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Who do you wave to while riding?
| View Poll Results: Who do you wave at while riding? | |||
| No one! |    | 2 | 1.55% |
| Only Honda riders |    | 0 | 0% |
| Only sport bikers |    | 7 | 5.43% |
| Only Harley riders |    | 0 | 0% |
| Anyone but Harley riders |    | 17 | 13.18% |
| Everyone who rides! |    | 103 | 79.84% |
| Voters: 129. You may not vote on this poll | |||
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08-07-2008, 12:00 PM
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 Join Date: May 01 2008 Location: S. Puget Sound, WA Bike(s): '92 VFR750F, '03 CBR1100XX Age: 43 Posts: 157
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With the exception of slowing down or starting off from a stop, i do not initiate a wave. Safety first and all. Instead I usualy offer the "nod of acknowledgement" and usually get an understanding one in return. Happy to see I'm not the only one out there 
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08-07-2008, 12:01 PM
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 Join Date: Jan 10 2007 Location: Comfort, Texas, USA Bike(s): 2000 XX, Akro pipe/commander, 56k and counting Age: 44 Posts: 242
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AND to Harley Riders.  Many times, I ride in very rural areas, and many times, I wave to EVERYBODY. If there is an accident, or a broke down bike, there are times some of these ranchers may be your help. Besides, a little goodwill never hurt anybody to my knowledge. | |
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08-07-2008, 7:53 PM
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 Join Date: May 05 2008 Location: Eastern Canada Bike(s): 2004 KDX 220, 2001 CBR1100 Posts: 28
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08-07-2008, 9:36 PM
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| TEDZXX  Join Date: Jan 22 2008 Location: Lockhart, Texas Bike(s): 2002 Honda CBR1100XX (Silver) Blackbird Age: 43 Posts: 1,081
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Most people wave around here except for the die hard tatoo cladened hardley riders. I will not wave to scooters tho
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08-08-2008, 10:13 AM
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| Join Date: Jan 10 2007 Location: Comfort, Texas, USA Bike(s): 2000 XX, Akro pipe/commander, 56k and counting Age: 44 Posts: 242
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08-08-2008, 10:49 AM
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 Join Date: Nov 25 2006 Location: canada Bike(s): '02 metalic cherry red CBR 1100 XX Posts: 1,701
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I just returned from an other 1100 kms romp. I wave at everyone. I even wave a big rigs when out in the hinterland. Sometimes it's just 4 fingers on the clutch hand, sometimes I lift my hand low, sometimes high, sometime the Hawaii peace sign, sometime a thumbs up, etc. I even honk at cyclist who have the jam to ride across the continent. I'm just a happy camper when I'm out there touring. I'm now at 128,000 kms.
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08-08-2008, 11:03 AM
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 Join Date: Feb 11 2007 Location: King's Lynn, Norfolk, UK Bike(s): 99inj, HID, Micron 4/1, PC, Maxton Forks, rearsets Posts: 208
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 Plus anyone I see on two wheels, even scooter blokes - one day they may be the ones to stop and help if I have a problem.  I have noticed that the "Race Replica" posers are usually too busy being "Fast" to nod or wave and the "BMW Tourers" are too busy being upright and facing exactly forwards to see me and my HID lights.  Been riding since 1980 and feel sure it's a different kind of rider out there now  | |
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08-08-2008, 11:18 PM
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| TEDZXX Join Date: Jan 22 2008 Location: Lockhart, Texas Bike(s): 2002 Honda CBR1100XX (Silver) Blackbird Age: 43 Posts: 1,081
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08-09-2008, 12:22 AM
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 Join Date: Jun 25 2007 Location: Chicago, Illinios Bike(s): 1999 CBR1100XX and 1988 CBR1000F Stock & excellent Posts: 1,316
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Silverbrd... The way they are making those scooters these days with the sculpted front ends they look a whole lot like a motorcycle.
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08-09-2008, 12:32 AM
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 Join Date: May 17 2008 Location: Hustisford WI Bike(s): 2003 blackbird,1992 suzuki gsxr 1100 Age: 28 Posts: 363
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Ive been fooled many times with them damn little things
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08-09-2008, 6:50 AM
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 Join Date: Feb 22 2008 Location: Austria Bike(s): CBR1100XX, GPZ500S Age: 37 Posts: 118
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donīt forget to wave to policmen/girls - next time they might stop you ;-)
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08-09-2008, 7:37 AM
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 Join Date: Apr 29 2008 Location: North of Scotland Bike(s): Matt Black CBR1100XX-04 Age: 63 Posts: 92
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I wave at all riders of powered two wheelers. I have to confess to waving my foot at someone yesterday. I was overtaking someone and accelerating and changing gear at the time though
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08-09-2008, 7:39 AM
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 Join Date: Jun 12 2007 Location: GREECE-ATHENS Bike(s): Cbr1100xx 02 tahitian blue Age: 38 Posts: 611
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..i also wave to truckers..on highway...when they see me back they remember me and horn at me too...!
