Re: Waving

["Keith Winter" <kwinter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Apropos the current discussion on waving, I thought the group 
would find this entertaining. :-)  The Author is unknown to me.

- -Keith
'00 RS
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I love motorcycles, and I love riding.  Like many of you, what first 
drew me to bikes was not just the experience of riding, but the 
feeling that I'd become part of a special community--a 
brotherhood, really.  Nothing calms me more than a long ride 
down the interstate, waving to the members of my beloved clan. 
Except when I pass Harley guys.  I hate Harley guys.  Hate, 
hate, hate.  When they pass me on the highway, you know what 
I do?  I don't wave.  With their little tassle handlebars and the 
studded luggage and the half-helmets--God, they drive me crazy.  

You know who else I hate? BMW guys.  Oh, I do hate those 
guys. I don't wave at them, either. They think they're so great, 
sitting all upright, with their 180-degree German engines.  God, I 
hate them.  They're almost as bad as those old bastards on their 
touring motorcycles. You know what I call those bikes?  "Two-
wheeled couches!" Get it?  Because they're so big.  They drive 
around like they've got all day.  Appreciate the scenery 
somewhere else, Grampa, and while you're at it, I'm not waving to 
you.   

Ducati guys--I don't wave at them either.  Why don't they spend a 
little more money on their bikes?  "You can have it in any color 
you want, as long as it's red."  Aren't you cool!  Like they even 
know what a desmo-whatever engine is, anyway.  Try finding the 
battery, you Italian-wannabe racers! I never, ever wave at those 
guys.  

Suzuki guys aren't much better, which is why I never wave at 
them, either.  They always have those stupid helmets sitting on 
top of their stupid heads, and God forbid they should wear any 
safety gear.  They make me so mad.  Sometimes they'll speed 
by and look over at me and you know what I do?  I don't wave.  I 
just keep on going.  Please, don't get me started on Kawasaki 
guys.  Ninjas?  What are you, twelve years old?  Team Green my 
ass.  I never wave at Kawasaki guys.   

I ride a Honda, and I'll only wave at Honda guys, but even then, I'll 
never wave at a guy in full leathers.  Never, never, never.  Yeah, 
like you're going to get your knee down on the New York 
Thruway.  Nice crotch, by the way.  Guys in full leathers will 
never get a wave from me, and by the way, neither will the guys 
in two-piece leathers.  And I'll tell you who else I'm not waving at --
 those guys with the helmets with the loud paintjobs.  Four 
pounds of paint on a two pound helmet - like I'm going to wave 
back to that! I'll also never wave at someone with a mirrored visor. 
Or helmet stickers.  Or racing gloves.  Or hiking boots.   

To me, motorcycling is a like a family, a close-knit brotherhood of 
people who ride Hondas, wear jeans and a leather jacket (not 
Vanson) with regular gloves and a solid-color helmet with a clear 
visor, no stickers, no racing gloves and regular boots (not 
Timberlands).  And isn't that what really makes riding so special? 
  



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