IndyVision - 2008-06-22 8:34 PM Am I the only person that gets tired of doing the "wave thing". I really don't care who waves at me or if they wave at all. If I pass a fellow Victory rider, now then I'll definately wave and maybe chase them down to say hi.

I find most bikers wave to me on the Vision. I do get more sport bike riders wave when I am on the Vision. I do find some Harley riders won’t wave. I had a guy on a Road King today pull up alongside me at a stop light and wouldn’t acknowledge I was there. We took off and he had to show off his loud pipes so he nailed it and so did I and I blew by him like he was standing still. I could see his mystified face in my rearview mirror. When he caught up to me at the next light he acknowledged me by saying that Vision moves pretty good for such a big bike. I said it is amazing what can be done when a company innovates.

aahhh, let's all do the wave, starting from the left coast to the RIGHT coast, one, two three, go....!

Yes, I find myself not waving as much as before because few return the favor. Could it be they just don't know, there are so many new riders? Could it be they are a Harley rider and you're not their kind? Don't know and don't care. Could it be you're not their kind at all, ie, sport, Wing, blah, blah, blah. Don't feel discouraged about no one waving, its about your ride and your journey, not what others think. I enjoy talking, and helping all bikers whether they want it or not. I've stood next to Harley riders at a gas pump and they didn't even look my way. I walked up to them and asked them how they were doing, where they were riding and so on. I even complimented on their bikes and how good they looked. Before I left though, they begin to ask serious questions about the Vision. They liked the look, and asked about the comfort. Then they asked the price and was surprised it was so low. But you know, it wouldn't have mattered what they thought or said, because I know what I got.

I've been faced to face with Harleys at lights and they wouldn't act like you were there, but rest assure they are looking out of the corner of their eyes behind those Harley shades wishing they could get a closer look or ride. Not to be out of sorts here, but I've not had rear-end issues since getting the Vision, though I thought it was a way of life on the GoldWing. Aaahh the price we pay to ride, I can't imagine what a Harley rider has to pay to ride.

I've only had one negative face to face encounter when a pick-up with Harley stickers on it pulled up beside me at a traffic light. He asked how I liked it? I told him it was great and rode great. His reply was something like, it looks funny and it will never make it. Then the light turned green and away he went. My wife said "that was mean." I simply said, "where's his bike?" She laughed.

Ride because you love it!

Mine's still at the care center waiting to hear back from Victory on warranty issues, 7 days without my Vision makes one weak.

pollolittle - 2008-06-23 2:54 PM Oh, I might catch you, betta get those two wheels under you.

I'm losing about 500 (s)miles a week. I'm trying to take this the best I can, no one around me understands. They think I can live without riding, but I'm starting to turn my head away when I see bikes go down the road because it makes me feel sick. I even stuck my head out the window the other day when my wife was driving and she told me to stop embarassing her. I sit and watch video's I filmed on rides with a broom stick in my hands as handle bars and a fan blowing in my face, but it is not the same. I'm going down to Pep Boys and see if I can pick up one of those 49cc choppers to ride to the mailbox in the mean time.

And to keep with the theme of the post, I'll sit by the road and wave to other bikers as they pass by my driveway.