Are you a Good Samaritan?

wazza300

wazza300

wazza300

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Would you stop to help a broken down biker or pass them by?

tried to help someone tonight with a gsxr600,he said he had a new battery on it,but when he thumbed the starter it just made a click click click sound which im guessing is the starter solenoid?? did seem an odd problem though it would also die from bumping it,i said it was a flat battery but he didn't seem to thinkso

couldn't help him in the end,there's nothing worse than being broken down and no one to stop and help:(
 
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Pass them by giving them the finger.

Nah. I think it'd depend on where I'm going really and where they were stuck. If I was going to work and they were off the side of the road I'd more than likely pass them by.

But if they were in a dangerous place and I had a bit of free time I'd definitely stop and see if there was anything I could do.

I've only seen one broken down biker though, but he already had his mate with him and they were well off the road.
 
Allways stop, i don't care what they ride or how old/young they are, as long as i'm not in a tearing rush to be some where ( work ), then they'll get my undivided attention and help if they want/need it.
 
I was on my way home from work one afternoon, back in 1989, on my RD125LC. See a guy with a scooter on its side, I pulled over as I thought he crashed, turns out he had a puncture. He had the spare wheel out, but no tools to swap them over (it was a Vespa). I turned around, went back to work and picked up some tools, helped him swap wheels, he shook my hand and said thanks. Not come across a broken down biker since, but would always stop if I see someone in distress.

Few times I've pulled over recently, to take a pic, or answer a call, I've had a biker pass me slow down and stick his thumb up or down, always good to know there is still some decency left in people, albeit two wheelers!

As for the gsxr 600 you pulled over for wazza sounds like his rectifier had burnt out if it wouldn't run after a bump start, even with a low battery, it should run once bumped.
 
I usually ride past slowly and give them the thumbs up/thumbs down thing, if they give me the thumbs down, I pull over. If it's obvious they need help, or I'm not going anywhere in particular I'd pull over anyway. It happened to me once on my first day of bike ownership, and I'm very grateful to the biker who showed me how to put my fuel tap onto reserve. ;)
 
I've stopped a few times now, usually with the thumbs up thumbs down. One of the best was when someone had just picked up their new bike and stacked in in the field on the first county corner coming out town, managed to retrieve the bike from the field pull all the wheat out and get it running again :)
 
If there on a sports bike yes 90% of the time.

Harley, Streetfighter or chopper i give them the finger.
 
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If there on a sports bike yes 90% of the time.

Harley, Streetfighter or chopper i give them the finger.
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harley i can kinda understand byt why the stretfighters? they're usualy sportsbikers who binned it an couldnt afford the fairings repairs.
 
I always always always stop, regardless of the bike.
It's just the done thing, really. Even if all you can do is offer a mobile phone, a ciggie or company while they await the Plum Patrol.
 
I normally do the thumbs up thing. Only had to help out once when I gave a guy a ride to the petrol station to pick up a can of fuel.

Wouldn't matter what bike either, I wouldn't be fussy who stopped if I was in trouble.
 
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