CrazyInNYC

what kind of messed up place do you live that you cannot ask a stranger for help?

Oh, you told us, NYC......

If your bike drops, you will have all the adrenaline to lift it and stop battery acid leaking out and messing up the paintwork.

About NYC, I had a Honda 600 Coupe that I could not find a starter for. The car was small enough to push myself but people in NYC would always run over and start pushing without even being asked.

I used to walk all over Manhatten. For some reason people always asked me for direction and for the most part I could help them. Sometimes spontanious conversations who pop up on the best subway line or bus line with transfer points etc.

I remember standing by "The Tree" and someone came around handing out Chrismas Carols. Stranges would just walk up and sing a few songs, smile and walk away.

Just scratch the surface of a New Yorker and they are just the same as anyone else. I'm pretty sure someone would help you pick up the bike.

:+1:

New York is often rated one of the friendliest cities...

I would not touch someone else's property which has been "vandalized" although I do want to help every time I see a bike on its side. What if they come out and you're standing over their bike on its side. Sure you didn't knock it over. What if in your attempt to do a good deed you accidently drop it again or do more damage in some way. There is no real benefit to picking up the bike. What if the owner doesn't notice the damage because it's upright when he/she returns. Then later on notices it and is like WTF? If you've witnessed the knocking over, get the license of the vehicle that did it and call the police. If it was a person who maliciously knocked over the bike, by all means club them and detain them for the police. Although I understand you have to be VERY careful attempting to make a "citizen's arrest"

You did the right thing!

What is this talk about deciding to keep the VFR? What did I miss, our fearless leader VFRless? Or were you going to upgrade to a newer model?