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Originally Posted by Alexlebrit
I used to have a 2Cv and all 2CV drivers wave. Then I sold it and still waved and used to get very odd looks.
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Used to get the same thing when I had an old Mini.
I think you seem to get more bikers waving at you in winter as there's a kind of mutual respect that neither one of you is a sunny, summer weekend-only rider. My boss has a cleaner than clean GSXR750 and I ride more miles in December alone than he does all year.
As for scooter riders, I think the majority of us view them as being mostly 16-year-old kids who will lose interest in bikes as soon as they get a car licence, so they're not worth bothering with. The way some of them ride doesn't help and I'll admit that I don't nod or wave to them unless they do so first.
However, I do think there's camaraderie no matter what you ride. For example, on my ride home from work today, I was behind a car tailgating a girl on a 125 cruiser of some kind, complete with L-plates. I don't like seeing "one of the family" being hassled by a cager so I cut in and forced him to back off and I'd do the same for a scooter rider. Hopefully, most people here would do the same regardless of bike or level of experience.
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