Bikers shout out
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Stuck at the side of the road with a flat battery earlier today. Rivelin in Sheffield.
With a couple of pals on the bikes attempting to start the thing with no luck when a couple of fellas in their 50's pulled up in the car to ask if we were ok.
Next thing they're back in the car driving home to pick up some jump leads and returned within 10 minutes to get me started and all on our way for a lovely breakfast in Ashbourne.
Turns out the guys were bikers heading out for a run on the mountain bikes.
Offered them some cash as a thank you but would not accept a penny.
Thanked them at the time but didn't seem enough.
Glad they were there and rescued the day. Thanks lads!!
With a couple of pals on the bikes attempting to start the thing with no luck when a couple of fellas in their 50's pulled up in the car to ask if we were ok.
Next thing they're back in the car driving home to pick up some jump leads and returned within 10 minutes to get me started and all on our way for a lovely breakfast in Ashbourne.
Turns out the guys were bikers heading out for a run on the mountain bikes.
Offered them some cash as a thank you but would not accept a penny.
Thanked them at the time but didn't seem enough.
Glad they were there and rescued the day. Thanks lads!!
Yup, bikers tend to stop and help bikers. I've stopped to help someone with a Goldwing on it's side that they couldn't upright.
Also once stopped to help a lady biker in the middle of nowhere on a broken down bmw. I stopped,
on my bmw, kept my distance and asked if she was ok. AA was on the way, so offered to just sit and wait (again kept 5-10 metres so she didn't feel in danger) until help arrived. She gladly accepted.
Never asked her name. Just wanted to give moral support incase someone not so nice came by.
Also once stopped to help a lady biker in the middle of nowhere on a broken down bmw. I stopped,
on my bmw, kept my distance and asked if she was ok. AA was on the way, so offered to just sit and wait (again kept 5-10 metres so she didn't feel in danger) until help arrived. She gladly accepted.
Never asked her name. Just wanted to give moral support incase someone not so nice came by.
It's amazing . My first ever solo ride I got a puncture. Was only a few miles from home but 3 different bikers (in cars) stopped to help. One even drove home, got a repair kit and a track pump and cycled back - we got it pumped up enough for me to ride home. One was going to go home and get the ramps for his van (For his track bikes).
I was completely stuck (RAC were refusing to acknowledge that I had a contract with them - I think after 45 mins I was still trying to talk to them).
I think car drivers (who don't ride) don't understand the difficulties - I know I didn't. Whereas bikers have either been in that situation, or realise the challenges of sorting it out !
I was completely stuck (RAC were refusing to acknowledge that I had a contract with them - I think after 45 mins I was still trying to talk to them).
I think car drivers (who don't ride) don't understand the difficulties - I know I didn't. Whereas bikers have either been in that situation, or realise the challenges of sorting it out !
bongtom said:
Are their ages relevant?
It’s completely irrelevant but so is where the incident happened, the sex (or is it genders, I’m sooo confused )where the OP was going, where the guys were going or any other details irrelevant to the incident.It’s called telling a story. Is the fact that the guys were in their 50’s all you took from it?
‘I broke down, 2 people stopped and helped me, the end’ doesn’t have quite the same ring about it.
I always try to stop if I can. Generally I am commuting though, and so is everyone else I see, meaning they are usually in a busy place with good mobile phone coverage so they decline (nicely) and wave me on.
I did try and help a guy in a petrol station with a big v-twin Aprilia and a flat battery. I wasn't much help - trying to push start one of those is almost impossible, the back wheel just locked up when he let out the clutch. Unfortunately this was before I bought my jump starter pack, that would have had him on his way in barely more time than it takes to get access to the battery.
I did try and help a guy in a petrol station with a big v-twin Aprilia and a flat battery. I wasn't much help - trying to push start one of those is almost impossible, the back wheel just locked up when he let out the clutch. Unfortunately this was before I bought my jump starter pack, that would have had him on his way in barely more time than it takes to get access to the battery.
I stopped to help a biker in need a few years ago, someone had pulled out and caused him to drop his bike just before a roundabout and he was a bit shaken up with the bike lying in the middle of the road and was struggling to move it, helped him pick it up and moved it to the side of the road and offered to be a witness if he needed it.
benp1 said:
I'm absolutely not saying you did anything wrong, asking out of interest...
Do you know why it wouldn't bump start?
We did try. Slipper clutch apparently. One of the riders with me is a mechanic.Do you know why it wouldn't bump start?
Tried 1st and 2nd and by that time we were all knackered as it was flat no real downhill opportunity.
Stood up on the pegs, crash down at same time as letting clutch out. No chance.
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