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scooter unity...

I'm of the mind that anything with 2 wheels and an engine is righteous. It's a mind set... rollin' along, hugging curves, tears rolling back across your cheeks, the push of the wind against your body, the freedom that comes along with all of this.

I love it. I love it. I love it.

I wave or nod to just about anyone on two wheels. Understandably, some of the bigger bikes ignore me - the so called "crotch rockets", touring bikes, Harley riders. Although, I get more response out of the Harley riders than any of the other big scooters... that rocks.

However, I'm truly shocked by the number of scooterists who ignore each other. Being out on the roads and being the smallest thing out there, we are special and we deserve to be recognized by one another. It really feels bad when I wave and you don't wave back. You're not committing to anything except about 1/4 of a second to raise your hand; not a relationship, not a single thing.

I hope you can spare that time and spread some love and joy. That's my opinion.

Thanks to Chad Snow for the reminder to show some scooter unity. (Chad has ridden his current scooter over 1500 miles. That's a lot of waving!)

Seattle - send us your opinions!