I wave to all. Respect is a 2 way road. To get Respect, one must give Respect. Thats my .2 cents. The road is meant to be shared and enjoyed by all. My experience( 4 yrs military, 11 months spent in Baghdad) life is way too short. Do not need to be a A hole.

I always wave and I obviously ride a Harley. I've owned BMW's and Moto Guzzi's before & always waved then too.
My wife rides her own bike and she usually rides behind me(her choice...I'm not a sexist) Many times I've bitched to her about oncoming biker's not waving, and she told me most of the time they do wave, but by that time I'm already past them. Because she's behind me she sees them wave.

p.s. She rides a BMW so she probably doesn't wave...I'm kidding!

Do you wave to Cops? I have, some wave back, most don't....maybe it's the ones riding a BMW that don't!

Ha Frank could be you just look to mean for those poor scare bikers to wave back...
I wave to anyone even cops and most wave back.
One cop even turned around and pulled me over.
just to ask me what I did. Told him I waved and he thought I gave him the BIRD.
We had a laugh and parted company.. No bull

Not me but I did get a kick out of it.

The Brotherhood of the Road by Shalom Auslander

I love motorcycles, and I love riding. Like many of you, what first drew me to bikes was not just the experience of riding, but the feeling that I'd become part of a special community? a brotherhood, really. Nothing calms me more than a long ride down the interstate, waving to the members of my beloved clan.

Except when I pass Harley guys. I hate Harley guys. Hate, hate, hate. When they pass me on the highway, you know what I do? I don't wave. With their little tassle handlebars and the studded luggage and the half-helmets? God, they drive me crazy.

You know who else I hate? BMW guys. Oh, I do hate those guys. I don't wave at them, either. They think they're so great, sitting all upright, with their 180-degree German engines. God, I hate them.

They're almost as bad as those old bastards on their touring motorcycles. You know what I call those bikes? "Two-wheeled couches!" Get it? Because they're so big. They drive around like they've got all day. Appreciate the scenery somewhere else, Grampa, and while you're at it, I'm not waving to you.

Ducati guys? I don't wave at them either. Why don't they spend a little more money on their bikes? "You can have it in any color you want, as long as it's red." Aren't you cool! Like they even know what a desmo-whatever engine is, anyway. Try finding the battery, you Italian-wannabe racers! I never, ever wave at those guys.

Suzuki guys aren't much better, which is why I never wave at them, either. They always have those stupid helmets sitting on top of their stupid heads, and God forbid they should wear any safety gear. They make me so mad. Sometimes they'll speed by and look over at me and you know what I do? I don't wave. I just keep on going. Please, don't get me started on Kawasaki guys. Ninjas? What are you, twelve years old? Team Green my ass. I never wave at Kawasaki guys.

I ride a Honda, and I'll only wave at Honda guys, but even then, I'll never wave at a guy in full leathers. Never, never, never. Yeah, like you're going to get your knee down on the New York Thruway. Nice crotch, by the way.

Guys in full leathers will never get a wave from me, and by the way, neither will the guys in two-piece leathers. And I'll tell you who else I'm not waving at those guys with the helmets with the loud paintjobs. Four pounds of paint on a two pound helmet? Like I'm going to wave back to that! I'll also never wave at someone with a mirrored visor. Or helmet stickers. Or racing gloves. Or hiking boots.

To me, motorcycling is a like a family, a close-knit brotherhood of people who ride Hondas, wear jeans and a leather jacket (not Vanson) with regular gloves and a solid-color helmet with a clear visor, no stickers, no racing gloves and regular boots (not Timberlands). And isn't that what really makes riding so special?"

I think this dude might have some issues, he really narrowed down his brotherhood, but toeach thier own I guess.

Dont know to many BMW's, and not my style with the ones I have seen, but that one's pretty cool lookin

Kids are the best, I aalways try to wave or nod to them, I love the way the little faces light up, and it reminds me of back in the day when I was a little 'un.