Do you stop when a fellow rider is on the side of the road?

**Haggis2** · 6th July 2012, 07:42

Yes will stop if it looks like I may be able to help

**G4L4XY** · 6th July 2012, 11:42

Funny this....

I ran out gas on the motorway once, fuel gauge was a bit slow on letting me know it was out of gas. Was a really fine day, heaps of bikes passed me, only like one guy actually signalled to me if I was ok or not. I had to use the emergency phone on the motorway there and wait for someone to deliver me some gas!

**imdying** · 6th July 2012, 11:55

Originally Posted by Oakie

Yeah, I'll stop of there's obviously a problem otherewise slow until I get a thumbs up or they wave me on.

Likewise...

**imdying** · 6th July 2012, 11:57

Originally Posted by Berries

What we need is a KB distress wave.

I gave a bird the KB wave once and she seemed a bit distressed... does that count?

**nathanwhite** · 6th July 2012, 12:29

I'll stop if I see them in time (not always, corner, hill, motorway traffic etc) and there isn't already someone else there obviously helping them. Only chap I've stopped for was on the north western MW and by the time I had seen him, pulled over, and half turned around on the grass he was giving me the thumbs up so off I went again

**willytheekid** · 6th July 2012, 12:52

Always!...its part of being a motorcyclist to look out for each other.

I carry a good range of tools for such events (ex guzzi owner lol) and I always carry a very well stocked 1st aid kit for the worst case situations.

scooter, harley or sports...I will ALWAYS stop to help a fellow biker in strife

**neels** · 6th July 2012, 12:56

If I see them in time I'll slow down or stop to see if they're ok, usually just get waved on or thumbs up if there's no problem, I'll turn around and head back if they wave frantically like they need help. These days the biggest issue is probably getting to somewhere with cellphone reception to call for help.

Had a guy stop a while back when I had the bike partly dismantled on the side of the road, was on a semi-blind corner so he actually turned around and came back to see if he could help, gave me a hand to get it going again and lent me things from his toolkit that should have been in mine but were left sitting on the garage floor at home

**skippa1** · 6th July 2012, 13:19

yep, will stop if someone is in a car and broken down too if they look like they are distressed. Had a guy on a harley stop and help me once, real nice guy and had good skills with spanners.

**blgdave** · 6th July 2012, 13:42

I would like to say a big Thanks to the FZR Exup rider that stopped to check on me stopped at the side of the road in Dargaville today. For what ever reason my oil light came on and the bike died on me. I pulled over to the side of the road and within 20 seconds he had pulled alongside me to see if all was well. Top bloke! Got off his bike and stopped with me until I got the bike going again, just in case I needed to arrange for further help!

Dare I also say it, when stood talking my bike decided it would fall over on its own accord! Just as well he was there to help me lift the bike up as I jammed my foot under it to stop damage! No damage was done by the way, very lucky!

So big thanks to you fella, if you are looking in!

I would also do the same for fellow bikers and have done so in the past even when in my car, as if that should make a difference?

Cheers all...

**Old Steve** · 6th July 2012, 15:56

Always. Have even ridden on 500 metres to turn around to get back to see if they were OK - out of fuel, ran a couple of Km back to servo and brought them fuel.

I wave bikers on if I'm OK and just waiting on the side of the road. It's a bummer to pull off and have to rejoin the traffic.

**hellokitty** · 6th July 2012, 16:26

I always pull over to see if I can help, cos the the times I have broken down and no one has stopped to help me, has been upsetting (teenage boys in cars don't count - they always stop)
I stopped to help a biker on Old North Road once and ended up taking him back to West Auckland on the back of my bike

**BurningPlastic** · 6th July 2012, 16:45

As long as it's safe to... I keep forgetting to put my tool kit back on the bike, but I've stopped for a few people over the last couple of years.

**Maha** · 6th July 2012, 16:50

The only time I have stopped is when I recognised a leather clad helmet carrying figure walking along side the expressway just north of Huntly.
I gave mnkyby a pillion into Manukau.