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Just completed a 1500 mile trip over the Easter weekend here in England, and noticed a disturbing new trend...

...most of the other bikers I ran into seem to have abandoned the friendly nod previously doled out to their fellow bikers!

I would guess that more than half of the other bikers I ran into never reciprocated with the nod. Is this a consequence of the economic downturn? Are we all so unhappy now that we have abandoned the nod? Is the nod directly proportional to house prices?

If this keeps up I may have to consider only biking in France... IMO the clutch hand salute is much cooler anyway!

I haven't noticed a downturn in nodding, myself. I'd say around 80% of riders nod and I haven't seen this change. Perhaps you've only been meeting Harley riders? ;o)

You're right about the French left-hand gesture, though. If ever there was an argument for riding on the right-hand side of the road, that'd be it!

Well from experiences on rides lately most of the sport bikers i pass wave back, maybe 80% of them. Now Harley riders are a different story altogether. I gave up on even waving to anyone on a Harley because they almost never wave back, i think it's the whole im on a Harley and you ride a japanese bike thing which is ridiculous to me. If they wave to me i will gladly wave back but i never initiate it anymore.

Try Holland,
almost every biker salutes

except HD ....

You do get a few nods here in Oz - I would agree with you, about 80%.

I don't nod at scooters, but I make a point of nodding at Harleys (you never know when you might want one of them to back you up) and a lot of them nod back (only when they are travelling by themselves, or in a group of 3).

Everybody does the left hand low wave here. Even from HD riders. Only the younger crock rocket kids dont seem too that much.

Most riders here in Nova Scotia will give the left hand wave. Never heard of the nod. Must be a left side drive thing. Some Harley guys will ignore you. Who cares...Harley drivers are Doctors, Lawyers, and Scumbags or Scumbag wanna-bes.

The Harley Rides don't nod or wave. All the sport bikers will give you the low five........

We have a saying here in SC......RIde a Harley....Be a PRICK

And just one more......

Harley Davidson......Yesterday technology at tomorrow's prices.......

I get the nods, the Low left waves and the Hi left waves from just about every rider I see. Must be because my bikes better than theirs.

The MC community in the circles I travel all watch out for and acknowledge each other just like we are all from the one big club. Kind of cool, but sometimes kind of annoying when there's a lot of riders around.

As for the Scooter community......You just gotta laugh. (some females excluded !!!!!)

When I showed My GSX650 to my Harley riding friends, I started with the taillight.....
So they can recognize me on the road

it's about 50-50 here is essex and east london

well here in new england (usa) the harley riders can't wave back becaues they will drop there tools.

also the definition of a harley ......
the easyist way to convert gasoline in to noise with out the side effect of hourse power.

I find the frequency of waving is directly proportional to the quality of weather.

I Nod all the time ,unless Im in the corners or some thing and concentrating on what im doing.
I even nod at cruiser riders ,postman ,kids on push bikes ....even the old people on the foot path in there scooter mobility chairs ,but some of then might be kawasaki riders can't tell the difference some times.