For those who like to wave

[Cormanus]

Thank you Nemo. I really like the US biker wave—left arm extended down. Can't do it here where we ride on the opposite side of the road.

Guess you Brits, Aussies, and Kiwis just have to waive the wave, 'cause otherwise you'd come unthrottled!
fritz

Fritz, sorry I only just saw this. Nice one.

Cormanus

This is picky I know, sorry, but this is a right handed wave.....

Of course it is. He's in Australia.


Yeah... Throttle lock.

Of course it is. He's in Australia.


Yeah... Throttle lock.
Didn't think about that australian wave being that they drive on the opposite side of the road, that being said, how do you wave in aussie land, kinda hard with the throttle hand I would think......?

Of course it is. He's in Australia.


Yeah... Throttle lock.
Didn't think about that australian wave being that they drive on the opposite side of the road, that being said, how do you wave in aussie land, kinda hard with the throttle hand I would think......?
Can't wave with the throttle hand unless you have some sort of cruise control. We either nod, like alphonsus, or lift the left hand off the bars and wave. It works, but it isn't so cool as the US wave. When I first saw it (following SanPete) I thought he was pointing to something on the road for me to look out for!

I also found that most riders in northern GA and NC waved no matter what they were riding.

I started riding in the UK, and there, since we ride on the left side, it's a nod, rather than a wave, to greet fellow riders. It's pretty cool actually. However, in London, nobody nods. There are just way too many bikes, and not really a feeling of camaraderie. It's a selfish city by and large, people focus on themselves mostly - similar to what I found living in New York. Once you leave London though, I found that most everyone in the UK nods.

In Hungary where I live now, there are a lot fewer bikes, and generally everyone waves to each other. Similar to the US, it's an upside down (or vertical) peace sign, or just an index finger.

I wave to everybody, but scooter riders have to wave first

Well, I greet every oncoming motorcyclist by a gentle lift of my left eyebrow.

(Ok, basically in earlier times I waved every other motorcyclist, but then we were a small crowd of non conformists, riding motorcycles. Today it's just everybody's hobby and there are too many out there. At some days, I wouldn't get my left hand back to the handle bar, as I could be continuously waving.)

When I was a student, I gave a lift to a friend of mine with my old car. While he was steering the car, he waved to an oncoming Porsche and the Porsche driver by surprise waved back. "Do you know him?", I asked. He replied: "No, but Porsche drivers greet each other." "Hm", I said, "But this is no Porsche and also you don't own a Porsche at all." "Also future Porsche drivers.", he casually mentioned.