What ya Doing ??

[Sensei]

Went to Full up the GSXR today & parked at Pump grabbed the handpiece
to start fulling up when the Petrol guy come out & tryed grabbing the Handpiece of me ?? Told him thanks but no one fulls my bike but me but he wouldn't let go & pulled it towards himself which pulled the end out of my tank & spilt fuel over the tank !! Let go off the trigger & got off the bike & slapped him on the side off the Head for his effort then took the pump back off him & told him to F--ck off . Finished fulling bike & wiped down spilt fuel then went in side to pay for it . Find Pump guy crying to the Boss about the slapping { Boss rides bikes }
He must have seen it all & was giving him a right old Bitchslapping of his own . Excellent I think to myself . Look out side & see this Young guy trying to move my bike out of the way of my pump to get his shit box Honda Prelude closer to the pump . What the Fuck .walked out & grabed my bike from this Pratt ,then gave him a bit of a run down on moving someones bike.
Dude starts Yelling at me what I could go & do to myself . So Carefully put him back into his car as he seemed alittle unstable on his feet from my Reply .Hopped onto the 1000 & road off with a great feeling from helping out two people learn some new Skills in Life :whistle:

[StoneChucker]

Thanks for that, I live vicariously through people like you! I wish I could pull that one off! Seriously good effort. Only let someone fill MY bike once (my old bike) and they spilt fuel over it, and didn't seem worried at all. No one touches my current bike...

[Motu]

Oh,I see you live in Taranaki....that must explain it.

I don't care if someone fills my bike...it's their job,I presume they have done it before,never had any damage done to a tank,mind you I probably wouldn't care as I don't invest my lifes saving or more money than I actual own in a bike.But I would be real pissed off if someone moved my bike to get their car to the pump.

[John]

move your bike, slapping.

Two statements I love to see in a post, I cant beleave someone tried to move your bike - and you only placed him in his car, I think I would have shown him a close up of the air hose shoved in the wrong end, you just dont do that - what the hell is going on??

Glad nothing major went wrong, but shit.

[XTC]

Wasn't a white 80's prelude was it?? :eek5:

[Biff]

I once had a major league teddy chucking session when someone tried to move my bike at a petrol station when I went in to pay. Didn't get close enough to touch him though. The poor kid shit his pants jumped back in the car (followed by 2 seconds of my shitting myself in case the bike fell over after he let go) and he wheel spun reversing out of the garage forecourt.

Well done. :ride:

[Matt Bleck]

Mate I'm not surprised.

Most petrol attendants I've come across are absolute fuckin morons.

And weather my bikes a piece of shit, or a brand spanking new 1000, no ones touching it!!!!! :mad:

[Coyote]

Should've done a burnout on the guys windscreen

[Zed]

Sounds like more of a martial arts demonstration than a leisurely motorcycle ride! :msn-wink: The nerve of some people huh Sensei? Must have been quite an experience for you...or does that stuff happen every day down there in New Plymouth? :D

[Big Dave]

I was working as Art Director for a city Publishing House
knocking out a few glossys and a weekly
Got on famously with the editor and the journalists and we used
to head into Vulcan Lane for a pint of 'crisp, European style Ale', at the Occidental, after the edition went to bed.

They were a group of pretty straight business reporters and
although a large leather clad biker type was not exactly the look
they encouraged, being the artsy, creative one in the team was a
really cool job and I got away with it handsomely.

One such Friday evening I parked the Tbird just off Queen St in
the pedestrian lane and stopped in for 'just the one'.
I asked the two rather large (but still a fair bit smaller than me at the time)
Maori type bouncers to keep an eye on the bike whilst i was
inside - to which they happily agreed.

Not long after blowing the froth off a Stella one of the bouncers
tapped me on the shoulder and said
'there's some bloke messin' with yer bike, eh bro'
'Whaaaaat' I said, gathering up helmet (thinking 'swing' if more
than one) and drawing the assembled journos in my wake as I
parted the crowd en-route to the door.

