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05-24-2004, 07:24 AM
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| Seat Tester  Joined: Apr 2004 Location: SW Florida
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|  Bikers Wave Here's another newbie question. Is there any significance to the wave I've been getting from bikers that pass me on the road? I mean that left arm pointing down low wave. Does it have a special meaning or is it just the way you have to wave on a bike because to lift your arm up the wind would pull your arm back?
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05-24-2004, 10:05 AM
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| In Training  Joined: May 2004 Location: Washington DC
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 | i think it's just easy and doesent look goofy like a full out wave.
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05-24-2004, 08:47 PM
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| What makes you say that?   Joined: Dec 2003
Bike: 2002 Bandit 1200 S
Location: St. Cloud, MN, USA
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| Yup, it's the cool, "I'm mister casual" wave. I prefer to rotate my left hand out horizontal while keeping the palm in contact with the bar end. Just laziness, I suppose. As long as you wave, it's all good.
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06-22-2004, 11:36 PM
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| U.B's LoveChild   Joined: Sep 2003
Bike: MIA
Location: Altamonte Springs, Florida
Posts: 1,175
  | Agree with the all the posts above. Just something fellow riders do.
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06-23-2004, 06:37 AM
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| Administrator   Joined: Sep 2003
Bike: SV650S '05 (Blue)
Location: Gatineau, QC, Canada
Posts: 10,652
| Yes, it's a nice feeling to receive a wave and wave yourself. I rode to a scenic lookout the other day, alone, but as soon as I got there the other riders started chatting with me. 
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06-23-2004, 08:19 PM
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| Where Am I ? Joined: Oct 2003 Location: Wisconsin
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| I believe the low wave is an original Harley rider greeting - it goes way back. It appears that most riders are now using that wave (especially the metric cruiser guys).
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06-24-2004, 10:35 AM
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| Newbie Joined: Jun 2004 Location: DFW Texas
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| I like the wave. It is friendly and acknowledging that I see you. In the past, riders would wave more often than now. I wave, but not all wave back (50/50). So what is the deal? Maybe the riding fab has brought people to bikes that are not meant to be on bikes.  later |
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06-24-2004, 12:50 PM
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| Seat Tester Joined: May 2004
Bike: 03 gixxer
Location: burnsville MN
Posts: 57
| if yur on a sport bike.. thats the reson for some of it...... I have talked with a couple of die hard no brain bucket harly riders, and they told me that they hate "them bullet bike riders", "they give us real motorcycle riders a bad name" at that point.. i put on my suzuki leather coat, and gsxr helmet.. and said, "yeap... we are horrable.... We all should be shot, just cause we have a passion for riding also....." I have actually gotten the findeer by people just for waving.... :o that I dont understand.... @ all...
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06-24-2004, 01:06 PM
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| Newbie Joined: Jun 2004 Location: DFW Texas
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That sucks that they would say that about sportbike riders. And the finger is not right. Although some do act like monkeys. OK, it is cool to do wheelees, but in full traffic! Going fast is fun, but 125+ through traffic! Buzzing cars is not cool! (drive past car very fast and very loud) | |
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06-24-2004, 06:49 PM
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| Tater Salad  Joined: Jun 2004
Bike: 1999 TL1000R
Location: NorCal
Posts: 1,926
| Don't wave with one finger.... especially to cars. Remember their bigger than you. Most people that have the right spirit in them don't care what you ride, as long as you're not riding like a jackass, they'll wave to you.
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06-24-2004, 07:17 PM
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| Squirrel Target  Joined: Dec 2003
Bike: Burgman 650 K3- 22,500 miles as of 9-24-07
Location: Dodge Co. Wisconsin
Posts: 661
| I usually wave but sometimes not. There are days when we see 300-500- bikes on a day trip, if 1 out of 4 vehicles is a bike it's tough to wave and drive at the same time . if I'm on straight yea no problem, but if we're touring on some narrow back roads, with a lot of curves and trees, or in heavy traffic, usually not. Just a saftey thing with me. It is nice though in light traffic, 95% wave. |
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06-24-2004, 07:52 PM
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| Where Am I ? Joined: Oct 2003 Location: Wisconsin
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| If you are not on a Harley most Harley riders won't wave (I have a hard time these days telling one cruiser from another). I notice a number of sport bike riders don't wave also - I think they have a hard time taking a hand off the low clip-ons. But I even wave at scooter riders!
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06-24-2004, 08:22 PM
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| Where Am I ? Joined: Oct 2003 Location: Wisconsin
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| When we went to Road America for the Suzuki Double Header we were always meeting and riding with many bikes. Everyone just held there arm up until you were by all the riders.
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06-25-2004, 11:59 AM
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| Clutch Cadet  Joined: May 2004
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06-25-2004, 10:22 PM
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| Tater Salad Joined: Jun 2004
Bike: 1999 TL1000R
Location: NorCal
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| Of course it's a familyhood. Brotherhood was just an expression to include all those in the MC world.
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06-25-2004, 10:23 PM
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| Tater Salad Joined: Jun 2004
Bike: 1999 TL1000R
Location: NorCal
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| I like to call it "familyhood", that way we women are included too [/quote]No offense intended there Red7eb.
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