had that happen befor!!
The biker WAVE
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From: Dayton
Funny about waving. I was out on an empty back road when up comes a bagger dude and a bit behind him, his wife/gal.
All of us out in the middle of nowhere doing about 35 as we came on each other. So close, you could have hi-fived me.
Came up on the guy and waved. Stone faced, he goes by and doesn't wave. Couple of seconds later, I come up on the wife and I wave. Stone faced, she goes past and doesn't wave.
Now, what are you supposed to think of that. They must have discussed it ahead of time to be ****** and not wave under any circumstances.
All of us out in the middle of nowhere doing about 35 as we came on each other. So close, you could have hi-fived me.
Came up on the guy and waved. Stone faced, he goes by and doesn't wave. Couple of seconds later, I come up on the wife and I wave. Stone faced, she goes past and doesn't wave.
Now, what are you supposed to think of that. They must have discussed it ahead of time to be ****** and not wave under any circumstances.
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From: East Tn Foot of The Dragon
I wave at every 2 wheeler going by me, if they dont wave, my forward facing 2 fingered wave raises up and becomes a single fingered solute when you go by. Check your mirror, I may be waving at you!
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From: Alexandria, VA (via Northern CA)
My thoughts exactly. When I rode a Sportbike I noticed that more often than not, Harley riders (not bikers) wouldn't return a wave. I wave at everybody... (except scooters!)
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From: Mo
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Road Warrior
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From: Rosamond, Cali
When there's a lot of bikes, at some point you get burned-out on waving. I start out waving at everyone...when it gets down to waving once or twice a minute, or more, I give up. Maybe that's what was happening...
Alan
Alan
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Tourer
Joined: Aug 2011
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From: Johnston County, NC
I was taught by old school bikers as i was growing up that riding was a brotherhood and we all stuck together. I was told waving was customary. So many bad *** Harley riders out here nowadays that are too tough to wave or uphold that brotherhood that was built on having that brotherhood.
I wave to every bike I see and get more waves back from metrics and sportbikes than I do from Harleys. I still believe in that brotherhood, but only see it in bikers who are real bikers. All the "I'm a badass" douchebags don't understand plain and simple.
Maybe some of you tools are too weighted down by all that gay *** pirate gear you wear to wave. With the exception of a handful of people in here, I believe the sportbikers are more hardcore bikers than the people on this forum.
I wave to every bike I see and get more waves back from metrics and sportbikes than I do from Harleys. I still believe in that brotherhood, but only see it in bikers who are real bikers. All the "I'm a badass" douchebags don't understand plain and simple.
Maybe some of you tools are too weighted down by all that gay *** pirate gear you wear to wave. With the exception of a handful of people in here, I believe the sportbikers are more hardcore bikers than the people on this forum.
Tourer
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From: Syracuse
Same, or the wave while holding on. Seen a few lose it while waveing. Just past experiance. Half the time they are across the median and could give a rats butt.
2 fingers pointing down holding the bars isnt a diss, and they usually see it and give me the "keep the shiny side up signal" anyways.
2 fingers pointing down holding the bars isnt a diss, and they usually see it and give me the "keep the shiny side up signal" anyways.