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why do people on motorbikes always nod at others on motorbikes when they pass?

I've noticed it everytime they pass, I'm just wondering why!

Public Comments

1. they are saying......HI MATE,HOWS IT GOING THEN.......nice bike,why you going that way.the race is this way
2. its called a bikers nod, its just something bikers have been doing for years, same as the old mini drivers that wave at each other.
3. A mutual acknowledgement of being a motorcyclist - the biggest gang in the UK - respect!!!!!
4. I think that their heads are lose.
5. Its just a biker thing just saying hello thats all. Some people will not do it to Harleys some will not nod to someone on a scooter. I say hi to everyone on a bike.
6. Mutual respect i guess like...........' hey, how cool are we' LOL
7. Not sure why bikers acknowledge each other but my wife always waves to people who drive the same make car as hers (Ford KA).....I'm guessing it's a kind of appreciation.
8. it is just the unofficial biker code a way of saying hi from one biker to another you will find that us bikers are a race on our own and will always acknowledge another biker just like we will almost always stop to help another biker in trouble
9. It's a kind of club. Used to get it when I drove an Impreza, and get it now I drive a Multipla. Just acknowledgement that we are in on the same secret.
10. its a sign of respect to other "riders"
11. It only LOOKS like they're nodding. They're actually checking out the other person's bike - looking it up and down. :-)
12. Its called a Band of Brothers, its the same thing as saying hi to one of your friends.
13. Bus drivers nod to other bus drivers as well. Truckers probably do the same. Someone driving a particular type of car my do the same for someone else driving that type of car. It's just a way to say HI and in the case of someone driving a private vehicle, good choice. It doesn't cost a thing to be pleasant to others, and that's all that's happening.
14. I guess that they appreciate that someone else has the same taste as theirs. I drive a Jeep Wrangler and other Jeeps waive at me and I always waive back.
15. its to acknowledge them & say hi, just the same as flashin light or puting hand up
16. Mutual respect , a sort of clan acknowledgement.
17. Becouse if you try to wave you bloomin fall off.
18. the answers are right...whether a wave or a nod, we are all fellow riders ..no matter what we ride...but there are many harley riders who WONT EVER wave at a fellow biker ulness he/she rides a harley.and its been that way for many years...what i find funny,is how they sometimes wave at me now that i ride a mean streak(which looks so much like a harley)non-riders always ask me what year harley it is!....its hilarious!
19. because they recognise each other as middle aged businessmen folk who feel the need to recapture thier lost youth.
20. Its simply a sign of respect.
21. Just my way of saying "Dude I wish I had your ride instead of mine!"
22. respect and politeness. it can get a bit neck breaking when everyone is out, or if you been on a bike for a while, then when youre in the car you forget and wave at a biker and they wonder who the hell you are!have to tape your hand to the steering wheel..'D'HO oh yeah im in the car!'
23. Because the cop said "Next time you wave use all your fingers."
24. it is a respect thing but not all bikers do it . it gets tyring if u are somwere there are hundreds of bikers
25. We are passing signals to other bikers to unite and confirm our brotherhood against the cagers.
26. We're a minority, constantly in danger of being smashed like bugs, and it's a way of letting other drivers know that we watch out for each other.
27. If you have to ask, you wouldn,t understand.
28. It's called "The Brotherhood"
29. it's just wind
30. because we all want to agree that car driivers are tossers
31. Its just acknowledging fellow bikers. Its called the bikers nod, and has been done for donkeys years
32. all bikers are a breed of their own we acknoledge each other, its like being part of a big family, u wouldnt drive past your sister and not wave! we are a freindly bunch of people who like to say hi howz it going as we are riding!
33. 'cos they know they share a unique secret and they're members of an exclusive club.
34. It is a form of respect
35. Because bikers nod at them?!! Dont know why we do it but we do. Much safer than sticking our hands out like the French do, I nearly stacked it quite often when I went over there!
36. Nodding seems to be a UK thing, in France they shake the left foot. Other signs include a lift of the left had a couple of inches off the bar, particularly when passing. Done as an acknowlegment and sign of friendship to fellow bikers. I ride a 900cc bike, but will acknowlge all other riders if it is safe to do so.
37. Made the mistake of accidentally nodding to a Harley rider once ( thought it was a Dragstar), Didn't half get a filthy look. Got me revenge though about an hour later on me way back home when I passed same biker on the side of the road with a busted rubber band. Harley rider on the back of a Suzuki - Priceless.