View Poll Results: Do you wave at other motorcyclists?

I wave at everyone

202

72.14%

I don't wave at anyone

12.86%

I wave only at other Harley riders

15.00%

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Nov 16, 2008 | 06:39 PM

#181

P'colaHarley-17RGS

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From: NW Florida

I haven't been riding for years... actually only a couple of months... so I still wave to everyone and I'm enjoying it.

Nov 16, 2008 | 08:12 PM

#182

cchips

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From: Fort Worth, TX

Waving! I thought the thread said waxing

Nov 18, 2008 | 11:07 AM

#183

krusr

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From: Nice home on the NorCal Coast

I think these new guys just think they are just "Way Too Cool" to wave.

I think that's part of it for sure.

Nov 18, 2008 | 04:20 PM

#184

Roadjunkie1

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From: Chicago.

Ya, only cool FOLKS wave. LOL

Nov 18, 2008 | 04:24 PM

#185

PivoLovingBear

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Joined: Feb 2008

Posts: 230

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From: Southern California

Quote:

Originally Posted by BigDaveOnBass

I'll try to wave back when I can, but if I'm braking, changing gears or whatever, I'll just give a big nod to acknowledge whoever is waving at me in passing.

If my hands are preoccupied with controlling the bike, I wave with something else....

Nov 21, 2008 | 06:32 AM

#186

OU812

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Joined: Jun 2008

Posts: 446

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From: Texas

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pastor John

SNS - I have found that the number of Harley riders that wave has diminished since I traded my Road King in for the Road Glide. I assume that they are just jealous...

OH Please get over yourself.... 12 pages, lots of whiners, the guy that doesn't wave will probably be me you just have to deal with it everyone doesn't want to be your bro

Nov 21, 2008 | 09:26 PM

#187

Alain

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Joined: Jul 2008

Posts: 4,762

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From: north jersey

i wave

Jan 9, 2009 | 12:11 AM

#188

5speedblu

Road Captain

Joined: Aug 2008

Posts: 534

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From: Good Old "New England"

Questions About The Wave!!!!

Does any body know why bikers wave to each other?

And do you wave back when waved to or are you to cool?

Do you only wave back to HDs?

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Jan 9, 2009 | 12:19 AM

#189

qwispichkn

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Joined: Aug 2006

Posts: 417

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From: Northwest PA

Okay...Thought other bikers were flipping me off all this time.

Jan 9, 2009 | 12:26 AM

#190

Toneaero

Cruiser

Joined: Jun 2008

Posts: 208

Likes: 1

From: MN

I think bikers wave at each other because it signifies a common interest. An interest that is different than the majority on the road. I wave back at other bikers but does anybody else notice that the majority of the waves comes at either the beginning of the riding season, at the end of the riding season, or during bad rain storms? When I ride my GSXR-1000, only sportbikers wave at me and girls roll their windows down at stop lights. When I ride my Harley, only other Harleys wave at me and guys roll their windows down to say "cool bike, what year?" I typically wave to both crowds but I do not wave to a vespa rider though.

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