SOQS says she'll finally ride with me

[DesignFlaw06]

Maybe wait for the tilting Spyder.

http://www.motorcycle.com/news/brp-developing-tilting-canam-spyder-90418.html

That could be interesting. I test drove the Spyder back before it was in production. I didn't like it. It handled like an ATV. So while turning, it wanted to throw you off. It was even worse 2-up. One that tilts might solve that issue.

[Bumblebee]

She would probably also like the T-Rex

 

That's just a car with a motorcycle tire on the back. The silly thing even has a steering wheel. If that counts as a motorcycle, you might as well call my 5 ton motorhome a sports car.

[HandsomeSteve]

They've been showing Spyder TV commercials like crazy this past last week.

I had to chuckle as they show a close up of a Spyder rider doing the "low wave"- Harley style.  Do you suppose the Harley guys would actually give the Spyder the "low wave"??

[bajakirch]

They've been showing Spyder TV commercials like crazy this past last week.

I had to chuckle as they show a close up of a Spyder rider doing the "low wave"- Harley style.  Do you suppose the Harley guys would actually give the Spyder the "low wave"??

I saw that and had a laugh too. I originally learned that the low-wave with 2 fingers extended (I think the way they do it in the commercial) means 'keep your 2 wheels down' -- sort of a 'ride safely' gesture.

[cmyers]

I have always done the low wave, never realized it was a "Harley" thing .

My reasoning for it was to prevent confusion from other drivers around me, I figure they arent likely to notice hand movement down low, but if I do it at my side or higher they might think I intend on turning

[isleofmanfan]

That 'low wave' crap has always made me laugh.  The first time someone presented me with that ?greeting? they were aboard a Hardley.  I'm thinking that was about 12 years ago.  I automatically looked down at the road surface to try to figure out what this inexperienced person was directing my attention to.  Come to find out the antique (Hardley) riders think thats a greeting to use with other bikers.  Now this ridiculous behavior has caught on, and pretty much all bikers point at the road to convey a hello.  Hilarious.  Since the beginning of time this gesture has been used to warn fellow riders of diesel fuel, oil, road kill, nails, pot holes, glass, and other obstacles, now I guess its a greeting...   

[NicholasDM]

...Since the beginning of time this gesture has been used to warn fellow riders of diesel fuel, oil, road kill, nails, pot holes, glass, and other obstacles, now I guess its a greeting...   

I've never heard anyone indicate that you should point out road obstacles with your hands while riding. That's what you use your feet for.  Foot off the peg to indicate which side of your vehicle an upcoming piece of debris is on, for example. Heck, MSF taught me that. Never seen riders do differently. If a hand is off, it's a wave. If a foot is off, start scanning for debris or road conditions.

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[cmyers]

LOL

  Since the beginning of time this gesture has been used to warn fellow riders of diesel fuel, oil, road kill, nails, pot holes, glass, and other obstacles, now I guess its a greeting...   

I have seen people point for stuff you have mentioned, but the group I started riding with always warned that signal could be confused with a turn indication (most dangerous when someone thinks a person is pointing and instead they intend on turning...ask the group from last years Texas ride). Instead they used the toe of a boot the indicate obstacles on the road surface.

[bajakirch]

I did a group ride last summer and was behind a guy that seemed to be having full conversations with his road gestures. He seemed to have different hand movements to indicate road hazards, slow down, stagger the column, widen the column, etc. I swear he made half of them up himself.

[injuredcyclist]

I did a group ride last summer and was behind a guy that seemed to be having full conversations with his road gestures. He seemed to have different hand movements to indicate road hazards, slow down, stagger the column, widen the column, etc. I swear he made half of them up himself.

This sounds exactly like bicycle group ride behavior.  Cyclist-to-motorcycle convert perhaps?

I didn't know that the low wave was a Harley thing.  Seems like most of the riders in Portland do it, regardless of their machine. 

I was riding past a guy the other day.  We were both in the right lane of a four lane divided road.  As we closed in on each other we were both passed by cars on the left.  I automatically waved above my head so he could see, and he did the same.  I thought it was funny.

As for the Spyders, there's a guy that I see every day that commutes on one.  When I see him ride by I think 'cheater' in the way I used to when I saw people riding electric-assist bicycles when I was on my carbon touring bike.

[scoathy]

I'm never sure if I should be envious or embarrassed of Spyder riders. I'll decide once I get this bike on the streets for good... 

[Option13]

I do the low wave all the time and I would never ride a Harley.

Also, that signal depends on who you ride with. Some people I know raise a hand quickly, others use their foot. As long as whoever you are signaling knows what it means, it doesn't matter.