Hey all,

I don't know about the rest of you guys and girls but I reckon we should all start giving the nod and acknowledging other Harley riders even if they do look super badass!

I say this because I was once again ignored by a sport bike rider at a set of lights. Why don't they like me?  We're all riders man!

But then I thought hang on, maybe they think because I ride a HD, I'm a crazy prick and might get off the bike and beat the sh1t out of them... or maybe I just think too much

 

Let us bring the Unity of this Forum out to the mean streets man!  Give your fellow badass's a nod or 2 finger salute, whatever, just acknowledge them!!

 

Peace,

Rasta

Rasta get used to the stigma of HD riding. Didn't you know that we are all 1%ers and will burn anyone else. I really don't care if they don't acknowlege you or not when you give them a nod. Some do, some don't, big deal move on, their loss in the end.

fark that, i'm too busy trying to control the noise coming out of the pipes, and making sure I dont speed or unnecassarily run over kittens.

Nodding to peeps or acknowledging anyone else on the road would be a distraction to my worldly responsibilities of not speeding or being bad.

Not me i nod to every other bike on the road, and when you dont acknowledge me, i judge your ignorant ass...and call you a rude word, thats probably lost in the wind.......

 I actually give everyone the nod, even 1%'s if I see them. You get good days when riders respond and bad days where nobody will nod, or those rare days when the other rider beats you to the nod!

 

Hesh

Top Ten Reasons Why Harley Riders Don't Wave Back

10. Afraid it will invalidate warranty.
9. Leather and studs make it too heavy to raise arm.
8. Refuse to wave to anyone whose bike is already paid for.
7. Afraid to let go of handlebars because they might vibrate off.
6. Rushing wind would blow scabs off the new tattoos.
5. Angry because just took out second mortgage to pay luxury tax on new Harley.
4. Just discovered the fine print in owner's manual and realized H-D is partially owned by Honda.
3. Can't tell if other riders are waving or just reaching to cover their ears like everyone else.
2. Remembers the last time a Harley rider waved back, he impaled his hand on spiked helmet.
1. They're too tired from spending hours polishing all that chrome to lift their arms.

Top Ten Reasons Why Gold Wing Riders Don't Wave Back
10. Wasn't sure whether other rider was waving or making an obscene gesture.
9. Afraid might get frostbite if hand is removed from heated grip.
8. Has arthritis and the past 400 miles have made it difficult to raise arm.
7. Reflection from etched windshield momentarily blinded him.
6. The espresso machine just finished.
5. Was actually asleep when other rider waved.
4. Was in a three-way conference call with stockbroker and accessories dealer.
3. Was distracted by odd shaped blip on radar screen.
2. Was simultaneously adjusting the air suspension, seat height, programmable CD player, seat temperature and satellite navigation system.
1. Couldn't find the "auto wave back" button on dashboard.


Top Ten Reasons Sportbikers Don't Wave:

10. They have not been riding long enough to know they're supposed to.
9. They're going too fast to have time enough to register the movement and respond.
8. You weren't wearing bright enough gear.
7. If they stick their arm out going that fast they'll rip it out of the socket.
6. They're too occupied with trying to get rid of their chicken strips.
5. They look way too cool with both hands on the bars or they don't want to unbalance themselves while standing on the tank.
4. Their skin tight-kevlar- ballistic- nylon-kangaroo- leather suits prevent any position other than fetal.
3. Raising an arm allows bugs into the armholes of their tank tops.
2. It's too hard to do one-handed stoppies.
1. They were too busy slipping their flip-flop back on.


Top Ten Reasons Why BMW Riders Don't Wave Back

10. New Aerostich suit too stiff to raise arm.
9. Removing a hand from the bars is considered "bad form."
8. Your bike isn't weird enough looking to justify acknowledgment.
7. Too sore from an 800-mile day on a stock "comfort" seat.
6. Too busy programming the GPS, monitoring radar, listening to ipod, XM, or talking on the cell phone.
5. He's an Iron Butt rider and you're not!
4. Wires from Gerbings is too short.
3. You're not riding the "right kind" of BMW.
2. You haven't been properly introduced.
1. Afraid it will be misinterpreted as a friendly gesture.

