Grabbed this from another forum, i think alot of riders here can relate to it.

To Wave or Not to Wave

By Shalom Auslander

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 tassle 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 bastards 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 color 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 ass. I never wave at Kawasaki guys.

I ride a Honda, and I'll only wave at Honda 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 Hondas, 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?
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hahahahahahaha that's fuckin priceless!

lol, thats great, so true too, notice he didnt say anything about triumph riders (thats cause you never see us)

im getting pretty good at picking out which harley guy will wave and which wont.

Sounds like a lot of the riders around here!

I wave at everybody. I mean everybody. I wave at cruisers, squids, gangs, hell I even wave to scooters!

I do too....although I wanna take my helmet off and beat the ones that don't wave back with it.

EXACTLY!! LMFAO. Make me wanna do a u-turn and donkey-kick them off their bike.. 'I WAVED at you, motherfucker!!'

Damn right! It ain't that frikkin hard to lift your faggy lil hand off your handlebar and give a quick wave.....you fuckin insignificant, piece of shit, no better than me, mother fucker!

..and it's ALWAYS Harley guys, the ones that you KNOW look at you like 'fukkin rice'. Suck something..

"I tried to say hey with my hand, now I'll say it with my boot!"

I get snubbed by sportbikes and cruisers alike. BUT, the worst offenders for me have been the guys on the 80's-era Japanese standards! I mean, it's just an older version of my bike, so what the hell? lol

yea i wave to everyone too. even if your just parked on the side of the road taking a break.

well, i have been in different states. Washington state everyone seems to wave. Missouri mostly everyone waves, like 30% of the harley (I paid too much for my bike for me to wave at you) guys don't wave or respond. I ride a busa. In Texas most will wave if they aren't too busy riding around on one wheel. Lots of wheelie riders there for some reason. Massachusetts seems like half and half. Ohio is like 50-50 also. NH folks most sport bikes will. Non-harley cruisers about 50-50. In NH when you buy a harley or a chopper you must have to sign a damn waiver that you will never ever wave at a sport bike...cuz they don't at all. Since, I moved to NH I just ride and don't worry about waving unless someone waves at me first. It's not like you can't go to Laconia on a sport bike. I go off roading and everyone waves then. I guess once you get on the road and your bike costs over 20 grand you don't wave anymore. wierd. I don't care either way. I just figure they dont wave cuz their wrists hurt from having to polish chrome all day. LOL!!!

i wave at no one, just cause you have a bike i should wave? fuck you

Eric...

haha hi tap

Damn i dont even have a bike and i dont get a wave :kicks the ground: aww shucks!

I'll flip ya off next time I see YA eRIC