Is it legal to push a bike with another bike?

[GeorgeB.]

I done a stupid and ran out of petrol on my way to work. Literally, just as I was coming into the car park.

I have a mate who has a CBR 125 on Ls.

Aside from the fact that it may struggle to push my lard arse bike and my even lardier self, would it be legal for him to push me using his foot on my rear footrest, à la scooter thief?
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[hedgehugger]

Easier to get your mate to put petrol in a can and bring that.

[thx1138]

tow sometimes, usually broken dirt bike back to a van

never pushed

[Beehive Bedlam]

You will almost certainly be pulled if you're caught by plod.

As above it would be easier and less chance of your mate losing a limb to either walk to the petrol station or if you're a fat lazy bastard with man boobs get him to bring a can of petrol.

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How on earth would you push it? If you went wheel to wheel, the rotation would try to turn the front bike's rear wheel backwards.

In a nutshell, on the road it's a stupid idea and likely to end in tears. So go for it, just make sure you have a camera rolling.
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[GeorgeB.]

[thx1138]

I believe it is legal to tow one bike with another.

I doubt it it is legal to push.

Based on no actual facts though, just my opinion.

[Ste]

Not in proper control of a motor vehicle?

Getting matey on his CBR to get one of those 5 litre plastic cans and fill it with petrol for you sounds many times easier.

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[Rogerborg]

There's no specific offence (why would there be?) but you're a shoe-in for not in proper control or careless.

Remove plates, remove helmets, legality becomes irrelevant.
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[dodsi]

WTF.

Anecdote:

Some kiddy on a scooter forum (we were all young once!) posted about burning his clutch out on a 50cc ped' trying to drag his dads volvo out of the way of a garage door.

This is up there with that.

[GeorgeB.]

Alright, granted this probably wasn't my smartest idea of all time.

Jerry can bought, awaiting mates return with glorious fuel.
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[The Shaggy D.A.]

Hunt around in hedge/bins and find a bottle or can, pull fuel feed off bike that has fuel, fill can, put in bike that doesn't have fuel. 3 cans worth is a litre, nowhere in the UK is further than 26 miles from a petrol station.
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[ScaredyCat]

You might want to watch out for any vigilante bikers...
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[stinkwheel]

We used to push my mate Danny up Rannoch Moor on his BSA bantam by riding up beside him, putting our left hand on his back and accelerating.

Wether he wanted us to or not.
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[Vracktal]

When I potatod my BMW in Germany and needed to get it to a garage to borrow some tools, my mate pushed my with his Hornet 600 - his right foot out against my left rear footpeg. Can confirm this worked for the 2-3 miles needed.

Legality wise, i'd imagine der polizei wouldn't have approved, in the UK it's probably considered riding not in proper control of the vehicle though.
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[Alpineandy]

Last time it happened to me was along time ago.
That time we managed to find a coke can in a hedge, half filled it from my mates fuel line and into my bike.
Enough to start it and ride to the nearest Petrol Station...
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