Spare bulbs and karma.

[Bikernereid]

Must admit that as OWNER rides the bike as a pillion all I usual only give advice/watch out for speed cameras and all that crap. I have never really thought about spare kit, until Sunday night.

Was riding down the M3 from London and a very nice GSXR was riding along the same direction. We did the usual look and gesticulate that bikers do and pooteled on our merry way. A little further down the road said GSXR rider looks like he wants to overtake so OWNER being the gentleman that he is moves over to give him room to pass.

The bloke doesn't! Oddly he pulls back and then tries to overtake again or so we thought. It wasn't until he pulled up a long side and started waving at us that I though oh crap bike rozzers pulling us over for speeding.

When we pulled onto the hard shoulder and the other guy stopped he informed us that we had no rear lights on the bike and were not very visable. I have no idea how long the bulb had been blown for but luckily enough for us the guy had bought a box of spares only the day before and gave us one of his.

I must say I was very impressed, it is not very often that people over here go out of their way to help strangers and especially not on busy motorway. Not one car driver had flashed or hooted at us to let us know the light was out!!

Anyway needless to say we shall now be carrying spare bulbs on the bike at all times!!

We did try and pay the favour forward about 25mins later when we saw a stranded GSRX rider at the side of the road and went to see if we could help him. Unfortunately we couldn't really do anything but the fact that we had stopped and tried to help seemed to please the bloke.

Moral of the story: always be prepared like a girl guide and never ignore the power of karma.

[Slyer]

Always good to hear about people looking after each other.

[howdamnhard]

Nice to hear bikers helping out fellow bikers.Do a lot of riding in the dark so was really not happy when found rear light had blown,as you say your not very visible.I now always carry spare bulbs and check my lights while before I set off.

[owner]

She forgot to mention that the stranded suzuki gsxr750 was 1 week old and just died on the poor sod engine check light on and no go, Poor guy should have brought a CBR!

[Bikernereid]

She forgot to mention that the stranded suzuki gsxr750 was 1 week old and just died on the poor sod engine check light on and no go, Poor guy should have brought a CBR!

Nowq play nicely, what you failed to mention was that you thought that there might be too much coolant and that it may just need some draining off. Any chance to bicth about a Suzuki, green is really not good with your colouring!!

[Bikernereid]

Always good to hear about people looking after each other.

I know it is so rare but I always think about how I would feel in their position and if noone stopped to help me. I have had to wait in a cage at 2am in winter for nearly two hours to be picked up by the breakdown guys and it really wasn't pleasant. That is why I will always stop if I think someone might need help and make sure that I have plenty of warm clothing with me!!