The "biker" wave
Road Warrior
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From: Chicagoland
RE: The "biker" wave
ORIGINAL: atomic
The ones who don't wave back are usually the Harley riders under thirty who are clean shaven and have real short hair. Half helmet or beanies. Black googles, black t-shirts, and Blue jeans and black boots.
The ones who don't wave back are usually the Harley riders under thirty who are clean shaven and have real short hair. Half helmet or beanies. Black googles, black t-shirts, and Blue jeans and black boots.
So what's that mean for me? Mezzafanuc?
Road Captain
Joined: Oct 2005
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From: Arizona
RE: The "biker" wave
ORIGINAL: turbojonn
AN OPEN APOLOGY FROM A METRIC HEAD:
I'm also an owner of a Hayabusa. It's a 300 hp turbo'd beast. I don't feel that this makes me any better or different than any other biker out there. We all ride because we love to ride. I'm a little embarrassed about a fellow metric bike owner coming onto a Harley forum and throwing crap at it's members. How in the hell are these guys suppose to respond to your question when you say waving back is a 'common courtesy'. Do you mean to imply that Harley riders aren't even up to 'common' standards?
Try to pull this crap at a Bandito ralley and see where it gets you. I'm guessing that on average, this forum is made up of more civil members than some of the more notorius outlaw bike gangs. The members here are more likely to wave back, unless they get pissed off enough about being taunted by metric smart asses.
There are non wavers on every kind of bike out there. I try to wave back whenever I see anybody give me the wave. Quite frankley, it gets frickin exhausting. Sometimes it takes away from the solitude and peace that a ride can bring. Sometimes I get burned out and stop waving. It's not to be rude, I just want to get into the ride. I don't think I'm alone in this, and I don't think there is any great disperity of non wavers between the standards and the metrics.
As I've been typing this I have been thinking about the whole waveing thing. I wave MORE to Harley riders than I do to sport bikers.
AN OPEN APOLOGY FROM A METRIC HEAD:
I'm also an owner of a Hayabusa. It's a 300 hp turbo'd beast. I don't feel that this makes me any better or different than any other biker out there. We all ride because we love to ride. I'm a little embarrassed about a fellow metric bike owner coming onto a Harley forum and throwing crap at it's members. How in the hell are these guys suppose to respond to your question when you say waving back is a 'common courtesy'. Do you mean to imply that Harley riders aren't even up to 'common' standards?
Try to pull this crap at a Bandito ralley and see where it gets you. I'm guessing that on average, this forum is made up of more civil members than some of the more notorius outlaw bike gangs. The members here are more likely to wave back, unless they get pissed off enough about being taunted by metric smart asses.
There are non wavers on every kind of bike out there. I try to wave back whenever I see anybody give me the wave. Quite frankley, it gets frickin exhausting. Sometimes it takes away from the solitude and peace that a ride can bring. Sometimes I get burned out and stop waving. It's not to be rude, I just want to get into the ride. I don't think I'm alone in this, and I don't think there is any great disperity of non wavers between the standards and the metrics.
As I've been typing this I have been thinking about the whole waveing thing. I wave MORE to Harley riders than I do to sport bikers.
an analogy...i used to own a boat, most give the boat wave, some do not...
Big Kahuna HDF Member
Joined: Aug 2006
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From: South of Utica New York
RE: The "biker" wave
ORIGINAL: IRready
I completely disagree with you. It is not HD riders that do not wave, it is people who choose not to to wave that do not wave.
I completely disagree with you. It is not HD riders that do not wave, it is people who choose not to to wave that do not wave.
My conclusion is that the ones not waving are the novelty bikers (posers if you will), real bikers will return a wave if they can. There are times ( hand on the clutch, a hazzard to deal with, etc),when i may fail to wave back.
Cruiser
Joined: Dec 2005
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RE: The "biker" wave
Boy has this thread gotten blown out of proportion.
Part of the problem is that the Sport bikes other than HD's are speeding so damn fast, weaving in and out of traffic, they 're gone before you see them and that's a fact!!!!!!!.
Part of the problem is that the Sport bikes other than HD's are speeding so damn fast, weaving in and out of traffic, they 're gone before you see them and that's a fact!!!!!!!.
Cruiser
Joined: Jan 2006
Posts: 160
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From: Roswell, Ga
RE: The "biker" wave
I can't believe this thread is still going. I feel like I'm on a Corvette Forum.
Covettes have the wave thing, So do Jeeps (the CJ type) and Extreme Blazers and Pickup tend to have it too.
Wave or don't. I wave to most everyone, if they don't wave back it's no biggie.
Covettes have the wave thing, So do Jeeps (the CJ type) and Extreme Blazers and Pickup tend to have it too.
Wave or don't. I wave to most everyone, if they don't wave back it's no biggie.
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