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God bless old Harley riders

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So, I finally convince my wife to take a ride on the "new" GS. I got it last August & she hasn't been on it yet. Some 10 miles from home the engine lugs down and I detect a sudden odor of gasoline. The fuel line came of the petcock which resulted in sudden loss of forward motion. While I'm trying to get the line reattached, this elderly Harley rider (had to be a very new Electraglide) stops to help. Good thing right? Not for him. He neglects to put his kick stand down and before I can get there he and the bike are lying in the road. Man, did I ever feel sorry for him? Really nice guy. Loaned me a wrench so I could lift the tank and access the fuel line. His house was only a hundred feet up the road. Fortunately he and the bike made a soft landing and I didn't see any readily apparent damage. Probably 10 or 12 cars passed by without stopping. So, no more Harley jokes from me. At least till tomorrow :D .
 
Dude, we all know that you can't lump them all together. Prejudice is stupid no matter how it is portrayed. There are nice people everywhere.

So how did the missus react to all this?
 
Zooks said:
Dude, we all know that you can't lump them all together. Prejudice is stupid no matter how it is portrayed. There are nice people everywhere.

So how did the missus react to all this?
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ya.. there are harley idiots and then there are riders who as george carlin would say "just happen to be on a harley" it's all about attitude, and the first groups stink.. but the second group has some really great people in it. same goes for old ujm's... i work at a gas station right now, and the other day, REAL nice guy on a honda, we chatted for a min, he's riding a 76' cb750. 'nother guy pulls up on a suzuki 1150 and won't even make eye contact when i complement his ride.
 
Giblet said:
So, I finally convince my wife to take a ride on the "new" GS. I got it last August & she hasn't been on it yet. Some 10 miles from home the engine lugs down and I detect a sudden odor of gasoline. The fuel line came of the petcock which resulted in sudden loss of forward motion. While I'm trying to get the line reattached, this elderly Harley rider (had to be a very new Electraglide) stops to help. Good thing right? Not for him. He neglects to put his kick stand down and before I can get there he and the bike are lying in the road. Man, did I ever feel sorry for him? Really nice guy. Loaned me a wrench so I could lift the tank and access the fuel line. His house was only a hundred feet up the road. Fortunately he and the bike made a soft landing and I didn't see any readily apparent damage. Probably 10 or 12 cars passed by without stopping. So, no more Harley jokes from me. At least till tomorrow :D .
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Oh my gosh! I couldn't help but laugh, but quickly felt sorry for the guy. Likely the most damage was done to pride.

Very nice to hear of a rider stopping to help a rider regardless of make. I like to wave at everybody on two wheels just to acknowledge the fact that they're enjoying the road the same way I am, but apparently not everybody thinks like I do. I need to work on that. :D
 
Right on, I wave at everyone on two wheels and have stopped for all. She felt sympathy for the guy. She also saw what I've been telling her about the M/C community. Once I convinced her there was no danger of a thermal event, she was ready to go again. Ther temperature was perfect (unusual for this time of year in Texas) and we had a fantastic ride. :-)

Zooks said:
Dude, we all know that you can't lump them all together. Prejudice is stupid no matter how it is portrayed. There are nice people everywhere.

So how did the missus react to all this?
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That's nothing. Once...right after I got my tweaked out FZ600...I pulled over to help someone. This is where I learned that if you don't tuck your laces, they might just both tie themselves around your footpegs. I came to a stop and just fell flat over.

There's no prejudice in Lubbock, though. 95% of the riders in general are idiots. My favorite of late is the guy who tried to convince everyone at the gas station his stock F4i could do 170mph.
 
personally I have no problems with Harley's..except the price...but most the Harley Owners I know are great people and don't look down on me cuz I ride a Suzuki or Vulcan
 
My best friend has a Harley....and we go on rides together. For us, as long as it has two wheels, it's cool.
 
The part I keyed on was having a "fuel incident" when you were trying to show a newbie how much fun the bike was. I'm glad she took the interruption in good humor.
I had a similar problem on my TR-3 when we left on our honeymoon. That was 25 years ago, and things have gone pretty well since...
 
Turn about is fair play . . . .

Turn about is fair play . . . .

So, I'm on my way to work Monday when I notice this bike rolling slowly down the shoulder on LBJ (in Dallas) between the Jupiter & Plano Rd exit. Of course I pull over to see if I can be of assistance. Its an old Sportster that looks to have a quarter inch of dirt/oil on pretty much everything visible. He ran out of gas and couldn't get it to switch to reserve for some reason. Any how, he stopped, fiddled with the petcock and THEN pulled a wire with a bullet connector on it and shorted it to the frame to turn the starter over. It fired right up and he was off leaving me shaking my head. And I thought mine was jury rigged :D .
 
I love riding with a gagle of Harleys, it's fun picking up the pieces as they fall off. What kind of surprises me up here in the NW is that the scrruffiest looking hells angles types are likely to be the first to wave HI.

We all ride 2 wheels, it's kind of a neat club.
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gustovh said:
What kind of surprises me up here in the NW is that the scrruffiest looking hells angles types are likely to be the first to wave HI.
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They are not necessarily saying "Hi". You can search on the origin of 'the wave' and find many, many opinions, but one that might hold true in this situation is that motorcycle 'club' (gang) members would approach another motorcyclist with a lowered, outstretched hand to show that they were unarmed and meant no harm (might be armed, but at least they meant no harm). A hand being held straight out or raised might have a weapon, so a lowered hand was used as the ultimate "Hi, bro" gesture.

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Sorry to hear the old guy tipped his ride. He is obviously of the old school (no pun intended). The kind of guy that has been riding for eons and has had his share of riding issues and has been helped out himself so he knows the feeling. A Gentleman of the road.

Typical of the cagers to drive on by.Had it happened to me too. Uncaring pricks do they think a 500+ pound bike is going to levitate itself upright again? Likely they think the rider deserved it.

Like most of us, I stop for anyone in apparent trouble, pedestrian, bicycle rider, biker, cager whomever. I don't consider myself religious but the parable of the good Samaritan has always stuck with me and its a rule I try to live by.

As others have said, it doesn't matter what you ride so if Harleys your choice, enjoy.

Ride safe,
Cheers all,
Spyug.
 
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