Harley riders...

$hooter · 11-06-2009, 02:09 PM

Something I have been noticing for several months now and I am wondering if anyone else has noticed. This mainly points at Harley riders...not all of you (sorry) but well over more than 50% of you. When I am out riding and I see another rider, I always try to give a nod or a wave, but with most Harley riders...they just ignore you or look at you with this "you got alot of nerve waving to me on that NON-HARLEY scooter." What is THIER problem? Its like alot of them have some sort of "touch-me-not" attitude going and one other thing I have noticed is that the bigger the person is on the Harley, the less likely they are to acknowledge your existance. Now before all Harleys riders get bent out of shape...let me repeat...not ALL Harley riders are like this. I just dont get it...try to be nice and friendly to all riders and with some harley riders, I have even been shown the finger. I dont know if they are telling me their age...their IQ...or the number of times they beat their wife. Anybody else notice this?

**kurt** · 11-06-2009, 02:20 PM

Two weeks ago, while riding to and from the Harvest Classic Rally, I didn't notice any one type of rider not waving. 80% of all of them waved. I don't think it is any different locally. I have to admit, I don't go out of my way to wave at people six lanes away and across a retainer wall while commuting. Your area may be different.

DFW_Warrior · 11-06-2009, 02:27 PM

There are more wannabe bikers in the DFW area, and I tend to agree with Paul on this one. I've been ignored, given the "you think you're good enough to wave at me" look, and flipped off a few times too. Whats funny is that it for the most part, always comes from a rolling billboard for HD. Ah well.. I guess they have to make themselves feel important.

Yeah, yeah, yeah, I know for a fact that it's not all Harley riders. And I know that it's not bike, it's the rider. It just seems that "that" type of rider tends to pick a bike that lets him live out his Sons of Anarchy dreams he has at night.

txbanditrydr · 11-06-2009, 02:28 PM

Eh.... not trying to stir the pot but the true non-wavers (my experience only) happen to ride Goldwings.... go figure.

**charrito** · 11-06-2009, 02:32 PM

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Originally Posted by txbanditrydr

Eh.... not trying to stir the pot but the true non-wavers (my experience only) happen to ride Goldwings.... go figure.

mine as well...it's usually the guys messin' around with all their "gadgets".

poser · 11-06-2009, 02:33 PM

My parents wanted to start a motorcycle riders group at their church, and would talk to other bikers, and folks would get excited an very interested. That is until actual bikes come up in conversation, when they said they rode a Suzuki, literally all the Harley rides backed away and lost interst imediately.

They eventually gave into peir pressure and bought an Electra Glide and started the group

(but in fairness, a Harley is what dad was wanting, it had just been a long time since he had riden, so the Boulivard was the "starter" bike)

$hooter · 11-06-2009, 02:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by txbanditrydr

Eh.... not trying to stir the pot but the true non-wavers (my experience only) happen to ride Goldwings.... go figure.

just hope it wasnt me. I do miss waving sometimes, but I try not to. I will go out of my way to help a rider...Harley or not, if they need it, but some riders best not ride in the rain with that nose stuck up that high in the air...they gonna drown.

poser · 11-06-2009, 02:34 PM

oh and scooter guys never wave back either

dukey33 · 11-06-2009, 02:38 PM

I use synthetic oil in my bikes.

Just ride and wave or don't wave. It's not a requirement, it's not a law. You're out riding to enjoy riding, not to get other bikers to wave at you.
.....or are you?

**charrito** · 11-06-2009, 02:38 PM

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Originally Posted by poser

oh and scooter guys never wave back either

If they let go it starts to wobble!

JK!

poser · 11-06-2009, 03:02 PM

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Originally Posted by XoZe

If they let go it starts to wobble!

JK!

come to think of it, they usually look terrified

patricjft · 11-06-2009, 03:25 PM

If somebody waves at me, I wave back, as long as it is safe to do so. That includes guys on tractors and in pick up trucks out in the country. There really is no reason not to wave back or to return a negative/obsene gesture. Those that do that are just idiots on the negative/obsene gesture part. Not waving, just assume they do not have the confidence in their riding ability to do so (or have determined that they are not in a safe situation to do so) or didn't see you wave and move on.

stacie074 · 11-06-2009, 03:26 PM

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Originally Posted by poser

come to think of it, they usually look terrified

sometimes i wave..sometimes i dont.. just depends on my surroundings and saftey .. in rush hour noooo way

wonbyone · 11-06-2009, 03:44 PM

As a newer Harley rider.... I can tell you this. I used to wave at everybody, but now that I'm so much better than others, I have tried to only wave at my peers. The problem is, I can't tell one bike from another going down the road, especially when they are coming the opposite direction with 140mph closing speed.
I guess I have not been trained well enough as yet... and I will bring this up at the next HOG chapter meeting, maybe they will offer lessons. I still get hot flashes remembering the first time I waved at a Yamaha touring bike and then realized my mistake... I felt really dumb.

