When a little boy with lymphoma made his last wish known to his family, they shared it, hoping to rouse a little support. The 6-year-old, an enthusiastic motocross rider, wanted to see bikers ride past his home and make some noise.
And to his surprise, approximately 15,000 bikers showed up.
From the German town of Rhauderfehn, Lower Saxony, Kilian Sass is the son of a biker belonging to a 24-member local bikers’ group. Fellow member Ralf Pietsch took it upon himself to make the little boy’s dying wish a reality.
The catalyst was a heartfelt voice message from Kilian himself, where he asked for bikers.
Pietsch then launched a campaign, called “Krach für Kilian”—meaning “Noise for Kilian”—garnering an enormous response on social media. “We hope that we can count on you … 5 minutes of your time for the last smile of a little fighter,” read the shoutout.
Just four days later, on July 24, bikers showed up in full force to support the terminally ill boy.