Now these blokes called me 'rattlesnake' - that was my
nickname - not one i was comfortable with - leather and all - but
'someone is messing with rattlesnake's bike' soon went round
the group as they gathered near the safety of the 'bouncers' in
the lane outside the doors.

Now imagine the scene as 6'5", 160kgs (I've lost 50) of steamed up armored leather and aggression descends down vulcan lane to find this 'Tarquin' in a
green sports coat and cream trousers with blondey bimbo
girlfriend sitting astride my thunderbird, wringing the throttle and
going vroom vrooom vrooom - Assembled gaping workmates filling the
background.

Immediately saw the comedy value. Now i'm not a bully, blokes
my size rarely are, but i know some pretty mean hombres and
this 'Tarquin' would find himself hospitalised if he was on one of
their bikes - or worse.

I figured I'd be doing him a favor by giving him a taste of what
'could' happen if he tried the stunt on an 81 machine or similar
and the gathering workforce behind me didn't know what to
expect.

Full upright, chest out, death in the eyes, and the cruelest snarl i
could muster.
'GET OFF MY MOTORCYCLE YOU F****** MAGGGOTTT'
You know what a whippet looks like when it's got the wind up it? - well
this bloke was off the bike so quick and had the tail so far
between his legs that it was hard not to burst out laughing. But i
didn't - stoically I pushed on - to the ooooh's of the force.
Now lets ram the point home - to the bimbo.

'THE ONLY MOLLS THAT GET ON MY BIKE FUCK FOR IT'
I bellowed as they sort of skipped and hightailed it up the lane double time.

Turn and return to Hotel. Mission accomplished. Legend
created. Lessons learned. Laughter ensuing. Beer and skittles.

I still laugh when I remember the look on his pointy face. I think
the bimbo might have been interested too - she came sniffing around later, but I thoroughly iced her.

Dickheads.

Ya done good sensei.

[Sensei]

Wasn't a white 80's prelude was it?? :eek5:

Arh No black with Primer all over it .

[Fart]

So many morons and so little time.

[Sensei]

[QUOTE=Zed]Sounds like more of a martial arts demonstration than a leisurely motorcycle ride!

Just control force ZED . No flying Heel kicks or power punching .
My Anger Management classes from awhile back helped out my REDHEAD
Temper again :niceone: .

[Ghost Lemur]

Went to Full up the GSXR today & parked at Pump grabbed the handpiece
to start fulling up when the Petrol guy come out & tryed grabbing the Handpiece of me ?? Told him thanks but no one fulls my bike but me but he wouldn't let go & pulled it towards himself which pulled the end out of my tank & spilt fuel over the tank !! Let go off the trigger & got off the bike & slapped him on the side off the Head for his effort then took the pump back off him & told him to F--ck off . Finished fulling bike & wiped down spilt fuel then went in side to pay for it . Find Pump guy crying to the Boss about the slapping { Boss rides bikes }
He must have seen it all & was giving him a right old Bitchslapping of his own . Excellent I think to myself . Look out side & see this Young guy trying to move my bike out of the way of my pump to get his shit box Honda Prelude closer to the pump . What the Fuck .walked out & grabed my bike from this Pratt ,then gave him a bit of a run down on moving someones bike.
Dude starts Yelling at me what I could go & do to myself . So Carefully put him back into his car as he seemed alittle unstable on his feet from my Reply .Hopped onto the 1000 & road off with a great feeling from helping out two people learn some new Skills in Life :whistle:

.
:niceone:

[Yarg]

good one sensei. would have been good to see.

[curious george]

Bwahahahah!
1st class stories Sensei and Big Dave!
Made me and the workmates laugh!
It's like SC said, you almost wish the fuckers would do that, just so you could catch them in the act

[scumdog]

Black leather + H-D = no problems!

