I feel like I am now in the club. Finally got my bike running good and took a short ride on Sunday afternoon/evening. And saw another bike coming towards me, then it happened... I got "the wave." The universal greeting among motorcycle riders. I had been waiting for that. I dropped my left hand below the handle bar, and bent my wrist up in acknowledgement. It's like the secret handshake. 
As I said, I have been waiting for this. The trouble is, with so many bikes on the road Sunday, I got tired of having to do this. Once when waiting to turn left and my left hand holding the clutch handle, three bikes went by and gave me "the wave." What do I do now?! I couldn't just let go of the clutch handle. I waved with my right hand, but it didn't feel right.
Oh well, biker-to-biker... it is still cool 
. I wonder when this started. Wish my Dad were still alive so I could ask him if they did this back in the late 40s and 50's when he'd put 10-15,000 miles per year on his Harley (no Freeways then).
Do they do this in Australia, NZ, the UK, Scandanavia, or Italy? How about in South Africa? Any way, it is now official. I'm a biker.
As I said, I have been waiting for this. The trouble is, with so many bikes on the road Sunday, I got tired of having to do this. Once when waiting to turn left and my left hand holding the clutch handle, three bikes went by and gave me "the wave." What do I do now?! I couldn't just let go of the clutch handle. I waved with my right hand, but it didn't feel right.
Oh well, biker-to-biker... it is still cool . I wonder when this started. Wish my Dad were still alive so I could ask him if they did this back in the late 40s and 50's when he'd put 10-15,000 miles per year on his Harley (no Freeways then). Do they do this in Australia, NZ, the UK, Scandanavia, or Italy? How about in South Africa? Any way, it is now official. I'm a biker.
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