Blowing my own trumpet

**Drunken Monkey** · 28th January 2005, 13:35

Now I'm not one to 'blow my own trumpet', so to speak, *cough*, ok, at least not on this forum, but I think I did something worthy of at least a little recognition not a few moments ago...

I passed a poor chap on a Bandit 600 rolling his ride down the breakdown lane just before the Ellerslie-Panmure offramp. Now I, as well as most of the traffic, was travelling quickly enough that I didn't see him until it was too late to pull over. As I exited the motorway, I remembered how freakin' annoying it is to breakdown on the motorway on a bike and get no assitance, especially in such lovely weather like today. So I go back through the shops (past a Bruce-less Hell) and hopped back on at Tacoma St.
Sure enough, he'd dismounted his ride and was walking back up the side of the motorway, so I pulled over and asked if he needed a hand. It appeared to simply be a problem with the fuel not feeding the motor when there is none left to feed! So I picked him up, popped in the flat to get my RaceFuel(tm) container, topped it up, brought him back and got him going again.
Result - One very grateful tourist , and me with a story to assist a shameless attempt at harvesting some more positive rep points (hint, hint)

Actually, it was probably nothing a lot of you good buggers wouldn't have done in the same shoes.

**Biff** · 28th January 2005, 13:37

You know what that means..................

**750Y** · 28th January 2005, 13:42

good on ya man.

**pete376403** · 28th January 2005, 13:44

Aw how nice.

**TonyB** · 28th January 2005, 14:01

Jeeze mate, you must be flexible

Oh, and well done on the road side assist

**Ms Piggy** · 28th January 2005, 14:11

I actually never know if I should stop or not - I know nothing about the mechancis of a bike and therefore couldn't really offer a lot of assistance.

**Deano** · 28th January 2005, 14:16

Well done that man.

I helped out a biker with a flat front tyre a few months ago. I rode to the local auto parts store, bought a can of tyre panda and then took it back to the guy. It got him to the servo where he got some money out for me, added a bit more air to his tyre and was on his way.

While everyone seems to be jumping on the bandwagon, feel free to give me some good rep points.

**bugjuice** · 28th January 2005, 14:22

Originally Posted by Biff Baff

You know what that means..................

lmao, that's ME in that pic!!

Good on ya DM..
I always make an effort to stop for fellow bikers, in the hope that should I ever need assistance, it'd come my way (all the karma crap I guess). Plus I know what it's like to be stuck in the crap and you could do without that stuff..

**750Y** · 28th January 2005, 14:26

Originally Posted by Celtic_Sea_lily

I actually never know if I should stop or not - I know nothing about the mechancis of a bike and therefore couldn't really offer a lot of assistance.

you could offer them a ride 8-)

**Biff** · 28th January 2005, 14:39

Originally Posted by bugjuice

lmao, that's ME in that pic!!

Which one? The small annoying dude or the taller cheesy one? Either way you need a new career

**Mr Skid** · 28th January 2005, 14:58

Last time I helped someone with their bike, I crashed mine the next day.

I think someone was pulling my leg about this whole Karma thing

**Wolf** · 28th January 2005, 15:01

Good on you

People have helped me out when I've been stuck (including one bloke who towed my bike with his using my PVC raincoat as a tow rope) so I always stop for a biker in trouble. (admittedly most of the time there's not a lot I can do - they've usually already called their mates and are just waiting for them to arrive with a full jerry-can.)