[hondacmx450]

Went to Full up the GSXR today & parked at Pump grabbed the handpiece
to start fulling up when the Petrol guy come out & tryed grabbing the Handpiece of me ?? Told him thanks but no one fulls my bike but me but he wouldn't let go & pulled it towards himself which pulled the end out of my tank & spilt fuel over the tank !! Let go off the trigger & got off the bike & slapped him on the side off the Head for his effort then took the pump back off him & told him to F--ck off . Finished fulling bike & wiped down spilt fuel then went in side to pay for it . Find Pump guy crying to the Boss about the slapping { Boss rides bikes }
He must have seen it all & was giving him a right old Bitchslapping of his own . Excellent I think to myself . Look out side & see this Young guy trying to move my bike out of the way of my pump to get his shit box Honda Prelude closer to the pump . What the Fuck .walked out & grabed my bike from this Pratt ,then gave him a bit of a run down on moving someones bike.
Dude starts Yelling at me what I could go & do to myself . So Carefully put him back into his car as he seemed alittle unstable on his feet from my Reply .Hopped onto the 1000 & road off with a great feeling from helping out two people learn some new Skills in Life :whistle:


did you pay for the gas he spilt

[hondacmx450]

I was working as Art Director for a city Publishing House
knocking out a few glossys and a weekly
Got on famously with the editor and the journalists and we used
to head into Vulcan Lane for a pint of 'crisp, European style Ale', at the Occidental, after the edition went to bed.

They were a group of pretty straight business reporters and
although a large leather clad biker type was not exactly the look
they encouraged, being the artsy, creative one in the team was a
really cool job and I got away with it handsomely.

One such Friday evening I parked the Tbird just off Queen St in
the pedestrian lane and stopped in for 'just the one'.
I asked the two rather large (but still a fair bit smaller than me at the time)
Maori type bouncers to keep an eye on the bike whilst i was
inside - to which they happily agreed.

Not long after blowing the froth off a Stella one of the bouncers
tapped me on the shoulder and said
'there's some bloke messin' with yer bike, eh bro'
'Whaaaaat' I said, gathering up helmet (thinking 'swing' if more
than one) and drawing the assembled journos in my wake as I
parted the crowd en-route to the door.

Now these blokes called me 'rattlesnake' - that was my
nickname - not one i was comfortable with - leather and all - but
'someone is messing with rattlesnake's bike' soon went round
the group as they gathered near the safety of the 'bouncers' in
the lane outside the doors.

Now imagine the scene as 6'5", 160kgs (I've lost 50) of steamed up armored leather and aggression descends down vulcan lane to find this 'Tarquin' in a
green sports coat and cream trousers with blondey bimbo
girlfriend sitting astride my thunderbird, wringing the throttle and
going vroom vrooom vrooom - Assembled gaping workmates filling the
background.

Immediately saw the comedy value. Now i'm not a bully, blokes
my size rarely are, but i know some pretty mean hombres and
this 'Tarquin' would find himself hospitalised if he was on one of
their bikes - or worse.

I figured I'd be doing him a favor by giving him a taste of what
'could' happen if he tried the stunt on an 81 machine or similar
and the gathering workforce behind me didn't know what to
expect.

Full upright, chest out, death in the eyes, and the cruelest snarl i
could muster.
'GET OFF MY MOTORCYCLE YOU F****** MAGGGOTTT'
You know what a whippet looks like when it's got the wind up it? - well
this bloke was off the bike so quick and had the tail so far
between his legs that it was hard not to burst out laughing. But i
didn't - stoically I pushed on - to the ooooh's of the force.
Now lets ram the point home - to the bimbo.

'THE ONLY MOLLS THAT GET ON MY BIKE FUCK FOR IT'
I bellowed as they sort of skipped and hightailed it up the lane double time.

Turn and return to Hotel. Mission accomplished. Legend
created. Lessons learned. Laughter ensuing. Beer and skittles.

