I think you hit the nail on the head here. The wave (also known as sticking a few fingers out) is a brotherhood thing which I suppose is becoming something of the past. There was a time when all Harley riders were in a tough guy/bad dude image and that brotherhood was there with everyone. However, now that there are so many people from all different type of lifes riding harleys the brotherhood thing is dying with it. So I say, wave and wave to them all. Don't let the brotherhood of riding die. Remember, it's not what you ride but that you ride. Except when you ride a Harley you are riding in style.

 

I totally agree with you HTRAUD and I've been guilty of not talking to someone or at least saying hey. I'm changing that today. I think we need to acknowledge each other. It's a respect thing. Thank you for getting me back on the right track.

 

I was at a light the other day and a guy on a harley pulled up next to me. He went as far as looking in the opposite direection to avoid making contact with me.

Am I that weird looking???????

 

I try too always wave no matter what bike you ride.. Sometimes not able too shifting gears or whatever. Majority of the peeps in Louisiana ive come across wave.

 

I find most people wave in this area with the exception of the freeway.
Only about 10% of opposing direction freeway riders wave.

 

Someone asked earlier if people with the same kind of car wave at each other. Yes they do. At least they did when I owned a Renault Dauphine, V.S. Bug, Corvette, Miata and Porsche.

AND, I wave at everyone, including scooters and mopeds and my last bike was a BMW !!

 

Been riding over 30 years now. Don't remember ppl waving or giving the high sign that much in the early days. One reason maybe is bacause there was not that many scooters on the road then. Do see a fair amount of it now. I usually return one and sometimes initiate one....

 

those that don't wave get over your self it's a brotherhood thing
and it doesn't matter what you ride but that you ride
here in so cal we do a lot of waving not on the freeway usually
to far away but on the back road everybody waves just the nice thing to do
yes it is kinda strange that at a stop sign and it is mostly harley riders ignore you
or at least try. guess they saw to many HA movies.....

 

I always wave and most wave back...only a small few...and I think thats because they didnt see me. And I've done that before.....be lost in thought and didnt see the bike or the wave until they were going by.....then I'm thinking..dang!....bet they think I'm a real "dick".