Mark,
Maybe I'm in the wrong part of England, but I've never noticed the leg kick.
I haven't ridden across the Channel, but it may, as you say, be more popular on
the continent.
The head nod is the usual form of acknowledgement between riders. The wave, not
so much for obvious reasons.
One interesting thing to note is division of waving between riders.
Whereas the lines may be drawn between the brand of bike you ride in the US,
here it seems to be age and restriction level.
Older riders tend to flock with older riders and look down upon younger riders
or riders on restricted bikes. (As seen when riding my CBR125R)
This has been mentioned in motorcycling publications here before. The thought
is that this division is stifling young riders from joining the fold
so-to-speak.
The MC industry is seeing the average age of riders rising on both sides of the
pond.
Older riders extending a hand more often would help in the uptake of younger
riders and help build their confidence.
Josh
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From: markharf
To:
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Sent: Mon, May 30, 2011 5:56:01 PM
Subject: [DSN_KLR650] Re: Who waves to who?
The leg kick is common in Europe. Took me a while to figure out that it was a
form of communication, not an attempt to stretch stiff muscles. In England,
where driving is on the wrong side of the road (but hand controls are not) the
reason is obvious. Elsewhere it's used less often, but still offers an option
to wave at someone on your right.
Mark
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DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "sh8knj8kster" wrote:
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> --- In
DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, RobertWichert wrote:
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> > OK, now what about the leg kick? Graz told me the background, but I
> > have different views.
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> > Anybody wanna take a shot at this:
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> > A rider passes you and as he pulls away, he kicks his right leg out to
> > the side once or twice.
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> >
> > What does that mean?
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