+ a million! I subtley extend my middle finger when my wave is snubbed(although it's usually well past the rider in question, he he). I have a hard time waving at scooters. My anecdotal research suggests Harley POSERS are the main non wavers. Most REAL bikers wave back, regardless of their bike or yours. I've even had freindly, mutually respectful conversations at stop lights with scary, Hells Angel looking bikers with patches and bugs in their beard while I was on my "crotch rocket". Most of the "haters" are pretending to be badass but would wet their chaps if confronted by a real 1 percenter. Some acceptable exceptions for not waving:
1. You are seriously leaned over in a turn
2. You are too scared or inexperienced to remove a hand from the controls (don't want anyone crashing just cause they tried to wave at me).

 

I wave, whether or not I get a wave back is not up to me.

 

Well, Im not a Harely dirt bag rider by any means but I do enjoy riding it. I have an aray of bikes and am just a true MC fan of all types. Im not into the click thing like most HD riders, some BMW riders, and a few others of different feather..

I ride a 99 Superhawk, 97KDX220, BMW 06 GS1150 ADV, 04 HD Deuce, and a BMW R75, not to mention the Kids drit bikes.. I wave to (greet) everyone I can on MOTORCYCLES when out riding. Its quite funny how when Im on the HD or go to the HD shop, There all over me shooting the **** and checking out my bike. When I show up on the BMW or VTR, No one says a word until they realize its me. I get the exact same thing at the honda shop or BMW shop when I ride the "harly".. It kinda amusing and I make bets to myself as who will wave and who don't BASED on which BRAND I decided to burn the tarmac on.

 

LOL

 

First post here. I'll tell a little about myself before I get to the topic at hand. I am soon to be 29 years old, have been riding since I was 13ish. First bike I was ever on was my dads 79 winger. I must have been about nine years old. He took my for a ride that never quite ended although we were only on the bike for about five hours. First bike I ever rode was my friends tiny honda 50cc dirt bike. Learned that it's not about the handlebars right away! One summer when I was about fifteen, my dad pulled out his old '71 CB350 from the storage shed. I had never seen it run since I was alive. It needed to have the rear wheel re-laced and a set of new tires. The front brake never worked. I rode that bike everyday as long as there wasn't snow on the ground until I was 18. Learned a lot about what not to do. I was able to get the noob out of me really quite quickly riding that thing. Learned how to crash well, and how much it hurts.
Soon after turning 18 I moved to the "big city" and bought my first "big" motorcycle, a '00 Suzuki 1400 Intruder. It was love at first sight. I drove that beast around for three years and further honed my offensive / defensive piloting skills. Learned a lot about traction and a little about the opposite sex. Had a nice reality check one day on the way home from the beach. In a total rookie maneuver I was dressed in nothing but shades, shorts and flip-flops (I know, I know). Got side-swiped on the highway by some punk kid trying to impress his girlfriend by driving like an idiot in his dads shiny new Toyota. My left footpeg caught his rear wheelwell and tore most of his bumper off. My flip-flop flew past my face from contacting his wheel and the bike started into death dives. Thought for sure I was gonna lose it along with a good portion of hide. I relaxed my grip a little and the bike slowly came out of its wobbles. Pulled over and glanced down so see how many toes I was missing. Lucky, they're all there. Had a few choice words for the cager and made my way home. Used a pipe to bend my peg and highway bar back into position, then good to go. That was the last time I didn't wear the gear.
Sold that bike the following summer for an '03 DRZ400S, something about all that street legal suspension had me sold. A few years later I sold that and bought my first "sport-bike." She was a '98 VFR800 in mint condition. That was just about the most perfect bike I have been on. Around the same time, I bought a 2006 Yamaha Vino 125 for my girlfriend. I sold the VFR 2 years ago to my cousin and picked up another DRZ400S. Now, the DRZ is for sale and I have the opportunity to buy my co-workers '99 SH. I am thoroughly pumped.
Now, to the wave. When I was on the 1400, most sport bikes would give me the wave and almost all cruiser types. Once in a while I would notice the Harley guy cutting his wave short once he figured out that I was on a jap-bike. Riding the DRZ, almost all sport bikes give the wave, and very few Harleys. On the VFR, it was all sport bikes, most metric cruisers, and only a few Harleys. The strangest observation for me so far is when I'm riding the little 125 scooter. I get most Harley waves, then most metric cruisers and very few sportbikes. I should mention that I really do enjoy riding the little scooter. It just runs so perfectly and costs so little to feed.
My usual wave is two clutch fingers just a little out and below the bars...unless I'm in Rambo mode, then it's a vertical fist over the handlebar, like I'm about to cheers with a large mug of beer!

-Cheers

 

I wish I could wave but I don't have hands...

 

???!!!??? Speech to text user?

 

I Wave At Everybody. The only ppl that dont wave back didnt get none or too stupid to remove their hand.