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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 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 acknowledgement.
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.



Funy stuff.

 

Thats too funny...Harley riders are the worse about waving and they wonder why we blow their doors off every chance we get...

 

Funny to read.. but I guess I' lucky. All bikes wave back at me... well, most of the time. Some choppers don't wave back, but Harleys usually always do. They don't care unless you're acting stupid. But I think the chopper guys are really just having problems riding. Think about it, with a front end raked out that far... if you let go of the handle bars for long, what's going to happen? They don’t know either but don’t wanna find out.

 

Wierd part around here in the city of SF... NOBODY waves, especially on sport bikes, they just pretend they didn't even see you. Man waiving to no1 makes me feel like I'm stupid or something, which pisses me the funk off when I look stupid. I get more waves from mopeds than any other motorcycle, which is sad and pathetic for those who call themselves bikers.

 

HAHAH I've read the harley ones before but the goldwing ones killed me. The best was the BMW bad form one.

 

honestly I just think most of em just aren't paying attention... making them particularly dangerous. I've never had it happen where someone was riding directly towards me and they didn't wave. In traffic, that's another story happens all the time. I live in a podunk town way south of Atlanta and harley riders pretty much always blow off the wave, but when I lived in Atlanta EVERYONE waved even bicylists, and we waved back.

 

Their are a bunch of stuck up people around here ( Central Oregon- Bend and surrounding areas ) yes not even the sport bike riders wave. Nobody waves to you, unless they are passing thru. The only reason I know their not from the area is all the luggage their toting around and the dead give away is the WAVE. Oh-well their loss. Harly riders are the worst. Their nose is so stuck up in the air I can't believe they can see where their going.

 

Awesome read man. I was laughing through each of the three! =)

Mike

 

Haha...nice post

 

Liked the one about the BMW's. They should do one for Ducati's.
I was behind a guy on Guzzi Californian, (did not know him) as he went passed two guys on their parked Harleys, he waived, and they waived back, soon as they saw me they just turned their backs. As I went passed, tooted my horn (as I knew they would be looking now) gave them the finger. Not all Harley riders are like that though, and I have received the "blank stare" from riders of all types of bikes including other CBR riders. My personal favourte is the " Saw you waive, but I'm too cool" nod.