A few weeks ago when I was on my way to work in my truck. I had stopped for gas, around here you have to pre-pay, so I got my usual $80. AS I was pumping an old-timer pulled up to the other side of the pump on a tired old goldwing. His equally old OL climbed of the back and started counting change. She told him they didn't have enough for a coffee and gas. I dug in my pocket and got a 20 and handed it to her and filled his bike up with my pump,(took maybe $11). They both thanked me and the old lady even had a tear in her eye.

 

It's a damn shame. I have only heard about people having the hit and run deal, never had it happen to me and this was the first time I ever witnessed it. Of course the guy afterwards was acting as if he wasn't going to run, just pull over. Anyone can say that after the fact, though.

 

Recently hauled a guy's bike 50miles to his house
and gave him a fin for gas
A lot of people round here ain't got much

 

I didn't expect a story like that when I started this thread but I like it!!

That's awesome. I bet a couple on here experienced eye leakage upon reading that...

Love that too.

 

Been on both sides of the equation. Stopped for a guy and his gal that were trying to get an early Honda 750 in the back of a pickup - on a 2x4, on a narrow road way north of Phoenix. They obviously couldn't handle it, and even with a second guy, it was hard. Bike had quit, didn't know why. Just a few miles from town, don't remember what state, saw a guy pushing his ride, out of gas. Thought the easiest way for just a few miles was get real friendly and hold hands. Surprise, couldn't hold on more than 10-15mph, pulling a bike by hand is harder than we expected. What the hell, no hurry.

Couple guys in some southern state I was passing through told me my brake light was out, and one of them was familiar with the problem, fixed it for me with a paper clip (how many people carry paper clips?

Nightime, cross country trip, border town in Mississippi and a narrow bridge across to Louisiana. Really tired, decided to pull over in some gravel parking lot and take a nap till evening traffic was over. Woke up stiff and cold a couple hours later with 3 or 4 dudes and their ladies standing around me, and I had an aw sh*t moment. Asked what I was doing, told them, and they said, follow them and they'd save me about 20 minutes getting to the bridge. And they did. You meet the nicest people on any kind of motorcycle.

In the last 45 or so years, seen folks give other folks rides, rebuild carbs, fix broken chains (in the 60's, mechanical breakdowns were way more common), truck bikes, give gas, pick up tipped bikes, even offer rooms for the night, and I've never heard any of them ask for money. If I was in a hard spot on a deserted road, I'd rather meet a biker than anyone else. And I wouldn't pass one sitting beside the road.

 

Not quite a month ago, just before putting the bike away for the winter I was riding home from work and noticed a young guy on the side of the road, he was probably 18 or 19 on a old beat up Honda rebel, pulled over asked him what the problem was and he said the bike died because it was bone dry of oil, I lived about 5mins up the road so I took off home and grabbed some oil I had in the garage, went back gave it to him, he topped up the bike and got it running again, told him to keep the rest of the oil and to make sure he checked the bike over when he got home and possibly do a complete serviceing on the bike, he actually looked really surprised that I stopped and gave him the oil, he said thanks and we were on our way home. I try to stop for anyone on the side of the road around here, hopefully if something happens to me someone will be kind enough to stop as well.

Moe

 

About a year ago riding my ultra in a pouring rain ,I see this young couple pushing an old honda,stop ask whats wrong,he says just bought the bike couple of weeks ago,it has no gauge ran out of gas.I always carry tools,some spare parts and a siphoning pump setup,gave him about a gallon of gas he tried to give me a $20,told em no,next time u see someone on the side help em out.They both were very grateful.(hey n them spare parts r for someone whose broken down,mine hasn't stranded me yet,knock on wood)

 

while ago got a call from local bike shop.. kid from canada was broke down on an old sporty (ways from home as i live in savanna, il). they don't work on ironheads i guess.. sent him to my house. gave him what he needed. he asked what he could do.. i gave some advise on keeping his bike up and said send a christmas card so i know he got to where he was headed.. few months later i got the card.. so it's all good.

was a few years ago.

 

Had a guy pull up next to me in the condo parking lot in Myrtle a few years ago. Bike was making hell of a clattering noise. Owner was trying to check using only the tools in his tool roll. Told him we've got a full set of tools and lift in the truck, just across the lot. Wheeled it over, jacked it up and found the primary tensioner shoe was busted in half. Had a spare, but the bike was an EVO. Called my Bro in North Myrtle and had him stop and get us a shoe, gasket and a bottle of primary juice. Got him all patched up and he joined us on a ride down to Charleston, Great Ride and he bought all of us Dinner.

 

I waved at a guy.