bikers, thousands of friends youve never met. (Charley)

[danclarkie]

Hi all.

ok so i hadn't been on my bike in about a week (yes i know, im sorry) then i commuted to work and back last night no problem and decided to go and try and find the RnB place this morning to see the stalls for some new bike gear. anyway im shuttling along the chesterfield bypass when my bike starts spluttering and then completely stalls so i have to pull over. in coasting to pull over i figure its probably petrol so i turn the fuel tap then coast to the side of the road and push my bike up the kerb under a big overhead bridge. i look at the fuel tap and its in the ON position, meaning it must have been in reserve *gulp*. so i look in the tank and there is a bit of fuel and i lay the bike down on its side on the side of the fuel tap to try and get all the fuel over that side. still nothing so i take the spark out check spark check compression all ok and think it must be fuel. standing contemplating how the hell im going to get the 30 odd miles home i hear a *Beep*Beep* and look around onto the dual carriageway. a guy on a a big pan-european is coming down slowly and lifts his hand to me, i return with a gesture and he pulls in. now this guy after a little chat looks all round for ways to get fuel form his bike to mine as he has a full tank then after we couldnt do that he told me to push my bike up to the signpost a little down the way and he would lock it up so we did and he took me pillion to the nearest petrol station(about 10 minutes away i might add) were i buy a petrol can and fill it then we return up the carriageway spin round come back to my bike he unlocks it and i refuel. bike starts on the button and i shake his hand. now i have to say how cool this guy was, he was late 40s early 50s i would guess and the real kind of biker that has seen it all. as he was leaving he said "ill see you again" and i said "well hopefully not!!" and he just smiled and said "no, see you again" made me think "youve got a lot of learning to do yet young jedi". well just wanted to say how great it was of him to stop what a fantastic bloke a true upstanding gentlemen and a credit to all bikers..charley i salute you
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Bah Humbug

[colin1]

if the guy was wearing goggles or a ski mask looking thing, then i know him

but i guess there are lots of guys about that age with pan europeans
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[danclarkie]

was wearing an open face helmet, a white one with pink-purple style detail and a ski-mask style goggles ontop of his helemet and was waering yellow safety specs. he alos dropped his bike this morning he told me so if the guy you know dropped his pan european this morning its probably him
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Bah Humbug

[colin1]

i think i know him and his name is mel
very big bloke
i was doing a teacher training course with him this year.
He starts as a teacher next year.

Or of course it could be a different bloke but the ski mask thing is a bit unusual.

Im a bit curious so i might email him to find out if it was him.

I've emailed him, so i will post back here if it was him.
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[danclarkie]

hes an ex copper too. if tht helps
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[colin1]

ahh the mel i know wasnt an ex copper to my knowledge

but its good for me to email someone i used to know anyway

and after reading your post again i think you called him charley ( i missed that bit)

i wouldnt like to try to pick up a pan european ! i struggle a bit with my rs125 !
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[Jamie_ducati]

Last year when my tdm streetfighter broke down at Heanor, a biker on a maroon pan euro stopped to help. he took me to my home town so i could fetch my tools and car, pan euro riders are very helpful!!!!
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