I still laugh when I remember the look on his pointy face. I think
the bimbo might have been interested too - she came sniffing around later, but I thoroughly iced her.

Dickheads.

Ya done good sensei.


why do ppl like that live or hay buy there own

[crashe]

Was the pratt deaf or something... when you tell them "NO its ok I will do it..." then they should back away.. glad his boss gave him a good dressing down as well.

Hell I wont even let them fill my car.... I used to until some pratt on my way down the line.. farked up my petrol lock.. it was only when I reached Palmie North and had to refuel that I found out that I couldnt get the cap off... it cost me heaps to have to replace the petrol lock.

Since then no one does it BUT me. They accept it straight away... a few have looked at me strangely, but when I tell them the story they go 'fair enough'.

I know its there job to do it... but fark, some spill the petrol all over the car and that causes rust to set in... some don't give a shit how they do it.
Others are careful.

But no one BUT me will ever fill my bike.

If someone was gonna move it, I would have a hissy fit as well.

I did recently in Hamilton have some pratt who decided to come up to where my bike was (i was in the lou and then paying for the fuel) he decided to park up where my bike was and refuel his car... dragging the hose all over my bike... yep there was plenty of other fuel pumps not in use... he got an earful from me... told me to piss off back to where I came from... even the attendant had told him not to do that... arrogant arsehole.
I mean he could have spilt fuel all over my bike.

Some people just dont give a flying fark about other people's property.
I did feel like doing something to his car... but being a lady that I am I refrained from doing so.

[curious george]

I did feel like doing something to his car... but being a lady that I am I refrained from doing so.
In this day and age of equality, I would think you would be well within your rights to do something nasty to his car like piss in the fuel tank.. (well barring the obvious difficulity, something equivalent.....you get my drift though... :niceone: )

[hondacmx450]

body slam the fuckers car and say ops sorry missed the tramp in the car hehehehe

and why were you not on the ride on friday in hamilton it would have been good to have another lady there as only two ladys were there one pil and one rider

[cliffy]

phweeeeeeehhheeeeeheeee faarkin funny sensei and dave! :killingme

[Ixion]

I don't usually object if an attendant wants to fill the tank, I assume they're qualified (although the last one to do so , nice middle aged lady, managed to spray petrol all over the Whale's cockpit. Which was interesting for a moment , I'm glad the pipes on a K series are well tucked away. But she was very apologetic)

Moving it is another matter entirely.

Only happened a few times . Response from me the same each time. Although nowhere as big as Mr Big Dave, I do , by some fluke, have a capability to let out a stentorian roar which might make even an RSM envious. So a "WHAT THE BL**DY F**K ARE YOU DOING WITH MY BIKE YOU W**KER" followed by a very slow steady walk toward said w**ker invariably produces either a lot of bluster , or a lot of apology.

Stupid thing is, invariably the idiots trying to move it don't even understand bikes enough to pull in the clutch (I always stop in gear).

I've also had them try to move smaller bikes to steal the parking space. Which makes me even madder . :mad:

[crashe]

body slam the fuckers car and say ops sorry missed the tramp in the car hehehehe

and why were you not on the ride on friday in hamilton it would have been good to have another lady there as only two ladys were there one pil and one rider

Im off the bike for another 6 weeks...
I had a Adominial Hysterectomy two weeks ago.... (6th may)

Will that do for an excuse for not riding at the mo....lol.

And yes I am missing being out there, but hey once I am better, there will be no stopping me. So I am lurking and having a wee play in here... and keeping an eye on you lads....lol.

I did go out the other day and start her up after not seeing her for 2 weeks..... just to keep the battery going... have to stand beside her thou...
I am barred from sitting astride her.

[Suney]

**** dude you let him off lightly.
You wouldn't jump into someones car and move their car, so why should you move someones bike.

