If you tried to pull him over or followed him, you might have ended up under a tarp at the dump.
Hope that makes you feel better.
It's the best I got...lol
My take is he was taking the whole load to someone who buys old or antique stuff, or he may have just bought the whole load for a song, knowing that old Harley was worth a lot more than what he paid. JMHO
I once followed a junk truck until a piece of leaf spring fell off while we were in a turn making it impossible for me to avoid.I ran over it cracking both my inner and outer primary covers.I won't even repeat the words spewing from my lips.