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08-09-2008, 7:42 AM
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| Join Date: Feb 22 2008 Location: Austria Bike(s): CBR1100XX, GPZ500S Age: 37 Posts: 118
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as long as you greet while lifting your foot....
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08-09-2008, 8:04 AM
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| Join Date: May 17 2008 Location: Hustisford WI Bike(s): 2003 blackbird,1992 suzuki gsxr 1100 Age: 28 Posts: 363
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08-09-2008, 8:43 AM
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| Join Date: Apr 29 2008 Location: North of Scotland Bike(s): Matt Black CBR1100XX-04 Age: 63 Posts: 92
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08-09-2008, 11:58 AM
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| Join Date: Jun 25 2007 Location: Chicago, Illinios Bike(s): 1999 CBR1100XX and 1988 CBR1000F Stock & excellent Posts: 1,316
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heisti, Great pic.
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08-09-2008, 1:48 PM
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 Join Date: Mar 02 2008 Location: Bronx, NY Bike(s): RED(the fast color), 2001 CBR1100XX, 2004 ZZR600 Age: 39 Posts: 1,358
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...Oh yeah, try to wave at pretty girls too! (sometimes I wave at old ladies, just to make their day)
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08-09-2008, 7:09 PM
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| Join Date: Feb 22 2008 Location: Austria Bike(s): CBR1100XX, GPZ500S Age: 37 Posts: 118
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please!!!! donīt tell it the zoo-sue-ky riders 
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08-10-2008, 5:51 AM
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 Join Date: Jun 23 2008 Location: Labrador, QLD Bike(s): 2005 Blackbird Age: 23 Posts: 30
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ok. i was happy to read everything.... but then i read that long story on the first page (bloody awesome by the way..) and now im just too tired to read the rest lol i rarely wave to anyone. but i do give a nod to everyone on a motorbike. back down south in Victoria, anyone on a sportbike would return it, anyone else would ignore it. up here on the gold coast, most harleys ive come across ignore you, but for the most part everyone has returned it to me. on the highway in the far right lane, if im in a hurry ill cross lanes and ever take everyone to get to where im going. but sometimes ill wait and let them move over for me, if they do, i give them a little wave/thanks for doing so (cage or not)
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08-10-2008, 6:06 AM
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| Join Date: Jun 23 2008 Location: Labrador, QLD Bike(s): 2005 Blackbird Age: 23 Posts: 30
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oh, just to add.... stopping to help someone else on a bike... might just work out for you... i was at a red light waiting to go straight, and opposite me was another bird waiting to go right (my left) as he got green he conked out (later learnt that he has had trouble with his electrics and it died on him) so it shutoff just as he got green and he walked it in a u-turn parking just up ahead of me. i pulled over to see if i could help... lent my phone so he could call for a tow, got to talking with him about work (he repairs yachts etc), got his number with him telling me to give him a call if i wanted any extra cash. couple weeks later i ended up losing my job (no fault of my own) so i gave him a call, was offered $20 an hour off the books... only worked with him a month and a bit, but it was well worth pulling off the road for.
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08-20-2008, 3:00 PM
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| Join Date: Feb 04 2008 Location: Houston, TX Bike(s): 1997 CB1100XX Age: 39 Posts: 48
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I wave at everyone out of camaradarie. For the Harley riders that don't wave back I give them the benefit of the doubt that it's taking every ounce of strength they can muster to stay on the road (what with all that rattling, vibration, wind turbulance, and the inherantly unstable platform). On a side note, has anyone else noticed that it's getting harder and harder to differentiate between the Reflex scooters and the Ninja (the headlights are almost the same). I accidentally waved at one the other day  |
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08-20-2008, 3:21 PM
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 Join Date: Aug 19 2008 Location: Palm Bay, Florida Bike(s): 2000 Blackbird - all stock Posts: 10
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most of my friends ride harley's and metrics. we're all two-wheel brothers under the leather. dc |
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