[WINJA]

[QUOTE=Zed]Sounds like more of a martial arts demonstration than a leisurely motorcycle ride!

Just control force ZED . No flying Heel kicks or power punching .
My Anger Management classes from awhile back helped out my REDHEAD
Temper again :niceone: .
RED HEAD AND KARATE , WE SHOULD CALL YOU THE GINGER NINJA "WWHHHHHAAADDDDDDDAAAAAAA"

[Ixion]

[QUOTE=Sensei]
RED HEAD AND KARATE , WE SHOULD CALL YOU THE GINGER NINJA "WWHHHHHAAADDDDDDDAAAAAAA"
:killingme :killingme Funny.

[Big Dave]

(6th may)


OUCH!
get well soon eh!

[crashe]

OUCH!
get well soon eh!

cheers, Thanks...
Have to admit life is a tad boring at the mo...
Cant lift a finger to do nuthing, so spending my days watching TV....
and a few DVD's.... thank goddess I can still manage to get to the comp...

[Sensei]

[QUOTE=Sensei]
RED HEAD AND KARATE , WE SHOULD CALL YOU THE GINGER NINJA "WWHHHHHAAADDDDDDDAAAAAAA"


Thats not to bad Winja :niceone: Have heard afew over my 40ys . Look forward to showing you my other side .Thats even Funnyer :whistle: . You brought our K5 yet .Will come up for a ride on it

[WINJA]

Black leather + H-D = no problems!
YOU MUST LOOK LIKE ONE OF THOSE "HELLS ACCOUNTANTS"

[WINJA]

[QUOTE=WINJA]


Thats not to bad Winja :niceone: Have heard afew over my 40ys . Look forward to showing you my other side .Thats even Funnyer :whistle: . You brought our K5 yet .Will come up for a ride on it
TOOK A ZX10 FOR A RIDE TODAY , TOOK MY CHEQUE BOOK I WAS SURE ID BUT IT , THEN I RODE THE DEMO WHICH WAS A CANADIAN MODEL , CRAZY STEVE WAS WITH ME AND WE DID SOME LINE UPS IN DIFFERENT GEARS , THE ZX10 WAS NOT HOW I REMEMBER IT MAYBE THE CANADIAN ONES ARE SLOWER, I STILL THINK MY K3 IS FAST AND EXCITING, BUT I NEED A NEW BIKE CAUSE ITS ACTUALLY MY COMPANY CAR

[scumdog]

[QUOTE=Sensei]
TOOK A ZX10 FOR A RIDE TODAY , TOOK MY CHEQUE BOOK I WAS SURE ID BUT IT , THEN I RODE THE DEMO WHICH WAS A CANADIAN MODEL , CRAZY STEVE WAS WITH ME AND WE DID SOME LINE UPS IN DIFFERENT GEARS , THE ZX10 WAS NOT HOW I REMEMBER IT MAYBE THE CANADIAN ONES ARE SLOWER, I STILL THINK MY K3 IS FAST AND EXCITING, BUT I NEED A NEW BIKE CAUSE ITS ACTUALLY MY COMPANY CAR

Then you'll be needing to see a HELLS ACCOUNTANT eh? :killingme

[Sensei]

[QUOTE=Sensei]
TOOK A ZX10 FOR A RIDE TODAY , TOOK MY CHEQUE BOOK I WAS SURE ID BUT IT , THEN I RODE THE DEMO WHICH WAS A CANADIAN MODEL , CRAZY STEVE WAS WITH ME AND WE DID SOME LINE UPS IN DIFFERENT GEARS , THE ZX10 WAS NOT HOW I REMEMBER IT MAYBE THE CANADIAN ONES ARE SLOWER, I STILL THINK MY K3 IS FAST AND EXCITING, BUT I NEED A NEW BIKE CAUSE ITS ACTUALLY MY COMPANY CAR


The only thing different with the Canadian bikes is they are tuned to run on 91
same HP just different ECU .Same as the NZ / Canadian GSXR Mates new K4 is Canadian spec but he has put a NZ Highpower ECU the same as whats in my K3 into his bike . What about an MV1000 They sound excellent from the write ups more HP then the K5

[Wolf]

Sensei, BD - Excellent and highly amusing anecdotes. Thanks a lot.

