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TrueFaith · September 3rd, 2012, 06:24 AM

Is "the wave" becoming a thing of the past? A quaint gesture that's falling out of favor?
I'm seeing a lot less people waving back now than I did when I started riding in the 1980s. Harley riders still rarely return a wave to a sportbike, but now a lot of sportbikes don't wave back either. And then there's all the scooters on the road, most of whom are riding in the gutter, weaving and and going so slowly the rider is obviously too busy to wave. Those guys don't seem to know there IS a wave.
Out my way there are so many bikes on the road on the weekend that your arm can get tired of all the waving, but lately only about half of those initiated get returned. Are we seeing the demise of "the wave" as we know it?

September 3rd, 2012, 06:24 AM	#127
TrueFaith ninjette.org sage Name: Wayne Location: Brookfield, MA Join Date: Nov 2008 Motorcycle(s): 2011 Honda CBR250R Posts: 585	Is "the wave" becoming a thing of the past? A quaint gesture that's falling out of favor? I'm seeing a lot less people waving back now than I did when I started riding in the 1980s. Harley riders still rarely return a wave to a sportbike, but now a lot of sportbikes don't wave back either. And then there's all the scooters on the road, most of whom are riding in the gutter, weaving and and going so slowly the rider is obviously too busy to wave. Those guys don't seem to know there IS a wave. Out my way there are so many bikes on the road on the weekend that your arm can get tired of all the waving, but lately only about half of those initiated get returned. Are we seeing the demise of "the wave" as we know it?