No More Mr. Nice Guy
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RE: No More Mr. Nice Guy
ORIGINAL: Zyklon
Your intentions were good Grasshopper; your honorable actions have increased your positive Karma by a factor of 20 points.
Zyklon.
Your intentions were good Grasshopper; your honorable actions have increased your positive Karma by a factor of 20 points.
Zyklon.
Oldtimers know about giving the thumbs up or putting the helmet out. I gave one of these guys the thumbs up and he just stared at me as if I were the bozo--which, in this case, maybe I was.
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From: The Desert SouthWest
RE: No More Mr. Nice Guy
tmitchellof PG,
"Putting your helmet behind the rear tire would be good, but what about the riders who don't wear a helmet?
Tom"
Lay your toupe on the ground behind the bike...
"Putting your helmet behind the rear tire would be good, but what about the riders who don't wear a helmet?
Tom"
Lay your toupe on the ground behind the bike...
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RE: No More Mr. Nice Guy
I have stopped for people along side the road for some really strange reasons.
changing cd's
smoking a cigarette
my butt just got to sore??
had to straighten out my wife, thats for real,
checking out this map
I had a nose hair tickling me
All of these reasons to stop could/should have waited for the next small town or exit ramp, sometimes it is indeed hard to tell if the person does need help..I have stopped for almost everybodyI see, will not cross 4 lanes of fast interstate, but will stop if I can safely do so..last year one out of gas, one broken motor, in both cases it was a matter of letting them use My cell and then waiting for help to come..once I stopped for a lady in a van, she was scared to death she cracked her window and I asked if she needed help, when she said yes, and I found out her cell phone was dead I slid mine through a cracked window for her to use and call her husband, when done I sat on my bike until he showed up, she was scared to death, but her husband thanked me for waiting for him, he knew, but I guess she read to many books or stories or movies about all bikers being bad guys.if you need my help flag me down, be glad to do what I can.
changing cd's
smoking a cigarette
my butt just got to sore??
had to straighten out my wife, thats for real,
checking out this map
I had a nose hair tickling me
All of these reasons to stop could/should have waited for the next small town or exit ramp, sometimes it is indeed hard to tell if the person does need help..I have stopped for almost everybodyI see, will not cross 4 lanes of fast interstate, but will stop if I can safely do so..last year one out of gas, one broken motor, in both cases it was a matter of letting them use My cell and then waiting for help to come..once I stopped for a lady in a van, she was scared to death she cracked her window and I asked if she needed help, when she said yes, and I found out her cell phone was dead I slid mine through a cracked window for her to use and call her husband, when done I sat on my bike until he showed up, she was scared to death, but her husband thanked me for waiting for him, he knew, but I guess she read to many books or stories or movies about all bikers being bad guys.
if you need my help flag me down, be glad to do what I can.
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From: Orlando, FL
RE: No More Mr. Nice Guy
I'll tell you what I'm gonna do when I get a scoot. I'm going to buy one of those folding frames the construction guys use to put up small signs and a bright orange flag that says "Help" on it. If I need help, I'll have the time to set it up and make my intentions clear. I thought about getting a green one with the outline of a thumbs'-up on it, but would it be too much trouble to set that up if I'm just stopping to make a call or something? Might be good to have at the very least, ya never know.
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RE: No More Mr. Nice Guy
I normally do the "Thumbs up" routine.
Only ever had one person give me a thumbs up in return to let me know they were ok. Everyone else just looked at me like I was a slap-tard.
I often wonder if they think I'm riding by mocking them by giving their broken-down selves a big thumbs up.
Only ever had one person give me a thumbs up in return to let me know they were ok. Everyone else just looked at me like I was a slap-tard.
I often wonder if they think I'm riding by mocking them by giving their broken-down selves a big thumbs up.
Tourer
Joined: Nov 2006
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From: Nashville TN.
RE: No More Mr. Nice Guy
A long time ago there was a system where the rider would put his (or her) helmet on the ground signal a need for help. BUT then the States without helmets it didn't work and just faded away. I hate to sop and find out they are just on the phone. SHUT UP AND RIDE !!!
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From: Bon Aqua Tn
RE: No More Mr. Nice Guy
I'll slow down and or stop when I can if it's not going to kill me.
This last Saturday, finally got a chance to ride the bike, to bad it was for going into work, but 10 miles into 15 mile one way at 7 am in northern mo. a little cold, even tho wearing gloves my paws got numb to the point where I had to stop and warm them up on aside road, little old farm lady pulled up to the stop rolled the window down to seeif I needed some help, that alone was pretty cool, afterI explained that all was well, just warming up my hands, she rolled up her window pulled ahead 10 ft or so, rolled her window back down and asked if I wanted to borrow some gloves. Faith in people restored, I'm rarely in that much of a hurry, I'll stop for ya if I can.
A few minutes after she left someone else stopped.
This last Saturday, finally got a chance to ride the bike, to bad it was for going into work, but 10 miles into 15 mile one way at 7 am in northern mo. a little cold, even tho wearing gloves my paws got numb to the point where I had to stop and warm them up on aside road, little old farm lady pulled up to the stop rolled the window down to seeif I needed some help, that alone was pretty cool, afterI explained that all was well, just warming up my hands, she rolled up her window pulled ahead 10 ft or so, rolled her window back down and asked if I wanted to borrow some gloves. Faith in people restored, I'm rarely in that much of a hurry, I'll stop for ya if I can.
A few minutes after she left someone else stopped.
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RE: No More Mr. Nice Guy
I always stop if it's one bike. MOre than one, I figure they can get to a phone or shop or truck or......Unless it's young,busty blondes, built to the hilt and riding in bikinis in a group of up to a hundred. then usually the wife pinches enough rib to put on the grill and I motor on by. Seriously, I was taught by an old rider never to leave anyone by the side of the raod, always check on everybody. You never know that by stopping for some azzclown who talking on a cell phone, he might get the idea that you're suppossed to stop for someone on the road