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Americanmadexb
| | Posted on Friday, January 01, 2010 - 03:33 am: | 
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I dont think I have ever seen anyone sitting on a bike while refueling.
I second that.
What do you people do on the east coast where your not aloud to pump your own gas? |
Kc10_fe
| | Posted on Friday, January 01, 2010 - 04:10 am: |
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In NJ they hand the pump to you. Then they scoff and say something in non English when you tip the nozzle over the ground before you spill a good amount of gas on your hot pipes and tank. Habib aint touching my bike!
(Message edited by kc10_fe on January 01, 2010) |
Jng1226
| | Posted on Friday, January 01, 2010 - 09:27 am: |
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I sit on the bike to refuel. I don't see any reason not to. I don't take any of my gear off and the kickstand never comes down either. The technique I describe in the 3rd post of this thread has me in and out of the gas station in about 2 minutes from shutting the bike off, and the cap never touches the ground as it stays in my left hand only until the tank is full.
To me this is the simplest and quickest way to refuel, keeps the cap clean and limits the time your fuel tank is open to debris.
Jeff |
Keef
| | Posted on Friday, January 01, 2010 - 10:15 am: |
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i pull up to the pump turn off my bike then take one glove off, flip up my visor on my full face helmet (for air)get ccard out, remove cap,sit it either on the pump or inverted on the cluster,scan card,then pump the gas i never,well,usually never get off the bike unless i gotta use the facilities or whatever.......
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Jdugger
| | Posted on Friday, January 01, 2010 - 10:32 am: |
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> I dont think I have ever seen anyone sitting on a bike while refueling.
I can't think of an easier way *to* fuel. I find it way easier to stay sitting on the bike to fuel, plus then it holds more gas!
When we ride as a group in Arkansas, a lot of the Ducati guys have *barely* 110 mile range, including reserve. Some of the stop-to-stop distances are over 100 miles, so I assure you, those guys are not only sitting on their bikes, they are jostling things a bit to make sure the tank gets really, really full. I can't imagine getting off the bike and then having someone try and hold it upright while you fueled it -- what a PITA!
Pull up to the pump, stay seated, one glove off, get card from jacket, swipe, select grade with the nozzle itself, and pump. Gas cap sits on triple top, or wedged between triple and frame/tank.
(Message edited by jdugger on January 01, 2010) |
Chadhargis
| | Posted on Friday, January 01, 2010 - 10:51 am: |
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I nearly always sit on my bike while I fill up? Why would I get off?
I pull up. Get my wallet out of my jacket or seat bag. Slide it into the pump. Remove my cap and sit it anywhere I see that is convenient (yes, even on the top of the pump, clean side up). Pump my gas. Grab the receipt and put it in my wallet. Put my wallet up. Then put the gas cap on and ride away.
It ain't rocket science. |
Milleniumx1
| | Posted on Friday, January 01, 2010 - 10:53 am: |
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I can't remember ever getting off a bike to refuel ... It didn't even occur to me. I feel more in control sitting on it. And yes, I too hold the nozzle towards the ground to let the remaining fuel from the last customer run out. I don't want that on my bike!
Mike |
Zac4mac
| | Posted on Friday, January 01, 2010 - 11:40 am: |
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I always fill Loretta while straddling the bike.
Like Jim says, it fills better that way. |
Froggy
| | Posted on Friday, January 01, 2010 - 12:04 pm: |
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I can't fill it up sitting on the bike, I am unable to get my wallet out of my suit. I find it easier to fill up off the bike, I get a more accurate fill, which is vital to keeping track of fuel economy. |
Keef
| | Posted on Friday, January 01, 2010 - 12:27 pm: |
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and the reason you cannot get your wallet out is it is so full of brown...err...err...i mean money ......
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Milt
| | Posted on Friday, January 01, 2010 - 12:53 pm: |
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To paraphrase Churchill: Never have so many analyzed so little so thoroughly.
The next time I fill up, I will surely be paralyzed with the dazzling palette of options before me.
Once a centipede was asked how he could operate all of his numerous feet in such an orderly manner without getting them confused. The centipede shook his head, shrugged, and said that he had never given it a thought. From that time on, the centipede became unable to move, the legs all got in the way of one another.
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Keef
| | Posted on Friday, January 01, 2010 - 01:23 pm: |
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Hey I think I met that centipede last summer at the Dragon and yea' his name was ..Harry,yea that was it,Harry Centipede he had a cousin who lived in East Troy,Larry Catapillar,I think he rode a green '97 S1 ....
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