Roger in Taupo

**Oscar** · 26th April 2006, 12:30

Saturday, a fantastic afternoon fer a ride and I'm on my V-Strom heading to Taupo. I'd headed out from home, through Te Pahu, Pirongia, Te Awamutu and Kihikihi and down the Western Bypass. I peeled off just past Mangikino and THAT'S where I should have checked me gas.

But I didnae, as the road was empty and there were some great sounds on the MP3 player and I was making great time - besides, that last bar on the gas gauge has to disappear, don't it? Anyway I was only 50km from Taupo.

After a while the little bar thing was joined by a petrol bowser thingo and they both started flashing..shit, I'm only 40km out - I should make it...

And I nearly did - I ran out about 12km short. Phucke.:slap:

So here I am tipping the thing over, hoping that there's a half a litre in the other side of the tank (there wasn't), when Roger turned up.

Roger was caning the snot out of a yellow Triumph when he saw me, stopped and offered to help. I said it'd be OK, I was gonna rung up HerIndoors and get her to sort summat out. But Roger insisted - he rode home to Taupo, grabbed a tin and drove back in his car.

When he came back, we stood on the side of the road and yarned about bikes for awhile, he'd just sold his Husaburg, and was not happy that he was gonna miss desert storm.

He refused any money for the gas and off he went...

What a guy.
This is one of thing's I love about motorcycles.

Motorcycle Karma - if you stop and help, you will be helped when you need it.

**yungatart** · 26th April 2006, 12:42

You are one lucky bunny. When mine ran out of gas- on yellow lines of course, so I had to push the bloody thing about 200 metres, NOBODY stopped, not even the four motorcyclists... oh well

**DemonWolf** · 26th April 2006, 12:42

Bloody top notch!

Great to hear that there are still people out there that want to help others.

**marty** · 26th April 2006, 13:27

i thought this thread was about sex

**WRT** · 26th April 2006, 13:34

Jesus Marty, I do wish you would change your avatar . . .

**Oscar** · 26th April 2006, 13:47

Originally Posted by marty

i thought this thread was about sex

I knew you would...heheheh

**Blackbird** · 26th April 2006, 14:56

Do you mean Robert, aka Trumpy? Have only met him once but a heck of a nice guy. Good on ya!

**Oscar** · 26th April 2006, 15:01

Originally Posted by Blackbird

Do you mean Robert, aka Trumpy? Have only met him once but a heck of a nice guy. Good on ya!

Older guy?
Bald?
That's him.

**Blackbird** · 26th April 2006, 15:17

Originally Posted by Oscar

Older guy?
Bald?
That's him.

Yep, exactly. Top guy. (err... not as old as me though!)

Give him a green rep!

**sugilite:Me** · 26th April 2006, 15:17

Yep, I'm a firm believer in help your fellow biker and in turn you will be helped when you need it

**kiwifruit** · 26th April 2006, 15:20

On ya Rob

**ajturbo** · 26th April 2006, 17:32

one day many, many, years ago i too ran out of gass..... lent the bike (xj900) over... YESSSSS, we were off again... untill spit,splutter...burrrrrg... costed up to a farmer ( on the westcoast) and stopped.... "out of gass he asked?"... yep.. no worries he said, just over that hill is a gass station.. (about 2ks up the road) he would just take me up with a can and get some gass.... only trouble.. the station was oh so close...but with no POWER the pumps won't work

... back to the farmer's place he filled up a 20lt drum.... from his tractor... yes it was petrol!!!
$10!!!! that was how many years ago it was......

**trumpy** · 26th April 2006, 18:05

Originally Posted by Oscar

Older guy?
Bald?
That's him.

Yep, that's me....thanks for the rep but you're welcome. I am sure there will come a time when I'll need help and another KB biker will be there for me. Its part of what creates a community of riders rather than just a disparate bunch of individuals on bikes.