V-Stroms are about the only bike I can sometimes identify, and that is only because they are so ugly...

--Bill

SilverBullet · 11-06-2009, 03:47 PM

I couldn't say any particular type of bike, make of bike or age of rider waves more or less than the others. This is the same whether I'm riding my cruiser, dual sport or scooter.

Only slight difference I have noticed (very, very slight) is percentage of helmeted riders wave less. And I am a helmeted rider 99.9% of the time myself.

_

jsb223 · 11-06-2009, 03:47 PM

Most riders around here wave...

Soozy · 11-06-2009, 04:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DFW_Warrior

Yeah, yeah, yeah, I know for a fact that it's not all Harley riders. And I know that it's not bike, it's the rider. It just seems that "that" type of rider tends to pick a bike that lets him live out his Sons of Anarchy dreams he has at night.

o0OOO(Oh no!!! Could Bill or anyone else know about my 'nerdy scooter rider' dreams I have at night????!!!)

SparkyBlue · 11-06-2009, 04:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by txbanditrydr

Eh.... not trying to stir the pot but the true non-wavers (my experience only) happen to ride Goldwings.... go figure.

They can't see around all of the "stuff" on their bike.

But agree, the wingers seem the most preoccupied. And, sometimes I don't wave either.

And I'm really starting to question the whole wave thing too. In some places, like a weekend in the Hill Country, there are too many bikes to wave at them all.

wanabeguru · 11-06-2009, 04:30 PM

Wasn't there another thread similar to this one???????

patricjft · 11-06-2009, 04:43 PM

I think there have been many threads on this topic here actually.

11-06-2009, 02:09 PM	#1
$hooter Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Fort Worth, Texas Posts: 484	Harley riders... Something I have been noticing for several months now and I am wondering if anyone else has noticed. This mainly points at Harley riders...not all of you (sorry) but well over more than 50% of you. When I am out riding and I see another rider, I always try to give a nod or a wave, but with most Harley riders...they just ignore you or look at you with this "you got alot of nerve waving to me on that NON-HARLEY scooter." What is THIER problem? Its like alot of them have some sort of "touch-me-not" attitude going and one other thing I have noticed is that the bigger the person is on the Harley, the less likely they are to acknowledge your existance. Now before all Harleys riders get bent out of shape...let me repeat...not ALL Harley riders are like this. I just dont get it...try to be nice and friendly to all riders and with some harley riders, I have even been shown the finger. I dont know if they are telling me their age...their IQ...or the number of times they beat their wife. Anybody else notice this? __________________ Call sign...$hooter... DarkSider #785 2008 GL-1800 Goldwing Front tire...Bridgestone 709 @ 41 psi Rear tire = Car Tire...Kumho ECSTA SPT 195-55-16 RF @ 32 psi (yes...it will corner) Centramatic Automatic wheel Balancers (fantastic) Paul Slonaker Fort Worth, Texas 76179 http://www.motorsbyshooter.com MotorsbyShooter@charter.net If you did not see it with your own eyes, or hear it with your own ears, don't invent it with your small mind and share it with your big mouth.

11-06-2009, 02:20 PM	#2
kurt Administrator Forum Supporter Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Cedar Park, Texas Posts: 17,294	Re: Harley riders... Two weeks ago, while riding to and from the Harvest Classic Rally, I didn't notice any one type of rider not waving. 80% of all of them waved. I don't think it is any different locally. I have to admit, I don't go out of my way to wave at people six lanes away and across a retainer wall while commuting. Your area may be different.

11-06-2009, 02:27 PM	#3
DFW_Warrior Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Arlington, TX Posts: 11,850	Re: Harley riders... There are more wannabe bikers in the DFW area, and I tend to agree with Paul on this one. I've been ignored, given the "you think you're good enough to wave at me" look, and flipped off a few times too. Whats funny is that it for the most part, always comes from a rolling billboard for HD. Ah well.. I guess they have to make themselves feel important. Yeah, yeah, yeah, I know for a fact that it's not all Harley riders. And I know that it's not bike, it's the rider. It just seems that "that" type of rider tends to pick a bike that lets him live out his Sons of Anarchy dreams he has at night. __________________ Bill ('04 DL1000)('00 KLR)('05 YZ250) We'll never know our full potential unless we push ourselves to find it. It's this self discovery that inevitably takes us to the wildest places on Earth.

