You're good people FMJ!
Karma is real and you're just building up points :-D
Karma is real and you're just building up points :-D
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So I'm in the garage workin' on bikes........
- Thread starter FullMotoJacket
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I think u might be the same guy who helped me out when I dumped my bike in the middle of the road. He took me to the guardrail and even offered me a smoke. He pulled my bike to the side and even had it started, and informed me to get on my way before I get a careless driving ticket.
In short...
thumbs up for u!
In short...
thumbs up for u!
FMJ = Road Angel?
I Still owe him a coffee/beer/something for hookin me up with some boots that he had laying around a while back.
It is actually in the riders handbook you buy for taking your M1.....
Good stuff for helping the guy.
But maybe they thought that seeing you were there he had enough help?
Yes! More people need to RTFM!!
It only took me 15 minutes to go through mine, even though I knew most of what it had to say about motorcycle basics, at least I know what the oil light flashing in different patterns mean should it ever occur.
I have stopped a few times to offer assistance to other bikes as well, no matter what they ride.
I remember seeing a custom harley parked on the shoulder of the opposite direction all by itself on a country road, no rider or persons nearby. Just parked there all by itself.
As I kept going forward at a reduced speed (cause I was looking around for clues as to why there's a bike there all by itself) I see a man standing in the ditch clearly looking for something.
I slowed down and turned around when safe, and the man was back at the bike at that point. I pulled up behind him to ask if he needs help and he laughed and said "only if you have a spare cap for my 70's Harley haha".
He said he'd just put a rag it in for now and I made sure to tell him not to light a smoke til the bike is back home lol.
One thing he said that really got me all warm inside was "Thanks for stopping. I guess some sport bike riders are ok after all."
Youre absolutely right. There's a term smart people came up with to explain this sort of event....ahhhhhhhhhh. Cant think of it, but you are right though.
I don't know about angel. I just know from 40+ years of woods riding with small groups to the middle of nowhere and back that you help if you can when you have to.
I always do the thumbs up, or slow down and ask if any rider is ok unless it's obvious that they're ok. Last month stopped in rush hour traffic @ 5pm on the 401 @ Trafalger on the left shoulder (traffic was B-B, 20kmh max) and help some kid on a Harley who's front brake was seized. He was 3 1/2 hrs. from home, and 1 1/2 hrs. from his brother's. Too much fluid in the res., brake overheated in stop 'n go traffic, fluid expanded. bled off some fluid through the caliper on the side of the road for him and got him going. Last year didn't feel like riding on Tuesday night (learned a LONG time ago if you don't feel like riding, you don't ride), and hopped on one of my bicycles to go to the Hammy meet spot to shoot the crap with the boys before they went out. Riding home on York Rd. there was a guy on a Vulcan(?) heading into Hamilton stopped with an obvious flat rear tire. Crossed over the road and talked to him for a few minutes. He was going to try and get a friend with a truck to come get him. Rode home, filled up the air pig, threw it in the trunk, and drove back (he was surprised. I forgot to mention I'd be back). Filled his tire, THEN we found the nail. My place wasn' t far, so he followed me ther (stopped once to refill the tire). Got my plug kit out of the tail section of my bike, and he fixed his tire in my driveway. Moral of this long drawn out story: If we don't help each other out, who will?
And the guy on the 250 last night was a Euro immigrant. Sounded like a (very thick) Polish accent. English was definitely his second language, and the manual's in English. I had no problem cutting him some slack.
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I have your number, and a **** load of bad luck lately. Don't be screening your calls
I mowed an old ladys' lawn the other day.
I have your number, and a **** load of bad luck lately. Don't be screening your calls
I mowed an old ladys' lawn the other day.
oh my!
Now THAT'S a good neighbour. Hope the hubby doesn't find out....
I have your number, and a **** load of bad luck lately. Don't be screening your calls
Do I know you? :razz:
I'll stop now before I lose my angel status.
EngineerJoe
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It was mentioned at the Sheridan course I took as well as in the MTO Motorcycle Handbook.
Good for OP its people like you that help restore the faith in people like myself.
What goes around comes around good and bad and put yourself in their shoes wouldn't you like at east someone to stop and ask? The thumb up and down works as well just make them aware that people can help.
What goes around comes around good and bad and put yourself in their shoes wouldn't you like at east someone to stop and ask? The thumb up and down works as well just make them aware that people can help.
nesobriquet
Well-known member
Whoever initiated that practice, obviously doesn't care that ants will waste no time in checking out the new pad.
The road and shoulder is just a really nasty, dirty place. A real soup of brake pad dust, rubber, fuel, oil, grease, calcium, unknown leaking chemicals, road-kill, deer ****, piss (and worse from leaking/dripping RV black water outlets) horks, butts, vomit and of course...ants.
I never set my helmet on the ground. And bug guts on the backs of mirrors have never turned my crank either..If I needed help, I'd stick my thumb out as I stand beside my broken bike.
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