Biker wave from 4-wheeled vehicles?

**pump.joe** · 07-15-2008, 04:38 PM

So I was riding my motorcycle home from work today and I got the biker salute from some dude in a jeep. Now I normally do wave to, nod at, or otherwise acknowledge other motorcyclists, but in three years of riding, this is the first time someone in a car did it to me.

My question to all you guys (and gals) out there who ride in the States... does this happen to you? I mean, I don't mind saying hello, but I don't want to be saluting everyone like I'm in some fvcking parade.

***G-1000*** · 07-15-2008, 04:44 PM

Originally Posted by pump.joe

So I was riding my motorcycle home from work today and I got the biker salute from some dude in a jeep. Now I normally do wave to, nod at, or otherwise acknowledge other motorcyclists, but in three years of riding, this is the first time someone in a car did it to me.

My question to all you guys (and gals) out there who ride in the States... does this happen to you? I mean, I don't mind saying hello, but I don't want to be saluting everyone like I'm in some fvcking parade.

and ride away.

**F4iGuy** · 07-15-2008, 05:11 PM

I ride a sportbike and usually wave to others riding sportbikes. I'll wave to cruisers if they initiate. Cars... no.

And by wave i mean stick a couple fingers off the handle bar, not swing my arm all over the place.

**inky-e** · 07-15-2008, 05:17 PM

Hahaha I only acknowledge other Harley riders, maybe an occasional Metric cruiser. Most times its the "low hand gesture". When my ol lady rides on the back, its her job to do that. Back in the day we just head nodded other bikers, and if you didn't wear colors you got dissed. On occasion someone in a car shoots me the thumbs up and I'll just smile or some shiit like that. But I absolutely DO NOT ACKNOWLEDGE COPS ON HARlEYS! They don't either, its kind of a mutual disrespect. AS far as everybody else in cages they can go fukk themselves.

**smokeyd** · 07-15-2008, 06:29 PM

i have cought my self do it twice, and it was after primarily riding my bike i would get in and be going down the fourlane and pass a bike and low throw the hand and think to my self what a douce bag your in a fckin car now. so tards like me do make mistakes haha

**warchild** · 07-15-2008, 06:32 PM

i only wave at bikers. not sport bikers but harleys or customs. i have a custom that i built and i guess its just a "biker" thing or maybe im an a-hole

**g0dsend** · 07-15-2008, 06:32 PM

When I owned a hummer, all the hummers would do a hummer wave. Sometimes when I take my other car I wave the hummers by accident, they prob think iam a retard.

**smokeyd** · 07-15-2008, 06:34 PM

hijack

what kind of bike you build warchild?

**warchild** · 07-15-2008, 06:36 PM

a wcc chopper. do you ride?

**smokeyd** · 07-15-2008, 06:39 PM

yeah had to sell my bike coulple years ago, saving to build my own these days but need a shop to do it in first. I want to build a custom but im starting to think its going to cost me about 20 to do it and that blows lol

**warchild** · 07-15-2008, 06:40 PM

yea i spent 25k and built in my dads garage. theres no substitute. what did you used to ride?

**needmorestrength** · 07-15-2008, 07:07 PM

Im too lazy to read all the posts... He probably rides as well!!

**DSM4Life** · 07-15-2008, 07:39 PM

Originally Posted by F4iDom

I ride a sportbike and usually wave to others riding sportbikes. I'll wave to cruisers if they initiate. Cars... no.

.

Do the same.

***G-1000*** · 07-15-2008, 07:43 PM

Fvcking Harley hate sport bike guys.

They never acknowledge sport bike rides. So no i will not acknowledge them.

For the most part other bikers i just nod

**smokeyd** · 07-15-2008, 08:11 PM

use to ride a intercepter, but it was cheap and a bike, i want to build a bike but its just going to be a few years until i can afford to drop 20k on one. i want one to tide me over but i know what i want and wont really be happy till i get it lol

**warchild** · 07-15-2008, 08:13 PM

thats how i was, took 6 years to get one because of the money

**smokeyd** · 07-15-2008, 08:20 PM

yeah it will take me 6 or more im sure, i just want to be on the road so damn bad right now and there really isnt anything i would want to ride/spend money on besides a custom or a custom harley lol i could swing something for about 5k but thats not going to buy anything im going to be happy with i dont think lol

**warchild** · 07-15-2008, 08:21 PM

my buddy bought a big dog chopper for 13k its an 06 real clean, they are cheap right now

**batlin** · 07-15-2008, 08:23 PM

Well.. Us Jeep guys (wranglers... not those pvssy liberties) do what is called the Jeep wave.. been done by us for year and years and years... ever since the beginnings of the jeep.. steams from trails... you know a true jeep driver from a socker mom/dad by if they wave or not....

the fact that Hummer people do it.. makes me fvcking sick

**Kratos** · 07-15-2008, 08:51 PM

maybe he thought he knew you???

**Ernst** · 07-15-2008, 08:52 PM

I wave if I'm on two wheels and you are too. Scooters, Harleys, sportbikes; we all wipe out on the same hard, gritty asphalt. If some Harley douche doesn't wave back- well, he's a douche. More than half of them are so new to motorcycles the bottom of their boots are still clean, anyway.

**Pac Man** · 07-15-2008, 11:57 PM

I wave to everyone. I started riding back when Vespa's looked like Vespa's. Now I catch myself waving at scooters cause they look like bikes from the distance, oo the shame.

**cfiler** · 07-16-2008, 01:14 AM

When I had a bike, I'd always nod to other bikers. Sometimes if someone in a car would give the biker wave I would give them the stink-eye.

