My most successful post of all time... the one you probably haven't read

Every blogger has them...

... certain posts that get tagged by Google as the number one listing for a specific search. Most of us don't plan for this happen, it just does out of pure luck. In fact the ones we try to promote usually fall flat on their faces and go nowhere.

But I get a kick out of the success of my signature post, Secret Motorcycle Hand Greetings: Revealed! In just the last 10 months alone this post has been visited 11,979 times internationally. I don't have statistics that go back any further than that, but I'm guessing that over the last four years it's been seen by about 75,000 people.

And even though I wrote it way back in 2006, it's still receiving comments on a regular basis - which to me is the best part about it. You see, I wrote it as a total tongue-in-cheek spoof on why bikers flash that "secret" left hand wave when they pass by each other on the road, but some people have taken it much more seriously than I intended.

With the onset of historically high gas prices, more people are riding motorcycles and scooters than ever before in history, and consequently, this story keeps getting referenced over and over again on various web sites, club forums and email chains. And as a result, hundreds of people have stopped by to share their personal motorcycle stories, debate the accuracy of my "findings," post jokes and offer opinions on the the matter.

So if you haven't seen it before, you should check it out. Not because it's such a great piece, but because the comments are an interesting perspective into the motorcycle community and the passion they share for how we should greet each other on the road.

Because if you thought waving to an oncoming motorcyclist was something you just "do" automatically... I think you'll be surprised.

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What is your signature post?