u/Cybrrr-S

Hey all,

Over the past few years I’ve noticed the biker wave has basically died amongst riders near me

Sure, some riders still do it. Maybe 50% on a good day if I’m being generous. But I remember when I first got licensed, it seems like most if not all bikes would give the two fingers back

What’s changed? Where’s all the camaraderie? I remember pulling up to a gas station and knowing if there’s another bike there, we’d at bare minimum chat about bikes lol and now, it’s almost like other bikers ignore me. If I pulled over on the side of the road, other people would pull over asking if everything is ok - now, I pull over, and nothing

Oh, and before you ask, I ride both sport bikes and Harley’s and I wave at everyone so don’t give me shit lol

Hey all,

Over the past few years I’ve noticed the biker wave has basically died amongst riders near me

Sure, some riders still do it. Maybe 50% on a good day if I’m being generous. But I remember when I first got licensed, it seems like most if not all bikes would give the two fingers back

What’s changed? Where’s all the camaraderie? I remember pulling up to a gas station and knowing if there’s another bike there, we’d at bare minimum chat about bikes lol and now, it’s almost like other bikers ignore me. If I pulled over on the side of the road, other people would pull over asking if everything is ok - now, I pull over, and nothing

Oh, and before you ask, I ride both sport bikes and Harley’s and I wave at everyone so don’t give me shit lol

I’m not sure if it’s just me but over the past few years I’ve noticed much fewer riders waving - lots of riders seemingly intentionally ignore me.

Someone at my workplace and I were talking about this and he said he doesn’t wave because he doesn’t actively participate in the community, he just rides with his wife. I know another dude that had similar reasoning for why he doesn’t wave, he said it’s just a solo thing for him and he doesn’t want to invite conversation

Has anyone noticed the lack of… community in the community lol I’m not expecting everyone to wave or say hi or anything, but when I’d say 50% of the people near me actively avoid other riders, I wonder what’s going on