My motorcycling good deed for the day

[Norwegian Blue]

I removed a turtle from the road in West Virginia yesterday. Or maybe a tortoise. I didn't ask.



What did you do?

[et]

I put it in the road so you could remove it.  

[connick]

I rescued the egg from whence it came from predatory birds, so that there would be a turtle for you to put in the road.

[ksann]

I was in my cage and allowed a H-D with incredibly wide bars, lane-split past me.



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[brockep]

I took an experienced rider class at the local community college Sunday.  I learned to turn, stop, and what clutch friction is....huh I am glad it was not hot out or it would have really sucked.

[atadaskew]

I rescued the egg from whence it came from predatory birds, so that there would be a turtle for you to put in the road.

I bought the 6 pack that got the male turtle (Bob) drunk enough to knock up the female turtle (whatshername) that eventually led to that egg.
 Little known fact, but male turtles find the females fugly, so beer goggles are the only way that species can reproduce.

[Tombstone]

I stopped last week (in a cage) and gave a guy who had just been released from the hospital (kidney stone) a ride home. Somewhere in the ambulance ride to the hospital he had lost his shoes and shirt. He had just moved here from out of state so didn't know how to get to his address and was just kind of wandering down the road shoeless, shirtless, and pale as death.

Does that count?

Oh crap, I just reread the title of this thread...I wasn't on the bike. Sorry.  

[Steve Smith]

I did a very similar thing a few years ago. While riding with a ( former ) friend on our bikes, we came up on a large turtle in the road. If memory serves, it was about as big in dia. as a standard frisbee. We stopped, I got off my bike and grabbed him. Turns out this slimy slow-poke had an attitude and tried to take a mouth size bite out of my hand. I then realized it was a snapper. I put him right next to the creek which was only 5 feet or so from the road. I didn't know until I go back home that that ungrateful son-of-a-bitch wasn't just ugly with a bad dissposition, he smelled terrible! YUCK!  :crazy:My wife couldn't understand why I was washing my hands with both of my leather riding gloves still on. Next time I'll just go around.

[Orson]

back in 1983, blaring along on my old Ducati Darmah w/ Conti headers  

lil' kid about 4 years old walking on the sidewalk with his mom points excitedly.

I'm pretty sure he rides a motorcycle now  

[Tombstone]

back in 1983, blaring along on my old Ducati Darmah w/ Conti headers  

lil' kid about 4 years old walking on the sidewalk with his mom points excitedly.

I'm pretty sure he rides a motorcycle now  

How can we not be proud of you?!

[HipGnosis]

I waved back to a kid in the back of a stationwagon at a stop light.  And then I lifted the front wheel 6-12 inches when the light turned green.
His grin said he'll be riding someday...

[FJRmgm]

I removed a turtle from the road in West Virginia yesterday. Or maybe a tortoise. I didn't ask.



What did you do?

I've done the same thing several times while on the bike and in the car.   Karma is good.

Good for you.

[Emerson00]

My wife and I are always doing that. I hate seeing roadkill.

Yesterday, however, it was less of a good deed and more of a make-me-feel-better asshat deed. Kid in a minivan on his cell phone nearly ran me over coming into my lane w/o warning (or reason!). So I avoided and then got next to him and when I got the "gee, sorry, but can't you see I'm on my cell phone" (no, really, he pointed at  his cell phone like "c'mon, I'm on the phone here"... So I stayed just in front of him and geared down a few gears until the Duc was full boil at 8500 rpms with the termi cans singing to the phone-yapping little bastard. He hung up and slowed down with a wave. I felt better, though it was stupid(ly fun).

[sagerat]

I moved a snapping turtle off of US 20 in north central Nebraska last year while riding the Guzzi cross country.

The karma continues to flow ever so slowly being it was a turtle and all...

[Liquidsilver]

I stopped to pick up a turtle, and I held it up for my friend to take a picture of me, so I could make a big deal about it on the internet.   Then I found some bastard beat me to it!    
 
 
 

[DNA]

Coming home from work a few days ago I rounded a 120degeree corner and found a young fawn walking in circles in the road - back and forth across the small road in front of and around the traffic.  On the side I saw mommy dead and the little bambi went head down to nuzzle her mouth.

I am no big fan of deer, but that was truly heartbreaking.  The truck behind me was county truck with yellow lights, and I saw him looking also and radio someone.  I flashed my lights at the on coming traffic so they would not smash the little feller.

[phoenix]

Honestly, I saw a turle crossing a nearby street just yesterday also. I turned the corner and was thinking "what the hell is that on the road?" I considered for a few seconds pulling over to get the turtle off the road, but I didn't. Now I feel so bad. I saw a little kitten last tuesday in the middle of a road. I honked the horn as I passed it, and it scurried off the road into the brush. Maybe that one lived.

And I did ride to work yesterday on the o-fish-ul ride to work day, even though there were some big rainstorms in the forecast. Of course, it didn't rain all day.

[Thundergod]

I removed a turtle from the road in West Virginia yesterday. Or maybe a tortoise. I didn't ask.



What did you do?

UPON THIS DAY: You have been awarded 1000 Positive Karma points for the unselfish act of compassion for a lesser creature. Please note that Karma points may only be redeemed when you are least expecting it.

[Emerson00]

Coming home from work a few days ago I rounded a 120degeree corner and found a young fawn walking in circles in the road - back and forth across the small road in front of and around the traffic.  On the side I saw mommy dead and the little bambi went head down to nuzzle her mouth.

Damn. And I was having such a good day, too.  

That stuff just breaks my heart.

[chimera]

Helped a lady change her car tire.  She had called AAA about an hour earlier and was still waiting.  We chatted a little while I, in full gear, swapped out hoops.  Found out she worked for a major car dealership in the area.  Guess which department?  

Service.

And she couldn't change her own car tire........