Author Topic: There's a story here, I'm sure of it...  (Read 853 times)

flar

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There's a story here, I'm sure of it...
« on: March 03, 2014, 09:00:00 AM »
And I think someone on this board can tell it...

(Spotted as a repost on Brammo's Facebook page)
Current bikes: 2013 Brammo Empulse R, 2005 BMW R1200RT
Prior bikes: 1988 Honda Hawk GT, 1997 BMW F650

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Re: There's a story here, I'm sure of it...
« Reply #1 on: March 03, 2014, 12:56:28 PM »
Yep, that is I.

Driving home on Hillside Blvd from Trader Joe's around 4pm yesterday, I saw a 250 dirt bike stalled on the shoulder. The owner reported a flat tire, unable to start the bike, wife home with 2 young children, no friends with pickup trucks. Leo, a SF firefighter, was in the midst of pushing his broke gasser about 5 miles to a shop.

I went home and got some rope and towed him. The only issue was making turns where the inside rope pulled my bike to the side, but I learned to correct. A yoke rope with a slider tow rope would have solved that issue. It's the first time I've done such a tow.  Used 2nd gear in Normal mode and the Empulse motor was easily up to the task.

Leo was way grateful and the folks at the shop got a yuck as I directed them to read my license plate: KIXGAS.
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