A MOTORCYCLIST has been overwhelmed by the 'kindness of strangers' after he broke down on Anglesey.

Tim Holland had taken his customised Suzuki Hayabusa out for a 170 mile spin around North Wales when it developed a problem, just as he was heading back to his Llanbedrgoch home on Thursday.

It was about 5pm, around rush hour, on the A55, just as the traffic was getting quite heavy. His vehicle began to sputter and stopped, just after the Britannia Bridge, as he was leaving the motorway.

The 74-year-old, married dad and grandad, then had to push his motorcycle along the slip road, struggle up a bank, and on to the A5025.

However, driving by, dozens of people noticed he was in trouble and stopped to offer help.

"The number of people who pulled over to ask me if I needed any help was absolutely unbelievable," said Tim, who builds motorcycles, and is a retired Rolls Royce engineer.

"The kindness of strangers was just fantastic.

"One chap in a van asked me if he could help me, he would have taken me and and the bike anywhere.

"Dozens of other people just kept stopping to see if I was OK or if I needed any assistance, or needed to use a phone.

"In these days of doom and gloom it was so uplifting, quite refreshing, to realise that there are so many people out there who care. It was just amazing!"

After tinkering with the bike by the roadside, Tim, who is married to Chris, and has three children and six grandchildren, realised the problem was just a small electrical fault.

"I had tried to phone my wife, but the signal went. So, I just got my spanners out and started fixing it in the side of the road.

"But , I was very lucky this time, it turned out it was just a loose wire and I was able to sort things out myself and get on my way home.

"So, I just wanted to say a big thank, through the Chronicle, to all the people who offered to help me. It was very much appreciated."