Quote from: darb85 on June 26, 2007, 01:35:34 PM
Ya that was me on my first ride. Once.

But it was soooooooooooooooooooooooooooo kewt!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 

I was bright red the next 20 miles after that.

When I received my first wave when I was a new rider....well, I don't think there was a more-exciting moment that day. I felt like doing flips! I probably was hardly subtle in my wave back!!   

i wave at everyone, if they don't wave back....well maybe they just did not see me.   its about karma guys and girls.  you spread shaZam! expect to get shaZam! back.  spread cheer and the whole world is your friend.

I give people the nod from my car once in a while- usually they know what's up and nod back. Kind of like a fight club thing. 

The only folks I've noticed that don't wave are the ones busy with lane changes or whatever.

All HD folks wave when approaching. Not all of them wave when you overtake them though

The chicks riding do. The chicks pillion wave and smile, usually big. (Chicks meant in the most appealing way, not deragatary at all.)

I've noticed alot of crotch rocket types will do the nod or bang on their helmet (5-0 ahead).

The coooooOOOooOOOooolest feeling was the first ride I was on, and a BMW tourer gave a wave.

I personally wave or nod if I can't physically wave at the moment to every bike that I see.

If it's a forever long traffic jam of HD's, I'll just do the left handlebar wave.

Heh.
Funny.
When I had my GS and rode in Dahlonega, it was the Harley guys that ALWAYS waved and the sportbikes that NEVER waved.
We always stopped at T.W.O. for a break and to grab a Coke or something. (Two Wheels Only - Awesome place for ONLY bikes)
It never failed, before I could get my jacket off, I usually had 3-4 rough lookin grizzled Harley guys around my little 500 asking me questions about it and admiring it.
(Which was REAL funny because the group I rode with consisted of a Shadow 750, GSXR 750 and Yamaha R1.)

I even went to a bike night at a local Hooters.
I think I was the only non-cruiser there. (There may have been one or two sport bikes but that was it.)
I had a HUGE crowd by ME all asking if it was a good bike, where I bought it, gas mileage, if I had been to "insert place here" yet, etc.

*shrug*
Maybe I'm just lucky.
It sure as hell aint my good looks.  LOL!   

oh i will add that I very seldom wave if Kalee's on the bike.  It's pillion's job to wave at:

Other bikers
Children
Policemen/Firemen/Soldiers
Anyone else who looks genuinely interested

Quote from: makenzie71 on June 26, 2007, 04:49:33 PM
oh i will add that I very seldom wave if Kalee's on the bike.  It's pillion's job to wave at:

Other bikers
Children
Policemen/Firemen/Soldiers
Anyone else who looks genuinely interested

I've looked genuinely interested in one or two pillions and gotten waved at in return.

Not sure the rider was real thrilled, though...

I don't mind other people being genuinely interested in my pillion...if I was the only one who wanted her I wouldn't feel so lucky.

I have sort of mixed results with the HD riders.

On the one hand, most of them by far return the wave... I'd say 80-85 percent.

On the other hand, well over 98 percent of those who DON'T return the wave (not counting scooters and cops) are on a Harley... usually a very expensive-looking, big, shiny Harley, and usually the guy is wearing leathers that look like they're brand new. The guys who look like they've spent years in the saddle always seem to return the wave, the ones who don't tend to look like they tried to buy the image at a dealer.

There's a bar maybe 10 miles away where they hang out. They ride their bikes in, get a beer, walk around the parking lot looking at all the bikes and talking about them, then they ride home. For most of them, I think that's all the riding they do. It's all about the bike, and not at all about riding. The closer you get to that one bar, the fewer riders return the wave... you could almost use it to navigate.

Quote from: makenzie71 on June 26, 2007, 12:36:40 PM
I pass more non-harley guys who don't wave.  Harley riders ALWAYS wave to me no matter what I ride and I get more sport riders than anything else ignore me.  I used to complain about this until that one day I woke up and realized no one really gives a shaZam!.

agreed mak, i have not met an hd rider who did not wave. never really met any riders who didnt, cept for a lot of gixxer riders, but then again, on one of those if you let your attention wander for a bit, it can be disasterous. but hey i wave at all of them , even those ugly ass pink chinese scooters

everyone waves around here, doesn't matter what you ride.  Even get the enthusiastic "Hey your on a bike too and I am new at this"  wave, you know the one that looks like the princess wave, except bigger - i return the normal wave hoping they figure it out

I have a confession to make.

I wave at scooters. the other day I waved at a bicyclist just because she looked like she was hating cars at that moment.

I figure its us on t.w.o against the cages. we all need  the moral support. 

I'm from Boston, Mass. I get about 75% wavers. Harley or not. There's a lot of traffic around here so sometimes its difficult. The first wave I ever got was from a guy on a HD. I was in some twisties and three guys on harley's waved going the other way while really leaning into the turn. not sure how they did that. hope they didn't wreck. I'm still not great at waving back if I'm focused on not F'ing up while I ride. I hope they understood, I felt bad because they really put out some effort there.

^a nod is acceptable if your hands are busy.  Most biker's get the idea.

So are you a first waver, return waver, or non waver?

I am a first waver, I will wave at every bike that passes, scooter, harley, sport, bicycle, or even a truck with a bike in the back. My girlfriend says that I am obsessive compulsive about it. I even get bummed if I ever forget or am too far in a lean. How sad it that?

More cruiser-dudes wave at me on the cruiser than on the GS...  But, some give me funny looks 'cause of my gear...  Sporties still wave at the Meany, but it seems like I get more sporty waves on the GS...   


Sometimes I wave at scooters, but the almost never wave back...  So...  I've nearly given up on them...  The red-headed-step-children of the two-wheeled-world.

I'm a first-waver. I almost always wave first... except for scooters and motorcycle cops, neither of which has ever returned my wave.

Got another question... how big does a divided highway have to be before you DON'T wave?  I mean, 6 lanes each way, and somebody is 9 away from you coming the other way....  ??

I wave first............. but not a scooters or on a divided highway

Do you guys wave to trikes?