**CSAR** · 07-16-2008, 01:20 AM

WTF? Keep your hands on the handlebars.

**Voice of Reason** · 07-16-2008, 05:02 AM

I wave to other Geo Metro drivers we're like an underground gang. Nobody fvcks with us.

**wascaptain5214** · 07-16-2008, 05:33 AM

Originally Posted by pump.joe

So I was riding my motorcycle home from work today and I got the biker salute from some dude in a jeep. Now I normally do wave to, nod at, or otherwise acknowledge other motorcyclists, but in three years of riding, this is the first time someone in a car did it to me.

My question to all you guys (and gals) out there who ride in the States... does this happen to you? I mean, I don't mind saying hello, but I don't want to be saluting everyone like I'm in some fvcking parade.

just a nod or pick up a finger...you still will look cool

**rockinred** · 07-16-2008, 06:24 AM

why wouldn't you guys wave to anyone that waved at you???

I wave to anyone on a bike or if a car/truck/semi/jeep waved, i would wave right back regardless..... who cares what they are driving or riding. I'd wave to someone walking if they did me. You guys need to keep cool on the Test..

**zimmy** · 07-16-2008, 06:57 AM

I wave to cruiser guys...not the sport bike kids...I don't want to make them think they belong :P Now that i think of it...i kinda want to give them another signal for making my insurance go up with there recklace driving and tailgating / wheely doing selves.

**Dukkit** · 07-16-2008, 07:08 AM

my father owns 3 harleys and 2 sportbikes. also he owns 2 jeeps that are jacked up for offroad use. so when we would go by a harley (in the a jeep), he would wave to show that he rides also. plus he had harley davidson bumper stickers so i guess you could tell he did. so maybe the guy who waved, also has a passion for riding so he wanted to show that by waving a brotherly greeting to you.

**juicy_brucy** · 07-16-2008, 07:47 AM

Originally Posted by rockinred

why wouldn't you guys wave to anyone that waved at you???

I wave to anyone on a bike or if a car/truck/semi/jeep waved, i would wave right back regardless..... who cares what they are driving or riding. I'd wave to someone walking if they did me. You guys need to keep cool on the Test..

I am the same as you bro... I'll wave to anyone who is being nice...

**smokeyd** · 07-16-2008, 08:00 AM

^^^ agree like the boating commercials lol were everyone waves at everyone those are great...

**spywizard** · 07-16-2008, 08:19 AM

Originally Posted by pump.joe

So I was riding my motorcycle home from work today and I got the biker salute from some dude in a jeep. Now I normally do wave to, nod at, or otherwise acknowledge other motorcyclists, but in three years of riding, this is the first time someone in a car did it to me.

My question to all you guys (and gals) out there who ride in the States... does this happen to you? I mean, I don't mind saying hello, but I don't want to be saluting everyone like I'm in some fvcking parade.

he is either a biker himself, or likes your bike, it was a compliment.. wave back..

but not this one..

**Kratos** · 07-16-2008, 01:22 PM

Originally Posted by zimmy

I wave to cruiser guys...not the sport bike kids...I don't want to make them think they belong :P Now that i think of it...i kinda want to give them another signal for making my insurance go up with there recklace driving and tailgating / wheely doing selves.

really?

I only pay like $200 a year and it's usually dependant on what type of bike you ride and your record as a driver. Unless you finance it and need to put full coverage insurance is pretty cheap, my taxes are more than liability coverage.

**pump.joe** · 07-16-2008, 04:14 PM

Originally Posted by rockinred

why wouldn't you guys wave to anyone that waved at you???

I wave to anyone on a bike or if a car/truck/semi/jeep waved, i would wave right back regardless..... who cares what they are driving or riding. I'd wave to someone walking if they did me. You guys need to keep cool on the Test..

I did nod at him, 'Red. I was just taken aback at this guy in the jeep throwing me the low wave from way down the road.

Do you get that, too?

**inky-e** · 07-16-2008, 04:29 PM

Originally Posted by ErnstHatAngst

I wave if I'm on two wheels and you are too. Scooters, Harleys, sportbikes; we all wipe out on the same hard, gritty asphalt. If some Harley douche doesn't wave back- well, he's a douche. More than half of them are so new to motorcycles the bottom of their boots are still clean, anyway.

I've been called worse, wanna check MY boots? lol

**tadpoleboyy** · 07-16-2008, 04:54 PM

ive done the biker wave to a few random bikers from my car, just to confuse them. Never rode a bike in my life.

**rockinred** · 07-16-2008, 08:03 PM

Originally Posted by pump.joe

I did nod at him, 'Red. I was just taken aback at this guy in the jeep throwing me the low wave from way down the road.

Do you get that, too?

Joe, don't think I have gotten that one... but I own a jeep too and I was so use to waving at bikes riding by me while on my bike that I caught myself doing it a few times to bikes when I first bought my jeep with the top off... IDK, for me it is a happy comraderie thing I guess... sharing the open road with a toy of some sort or maybe just because of the top and being out in the open. Maybe I waved to one of you guys who in turn flipped me the bird...lol.

LOL... I wave to people to express how I feel, I don't expect a wave back..... sometimes people do and sometimes don't... it doesn't bother me either way, I made my statement to them about how I felt on that day.

**RJstrong** · 07-16-2008, 08:26 PM

I wave to other cruisers when I'm on my chopper... I wave to other sportbikes when on my r1... I wave to other vettes when driving my vette. I didn't realize until now that I was in so many different gangs...