If I had a similar problem in India, on the other hand, the possibilities would be limitless. Based on past experience, in most parts of the country, it usually only takes a few minutes before news travels about the newest spectacle in the area&mdasha stuttering motorcycle and its alien-like owner. Most people are keen to offer assistance, even when they don&rsquot know the problem, or how to solve it. You&rsquoll definitely be offered food, water and hospitality. And while any kind of formal recovery service may be hard to call upon, you have free rein to conjure up your own. A case in point is when we pulled the rear seats out of an auto-rickshaw and loaded a 200-kilo motorcycle and luggage into it.