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Tourer
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| There is a grea story about this issue on the VMC web-site under Victory Tales...It was submitted by guy named Danno...Good read........ |
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Tourer
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| There is a great story about this issue on the VMC web-site under Victory Tales...It was submitted by a guy named Danno...Good read........
Edited by opas ride 2011-09-08 12:54 PM
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Visionary
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San Antonio, TX | I wave.....because that what the voices in my head tell me to do.
Ride Sane. |
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Iron Butt
Posts: 785
Mt. Vernon, WASH. | If I see a motor cop going the other way, I like to pat the top of my helmet (cool it, cop ahead) and keep on truckin' |
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Puddle Jumper
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| I always wave if its safe to do so, to all bikes, trikes, mopeds etc. This is not just an US, CAN problem, I've ride all over the world and over the last couple of years have noticed the lack of waving to be global. In the UK cops don't tend to wave, but might acknowledge a nod, in France they wave and nod, in Spain and Portugal they both wave and nod and on occasions pull wheelies, in Morroco they get upset if you don't wave and chase you down to ride alongside and then wave. Riding a bike has become another one of those "status" symbols, I saw an excellent patch the other day that said "15 miles and $15,000 don't make a biker" It made me smile, there are a lot of riders out there today that only ride for the "image" and not for the love of biking.
Stay safe
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Tourer
Posts: 457
Green Bay, WI United States | I wave to all bikes. I don't care about make or type. We should all know we are Brothers and Sisters of the wind no matter what we ride. One other thing I just started, I give the Victory sign to all Military Convoys, I just love the smiles this creates with them. As some of you know my son is training to be an Army Helecopter Piliot Not all respond but that is there loss to a very common jesture showing Brotherly and Sisterly Love, at least that was my understanding.
Ride hard, ride fast but ride safe and free....
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Tourer
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northwest florida | if it is safe I give the wave! |
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Visionary
Posts: 8144
New Bohemia, VA | There's a lot more going on than folks not waving. Consider though the many reason why someone doesn't wave, perhaps concentration on the road, or other things. Wave as you feel you're able. |
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Cruiser
Posts: 162
Northern NJ | I always wave.
Riding in the south is great. Most of those folks always wave - including across a divided interstate! |
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Puddle Jumper
Posts: 23
WI | I always try to wave but have noticed a lot less waves back since I got the Vision |
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Visionary
Posts: 3773
Pittsburgh, PA | I wonder if there is a surge of newbie riders who don't understand the wave? |
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Visionary
Posts: 8144
New Bohemia, VA | Arkainzeye - 2011-09-16 1:17 PM
I wonder if there is a surge of newbie riders who don't understand the wave?
No, just more people who doesn't care about the biker heritage. They have a play toy for a little while then they'll move on back to their cages. Teach them when you can, but don't worry about it, just Ride Hard, Ride Long, and Ride Safe. |
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Cruiser
Posts: 188
Tifton, GA | I wave almost all the time. Sometimes clutch and throttle have me busy, or whindshield, sound controls, GPS, blinkers. On the interstate sometimes I can't see for the divider. I think that back in the 70s we did the raised fist "right on" or am I just dreaming? |
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Cruiser
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Meadow, Texas | I remember the "fist" back in the 70's also. Wow, have we been riding for awhile or what? |
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Motorcycle wave, What happen???
