Do you wave to non HD riders?
4th Gear
Joined: Jun 2010
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From: Loveland Colorado
Last summer I was riding my girlfriend's scooter when I had a hilarious encounter. The scooter is tan with purple flowers on the speedometer and the helmet is HUGE and ridiculous. I look like an ahole riding it but it's what I've used to learn on. So, I was passed by this buff bad looking dude riding a roaring FXDWG with a scorching hot girl on the back. He looked back over his shoulder (and the girl) at me and gave me a stern, condescending thumbs up. While this would probably be seen as pretty uncool by most riders, I thought it was hilarious. I'm comfortable with the fact that I look like a jerk on my girlfriend's bike. It doesn't emasculate me. I know that riding that bike is a stepping stone and so I found the encounter to be apropos.
In any case, no I don't wave to anyone on that scooter and not because it isn't a Harley. I'm just too inexperienced. When I've ridden 10k miles on a full size bike, maybe I'll consider freeing a hand.
In any case, no I don't wave to anyone on that scooter and not because it isn't a Harley. I'm just too inexperienced. When I've ridden 10k miles on a full size bike, maybe I'll consider freeing a hand.
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Joined: May 2010
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From: Noo Zeeland
We've been thinking about this weighty subject as a club and have decided to take some steps to address the matter. Due to the many vagaries involved in waving, especially as to format, timing and level of enthusiasm, we have decided to have a designated 'waver" for each run.
This person will take on all of the waving duties and will be held responsible for portraying the ethos of the club by diligently waving in the appropriate manner (dependant, of course, on the wavee). At end end of each run the waver will give a full report of all waves initiated and/or responded to. This data will be collected into the club archives and one on every full moon we will collate waves for and against and decide on approprate next steps. In the event of a waving deficit with an identified individual, group or stereotype we will institute a retributive wave (to be decided) or in the unlikely event of a waving surplus with an identified individual, group or stereotype we will seek said individual, group or stereotype out and descend upon them en masse in a recognised "Club Wave Run".
Thus our waving obligations should be discharged fairly to all
This person will take on all of the waving duties and will be held responsible for portraying the ethos of the club by diligently waving in the appropriate manner (dependant, of course, on the wavee). At end end of each run the waver will give a full report of all waves initiated and/or responded to. This data will be collected into the club archives and one on every full moon we will collate waves for and against and decide on approprate next steps. In the event of a waving deficit with an identified individual, group or stereotype we will institute a retributive wave (to be decided) or in the unlikely event of a waving surplus with an identified individual, group or stereotype we will seek said individual, group or stereotype out and descend upon them en masse in a recognised "Club Wave Run".
Thus our waving obligations should be discharged fairly to all
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From: Northern Ontario
We've been thinking about this weighty subject as a club and have decided to take some steps to address the matter. Due to the many vagaries involved in waving, especially as to format, timing and level of enthusiasm, we have decided to have a designated 'waver" for each run.
This person will take on all of the waving duties and will be held responsible for portraying the ethos of the club by diligently waving in the appropriate manner (dependant, of course, on the wavee). At end end of each run the waver will give a full report of all waves initiated and/or responded to. This data will be collected into the club archives and one on every full moon we will collate waves for and against and decide on approprate next steps. In the event of a waving deficit with an identified individual, group or stereotype we will institute a retributive wave (to be decided) or in the unlikely event of a waving surplus with an identified individual, group or stereotype we will seek said individual, group or stereotype out and descend upon them en masse in a recognised "Club Wave Run".
Thus our waving obligations should be discharged fairly to all
This person will take on all of the waving duties and will be held responsible for portraying the ethos of the club by diligently waving in the appropriate manner (dependant, of course, on the wavee). At end end of each run the waver will give a full report of all waves initiated and/or responded to. This data will be collected into the club archives and one on every full moon we will collate waves for and against and decide on approprate next steps. In the event of a waving deficit with an identified individual, group or stereotype we will institute a retributive wave (to be decided) or in the unlikely event of a waving surplus with an identified individual, group or stereotype we will seek said individual, group or stereotype out and descend upon them en masse in a recognised "Club Wave Run".
Thus our waving obligations should be discharged fairly to all
