04-30-2016, 07:57 AM
Some of the reasons I wave at another motorcyclist:
1. I am really enjoying the ride & my wave is to acknowledge that I notice his/her existence and hope they are enjoying their ride as well... performing a "group"- custom as when I had a sports car back when...
2. To gauge the general attitude of the approaching rider in a nonscientific survey of opportunity to see if the other rider(s) respond in a "group" custom...
3. To notice whether the 2-up riders have the operator wave or if they have assigned that response to the pillion...
4. To "survey" whether the rider is one who has prejudicial tendencies by emphatically displaying the middle digit to which I infer that he has brazenly showed me his IQ!, therefore reminding me that there are many types of riders... not all as friendly as some of us wish to be...
5....also, related to #4...really being impressed by a rider who waves (friendly) or displays the middle digit with the RIGHT HAND doubly impressed me with his cruise control!
6. waving keeps me possibly more alert by paying attention to oncoming traffic... and to be friendly to bicyclist or another rider who I might have just passed...
Reason for waving at anyone who is going to make a left-hand turn...
#1. Hey... I'm over here in my oncoming lane & I want you to see me converging on your intended left-hand turn...I hope for your being aware of my hand movement which is more just holding my hand above my shoulder in a "HALT" mode to "wave" at you to establish an awareness to you of my presence(but ready to move my hand back to handlebar quickly) & most of all... if you wait until I am past your intended turn trajectory...I THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE & AWARENESS NOT TO HAVE BROUGHT CATASTORPHE TO ME!...
I wave also at deer along side of road, but I do not think they are paying much attention!... Finally,...I do not wave at farm dogs on county roads as I am trying to be in STEALTH MODE... which is one reason I like quiet pipes...
1. I am really enjoying the ride & my wave is to acknowledge that I notice his/her existence and hope they are enjoying their ride as well... performing a "group"- custom as when I had a sports car back when...
2. To gauge the general attitude of the approaching rider in a nonscientific survey of opportunity to see if the other rider(s) respond in a "group" custom...
3. To notice whether the 2-up riders have the operator wave or if they have assigned that response to the pillion...
4. To "survey" whether the rider is one who has prejudicial tendencies by emphatically displaying the middle digit to which I infer that he has brazenly showed me his IQ!, therefore reminding me that there are many types of riders... not all as friendly as some of us wish to be...
5....also, related to #4...really being impressed by a rider who waves (friendly) or displays the middle digit with the RIGHT HAND doubly impressed me with his cruise control!
6. waving keeps me possibly more alert by paying attention to oncoming traffic... and to be friendly to bicyclist or another rider who I might have just passed...
Reason for waving at anyone who is going to make a left-hand turn...
#1. Hey... I'm over here in my oncoming lane & I want you to see me converging on your intended left-hand turn...I hope for your being aware of my hand movement which is more just holding my hand above my shoulder in a "HALT" mode to "wave" at you to establish an awareness to you of my presence(but ready to move my hand back to handlebar quickly) & most of all... if you wait until I am past your intended turn trajectory...I THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE & AWARENESS NOT TO HAVE BROUGHT CATASTORPHE TO ME!...
I wave also at deer along side of road, but I do not think they are paying much attention!... Finally,...I do not wave at farm dogs on county roads as I am trying to be in STEALTH MODE... which is one reason I like quiet pipes...