11-06-2009, 02:28 PM	#4
txbanditrydr Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Tyler, Texas Posts: 1,815	Re: Harley riders... Eh.... not trying to stir the pot but the true non-wavers (my experience only) happen to ride Goldwings.... go figure. __________________ '05 GSF1200SK (Bandit)

11-06-2009, 02:33 PM	#6
poser Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: old katy Posts: 9,577	Re: Harley riders... My parents wanted to start a motorcycle riders group at their church, and would talk to other bikers, and folks would get excited an very interested. That is until actual bikes come up in conversation, when they said they rode a Suzuki, literally all the Harley rides backed away and lost interst imediately. They eventually gave into peir pressure and bought an Electra Glide and started the group (but in fairness, a Harley is what dad was wanting, it had just been a long time since he had riden, so the Boulivard was the "starter" bike) __________________ Jason Katy, TX (in "old katy" some say there's a difference) http://thebohacpage.smugmug.com/ "If it was illegal, there'd be a sign telling us NOT to do it." "I can't always tell if he [Jason] is joking, or if his judgment really is that bad." - my father-in-law 2006 KTM 250 SX-F 2008 Polaris Scrambler 500 4x4 2004 Yamaha yz250f - in boxes (some assembly required ) I've got a soft spot/addiction for basket cases, projects, and lost causes.

11-06-2009, 02:34 PM	#8
poser Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: old katy Posts: 9,577	Re: Harley riders... oh and scooter guys never wave back either __________________ Jason Katy, TX (in "old katy" some say there's a difference) http://thebohacpage.smugmug.com/ "If it was illegal, there'd be a sign telling us NOT to do it." "I can't always tell if he [Jason] is joking, or if his judgment really is that bad." - my father-in-law 2006 KTM 250 SX-F 2008 Polaris Scrambler 500 4x4 2004 Yamaha yz250f - in boxes (some assembly required ) I've got a soft spot/addiction for basket cases, projects, and lost causes.

11-06-2009, 02:38 PM	#9
dukey33 Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Seabrook, TX Posts: 3,566	Re: Harley riders... I use synthetic oil in my bikes. Just ride and wave or don't wave. It's not a requirement, it's not a law. You're out riding to enjoy riding, not to get other bikers to wave at you. .....or are you? __________________ Dave ------------------------------------- -Shadow ACE Tourer, low & slow -K1200 LT, motor(rad)home

11-06-2009, 03:25 PM	#12
patricjft Join Date: May 2006 Location: Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia Posts: 1,454	Re: Harley riders... If somebody waves at me, I wave back, as long as it is safe to do so. That includes guys on tractors and in pick up trucks out in the country. There really is no reason not to wave back or to return a negative/obsene gesture. Those that do that are just idiots on the negative/obsene gesture part. Not waving, just assume they do not have the confidence in their riding ability to do so (or have determined that they are not in a safe situation to do so) or didn't see you wave and move on. __________________ Some sort of Suzuki scooter (everyone is on scooters over here)

11-06-2009, 03:44 PM	#14
wonbyone Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Duncanville, Tx Posts: 69	Re: Harley riders... As a newer Harley rider.... I can tell you this. I used to wave at everybody, but now that I'm so much better than others, I have tried to only wave at my peers. The problem is, I can't tell one bike from another going down the road, especially when they are coming the opposite direction with 140mph closing speed. I guess I have not been trained well enough as yet... and I will bring this up at the next HOG chapter meeting, maybe they will offer lessons. I still get hot flashes remembering the first time I waved at a Yamaha touring bike and then realized my mistake... I felt really dumb. V-Stroms are about the only bike I can sometimes identify, and that is only because they are so ugly... --Bill

11-06-2009, 03:47 PM	#15
SilverBullet Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Humble,TX Posts: 2,358	Re: Harley riders... I couldn't say any particular type of bike, make of bike or age of rider waves more or less than the others. This is the same whether I'm riding my cruiser, dual sport or scooter. Only slight difference I have noticed (very, very slight) is percentage of helmeted riders wave less. And I am a helmeted rider 99.9% of the time myself. _ __________________ 2011 Husqvarna TE630 2006 Honda VTX1300S 2003 Kawasaki Voyager XII 2002 KTM 300 EXC 1991 Suzuki DR650S 1974 Suzuki TM400

11-06-2009, 03:47 PM	#16
jsb223 Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Waco, Texas USA Posts: 1,531	Re: Harley riders... Most riders around here wave... __________________ R1150GSA DRZ400S DRZ400E The easiest way to turn a dollar into a dime is to pay it in taxes...

11-06-2009, 04:30 PM	#19
wanabeguru Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: RIO DELL, CA Posts: 4,676	Re: Harley riders... Wasn't there another thread similar to this one??????? __________________ Wally[electronics technician] 2007 RED BANDIT

11-06-2009, 04:43 PM	#20
patricjft Join Date: May 2006 Location: Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia Posts: 1,454	Re: Harley riders... I think there have been many threads on this topic here actually. __________________ Some sort of Suzuki scooter (everyone is on scooters over here)

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