Reasons why some motorcyclists don't wave
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gregory
Great things are afoot
That there is funny!
Top_Speed1
Panama Canal Crosser
Sometimes I will size up the incoming rider, figure he's a no waver, and then I get the wave first (huh?). U just never know. Cute list however, and yes, even the BMW part was funny.
ionbeam
2 FUN
steveoreno
Well-known member
Seen it before and it's very funny but someone needs to make a top ten why FJR riders don't wave back.
TheZsdad
Mr. Bill goes for a ride!
And I always thought they didn't wave for fear of getting run over when lifting their hand off the throttle. :^)
Geezer
Parsimonious Curmudgeon
I generally wave at everyone on two wheels, including scooters and especially kids on bicycles.
There are a few times when I do not wave.
1) I am too focussed on the road or traffic and simply don't want to break my concentration.
2) I simply did not see the other motorcycle in time to wave.
3) I am at or near Americade, or some other very big gathering, where it is simply ridiculous to try to wave at everyone.
steveoreno
Well-known member
I was suggesting someone make a humorous list of reasons why we, FJR riders, don't wave back.
07FJRVegas
Well-known member
Hadn't seen this one. Good BS is usually based upon some form of fact, even if it is twisted to suit the specific need!
RadioHowie
I Miss Beemerdons!
Why I don't wave...and never will...at every ******* on 2 wheels who insist on waving at ME...
1 - I ain't your brother/friend/father/son/uncle/nephew/next-door-neighbor/whatever-the-hell-reason...
2 - Many riders feel motorcycling is some kind of "brotherhood." In that case, see #1.
3 - I hate you and everyone like you, or unlike you.
4 - What's the point?
5 - Etc.
1 - I ain't your brother/friend/father/son/uncle/nephew/next-door-neighbor/whatever-the-hell-reason...
2 - Many riders feel motorcycling is some kind of "brotherhood." In that case, see #1.
3 - I hate you and everyone like you, or unlike you.
4 - What's the point?
5 - Etc.
majicmaker
Well-known member
I wave at everybody. They all wave back. Even the Harley riders. It's just a nicer way to live.
no rain
Active member
I will waive if there is good eye contact without a lot of surrounding traffic, just seems to be the polite thing to do. But I'm not going to wave approaching you on a 4-plus lane road surrounded by heavy traffic. I value keeping total control over not hurting your feelings.
BTW - Harley riders don't wave because they would drop their tools. BMW riders don't wave because they are too distracted calling for help on their iphones.
BTW - Harley riders don't wave because they would drop their tools. BMW riders don't wave because they are too distracted calling for help on their iphones.
Pterodactyl
Well-known member
I'm with Howie. And I don't like him either.
RadioHowie
I Miss Beemerdons!
Hell, I don't like ME! :finger:
majicmaker
Well-known member
mcatrophy
Privileged to ride a 2018 FJR1300AS
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mcatrophy
Privileged to ride a 2018 FJR1300AS
I wave to all motorcyclists.
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 tassel 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 *******s on their touring motorcycles. You know what I call those bikes? "Two-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 colour 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 ***. I never wave at Kawasaki guys.
I ride an FJR, and I'll only wave at FJR 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 paintjobs. 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 FJRs, 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?
(Shamelessly stolen from elsewhere.)
(First posted here.)
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 tassel 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 *******s on their touring motorcycles. You know what I call those bikes? "Two-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 colour 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 ***. I never wave at Kawasaki guys.
I ride an FJR, and I'll only wave at FJR 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 paintjobs. 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 FJRs, 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?
(Shamelessly stolen from elsewhere.)
(First posted here.)
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Khunajawdge
Toto El Mundo!
Well? I "think", mcatrophy has purty much sewn it up for me!
From now on when I ride past another motorcycle coming the other way, I am just going to stick a finger in my eye.
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yamafitter
Reigning NERDS Granite Lane Gold Medalist
Reasons 1 through 10:
It might be Stanley Steamer coming at you.
I wonder if Stanley ever bought back his Kowie for more than he traded it in for (get KJ to tell you the story on that one).
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