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View Poll Results: When I'm out riding I wave to:
No one
3
9.09%
Everyone
29
87.88%
Harley Riders only.
1
3.03%
Harley, Indian and Victory riders only.
0
0%
Option 4 plus European bike riders, ie; BMW, Duc, Tri
0
0%
I specifically ignore Rice Buring scum, even though I once was one.
0
0%
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Old May 8, 2011 | 07:23 PM
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I wave as greeting to fellow rider enjoying a ride on the same day as myself.
 
Old May 8, 2011 | 08:25 PM
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If I'm just putting along and it's safe to do so, I wave!! I figure, it's beautiful day, these people are out loving and enjoying life just like me, so it's like, hey this is great, isn't it!!!!!
 

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Old May 8, 2011 | 08:44 PM
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I wave but have gotten more waves from crotch rockets than harleys. now where can i get these *** less chaps everyone keeps talking about?
 
Old May 8, 2011 | 08:48 PM
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When safe, and it was a great day to do some waving today.
 
Old May 8, 2011 | 09:09 PM
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I stand up on the pegs and bow. That way I keep both hands on the bars.
Weird, I just got deja vu.
Actually, where I ride mostly there aren't many bikes ( or cars, relatively speaking ) about. So we riders wave to one another. At Laconia Bike Week, I want to puke after the first 100 of the 100,000 waves to come that day.
 
Old May 8, 2011 | 10:08 PM
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Old May 8, 2011 | 10:33 PM
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I do wave but only to stray animals on the side of the road (except for today I gave a deer the finger for edging too close to the pavement). Sometimes I'll give a cat the thumbs up because I like cats a lot!
 
Old May 8, 2011 | 10:40 PM
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Originally Posted by exemexer
Do a search on this, it's been done to death. And yes I do.
Don't you just hate when this happens? If I ran an internet forum I would have to consider disabling the "search" feature just to avoid posts like this.
 
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Old May 9, 2011 | 05:09 AM
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Originally Posted by average_bear
I do wave but only to stray animals on the side of the road (except for today I gave a deer the finger for edging too close to the pavement). Sometimes I'll give a cat the thumbs up because I like cats a lot!
Deer, God's way of making Liberals reconsider those anti-hunting laws.

A friend of mine waves to cows, because he thinks it's good Karma.

I blow kisses to the badass dudes on the store-bought choppers, wrap-around sunglasses and new leather jackets commuting to their accounting jobs. Makes their heads explode.
 
Old May 9, 2011 | 05:18 AM
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every time I get a chance...safety first though...
 



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