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Originally Posted by Triple Jim
Around here, when motorcyclists meet face to face, we always say hello at least, and often start a conversation.
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Actually, I think what I said came out weird. What you said would be true almost anywhere I think, including here. I would be just as inclined to at least say "hi" walking by another person carrying a helmet (since I would know they were a rider) as I am waving at them on the road.
I am not what many people think of as a typical biker; I have yet to find anyone NOT surprised to find I ride a motorcycle. When one college student of mine expressed such surprise, I said, "I'm not your typical biker; I'd like to have a bike so quiet I could ride up next to you and say, 'boo' and scare you."
As a non-biker "type," I guess I expect to be an outcast with biker types. I realize that most bikers (and people!) are nice guys even if they get a kick out of looking like rebels!--and, in fact, they are not prejudiced about me as I sounded like I am about them.
Sorry to get so philosophical.