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Re: Waving / Hardly- Ablesons
> > They can't take their hands off the bars 'coz their bikes are shaking so hard
> > they would crash if they did!
>
> You know, my husband Pat actually had a Harley guy say this to him
> and he was serious. Don't know if it was an older Harley or one of
> the newer ones though!
that's amusing.
but it's not why they don't wave. if they don't wave (and, of course,
many _do_), it's because they don't perceive themselves as being
engaged in the same thing that you're doing. and given the
accessories and attitude and manner in which sport/sport-touring
riders ride vs. the way most harley riders ride, they have a point.
it really is a somewhat different activity.
i also find that the fewer bikes there are around, whether it's
because we're in the middle of nowhere, or in the middle of a
torrential rain, or in the middle of winter :-), the more likely we
all are to wave at one another -- it tends to accentuate the
similarity of our pastimes, overwhelming the differences.
(i myself tend to wave to everyone. well, actually, i often don't
wave at teva-wearing muscle-shirted squids. i wouldn't want to
encourage them. :-)
paul
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