Fellers this past weekend watched a passle of riders heading for Gettysburg, Pa. for Bike Week. Good to see so many riders out. Coming back from gittin' groceries in McConnelsburg, Pa. as I got near Harrisonville they was a bike broke down along Rt. 30 and since I been there/done that I had to stop. I'm in the Corolla now, not riding..but I had to stop. Spent a lot of years on a Norton and know what it's like to sit there on the side of the road. Anyways, there was a group riding from Ligioner (sp.?) Pa. and when this feller came to a halt he was in a fix. All but 2 of his "friends" kept going and basically left him sit. The two that stopped...left and headed fer Gettysburg. WTH? Is that how it is today? Me and my gal still ride about 10K. a year as we're retired now but back when I rode with family/friends/groups we'd have never thought of leaving a fellow rider stranded. The problem was a stator or voltage regulator so I got out the jumper cables an me an him jawed a spell while I charged up his battery. A temporary fix but enough to git him to Bedford, a hotel and mebbe a call to a friend with a trailer. I had a trunk full'a ice cream, frozen pizzas and shrimp an other perishables so I was kind'a limited on what I could do. But I feel bad. Should'a pitched the groceries and took him home. I sent him off with a set of jumper cables and follered him to the top of Sideling Hill. If anyone hears anything concerning this I'd be grateful to know he made it home. Should'a got a name/number or had him call me but hindsight is 20/20. Thanks. Audie....The Oldfart.