Like Ixion I'd have to rely on the stentorian bellow or a deep, well-projected Voice of Wrath - I'm 5'7" but I can sound 8'4" when I want to.

Mostly I have no trouble with attendants wanting to fill my bike - those who offer accept my polite "I'm fine, thanks" and go and find a windscreen to wash or something. Never had anyone try to move my bike - would not take kindly to it if they did and the Voice of Wrath would definitely come out... probably teamed up with the "purposeful stomping approach" and the "helmet gripped firmly by the chin guard".

I believe that there is a time honoured introduction when you encounter someone taking liberties with your ride - the sure fire way of getting their attention and identifying yourself as one with a vested interest in the situation:

OI!

The rest is ad-libbed from there...

[Phurrball]

Mate I'm not surprised.

Most petrol attendants I've come across are absolute fuckin morons.

And weather my bikes a piece of shit, or a brand spanking new 1000, no ones touching it!!!!! :mad:

HEY! :mad: Some of us petrol attendants even know which homophone to use from a choice of weather, whether and wether! No sweeping generalisations please!!!!! Those who make generalisations about any class of people belong with the latter word in the list. :nono:

I feel it necessary to defend the honour of those good forecourt attendants in the face of the idiocy outlined here.

Background: I worked for 2 years at an old school servo ["No, we do not sell sunglasses, CDs or milk, sir; but we have many car parts available!"] during my postgrad years and the beginning of my current degree.

We were very bike friendly and took great pride in our service. (The owner's silver Buell was in the corner of the forecourt most days - any correct location answers get rep points! :msn-wink: ) The general rule always was - serve people unless they ask you not to. I ALWAYS hung back from bikes and triple checked what the rider wanted. Remember that servo attendants are human too (even if sometimes moronic). I found it interesting the assumptions some made about people in my line of work; assuming that I was a little thick, and that they could talk down to me.

I am truly shocked that any person would be stupid enough to MOVE anyone's bike on a forecourt :gob: , and saddened by the lunacy shown by the forecourt attendant in refusing to follow what was no doubt a clear request in this case! :eek5: Remember that some people who pull up *really* need all the help they can get (Usually clueless cagers). Also bear in mind that unfortunately service stations are all too rare these days. So, be nice to the forecourt attendant [Unless they REALLY [I]ARE moronic - as in this thread]; complement them if they do a good job! Go back to businesses where you receive good service! Servo attendants are often poorly paid (I hasten to add that I wasn't), so a little human decency isn't a bad starting point.

Great stories in this thread though... :killingme :lol: :rofl:

[StoneChucker]

HEY! :mad: Some of us petrol attendants even know which homophone to use from a choice of weather, whether and wether! No sweeping generalisations please!!!!! Those who make generalisations about any class of people belong with the latter word in the list. :nono:

I feel it necessary to defend the honour of those good forecourt attendants in the face of the idiocy outlined here.

Background: I worked for 2 years at an old school servo ["No, we do not sell sunglasses, CDs or milk, sir; but we have many car parts available!"] during my postgrad years and the beginning of my current degree.

We were very bike friendly and took great pride in our service. (The owner's silver Buell was in the corner of the forecourt most days - any correct location answers get rep points! :msn-wink: ) The general rule always was - serve people unless they ask you not to. I ALWAYS hung back from bikes and triple checked what the rider wanted. Remember that servo attendants are human too (even if sometimes moronic). I found it interesting the assumptions some made about people in my line of work; assuming that I was a little thick, and that they could talk down to me.

