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From: darryl@ism780.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.cycle
Subject: Re: 'Hello there'
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Date: Thu, 23-Aug-84 00:02:33 EDT
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Posted: Thu Aug 23 00:02:33 1984
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Nf-From: ism780!darryl    Aug 14 18:26:00 1984

>When I was on my vacation this summer (yes, with bike)

You mean you'd consider taking a vacation without your bike?  :-)

>                                                        I noticed
>most but not all motorcyclists passing me the opposite way would
>wave to me.  I eventually got in the habit of waving back and
>waving at most (but not all) other motorcyclists I saw.

>I feel I'm saying "Hello there, bro'/sis, I'm a motorcyclist too"
>or something like that.  How did all this get started anyway?

Have you noticed the different ways people will wave?  I personally
give the old "V" -- perhaps I'm showing my age, but for me it
conveys "Go in peace, fellow rider".  Others hold up a clenched fist;
"Solidarity", maybe?  The friendly wave is the most common, though.
I've also seen the thumbs up, especially in Britain.  In general,
I think that it is the result of a small population that feel they must
stick together in the face of oppression ( :-) / 2 ).

	    --Darryl Richman
	    ...!cca!ima!ism780!darryl