Never drove a Harley

[Steve H.]

Well,I am a bigener-growing up on bike-.

As a truck driver I can see many different bikes on the road ,from Canada to New Mexico,Arizona,California all the way.I can see guys riding on Harleys or similar bikes shaking their hands.Do they want to say me hello??Or yust getting hands numb??Carpal tunell syndrome??Or a lot of vibrations??Please help me out in this to understand better.Scince my english is Low,I would like to see some explanations from guys speaking "good English".

Thank you for respondes.

Steve H.........

[dbrick]

Motorcycle riders wave at one another to acknowledge that both are sharing the riding experience. It's common all over the world. The style of wave varies - hand up, hand down, pointing finger, etc. etc. - but the meaning is the same: "I see you fellow biker."

[badbs101]

I sent you a PM but I can answer you here too. The big touring Harleys are actually pretty smooth once youre underway as the handlebars are well isolated form the rubber mounted engine. If you've never ridden a touring Harley, you may be pleasantly surprised. You can rent them from several places across the US and Canada. Maybe try it and report back to us as there's no better way to find out if it's for you or not. The smaller Dynas and Sportster can be vibey but even they can have their sweet spot in the RPM range. One of the worst bikes I've owned for bad vibration was the BMW F800ST. My had would fall asleep in no time on that bike. I bought grip puppies and contemplated other remedies before eventually selling. It wasn't the intensity of the vibration (which was bad enough) but the frequency. Cruise the F800 forums and you'll see threads about Grip Puppies and other remedies.

Boxer Twins are Better.

[R100CS]

Instead of waving, in the UK seems nodding sideways the custom.
As they ride on the left, the throttle is on the near side of the on coming traffic, lifting that hand isn't an option.
Maybe that's the explenation, suggestions?

[mogu83]

Steve --Why the fascination with Harleys. This question might be better answered on a Harley forum. Just go on, tell them your a Beemer rider, and ask any questions you have about Harleys.

[Martyn]

Instead of waving, in the UK seems nodding sideways the custom.
As they ride on the left, the throttle is on the near side of the on coming traffic, lifting that hand isn't an option.
Maybe that's the explenation, suggestions?

Yep, that's about it. "Nodding is the norm" here.

[towerworker]

I've had my own share of hand shaking, but only after many hours on the road. My bike ('04 R1150) is pretty smooth but some rpm ranges seem to be worse at times with vibration. I use a home-grown cruise control, an O-ring that I roll up the bar-end weight to where it contacts the edge of the rubber grip. It provides just enough friction to allow me to take my hand off the throttle for a few moments and stretch my fingers.

[thepeacebullgrunt]

Motorcycle riders wave at one another to acknowledge that both are sharing the riding experience. It's common all over the world. The style of wave varies - hand up, hand down, pointing finger, etc. etc. - but the meaning is the same: "I see you fellow biker."

YoH! That's a Santa Cruz way of saying it!