broken down on the motorway

**pyrocam** · 16th July 2005, 13:05

I was commuting as per usual yesterday up the north western and noticed a car pulled over on the side with someone standing around. I started thinking, well with soo many people here surely someone would stop and help these people out? But then I realised we live in auckland, ha silly me. anyway as I was pondering this a bit more, I noticed a bike that had passed me earlier on the side of the road.

Now it was time to actually put my money where my mouth was and so I changed into 'hurry' mode and took the next available offramp (I missed the first one cos I was thinking about it, he was just infront of it) went down to the Great North Road Offramp. did a loop-de-loop and headed back into auckland. I ended up getting off and on again at ponsnoby so pretty much my entire commute again.

I found the guy, he has a GSRX400 (I think, i dont know bikes) blue and white and found out he actually DID need help. his front brake seized on him and he had no phone etc. not much I could really do so I used my bike lights to try and help with illumination (it was 6:20pm now) and let him use my phone and gave him a smoke. chatted for a while, unfortuantly hes not on the net so I didnt bother tell him about KB.

The cops turned up and I bailed before they talked to me (no L) but I felt good, good karma coming my way if you belive in that.

yeah so thats my interesting story of the weekend.

**James Deuce** · 16th July 2005, 13:07

Two thumbs up.

Speaking of Karma, have you heard from your Mum?

**pyrocam** · 16th July 2005, 14:18

Originally Posted by Jim2

Two thumbs up.

Speaking of Karma, have you heard from your Mum?

aye? oh yeah. everyone in england that I know is fine. my brother was close enough to hear the bus explode and is riding the tube again. my mum says that its proberly a whole lot more hyped than it actually is. everyones just getting back to it really.

Thanks for asking

**myvice** · 16th July 2005, 14:19

Always try to help stranded bikers, and have been helped in return!
Yes, very good karma.
Thanks again to the people who gave me a can of tyre flat fome stuff out by Kaiawa!

**Jackrat** · 16th July 2005, 14:23

Originally Posted by pyrocam

I was commuting as per usual yesterday up the north western and noticed a car pulled over on the side with someone standing around. I started thinking, well with soo many people here surely someone would stop and help these people out? But then I realised we live in auckland, ha silly me. anyway as I was pondering this a bit more, I noticed a bike that had passed me earlier on the side of the road.

Now it was time to actually put my money where my mouth was and so I changed into 'hurry' mode and took the next available offramp (I missed the first one cos I was thinking about it, he was just infront of it) went down to the Great North Road Offramp. did a loop-de-loop and headed back into auckland. I ended up getting off and on again at ponsnoby so pretty much my entire commute again.

I found the guy, he has a GSRX400 (I think, i dont know bikes) blue and white and found out he actually DID need help. his front brake seized on him and he had no phone etc. not much I could really do so I used my bike lights to try and help with illumination (it was 6:20pm now) and let him use my phone and gave him a smoke. chatted for a while, unfortuantly hes not on the net so I didnt bother tell him about KB.

The cops turned up and I bailed before they talked to me (no L) but I felt good, good karma coming my way if you belive in that.

yeah so thats my interesting story of the weekend.

Good on ya'.
I know from expereince that if you break down on the motorway in AK at lest a hundred so called bikers will go past before some OLD bugger stops to help.
Your an exception,good on ya' again

**Ixion** · 16th July 2005, 14:33

Well done. The Biker Gods will have noted this (they miss nothing), and much karma will eventually be yours.

What goes round, comes round.

A biker NEVER fails to stop to help another biker in trouble. Even if all you can do is a consoling word and a lift to the servo. Tis the Golden Rule and the Unwritten Gospel. Breaches of which are avenged by the dire wrath of the Biker Gods.

**crashe** · 16th July 2005, 19:10

Good onya lad....

well done....

**Zapf** · 16th July 2005, 23:13

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**parsley** · 16th July 2005, 23:35

Good on ya.

Many years ago I was riding my old 125 in England. I was following a couple of other bikes and I'd completely forgotten I'd switched over to the reserve tank. When it ran dry I was in the middle of a country lane. I pushed the bike a mile or two (wel, it seemed like it) but when I got to the next garage it was closed (small garage, middle of countryside, Sunday afternoon). I started pushing again when a BMW pulled up alongside me to check if I was okay. When I explained the problem he rode off into the distance. About 20 minutes later he returned with a length of hose borrowed from a local pub, lay my bike down next to his and siphoned a generous quantity of petrol from his tank. When I offered him cash in return he refused, but made me promise to do the same in return if I ever saw another biker in trouble.

I sometimes wonder if he was the great Biker God himself...

**rfc85** · 17th July 2005, 07:03

people helping people-good shit

**justsomeguy** · 17th July 2005, 09:00

Camo

**zeRax** · 17th July 2005, 10:59

Originally Posted by parsley

Good on ya.

Many years ago I was riding my old 125 in England. I was following a couple of other bikes and I'd completely forgotten I'd switched over to the reserve tank. When it ran dry I was in the middle of a country lane. I pushed the bike a mile or two (wel, it seemed like it) but when I got to the next garage it was closed (small garage, middle of countryside, Sunday afternoon). I started pushing again when a BMW pulled up alongside me to check if I was okay. When I explained the problem he rode off into the distance. About 20 minutes later he returned with a length of hose borrowed from a local pub, lay my bike down next to his and siphoned a generous quantity of petrol from his tank. When I offered him cash in return he refused, but made me promise to do the same in return if I ever saw another biker in trouble.

I sometimes wonder if he was the great Biker God himself...

nice

, maybe it was

, but would the biker god ride a beemer :\?

**FEINT** · 17th July 2005, 11:09

Good to see bikers helping out other bikers. One of the great reasons of owning a bike.

**Drew** · 17th July 2005, 11:10

Originally Posted by Jackrat

Good on ya'.
I know from expereince that if you break down on the motorway in AK at lest a hundred so called bikers will go past before some OLD bugger stops to help.
Your an exception,good on ya' again

I stopped when I saw this rough as looking guy on a Triumph a while ago, the dude was blown away, by a guy on a jappa stopping, I shot down to the garage to ring his mate for him, all went well.
I gotta wonder if he will start waving back, when someone on a jappa waves at him tho.