03-20-2017, 03:03 AM
Most bikers here use the V sign to acknowledge each other. I think it is a carry over from the 60s peace movement. I find most on coming bikers will respond no matter what the bike. It's a little hard at speed to tell the difference anyway.
When riding enthusiastically in tight corners, I am always leery of encouraging an on oncoming biker to remove his hand from the handlebar. So I usually just nod.
I don't usually ride the back roads on the weekends as there is too much cottage traffic. But worse is meeting a cruiser club of 30 or more bikes. Riding one handed for a minute or so in tight corners is uncomfortable, if not dangerous.
I don't have a problem talking with Harley riders when I stop. Most are old farts like me, and they are mature enough to appreciate all motorcycles. I think my gray hair and retro riding gear lets them know I have been riding for a while, and they respect that.
I find sport bike riders in colourful head to toe leathers tend to ignore other bikers. That's fine with me. I like the twisties too, but I can talk about something more than the center stripe because I also see the scenery.
When riding enthusiastically in tight corners, I am always leery of encouraging an on oncoming biker to remove his hand from the handlebar. So I usually just nod.
I don't usually ride the back roads on the weekends as there is too much cottage traffic. But worse is meeting a cruiser club of 30 or more bikes. Riding one handed for a minute or so in tight corners is uncomfortable, if not dangerous.
I don't have a problem talking with Harley riders when I stop. Most are old farts like me, and they are mature enough to appreciate all motorcycles. I think my gray hair and retro riding gear lets them know I have been riding for a while, and they respect that.
I find sport bike riders in colourful head to toe leathers tend to ignore other bikers. That's fine with me. I like the twisties too, but I can talk about something more than the center stripe because I also see the scenery.