Went for a ride Friday to check out the new HDdealer in Jackson, CA and take advantage of some nice weather here in CA.

Anyways, I had left Jackson headed South on 49 towards Angels Camp when I jump on the throttle and "SNAP" the cable breaks. So my beautiful day of riding looks like it's gonna be a long night getting the bike home, when out of nowhere a lady pulls over and asks if we need any help?

She makes a couple calls and finds some Harley Mechanic that is home and lives about a half mile away. I idle the bike up the hill, to his house/garage and tell him my dilema. He looks at the bike, goes into his shop and comes out with a couple different throttle cables. I am talking to the wife, who is letting me have it cause I am gonna miss a dinner date with her and my daughters, trying to convince her to go and pick up my buddies trailer and come rescue me (About 75 miles from home), when the mechanic tells me don't worry, I'll get you back on the road.

A half hour later, the bike is running. I ask the guy, How much? and he tells me $20 bucks for the used cable, I am floored, I can't believe it, I am thinking this guy would at least want a hundred spot for his trouble. Anyways, I had $40 cash in the wallet and said that the least I could do was pay him for his time. In less than an hour from breaking down, out in the hills, I am back on the road. I can't believe it, this must be my day.

I made it home in time to make dinner and here's my problem...

I forgot the mechanics name...

If any of you guys/gals out there can help me out. The lady that stopped and helped get me to this guy was "Shannon"(she was driving a white Honda or Toyota 2 door sedan), she really helped me out big time, I owe the day to her, without her being so kind to stop and see if I needed help, I would have never met the mechanic.

The mechanic lived south of the Valero Dealer about a half a block on the left as you head into San Andreas. His address is 262 but I am not sure what street. I would like to send these two a thank you for helping me out. If anyone out there can help me find either one of these two, any help would be greatly appreciated.

I was amazed at how these two stopped what they were doing to get me back on the rode. Christmas came early for me on Friday.

 

WOW, that's a great story, restores my faith in people, just a thought, maybe you could go back there and take them something? They were your angels that day for sure

 

Somedays you just get lucky. You sure did !!!

 

Still some decent folks out there...

 

Why not just take a ride back to his house to get the info?
Anyway,sounds like they made your day a lot easier!

 

Just consider that your angels were watching over you and pay it forward by doing a good deeed for someone else in the future. Good Kharma does go around.

 

I am going back up there for christmas vacation and was planning on dropping off something. Karma...

 

Wonder if he worked at the dealership in Jackson, my bike just quit on me two weeks after I bought it and the dealer I bought it from (Valley in Stockton) was jacking me around on getting it fixed. I got tire of that crap and borrowed a trailer and towed it up to Jackson where they took it right in the shop and with in a hour or so had me on the road.. Can't say enough about the guys in Jackson they sure did me right and will being taking my bike there from now on...