Did I do the right thing?

[Themightyimp]

I was riding along the A46 today between Lincoln and Newark.For those that don't know it is dual carriageway.
I was coming up to the Swinderby roundabout heading towards Newark.
There was a bike struggling along at 45mph into a head wind,with cars wizzing passed him/her.It was about a mile before the roundabout and I deliberately slowed down sat 2 seconds behind and held the lane by being roughly 3/4 over in the lane so no car could threaten the bike in front.
Once round the roundabout I checked my right shoulder and shot off raising my left hand to give them a wave as I went past.
Now should I have just over took before the roundabout and left them to their own riding or did I do a good thing?
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[U_W v2.0]

i think it was a "good samaritan" thing if they was struggling. but they prolly shouldnt have been on there if they couldnt get up to speed
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[Themightyimp]

[yambabe]

Yeah you done good.

Used to be a great relief to me when I was pootling along redlining the H100 and the OH was behind me stopping the cars from getting too close. It's something I have done myself once or twice over the years.

Secretreeve, what an odd thing to say.
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[Walloper]

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[Raffles]

I'm not saying that I think that you did right or wrong but your post makes me mindful of the kids/wives that tootal along on push bikes, travelling at approx 3 feet per hour, holding up other road users whilst being protected by their fathers/husbands. They are a nuisance to most other road users and should probably be restricted to travelling on pavements.
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[Themightyimp]

The problem is mate it was a 125.I think it was a chinky brand but,to my mind he was doing it legally.Cars were taking the piss and going very close to the bike to overtake.
I don't know why.But with me covering his/her arse they took a wider line around the bike.
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[Walloper]

[Themightyimp]

OK kill it then.
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[totalllama82]

I think you done a good deed.

I remember riding home in the rain with a headwind on my 125. On the way back there's a gradient on the dual carriageway and sometimes the bike would struggle to hold more than 45mph. Having another rider there to give you more presence would have been great.

Many a time the cars would overtake far too close. I used to wish to be stuck behind a lorry as they took the headwind off and stopped the nutters overtaking too close. Sadly the lorries used to be able to pull away from me though!
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[Bubbs]

There you go mate:

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[hellkat]

Did the rider in front have L plates and appear to need any kind of help or assistance?

If that had been me, on a 125 in a headwind, having some well-meaning twonk ticking along just behind me in a lane would have made me want to get off and deck the cunt.

Getthefuckoutfrommyblindspotyouwanker!!!
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[Maruchino]

Thinly veiled "Tell me how great I am" post, 3/10 for the post, 8/10 for being such a nice person :p

[stonesie]

Nice act of kindness there


I have done similar when a mates bandit did its farting walrus routine (knackered coil, drops to 2 cylinders if it rains)

[Rogerborg]

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I'd probably have done it too.
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When I was on my 50 and less so on my 125, people doing this for me was extremely helpful, so for OP.

[scorps]

nothing wrong with looking out for other bikers, I sat in my car behind a bike who was using his feet as skis in heavy snow on the A90 up here in the north east of Scotland, I was worried that as we were coming to a roundabout during rush hour a car might not have been able to brake in time behind him, the weather was horrendous.
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[Shaane]

I'd have overtook him leaving him with inchs of room at roughly 140mph giving him a nice vortex of wind tunnel to deal with aswell as arsehole drivers

You did a good thing imo.
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[alexknight200...]

If that was me on the 125 (well it could well be me as I have a 125) I would have appreciated some help.

Doing 45mph, into a headwind on a 125 has nothing to do with ability, just the laws of physics.

And it is no bad thing that one biker helps another.

To those that wouldn't of helped



Alex

[flumpy7]

[alexknight200...]

Each to their own



Alex

[Pie-Roe]

This biker brotherhood thing is stupid.

One person who may or may not actually care about motorcycles as much as I do or do not is riding their motorcycle on a road at the same time as me.

They are not old/rich/ballsy enough to have a big enough bike to ride at proper speeds so I will ride behind them and protect them from the big bad cagers?

Nah mate.
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[hellkat]

Yeah, but in the olden days it prolly didn't used to be like that

I'd stop, if I thought someone needed help.
I have in the past, and I still would now (even though I could probably be of little practical use).
But then again, I occasionally haven't.

But my point was that the OP didn't actually ask "Do you need help?" - he presumed the other biker required his assistance, and did what he believes is a nice gesture.

Ain't nothing wrong with nice gestures, I'm a major fan of them myself.

But in some situations I'd get annoyed with a well-meaning gesture, and probably cop the hump. Especially if the person offering assistance hasn't actually asked do I need help and received an answer in the affirmative.

But then I've always been a grumpy old cow
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