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Top Ten Reasons Why Gold Wing Riders Don't Wave Back
10. Wasn't sure whether other rider was waving or making an obscene gesture.
9. Afraid might get frostbite if hand is removed from heated grip.
8. Has arthritis and the past 400 miles have made it difficult to raise arm.
7. Reflection from etched windshield momentarily blinded him.
6. The espresso machine just finished.
5. Was actually asleep when other rider waved.
4. Was in a three-way conference call with stockbroker and accessories dealer.
3. Was distracted by odd shaped blip on radar screen.
2. Was simultaneously adjusting the air suspension, seat height, programmable CD player, seat temperature and satellite navigation system.
1. Couldn't find the "auto wave back" button on dashboard.

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Top Ten Reasons Why BMW Riders Don't Wave Back:
10. New Aero stitch suit is too stiff to raise arm.
9. Removing a hand from the bars is considered "bad" form.
8. Your bike isn't weird enough looking to justify acknowledgement.
7. Too sore from an 800-mile day on a stock "comfort" seat.
6. Too busy programming the GPS, monitoring radar, listening to Ipod, XM, or talking on the cell phone.
5. He's an Iron Butt rider and you're not!
4. Wires from Gerbings are too short.
3. You're not riding the "right kind" of BMW.
2. You haven't been properly introduced.
1. Afraid it will be misinterpreted as a friendly gesture.

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Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming - WOW - What a Ride

Alright Petey!

Any for an enfield?

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It's 5 o'clock and it's watermelon time.....................
because you can't drink beer & load rockets - TXPete

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Back when I was riding a lot of American Rust riders wouldn't wave because of who knows what and I wasn't riding same type.

Rad

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been my personal experience that most riders now a days will wave, unless they dont see you, or are under 30 and on a crotch rocket. its those #@#!@#$* I don't care much for.

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For some reason its mostly the harley riders up here who don't wave back.

Here in North Florida, it's the very rare Harley rider who will wave. Not too many Goldbling riders either. We DualSport riders are a friendly bunch though - I ride daily and find DS riders to wave more than others. We are a college town, and even a good many CrotchRocketeers will wave.
Heck, I even make a scooter-rider's day and give him a wave!

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Heck, us britbike riders turn around and follow, just to gab. There's so few of us that its like spotting bigfoot!

big foot I like that.

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Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming - WOW - What a Ride

If it ain't no V-twin it ain't no motorbike.

Brgds, A

(PS: A Goldwing is an RV, not a motorbike.)

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Don't you mean opposed twin?

Or did you mean one of the ones below?

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It's 5 o'clock and it's watermelon time.....................
because you can't drink beer & load rockets - TXPete

Over here we call V-twin engines like the Harleys have.
I don't own a bike anymore. My last one was a Honda Shadow. Not a Harley, but still a V-Twin ...
Best regards, A

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this is what he is talking about.


friends don't let friends buy italian junk

pete

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Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming - WOW - What a Ride

I want to be different.....just like everybody else

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It's 5 o'clock and it's watermelon time.....................
because you can't drink beer & load rockets - TXPete

after a dealer in waco told me it took 6-8 months to get parts for a guzzi under a warranty repair that was enough for me "not" to buy one .I think they build a good looking bike but if it breaks your screwed.if you have to go with a italian bike buy a duck.atleast you can get parts.
pete

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Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming - WOW - What a Ride

Dang you ended that way to nicely

I was going to post a "Friends don't let friends......" post but I'll refrain.


After all.... we ALL know that SINGLES RULE!!!!!!! Thump...Thump...Thump..

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It's 5 o'clock and it's watermelon time.....................
because you can't drink beer & load rockets - TXPete

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Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming - WOW - What a Ride

There is nothing like the smoothness of a 4 or 6 cylinder riceburner. Don't want no thumpers or vibrators.

Rad

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I've been bugging my father in law to send me one of those vintage Ural military bikes with sidecar, but unfortunately he thinks I'm joking

Best Regards, A

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