Helping a Broken-Down Biker!

[Pterodactyl_imp]

Never Offer to hop on a strangers bike to jump start just because you don't want to be the one pushing.. he might just ride off with your bike instead, just a tip. Good on you for helping though.

On the other hand, if his, or her, bike is better than yours, a CB for instance ............



Cheers

[SanPete_imp]

Never Offer to hop on a strangers bike to jump start just because you don't want to be the one pushing.. he might just ride off with your bike instead, just a tip. Good on you for helping though.

Good observation. Glad that didn't happen.

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Mate, I'm not sure whether you should test your mighty command of the Australian vernacular with me or Pterodactyl. But, you're right, it would be much better not to open a can of worms. Aside from anything else it would draw the attention of the moderators and we'll all be in the sh*t.

This is not a test, but a reference to a year old post in which you asked me what this "can of worms" meant. Perhaps you don't remember. At first I thought you were joking. Then I realized I was not in Kansas anymore.

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[Henrik_imp]

It is true that society today has changed quite a bit from what it was. Certainly helping out a stranger is something that is becoming more and more rare, and I think the reasons for this change are many. What I find here in Europe though is that helping out is a trait that is still reasonably common among bikers, even though perhaps less and less so. I know that over the years I have stopped to help out on many occasions, and I never think twice about it. It is second nature to me; I see a fellow motorist with trouble and I stop to see if I can help. Some might say that this can get me in to trouble because you don't know who you might encounter, but I am too old to change my ways, and motorcycle riding is already dangerous to begin with.

There have been some funny moments too when I have stopped to help out people in broken down cars. There was one time a lady in a flashy BMW that was clearly having car issues, stranded at the side of the road. I pulled up behind her with my bike, and proceeded to walk up and ask if I could help. As she spotted me, she rapidly closed her window, and I was greeted with a look of fear. That's when it hit me that on top of the black leathers I was wearing, I had not taken of my helmet either! I was like "no, no! I just want to see if I can help!" and proceeded to take of my helmet and present her with my best smile. I probably looked creepy as hell! She cracks her window open a couple of centimeters, and I can ask her what is going on.

To make a long story short, I couldn't help her with her car trouble, but at a time when mobile phones were not too common, I was able to call for help and waited with her until a mechanic showed up. She did end up trusting me enough to eventually get out of her car and we had a really nice conversation as we waited together.

I would do the same tomorrow, but then I am also somebody who tries to tell young riders to mellow out a bit on the roads too. I doubt it will ever have an impact, but you just never know...

[redbirds_imp]

A shame that you had this bad experience SanPete. I wouldn't allow it to stop me from helping a stranded motorcyclist or motorist again though. You did a good thing and sometimes that has to be enough. Ungrateful louts like this have always been around
but most folks you help are glad for the assistance and express their gratitude with a "Thank You".

[Cormanus]

Never Offer to hop on a strangers bike to jump start just because you don't want to be the one pushing.. he might just ride off with your bike instead, just a tip. Good on you for helping though.

Good observation. Glad that didn't happen.

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Mate, I'm not sure whether you should test your mighty command of the Australian vernacular with me or Pterodactyl. But, you're right, it would be much better not to open a can of worms. Aside from anything else it would draw the attention of the moderators and we'll all be in the sh*t.

This is not a test, but a reference to a year old post in which you asked me what this "can of worms" meant. Perhaps you don't remember. At first I thought you were joking. Then I realized I was not in Kansas anymore.

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This is not a test, but a reference to a year old post in which you asked me what this "can of worms" meant. Perhaps you don't remember. At first I thought you were joking. Then I realized I was not in Kansas anymore.
SanPete, you've got me on the reference to Kansas. And you've a much better memory than me. Was [url=http://cb1100forum.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=2013&pid=24845#pid24845]this the post?

[emptysea]

SanPete, the other guy's lack of gratitude shouldn't keep you from a feeling of satisfaction for doing what was right.

[The Spaceman_imp]

I think the guy was terrified the bike would die on him, and that's why he kept going. Good for you to help either way.

"Pegging" a bike home is a technique we used many times back in the bad old days of AMF Harleys. The rider on the running bike puts his right foot on the left peg of the dead bike and eases forward till both are rolling. It's hard to get going, but a cinch once under way.

Another trick is to swap batteries from a running bike to a dead bike. We got my friend's XL home from Key West that way when his bike stopped charging. The battery would last 70-80 miles, then we'd pull the charged battery from my bike and put it in his. My FSX would keep running without a battery, but I'm sure that wouldn't work these days with FI systems.

[the Ferret]

SanPete, the other guy's lack of gratitude shouldn't keep you from a feeling of satisfaction for doing what was right.

+ 1. Doing the right thing is it's own reward

[Rocky_imp]

I agree. You did the right thing, but that still doesn't excuse such behaviour.
Maybe he was such a bad rider he was afraid to take one hand off the handlebar to make a quick wave

Not to hijack this thread, but it reminds me of an incident about 15-16 years ago.
I was out for a day ride on my Honda Hawk when I came upon a Harley rider by the side of the road. As I approached I could see that it was an older model with a kick-starter and there was a deep impression in the gravel shoulder of the road made by the foot that wasn't doing the kicking. He had obviously been stuck there for some time and was covered in sweat from the effort to start the bike.
I told him to jump on and I would take him to the nearest telephone to call for help, but he refused my offer, and again quite obviously, would rather stay stuck by the side of the road rather than get on a Japanese bike.
I simply rode away and left him there.
Idiot!!

[SanPete_imp]

Never Offer to hop on a strangers bike to jump start just because you don't want to be the one pushing.. he might just ride off with your bike instead, just a tip. Good on you for helping though.

Good observation. Glad that didn't happen.

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Mate, I'm not sure whether you should test your mighty command of the Australian vernacular with me or Pterodactyl. But, you're right, it would be much better not to open a can of worms. Aside from anything else it would draw the attention of the moderators and we'll all be in the sh*t.

This is not a test, but a reference to a year old post in which you asked me what this "can of worms" meant. Perhaps you don't remember. At first I thought you were joking. Then I realized I was not in Kansas anymore.

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This is not a test, but a reference to a year old post in which you asked me what this "can of worms" meant. Perhaps you don't remember. At first I thought you were joking. Then I realized I was not in Kansas anymore.
SanPete, you've got me on the reference to Kansas. And you've a much better memory than me. Was [url=http://cb1100forum.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=2013&pid=24845#pid24845]this the post?

This is not a test, but a reference to a year old post in which you asked me what this "can of worms" meant. Perhaps you don't remember. At first I thought you were joking. Then I realized I was not in Kansas anymore.
SanPete, you've got me on the reference to Kansas. And you've a much better memory than me. Was [url=http://cb1100forum.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=2013&pid=24845#pid24845]this the post?
That's the one.

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