Bikers help Springsteen, on broken down motorcycle on the side of the road

[Suzuki Johnny]

Coming across Bruce Springsteen on a broken down motorcycle on the side of the road could probably be a lyric from one of his songs, but it really happened for a group of guys from New Jersey.

A group from the Freehold American Legion was riding after a Veterans Day event Friday when Dan Barkalow says he saw a stranded motorcyclist up ahead near Allaire State Park in Wall Township.

"Bikers gotta stick together," Barkalow said. "I stopped to see if he needed help, and it was Bruce."

Barkalow says they tried to help get his bike running, but when they couldn't, Springsteen — wearing a brown riding jacket and a red handkerchief — hopped on the back of Ryan Bailey's bike and they headed to a local bar.

"We sat there and shot the breeze for a half hour, 45 minutes till his ride showed up," Barkalow said. "Nice guy, real down to earth. Just talked about motorcycles and his old Freehold days."

Springsteen was raised in Freehold and still lives in New Jersey. The American Legion post says Springsteen is eligible to join since his father was a veteran.

"It was nice to help out," Bailey said. "One Freehold person helping out another."












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[Designer]

""Bikers gotta stick together," Barkalow said. "I stopped to see if he needed help"..... That's the spirit of True Bikers. [emoji106]

Bet those guys weren't Riding BMW's! [emoji2]


I'm in trouble now!

[old time rider]

Bet not many even so so wrenches in the bunch. You other old farts how many times did you really have to haul one in? Bet you fixed them lots more times on the side of the road and we packed more tools and no cell or plastic cards! We have pulled them to a better place or all the way home if local with another bike.Still pack enough avis strap to tie stuff on or pull another bike. They pull easy if no motor or tranny lock up.

[Herb]

Bet not many even so so wrenches in the bunch. You other old farts how many times did you really have to haul one in? Bet you fixed them lots more times on the side of the road and we packed more tools and no cell or plastic cards! We have pulled them to a better place or all the way home if local with another bike.Still pack enough avis strap to tie stuff on or pull another bike. They pull easy if no motor or tranny lock up.

Pulled one over 100 miles once. Guy threw a chain and it wound around the sprocket against the swingarm. Twisted it like a pretzel. Honda 250 Dream. Pulled him home with my 160 Honda, 40 miles in the wrong direction. Oh well, got him home. Only took me a little over 1.5 hours extra to get home.

I don't even remember his name...

[NE_FL]

That's a cool story of meeting Bruce Springsteen and helping him out with his broke down bike, But....
Didn't he call Trump a "moron"?

[old time rider]

Like a lot of the singers but most big libs it seems.Bet he's not a flag burn type.

[Designer]

Like a lot of the singers but most big libs it seems. Bet he's not a flag burn type.

Perhaps he isn't.

But I bet he sure IS a TARD! [emoji2]

[Suzuki Johnny]

I've never asked a biker broke down on the side of the road what party affiliation he or she were .....

On a ride in Texas on evening two of us run into one such biker broke down on the side of the roadway....lost a master link....
we always carried a few extra and sure enough we had one that fit..
.he was a ruff looking dude...we could tell he was
what we referred to at the time as an "ole time biker".....long hair....clothes was ruffled and somewhat torn but he was as cordial as
could be...he even offered us one of his hot beers he had stashed in one of his leather saddle bags...finally got him back on the road
and while we were saying adios.....he put his vest on which was laying on the ground the whole time......Bandido's...
Never judge the book by it's cover.

[old time rider]

Talked to HAs at sturgis before not knowing who they were till seeing the patch but never try to start any talk with any 1% type. Some do seem as normal as me! That ain't setting the bar too high but no way I want to be around them or drink with them. My old broke down bunch of bike riding friends suit me fine .I try to and do make new friends every year but old ones,some rode with since the early 70s, are so great to under stand what the hell you are talking about.

[BlacktopTravelr]

The guy that gave me the sportster light said he was once a Bandido. For some reason he decided to quit the club, he has a lot of tats and one is a huge 13.