HAhahahahahaha......now THAT was funny! Good form Deadwood

 

Hesh

Yeah I always nod. I grew up in the country so you always acknowledged another truck, car or rider, always.

In the city 98% of drivers are ignorant so exclude them, but I find the older riders mostly nod, younger riders on crotch rockets and motards don't even look at you.

With a face mask on it is funny how many time you see the windows go up pretty quick in a car.

+1 Thats gold DEADWOOD!

Cheers Bloodnut

Deadwood mate that is Priceless!!!!

Don't be too hard on riders who don't wave of nod.
I just picked up my Road King and rode back up from Brisbane.
Being an old Jap bike rider I always waved, to anyone, even push bike riders.
Had to buy a Harley because it’s the only bike I could reach the handle bars without my gut getting the way.
On the ride back I worked it out why Harley riders don't wave or nod.
It's because they are hanging for their life.

Now, let’s see who has no sense of humour

 Deadwood, gold mate. LMFAO.

Watch it to the end.

 

T1

I cant cope with rejection   so I ignore everyone.

 As a little social experiment on the ride through Wisemans, Calga, Mt White etc I stuck my finger up at every biker on the way past instead of the nod.

If any of you fellas are feeling generous. Please send porn and Pizza to the emergency ward of Hornsby hospital.

 

 

To add new life to this topic, I went for a blast through the twisties along the Great Ocean Road this afternoon. First encounter was a shit load of HDs going east bound through geelong just near my place. Not so much as a side glance in my direction even when half of them got held up at the lights and I turned in front of them. They were obliviously on a ride with their club or group as one of the bikes was flying the flag. Anyway I carried on along my ride and saw shit loads of bikes along the way. Im pretty sure not one acknowledged me, not that i give a fuck really I suppose but it used to be the way it was, you got a nod of the head and the occasional half lifted finger off the throttle but doesnt appear that way any more. Maybe its me and I'm just not cool enough to wave to or something. Anyway fuck em, Ill just keep my head down and mind my own business when next I out on a ride and maybe someone will post here saying what a snobby cunt I was.

I will be riding to Talbingo NSW, leaving Wednesday, arriving Friday
I will be waving to every bike that crosses my bow.
A reply will be great, no reply will already be in my mirror

if you see me, I will be the Harley behind the wife on her Spyder

here is a nod in advance

Have a good and safe ride mate.

it will be arrive Friday, leave Monday, Work D/S Wednesday
we are going to the 1st Can-Am Spyder muster,
good ride, longest ride for the wife so we will see how she will go

I first got my L plates and started riding legally on the road in February 1969. There just weren’t that many bikes on the road compared to today. Everybody used to wave. If you pulled up for lunch somewhere and other riders were there you’d always say hello and most of the time sit near them or with them and shoot shit about bikes. Where I lived there were very few Harleys or Jap bikes and really, nobody cared what you rode except the 1% clubbies that had a ban on anything under 650 and no Jap crap. If there was a newfangled Jap rocketship out front we’d all gawk at it and want to ask the rider what it was like.

A Sunday ride back then you may pass 20 or 30 bikes at most. Ride on a Sunday these days and you might pass 200 or 300 bikes if you ride the popular roads. Stop for lunch and say goodaye to other riders and the initial reaction is they look at you like you have 2 heads before responding and then looking back down at their lunch. As for shooting shit about bikes the only thing they want to do is shoot you because you and your mates ride Harleys and don’t have race suits with well-worn knee sliders on.

I give the nod most of the time, but more importantly I always let other riders know about police presence up the road. The ones I find who nod back the most or nod first are the ones on those crossover bikes, they are still the true enthusiasts like we all used to be years ago, instead of the Grand Prix wanna be’s we see ripping the roads up today. Whether Harley riders don’t nod because they either couldn’t be farted to or think their shit doesn’t stink I don’t know, and really, who gives a flying fuck if people acknowledge you or not, as long as they warn you about police or other hazards ahead. There’s a saying that one in 4 people have a mental illness, so you probably wouldn’t want to know them anyway haha. The camaraderie between riders like it used to be in the 60’s, 70’s and even into the 80’s is long dead, some of us just don’t want to bury it yet.