I am truly shocked that any person would be stupid enough to MOVE anyone's bike on a forecourt :gob: , and saddened by the lunacy shown by the forecourt attendant in refusing to follow what was no doubt a clear request in this case! :eek5: Remember that some people who pull up *really* need all the help they can get (Usually clueless cagers). Also bear in mind that unfortunately service stations are all too rare these days. So, be nice to the forecourt attendant [Unless they REALLY [I]ARE moronic - as in this thread]; complement them if they do a good job! Go back to businesses where you receive good service! Servo attendants are often poorly paid (I hasten to add that I wasn't), so a little human decency isn't a bad starting point.

Great stories in this thread though... :killingme :lol: :rofl:

Great post/point Phurrball. And it's the truth! Although, as you have pointed out, there are the odd moronic attendants. But, you get the odd moronic employee in EVERY business, it just so happens that in this business they deal directly with possessions we hold very dear!

[WINJA]

[QUOTE=WINJA]


The only thing different with the Canadian bikes is they are tuned to run on 91
same HP just different ECU .Same as the NZ / Canadian GSXR Mates new K4 is Canadian spec but he has put a NZ Highpower ECU the same as whats in my K3 into his bike . What about an MV1000 They sound excellent from the write ups more HP then the K5
AFTER I HAD POSTED MY SUSPICIONS ABOUT THE CANADIAN MODEL ZX10 BEING SLOWER I HAD AN INTERESTING PHONE CALL AND IT TURNS OUT IM RIGHT AND ITS MORE THAN JUST AN ECU CHANGE

[Wolf]

Background: I worked for 2 years at an old school servo ["No, we do not sell sunglasses, CDs or milk, sir; but we have many car parts available!"]
Ahh, nostalgia trip time. A service station, not a supermarket or cafe (or both) with petrol. I remember those. Haven't seen many of late. Ended up having to go to Repco for a generic flasher unit that I used to be able to get from the average corner servo, have to locate the nearest Mobil or find a motorcycle shop as most service stations don't stock "Motocycle Oil". I recall buying oil of various viscosities and types "on tap" at service stations - ideal if you only wanted 200ml of 2 stroke oil to pour into your petrol tank (disclaimer: the bikes concerned were older than I am) rather than having to buy a plastic bottle of the stuff and then carry the partly-full bottle home.

I've seen a couple of rural stations that still stock common or generic vehicle components but they're beginning to vanish as well owing to pressure from their parent companies to become combination supermarket and cafe - oh and you can buy petrol here if you want to and if you have the perspicacity of a lynx and enough time for a protracted search, you just might find a small selection of bulbs and a half-dozen wiper blades hiding between the toilet paper shelf and the magazine rack - next to the Cosmo and Women's Day...

Also bear in mind that unfortunately service stations are all too rare these days.
Oooooooh, yeah :yes:

As I've said on this thread and elsewhere, I generally don't have problems at service stations with staff - I don't trust the average attendant to fill my bike because I generally don't know them (if I knew said attendant was a biker and had a bike that was his/her pride and joy, then I would not be concerned if they attempted to fill my bike) so I do my own filling and have no issues of the type Sensei described. Likewise I have no problem wandering into the building wearing a helmet - including during the middle of the night, out in the middle of nowhere at a service station that had a night pay window but the atendant waved me to the door that was still unlocked - dunno, maybe he was bored and being robbed would have relieved the monotony.

The only problem I have is with the way the "service" stations no longer supply the range of products and services they used to - the shift of focus towards competing with supermarkets (to the point that supermarkets are retaliating by selling fuel). However, that is not the fault of the forecourt attendants or even the manager - it's the fault of the companies for they set the policies and dictate what products are stocked.

