The Wave

by Mark Mulvaney
Director Bayside H.O.G.

Boy I have sure seen a lot of press these days over a very simple wave, just a simple wave that signifies that special comraderity between people who share a similar passion and interest.

Let's explore "The Wave". I have heard that it gets confused with slow down or something in the road. I my self have never been confused of its meaning and I make it a point to "Wave" at Brother and Sister Riders, no matter the make, model or type of two wheel conveyance, but heck I wave at kids with faces pressed against the car window or along the streets or wherever and whenever I can.

You see, as a motorcycle rider (mine just happens to be Harley) I look at myself as an ambassador of good will. If you look in the paper or watch television, you will find more than enough bad press about motorcyclists and our supposed habits. So why not wave, why not do it in such a manner that it's seen by others? What if enough cage drivers see the "Wave" to each other and start to think Wow that guy/girl knows a lot of people or wonders what it would be like to belong to the group?

Maybe others will just see our kind act of saying "Hello" to each other and take note, my God what if it's contagious and SUV driver's wave to each other and then imports, sports cars, truck drivers, school buses, skate boarders. Do you think that possibly that one little gesture may actually make a difference in this world?

I am old enough to remember the times when you actually said hello to people on the street and was willing to help a friend or a stranger; it really was not a strange world, just a bit friendlier. What's wrong with we the Biker community trying to resurrect a little kindness in this world? I do watch people around me when I wave, and there is that look of curiosity, especially when the other biker waves back. I know I see parents more at ease when I am next to their car and I am making the kids in the back laugh, just by waving at them.

So if you travel the highways and bi-ways of this great country and you see me coming at you, please be ready to wave, because I will. You see, you and I are related through a passion and I am just that kind of person, which loves to see a smile on someone's face and believes that one person can make a difference. If you have never seen the movie "Pay it forward" rent it and watch it without interruptions, then you may know what I mean when I "Wave it forward". It's never too late to make a difference. Ride safe and remember.

"Life is too short to leave it covered in your garage".

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