A Harley and a Bullet bike - 2 kind riders, who'd a thought?

[mikerophone]

Worked really late last night, had a quarter tank when I left for home and figured I'll just stop on my way back to work this morning and damnit, ran out of gas halfway there. Luckily it's somewhat downhill but on a busy, curvy road that luckily has a nice shoulder...

So I'm pushing towards the gas station at a leisurely clip and not 2 minutes later I hear the unmistakable sound of a Harley throttling up and down behind me, and low and behold, he coasts up alongside me, and kindly asks if I'm ok.

Bewildered, I answer "Yeah, just ran it out of gas, but thank you!"

Harley Dude "You need some money for gas?"

Once again, bewildered "No, I'm good, but thank you." I must look poor, and yes his Harley was very new and very nice, full leathers, hard bags, lots of chrome, wouldn't be surprised if it was a $30K bike...

Not even a block later, at which point I'm a block from the gas station, a bullet biker slows down alongside me and asks if I need help! Totally floored me, kindness abounds in SLC this morning, people courteously allowed me to push into the gas station, leaving plenty of room and 2 cute girls smiled at me and one even said Hi at the gas station.

Guess I'm due for 2 straight weeks of no wave backs and glares now since I experienced 2 random kind stranger bikers in 1 morning!

 

[Crankthat]

Around here I stop for bikers on the side of the road and offer assistance.
Little old ladies and cute girls also.
Though the former need not be on a bike.
Or on the side of the road for that matter.
People always offer money when I am able to assist.
I just ask them to stop for me If they find me in the same predicament.

There is that day last year I broke down and glided into a parking lot at 7:30 in the morning.
I walked less then 50 feet and my next door neighbor pulled in front of me and gave me a ride home.
Karma real good karma!

 

[Guest]

Rider, a universal language. It's a good day when people help people. Always good to hear good.

 

[Guest]

In town I ride a made over but looks very standard Chinese scooter (mostly used for groceries and picking up parts for the Suzuki) and I've had my problems with it over the last 4 years but almost never fails that someone on a motorcycle - HD, Honda, Suzuki..etc comes up and offers help... I've NEVER had someone else on a scooter come to my assistance.... I try to be as conscientious as the motorcycle riders and try to even set a better example when I'm on my scooter (the seat boot almost always has a tool kit in it)

 

[mikerophone]

Yep, always good to hear that are good hearted Samaritans here and there, and although Utah is a pretty friendly state, I rarely see people helping other people, I try to pull over when I can (especially for the ladies ) but sometimes it's not possible.

Maybe this has been posted here before, but here is a nice heartfelt story from the NY Times along these lines known as The Tire Iron and the Tamale aka today you, tomorrow me.

 

[earlfor]

Last time I broke down, I had left my cell phone at home and had to walk 7 miles home. No one would stop out a thousand or more that passed by.

 

[Guest]

Last time I broke down, I had left my cell phone at home and had to walk 7 miles home. No one would stop out a thousand or more that passed by.

...were you pushing your motorcycle?

 

[Rob S.]

...I experienced 2 random kind stranger bikers in 1 morning!

Do you attribute this to the LSD?

Or the LDS? :biggrin:

 

[mikerophone]

Do you attribute this to the LSD?

Or the LDS? :biggrin:

Might have been a little bit of both! :hypnotysed: Ya never know

 

[Willmrx]

Six miles from my house I ran out of gas, and a couple on a Harley stopped to help me and my girlfriend out. He drove me back to my house and I got a can off gas and away we went! BTW, sitting in the (Bitch seat) on the Harley was VERY uncomfortable! His spine was right in my junk.

 

[Eli69]

at the recent green mountain gsr rally (rlam) my chain removed itself from its correct position. a couple on a very fancy beemer stopped to offer assistance. it was a very hot day and they were totally geared up in full safety attire. the guy offered to give me a ride, 2 or 3 miles, to the rally spot. he asked his o'lady if she would wait on the side of the road for him to return. i gratefully declined the offer cuz i couldn't see her standing there in the heat waiting for him. i said i'd walk since it wasn't too far and i'd planned on hiking anyway.

luckily a local fella in an air-conditioned car stopped soon after and gave me a ride up the hill. even made a couple calls to see if he could find me a chain.

i'd love to see a picture of the beemer guy offering aid to me and my beatup old gs1000.

 

[Guest]

Other than holed tires, I've been lucky enough to not have any breakdowns that I couldn't deal with on the side of the road ; commuting to work every day for years on end through wind, rain and occasionally snow. 400 miles a week and my old and trusted friend the CB550 proved just as reliable as my modern bikes. Anybody who says vintage japs are unreliable is neglecting their maintenance.

 

[Hooptie]

I stopped for a Harley guy the other day. He looked up and said thanks but help was on the way. On my way back to the highway, he was cashed out on top of the bike.