Vstar-Guy
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Keep the spirit! I wave too! Hell it don't cost a dime and denotes a camradery!
Ride Safely!
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In order to Ride Safely you must Expect the Unexpected!
The RIDE is the Destination!
Always Remember: Stupid Hurts!
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Kklaus
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This waving stuff, I don't know. My MSF class instructor suggested we all wave and support our comradery (editor: check spelling) on the road. However, I've got 2 negative experiences. 1) Riding around Lake Huron I had a map tucked in my windshield. Stayed there 2 days. The third day the wind whipped it out. I parked my bike on the side of the road and walked back to get it. Two bikers rode by, "waved", and continued on. They never attempted to stop and find out if I was in trouble. 2) I had installed a footpeg, not knowing it was cracked, and it snapped off and slid on down the road (4AM) After work I stopped to look for it, walked 1/2 a mile along the road while my bike was parked on the shoulder.
Three bikers rode by AND a biker friend from church in his truck (he honked), all waved, none stopped to see what was wrong.
I'm not crazy about "the wave", I gotta tell you.
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emkayach
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I prefer a salute. Left handed of course since I do not ride an early Indian bike. Left handed salutes are appropriate in the U.S. Navy. I think each of us should do what is comfortable based on bike type, speed etc. If I were in a parade of bikes meeting another parade of bikes I most likely would not salute or wave, unless a flag passed. On the other hand if I was crossing the great plains in south eastern Colorado and met up with another bike I would probably wave him/her down to chew the fat.
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osun061
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I always wave or maybe nod if my hands are busy at the time . I suspect that many times, when you think someone didn't acknowledge your wave they might be dealing with a bump in the road or any number of other priorities that prevents a full wave .
Most everybody signals other riders in some fashion , very few that can't be bothered with it .
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arthurn
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Hey Klaus,
I am real sorry no one stopped to check on you, but don't lose the spirit. There are a ton of bikers who would have stopped to lend a hand. Some of it is a product of our own success. Bikes these days are so reliable, most people pull over for a break, not a break down. I can't tell you how many times I have stopped, only to be waved on. Don't give up on us. We are all brothers and sisters trying to survive amongst the cages. It is our free spirit, with the wind in our face that sets us apart. Let us teach others by example. Enjoy the ride.
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hawgman341
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I dido what arthurn said, don't give up on us Kklaus some folks just aren't quite up to stopping (too many back woods/side of the road horror stories i guess). I would have stopped, hell I even stop for the accasional killer kager if i see one that's in trouble. Oh by the way, with the go juice prices approaching "holly crap" stages. Alot of my friends and co-workers are getting the bike bug. Even my supervisor all 5'01" of her just did the MSF class and went out and baught a 2007 street glide. Maybe we'll be the majority one day......later ya'all and ride on, and safe..... hawgman
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kpapa
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I am one of the Harley riders who stop for anyone. 90% of the time people are just taking a break or they have everything under control. I am one who waves to all except at bike rallies due to the fact your arm would fall off after the first 200 or so. You even might have a accident waving at that many bikes. We have Americade this week and that would be alot of waving. Anyone around Lake George this week for the rally?
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SgtCrump
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This was posted on the Moto Guzzi forum.....funny, but with a touch of truth in it!!!
To Wave or Not to Wave
By Shalom Auslander
I love motorcycles, and I love riding. Like many of you, what first drew me to bikes was not just the experience of riding, but the feeling that I'd become part of a special community—a brotherhood, really. Nothing calms me more than a long ride down the interstate, waving to the members of my beloved clan. Except when I pass Harley guys. I hate Harley guys. Hate, hate, hate. When they pass me on the highway, you know what I do? I don't wave. With their little tassle handlebars and the studded luggage and the half-helmets—. God, they drive me crazy.
You know who else I hate? BMW guys. Oh, I do hate those guys. I don't wave at them, either. They think they're so great, sitting all upright, with their 180-degree German engines. God, I hate them. They're almost as bad as those old bastards on their touring motorcycles. You know what I call those bikes? "T wo-wheeled couches!" Get it? Because they're so big. They drive around like they've got all day. Appreciate the scenery somewhere else, Grampa, and while you're at it, I'm not waving to you.
Ducati guys—? I don't wave at them either. Why don't they spend a little more money on their bikes? "You can have it in any color you want, as long as it's red." Aren't you cool! Like they even know what a desmo-whatever engine is, anyway. Try finding the battery, you Italian-wannabe racers! I never, ever wave at those guys.
Suzuki guys aren't much better, which is why I never wave at them, either. They always have those stupid helmets sitting on top of their stupid heads, and God forbid they should wear any safety gear. They make me so mad. Sometimes they'll speed by and look over at me and you know what I do? I don't wave. I just keep on going. Please, don't get me started on Kawasaki guys. Ninjas? What are you, twelve years old? Team Green my ass. I never wave at Kawasaki guys.
I ride a Honda, and I'll only wave at Honda guys, but even then, I'll never wave at a guy in full leathers. Never, never, never. Yeah, like you're going to get your knee down on the New York Thruway. Nice crotch, by the way. Guys in full leathers will never get a wave from me, and by the way, neither will the guys in two-piece leathers. And I'll tell you who else I'm not waving at.......—those guys with the helmets with the loud paint jobs. Four pounds of paint on a two pound helmet–like I'm going to wave back to that! I'll also never wave at someone with a mirrored visor. Or helmet stickers. Or racing gloves. Or hiking boots.
To me, motorcycling is a like a family, a close-knit brotherhood of people who ride Hondas, wear jeans and a leather jacket (not Vanson) with regular gloves and a solid-color helmet with a clear visor, no stickers, no racing gloves and regular boots (not Timberlands). And isn't that what really makes riding so special?
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Vstar-Guy
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That was outstanding! Now I know who will replace Andy Rooney when he retires! LMAO.
How do you feel about Yammies? 
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arthurn
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I think I saw that guy. He was trying to figure out whether he should wave or not. I think he missed his turn.
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