Saying hi to other riders


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MNDZA

New Member
Whenever I pass other riders, I usually wave, but I noticed most riders simply stick out their hand and kinda point at like...waist level. Is that the "proper" way to acknowledge fellow riders?
 
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fz6rwolf

New Member
Yes, just hold out left hand is the usual, then there's other hand signals for say if you're riding in a group and there's a pothole or debris you point down to let those behind you know not to hit that pothole that just jarred hell out of your kidneys. LOL

Oh, if your clutch hand is busy please don't try to biker wave, just nod.
 
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MNDZA

New Member
OH NO I'm a geek!!!
Secret Motorcycle Hand Greetings: Revealed!

Hahaha. Quote on that same page: "I had a motorcyclist cut me off and then he did the official two finger flip, except he did it totally wrong. Only one finger. (LAME!!) I wanted to tell him he was doing it wrong but maybe he was just telling me he was #1."
 
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champion221elite

I'll stick my left hand out to the side to greet another rider. If I'm going through a curve, shifting or otherwise too busy to stick a hand out, I will at least give a friendly nod of the helmet.
 
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KensFz6

I stick my arm out and a bit below the handlebar height, but seems like every time I do, the wind catches my hand and gets pushed back - exaggerating the whole gesture.

I ride on for the next minute or two thinking that I must've looked completely ridiculous :(
 
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fz6rwolf

New Member
That's why you drop your arm downwards, straight out the wind catches.
 
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CravenMoorhead

If, and I mean IF, a Harley (ubiquitous around these parts) dude/dudet signals with his hand it is always with a V or peace sign for V-twin.
 
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somedayrider

were all riders we all got 2 wheels i feel we all are equal its just comon curtisy :spank: :thumbup:
 
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jdesiano1

New Member
I always was told left arm two fingers pointing down to ground means " two wheels (two fingers) rubber side down (fingers pointing down). I am a girl so sometimes if it is someone I know I do a girly wave cuz " I don't need to do the cool guy wave". LOL
 
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RZ350 Rider

New Member
Here in PA almost everybody waves and it's "the big one", but with one finger pointing down. I once didn't get a wave, but I think the guy's arms and hands were numb from hanging on to the 30" Ape Hangers. I just use my left hand out to the side, all fingers extended. When I moved here from N.Y. I didn't expect to get a wave from the Harley crowd (like in N.Y.), I expected to get my ass kicked. Turns out at the first Poker Run I went on with my boss and friend Gerry (both Harley dudes) on my RZ350 I was asked to lead the group 'cause my bike was "Totally awesome little dude"! The sight of 45 to 50 Bikers coming striding over scared the crap out of me, Gerry and Wayne was gonna say I just followed them into the parking lot, the Bastids. A picture of me riding out of the bar, hanging off the side like in a Grand Prix, with the Police blocking traffic, still hangs in Ricks Rusty Rudder to this day.

RZ350 Rider
 
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Bates121

I usually just put a hand out a little lower the handlebars or if I just passed a cop I tap the top of my helmet to let them know there's a cop ahead
 
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xplodnstar

New Member
I like using the "hang loose" sign. It has a double meaning to me. First it says, "enjoy your ride", and second it says, "Yamaha rules", since it's also a "Y" in sign language.

It might not translate as well outside of California, but we don't all have to say "hi" the same way.
 

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99vengeur

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I usually point two fingers on my left hand toward the ground at about a 45 degree angle. Signifies "keep the rubber side down."
 

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