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Originally Posted by NorDog
Sweet! Wish I had said it!
When I lived in LA most riders didn't wave. No big deal, everyone was focusing on not getting pulverized while lane splitting at 50mph.
Here in Texas every rider waves, except the 1%ers of course. I even have old farmers/ranchers in old pick ups wave at me when I ride. Heck, they wave even if I'm in my truck.
Guess what? It's about being courteous and gracious. Some are too "bad" for that type of stuff. I certainly was once. But as I got older I figured out that there's never enough friendliness in the world, so I try never to turn my nose up at it when I see it.
I ride a S4RS and an H-D FXDX. I've owned BMWs as well and have ridden Hondas, BSAs, and others. I would love to have a restored old H-D Servi-Car (trike) to tool around on in town. So, I get the "H-Ds suck" from some group or another. And I get the "Jap bikes suck" from H-D riders. And I get the BMW's suck from... Well, you get the idea.
Trust me when I say there are more important things in life to worry about than the need to be better than the stranger who's being kind to you. Many things.
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i haven't been keeping up with this board, i just happened to check it out and this thread caught my eye. here are my thoughts on this subject...
first, i completely agree with NorDog. what, are we in high school? and we're the cool football players, and anyone else is a math club geek? c'mon now.
i wave to anyone who waves to me. sometimes, i wave to people in cars, especially when i notice they take special care to give me space or something. sometimes i wave to little kids in cars for fun. i don't know why, but they get so excited. and the parent (driver) gets a kick out of it and waves too. sometimes, a car driver will wave in apparent appreciation of the monster. am i supposed to not wave back just cuz they aren't on a bike? i also make it a point to wave to this bunch of harley dudes. i see them all the time. they know i'm gonna wave. i know they aren't gonna wave back. but i do it anyway. one of these days, maybe they'll just wave back for kicks, i'll raise my arm and shake my fist in victory, and we'll all get a good laugh out of it.
when you wave, call it unity, call it respect, call it kindness, call it friendliness,... whatever.
what would you call it if you decide not to wave? stubborn, obstinate, uppity, arrogant...
no you don't have to wave at everyone. in fact, you don't have to wave to anyone at all. but what are your reasons? if you don't wave because it isn't safe at the time, that's one thing. or even if you don't wave because you just aren't friendly. even that is somewhat understandable. but if you decide you aren't gonna wave and your reason is that they aren't "the same", then i'm sorry to say you're just being childish.
by the way, when i was in high school i was on the football team AND the math club. back then i didn't talk to myself because i was too cool. just as well though, cuz i probably would've looked like a lunatic
That's exactly my M.O. too 
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