I always wave unless I don't feel safe doing it.  Even then I try to raise two fingers even if I don't take my hand off the bars.  Heck, I even wave to a rider beside me if he looks in my direction when I'm caging it. 

I have never heard of anyone who has had a wave or a wave returned from a BMW rider or even a nod of the helmet. Its a standing joke over here that they are all fitted with special "Flesh-magnetic handrips". Same applies to the HD riders, the rumour is when you ride a HD on UK soil all other bikes become invisible!

It is well established that I have ridden many different classes of bikes. I wave to everyone and return the wave when I am beat to it, with an exception when I am approaching intersections. I feel bad not returning waves but I will nod my helmet to acknowledge a wave when I am to busy to remove a hand from the controls. And yes I wave to the cops to.

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Quote from: yamahonkawazuki on August 05, 2006, 11:58:52 PM
i waved to a motorcycle cop in phoenix, he waved while in a turn and promptly dropped the bike 

i could have been an assand went on, but i stopped and helped him pick the thing up

Quote from: yamahonkawazuki on August 06, 2006, 06:27:26 PM

Quote from: dwn4whadever on August 06, 2006, 12:01:27 AM

Quote from: yamahonkawazuki on August 05, 2006, 11:58:52 PM
i waved to a motorcycle cop in phoenix, he waved while in a turn and promptly dropped the bike 

i could have been an assand went on, but i stopped and helped him pick the thing up

good job!

Quote from: bettingpython on August 06, 2006, 06:50:58 PM

Quote from: yamahonkawazuki on August 06, 2006, 06:27:26 PM

Quote from: dwn4whadever on August 06, 2006, 12:01:27 AM

Quote from: yamahonkawazuki on August 05, 2006, 11:58:52 PM
i waved to a motorcycle cop in phoenix, he waved while in a turn and promptly dropped the bike 

I hope he remembers that next time he is out riding and he can give someone a break on a ticket.

i could have been an assand went on, but i stopped and helped him pick the thing up

good job!

uhm, not to throw a wrench in the gears of everyone being so upset about not being waved back at....  and to get back to Rogue's original post....


Ever think that maybe the guy was using his hand to hold in the clutch, because he didn't have it in Nuetral?


I had to quickly throw mine in neutral to do the 2 finger wave at a group of harley's going the other way while I was creeping towards a stop sign.  Every single one at least acknowledged me.

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I wave to everybody, if they wave back  if they don't well I don't really give a crap.  I got alot of other stuff to think about than why people don't wave back. 

I have to admit that sometimes I don't notice because traffic is absolutely insane sometimes.

I mean I don't harsh on people too much because sometimes you've got your hands (and head) full with everything happening on your side of the concrete divider.

I wave at every motorcyclist i come across.  So far I have waved at every bike cop when i see them and all have returned the wave.  Sure they might be able to give you a ticket for waving but if they are bkers like us then they know we are just saying hi and be safe with one hand.

I wave at nearly everyone as well...  But, I seem to get less returns since I got my new jacket...

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Yeah...  I think so too...  People are scared that I might shoot one off at them.   

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I try to shoot them all the time...  It hasn't worked yet.