KUALA LUMPUR, April 22 -- A chance roadside encounter due to a motorcycle breakdown and a TikTok livestream have sparked an unusual chain of kindness between a Chinese rider known as Dicky and a Malay mechanic called Abang Usop, drawing public attention and an emerging crowd-funded goodwill effort.

The story first began when Abang Usop received a late-night call on April 17 from a stranded rider whose motorcycle chain had snapped and the front sprocket was missing near Taman Kota Damansara during a bout of heavy rain.

The mechanic said he had already returned home but agreed to help after checking the location and agreed to a late-night repair fee, despite it being nearly 1am.

Abang Usop said he completed the repair and realised the ri...