Cager Stereotypes

[blue tiger]

I still have an HD (for now) as well as my Monster. I hate the stereotype that the worst of the HD crowd put off. My bike is pretty custom and I'll wave to whoever if I'm not busy minding traffic.I've got no use for someone that rides only a few hundred miles a year.

I commute about 25 miles one way. The final 5 miles or so I call the gauntlet. It's the worst. A 5 lane (2 each way plus a turn lane) surface street with about a million lights and places to turn out or across you. It seems I have to watch very carefully all the time esp. on this road. Go ahead and stereotype all cagers. I haven't met a type yet that hasn't tried to kill me at least once.

[silvy1200]

i grew up in santee. i graduated in 2000 from santana. we should have some kind of SD monster meet in east county. maybe santee lakes 

i'm in  , im soon to be further south- chula vista! but still in SD 

[monster monkey]

as far as stereotypes - truckers are the most considerate and kind people on the road. i'd buy each one a coffee for their kindness. pickup trucks with even slightly oversized wheels act as if a two inch cushion between them and the next vehicle is a bit too much.

I agree as well. Just the other day the freeway was closed except for one lane (210 in L.A.) and splitting was  impossible at some points. Idiots abounded and my mirror tapped a cagers' who then honked furiously like i would go back say sorry.
BUT, the only ones who would move over for me were the big rigs!! In a sea of compacts, the largest vehicles moved the most!

[Raux]

i guess i'm kinda lucky. here in oklahoma haven't had a HD or any other rider not acknowledge me, at least unless they were shifting, then i get the head bob. oh and the hd women on the back even give the hand 

as far as cagers, big fords with big trailers has been my bane. nearly got taken out at a left turn when one decided to take both lanes. but i saw it coming so i stopped in time before the turn. other than that a couple of people turning in front of me. if they come to close behind at lights i will turn around and look straight at them and they will stop scooting up. only had to really give one person the bird that's when he full on cut me off changing lanes with no signals. i hated doing it, but i was sooooo ticked that he nearly took off the front end of my new 696.

[Clickjack]

LOL
I've found that they will just stare at you if you waive to them.  I have never, ever gotten a waive back.   

I rode a Harley, nearly everyday for 5 years.  And I had the exact opposite experience.  Assumeing it's safe to do so, I wave at all other riders (except scooters.  I just can't bring myself to wave at scooters).  Sport Bikes would almost never wave back.  Now that I'm on a sport bike, the Harley Guys wave back, but they look confused.