2 amazing bikers rescued me - thanks if you're on here !

[dreamer75]

I bought my first bike about 3 weeks ago and have mostly ridden it with my boyfriend chatting away on the intercom. Being brave I took it out yesterday, only the second time I've ridden it totally "solo".

All went fine until I was nearly home at about 4.30, when the steering starts feeling weirdly heavy. We're just in a slow speed urban area at this point, mostly going in a straight line, but it didn't feel right. Stopped and checked the front tyre - all fine. Move along a few metres and def. not right, so pull into a side road and the back tyre is flat. Puncture Couldn't believe it - the bike's only done 200 miles !

Called the RAC.......... got put in a queue..... started stressing.

In the meantime a guy in a van pulls up - turns out he's into sports bikes and regularly transports them, and reckons we can get my bike into his van and back to my house which is only a few miles away. Unfortunately he doesn't have his ramps and offers to drive home (about 20 minutes away) to get them, and come back to rescue me. What an amazing guy !

Just as he's leaving another guy cycles up. He'd driven past with his wife, seen I was stuck, gone home to get his motorbike puncture repair kit and a bike pump! Another biker. He manages to plug the hole and together we get the tyre pumped up - holding air, up to pressure, and off he cycles. Amazing !

Bearing in mind about 25 minutes have gone by, and I'm still in the queue for the RAC, and haven't actually managed to speak to anybody yet!!!!!!!!

So short story, bikers are amazing!

Longer story - anybody know a breakdown service who actually answers the phone???

[podman]

Good to see we are still looking after each other
and you got home safe.

Never had a problem with the RAC in 15 ish years of membership but havent used them for a while now...

[FocusRS3]

Some years ago in London some scum tried to Hotwire my blade and steal it . They must have been disturbed as it was left with the steering lock smashed and wires coming from everywhere .
I managed to straighten the steering wheel and ride the bike for a distance until it completely fused .

Totally stranded with no breakdown cover and back then no mobile I was lucky when a guy and his wife on a cbr1000 stopped . The guy required the ignition and got me mobile again . I broke down eventually at the royal docks in east London ( sthole) so the bike wouldn’t have lasted the night .,

OP , great heartwarming story . Great to see the ever considerate and caring motorbike community is still alive and well

[Krikkit]

podman said:

Never had a problem with the RAC in 15 ish years of membership but havent used them for a while now...

It's all about how many people in your area call for help - at tea-time they get really busy and can only cover so many breakdowns.

Occasionally, however, they'll make a proper fk-up - I had to wait 7 hours for recovery once upon a time. Was not amused.

[pozi]

I think in general bikers are more aware of how much easier it is to be stranded for simple things and that mentality flows through in a help thy fellow motorists kind of way.

I have now changed a couple of car tyres at the roadside for random strangers, one lady tried giving me a kitten, of the baby cat variety before anyone gets any ideas, as a thank you. Not that I wanted a cat anyway but I was not sure how she thought I would get it home on the back of a motorbike??

[MuscleSaloon]

FocusRS3 said:

Some years ago in London some scum tried to Hotwire my blade and steal it. I managed to straighten the steering wheel and ride the bike for a distance until it completely fused .

[FocusRS3]

MuscleSaloon said:

Forgive my ignorance but what's this ?

[PIGINAWIG]

[JZZ30]

A steering wheel.

[pozi]

FocusRS3 said:

Some years ago in London some scum tried to Hotwire my blade and steal it. I managed to straighten the steering wheel and ride the bike for a distance until it completely fused .

FocusRS3 said:

MuscleSaloon said:

Forgive my ignorance but what's this ?

Edited by pozi on Saturday 3rd February 10:11

[FocusRS3]

pozi said:

Edited by pozi on Saturday 3rd February 10:11

Ok ok I put steering wheel by mistake silly me !

[FocusRS3]

My blonde moment !

[carmadgaz]

It's nice to see people helping each other out

Once stumbled upon a biker and his pillion with a stuffed rear tyre (slow puncture IIRC). Ended up running his pillion to their destination about 10miles away while he limped the 'bike back on his own.

Having driven and ridden allsorts I'll happily stop for people in need as karma has a habit of coming back around

[mckeann]

I've stopped a couple of times on the way home from dropping my bikes off down south for a Euro track. Once for an older women who had run out of petrol, once for a young lad who had blown up his 600 sports bike doing a top speed run on the quiet bit of the M6

Chucked both of them in the back as I was all kitted out for transporting bikes. Feels nice to help a fellow biker.

[carinaman]

FocusRS3 said:

MuscleSaloon said:

Forgive my ignorance but what's this ?

Is it a training aid to help teach counter steering?

[Shadow R1]

I stopped to check on an older bloke on an even older bike (thought it had broken down) as it was stopped in an odd place.
No problem though, he was just adjusting something then back on his way.

[Biker's Nemesis]

Shadow R1 said:

I stopped to check on an older bloke on an even older bike (thought it had broken down) as it was stopped in an odd place.
No problem though, he was just adjusting something then back on his way.

Cheers Shad.

[poo at Paul's]

FocusRS3 said:

pozi said:

Edited by pozi on Saturday 3rd February 10:11

Ok ok I put steering wheel by mistake silly me !

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