulled over for a smoke and the next big touring bike coming my way, I flashed my lights at him. An older guy and his wife on a big old Goldwing stopped, smiled, chatted and gladly pointed me in the right direction. You just can't put a price on such decency.
And on waving, I do find it hard to wave sometimes when clutching either up or down. But in terms of feeling comfortable enough for the hand to leave the handles to wave, I find this less of an issue...I just splay my fingers on my left hand down and out a bit...no problems there. Most do wave back. Only sneers I get while on my Boulevard are from Harley riders...but even seldom then. Most people of two wheels I like to think, respect others on two wheels. It really is an incredible article of faith to get up on two wheels. To move at good speed on a vehicle that needs a prop to keep it upright at a stop is living with faith, intention and purpose.

Dang, sounds a lot like HD envy.

HD guys around here ride more often in rain or shine, and farther than most.

I was at the Honda, Kawasaki, Yamaha, and Suzuki shop Saturday. there were around seven riders there. Went down the road to the HD shop and there were around seventy five riders there. I have been riding since 1958 and have never needed to knock other brand riders, but thats just me.

The HD riders wave more than most. Its the sport bike riders who don't wave.

And their bikes are always shiny all over cause they only ride to the lake or local pub on weekends, and be sure to park right in front and idle for 15 mins before you leave.

I brought one of these.  
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7tBHoq49RU