Harley guys too good to acknowledge crotch rocket riders?

Question

whats the deal with that? I see it everyday. Some middle-aged man or woman,no helmet, have the pleather pants on and vest ,ewwww.lotta good thats gonna do.I pass you give ya the ole 2 finger wave down low and ya just ignore it and keep on sputtering down the road..lmao...its like they ALL think theyre too good. YET its them that havent a clue in my book.Im assuming they dont wave because they deem the sportbike community as a threat,safety concerns,younger riders etc etc etc...like were all dumb @ss's. Im 35 years old,i ride to ride,i just prefer a bike that handles and isnt soo damn heavy.
It cracks me up everytime one of you just cruises on by.Maybe the finger is more appropriate these days.

Answer 1

I get lots of people that don't wave, on Harleys and sport bikes. Just have to realize some people, regardless of the bike the ride, are simply stuck-up pricks. I wave at everybody as long as I can do it safely. I'm guilty of not waving back, but it's either because I'm paying too much attention to what's going on in front of me, or if I'm in the middle of shifting or braking.

I try to give most the benefit of the doubt, but when you're the only two people on the road and they don't wave back, the two fingered wave goes down to one finger as they're going by.

Answer 2

Yeah I've had it happen to me a few times. I ride a a crotch rocket. But now more and more i see the two comm unites coming together more everyday. I think that sport bike riders and HD riders are getting along better then ever now. I think it is because of the new chopper movement that has taken place over the past 5 years. See people used to hate choppers to and say they were ugly until Jesse James broke loose on the scene with some radical new bikes. Now you got American Chopper and all sorts of custom shops. I think that the "Harley is God" has really lost steam in America now;s its more about what you have that no one else has. What one-off piece do you have on your bike that makes it
'Your Bike". So if someone doesn't wave don't take it personally. Chances are they didn't see you or they are just Moto Snob. If they are the latter then you really don't wanna ride with them anyway.

Answer 3

On my way to work the other day, 3 groups of about 6-8 riders passed in the opposite direction. The first group were cruisers, HD and lookalikes. I waved to the lead bike. They ALL waved back. The second group were sport bikes. Nobody waved. The third group were also sport bikes. They had scared a woman onto the shoulder and were passing her in my lane, in a no-passing zone.

Should I have acknowledged them?
I should have dumped the lead rider!

True story. Go away.

Answer 4

Dude you have not past me. I love motorcycling and I love my Harley. I would ride anything just to ride.

Stay on the cool side. Maybe it would be them that does not acknowledge a warning sign as well.

I want to see fellow bikers stay together. Don't want to lose you as a valued partner on the road.

I have dumped a couple times in my beginning. A superbiker helped me the first time and a crusier the next. I would even stop and help one of these moped'ers if they needed it.

Ignore the jerks.

FYI- If I had not taken a rider education course I would not of even known about signaling a safe or hazardous road ahead. But if I am watching traffic or about to stop or some action requiring me to have my hands on the bars, no offense but safety first.

Answer 5

I ride a Suzuki cruiser and wave to everyone. 98% of the time I get a wave back. There are a few H-D riders that don't wave but by far the largest group of riders that don't return my wave are crotch rockets followed closely by Gold Wing riders. H-D riders are getting a bad rap most of the time.

Answer 6

pleather pants!! LMAO!! You made my morning.

I hear what your saying i have waved at other bike riders and knowing they see the *wave* but no response. I have not narrowed it down to Harley riders only.But just this morning i did wave to a guy-girl? on a sport bike all layed down,you know where the lay on their belly across the top of the bike,with their feet hanging on a foot peg near the rear wheel,just cruising in oncoming traffic and the never waved back to me. Maybe they didn't see it,didn't care,couldn't wave back or whatever,I just can relate to your observation of bike riders not waving back.

Answer 7

Harleys

Answer 8

Sport bike riders never wave back at me on my bike. I think a lot of people just don't pay attention.

But the problem a lot of us cruiser riders have with sport bike riders is how a lot of you guys ride your bikes. I can appreciate a good sport bike. They are amazing machines. But the jerk on that machine isn't getting my respect when he is weaving in and out of traffic at 120 mph. I see those guys more often than I see responsible sport bike riders. And what gets me more, is that I know most of these guys probably don't have licenses. I know I'm generalizing, but I see it A LOT. Stereotypes aren't just made up. There are always at least a little bit of truth to them. So if you are the guy doing wheelies on the beltway (I'm not saying you are) then don't expect me to wave.

Answer 9

i always wave and yes i ride a harley. it is the guys riding the wanna b harleys that usually dont wave back at me. pisses me off. i can go down the road for 30 miles and i wave at 100 bikes and maybe only 3 or 4 will wave back.

Answer 10

seems u got a holier than thou attitude, and yanno, 1 day, that attitude is gonna get u seriously hurt, either from bein a moron on the road, or sayin the wrong thing to the wrong rider. i really dont care if i wave or not, it depends on the situation at hand, and there is no way in hell i'm going to wave in the middle of a sharp curve. u ricer's need to grow up...then again, every so often, nature decides who gets to stay in the gene pool and who dont.