Would you?

[Kornholio]

Awww Boomer stop being nasty to the resident puddy tat....you know everyone would stop for you kittie..

[R1madness]

Not enough options.
I'd stop for ANYBODY if they had crashed but when it comes to a sport bike rider I don't personaly know and has just broken down,then it's walkies time, I know where I stand with them, an what goes round comes round.

Man thats sad . I ride a sports bike and I would stop for you. I dont care what you ride . Scooters hogs whatever, hell i will even help a Guzzi if the rider needs it.

I quess i only feel a bit uneasy if i stop to help a woman on the side of the road by herself. Most woman seem a bit intimidated at first but once they realise i only want to help them, not hurt them, they are very greatful. I had an (old) lady lock herself in the car while i changed her tyre once. Her husband rang me 2 days later and could not thank me enough.

Sure most times a cellphone is useless but often people only want to be able to contact someone for a ride so i have often taken a phone number and called the person from the nearest town and arranged for them to collect the person in trouble. Total cost 5 minutes and 40 cents vrs total reward of feeling like a good guy for a day.

Ahh yes i will always stop (unless i waved to them earlier in the day and they snobbed me) then i will only stop if they have crashed.

[sunhuntin]

only seen one situation where ive needed to stop, and they were sheltering from the rain as well. i carry an essentially useless gn250 toolkit in the bike and a cellphone. i only hope if they need the tools, theyd know how to use em, cos i sure dont! LOL

i would stop for bikes, no worries. if the person looked dodgy, i might stop a short ,distance away, stay on the bike and leave the engine running and ask that way. then ive got a quick get away if needed. if theres people already helping, or a fair group stopped, id likely leave it. or even if they didnt need my help, i could stop for a yak anyways, lol. moral support.

[Wolf]

I was hitchiking into Palmy North one night and stopped to help some chick who was having obvious difficulties with her 50cc scooter - turned out she'd run out of gas and wasn't even aware of the reserve switch on the fuel tap. Showed her how to get that working and figured she'd be right if she stopped into a servo any time in the following week.

Will stop and do what I can for anyone - even if it is just call for help or offer a lift. Been helped out so many times myself - had my bike towed by another bike using a PVC raincoat as a tow-rope, been picked up by a guy with a trailer who took me and my bike to the nearest servo when he saw me pushing it down the road, one bloke helped Juliet and I when we ran out of gas - gave us some from his business's tank and refused payment.

It's the real "Road Code" - more akin to the "Country Code" than the PoS LTSA/Land Transport puts out...

[SVrunner]

Stopped on side of road as clutch was not working was on phone when another bike went by.
He gave me the thumbs up & I gave thumbs up as had everything under control.
Don't need to stop but acknowledge if other biker is ok.
Biker brotherhood still alive & well.

[Wolf]

If you are worried about the look of the person, stop some distance away and shout to them to see if the problem is something you can help with or notify someone for them in the next town etc. There are many ways to help people.
In reference to patched members, I have received help twice from gang members when I have been in an accident and a breakdown, I would help them too should they need it. They are twice as thankful for the assistance because they know how most people view them.
Rant over

Been picked up when hitch-hiking by patched gang members and also some of the scruffiest, most heavily tattooed fuckers imagineable (the latter took me within a couple of streets of where I was going - out of their way, I might add - and offered me a beer to wash the road lime from my throat. Bugger opened the bottle with his teeth!)

I'd be circumspect when approaching people who look a bit suss, but I'd stop and determine if there were anything I could do - unless they've got a gun I'd be pretty sweet because I'd be far enough away that I could move off if things looked dangerous and I'm the one in/on the functional vehicle.

[R1madness]

Cool. It looks like we will still help when it is needed most.
BIKERS RULE