| Those old enough may remember when you actually waved at fellow bikers- nodding was what policemen on their Velocette LE's used to do.
I suspect that nodding has taken over since when you're in the sports bike position its much harder to lift your hand from the bar and then there's the windstream to contend with which is just accentuated by the flow over the fairing!
Whatever form the recognition takes, it seems to be only directed at bikes of (say) 500cc and above - anything that looks big enough! One reason why Dukes may get fewer nods is that from the front perspective the bike looks quite small - compare the front image of a Duke to the Hayabusa for example. By the time you've realised its a big bike worthy of nodding, it's too late!
[Edited on 17-5-2004 by Eamonn] |