If I were giga-rich I'd set up my own chain of servos that go back to "old school" values and supplies - dot them all over the countryside - the only food they'd sell would be hot pies (and I'd ensure there was one at Waiuru that was open all hours) the only coffee one of those old self-serve "cafe Bar" machines that dispense instant coffee, sugar and whitener into paper cups. No CDs, maybe a small selection of cheap sunnies that will protect the eyes from glare (but won't guarantee you a date at the beach party) and a range of common components like a basic flasher unit, wiper blades, muffler bandages, assorted pipe clamps, spark plugs, light bulbs and so on.

[hondacmx450]

Im off the bike for another 6 weeks...
I had a Adominial Hysterectomy two weeks ago.... (6th may)

Will that do for an excuse for not riding at the mo....lol.

And yes I am missing being out there, but hey once I am better, there will be no stopping me. So I am lurking and having a wee play in here... and keeping an eye on you lads....lol.

I did go out the other day and start her up after not seeing her for 2 weeks..... just to keep the battery going... have to stand beside her thou...
I am barred from sitting astride her.
um yip you let off hahahaah c you on the bike soon then

[Storm]

Excellant work Big Dave and Sensei, keep on showing ignorant folks the error of thier ways.

Crashe- bugger! Hope you are healing up okay.

Wolf, I'm not that old, and even I remember the good old days, you are not alone

Phurball, Good on ya for standing up and puttign your 5p worth in the ring

[Phurrball]

Ahh, nostalgia trip time. A service station, not a supermarket or cafe (or both) with petrol. I remember those. Haven't seen many of late. Ended up having to go to Repco for a generic flasher unit that I used to be able to get from the average corner servo, have to locate the nearest Mobil or find a motorcycle shop as most service stations don't stock "Motocycle Oil". I recall buying oil of various viscosities and types "on tap" at service stations - ideal if you only wanted 200ml of 2 stroke oil to pour into your petrol tank (disclaimer: the bikes concerned were older than I am) rather than having to buy a plastic bottle of the stuff and then carry the partly-full bottle home.

I've seen a couple of rural stations that still stock common or generic vehicle components but they're beginning to vanish as well owing to pressure from their parent companies to become combination supermarket and cafe - oh and you can buy petrol here if you want to and if you have the perspicacity of a lynx and enough time for a protracted search, you just might find a small selection of bulbs and a half-dozen wiper blades hiding between the toilet paper shelf and the magazine rack - next to the Cosmo and Women's Day...

The only problem I have is with the way the "service" stations no longer supply the range of products and services they used to - the shift of focus towards competing with supermarkets (to the point that supermarkets are retaliating by selling fuel). However, that is not the fault of the forecourt attendants or even the manager - it's the fault of the companies for they set the policies and dictate what products are stocked.

If I were giga-rich I'd set up my own chain of servos that go back to "old school" values and supplies - dot them all over the countryside - the only food they'd sell would be hot pies (and I'd ensure there was one at Waiuru that was open all hours) the only coffee one of those old self-serve "cafe Bar" machines that dispense instant coffee, sugar and whitener into paper cups. No CDs, maybe a small selection of cheap sunnies that will protect the eyes from glare (but won't guarantee you a date at the beach party) and a range of common components like a basic flasher unit, wiper blades, muffler bandages, assorted pipe clamps, spark plugs, light bulbs and so on.

Cheers Wolf, I agree wholeheartedly.

Where I used to work did all that, we even had of oil on tap, several sorts of oil for bikes in the shop, and when the boss was still around, even a mechanic on Saturday! :gob:

A sad post script to my tale is that the great institution where I formerly worked closed its doors after the fuel company pulled the pumps early this year :weep: Sadder still was that this was precipitated by the passing on of my boss who had held out against the oil company with no formal supply contract for a shade under 30 years. Dunedin an its travellers are much the poorer. Circumstances dictated that I moved to Auckland before this happened, so luckily I have fond memories of the way it was. RIP Sandy and Northern Oaks Autodrome.

It is a true struggle these days to find an independant servo. From the little I saw as a humble minion, oil companies can be quite dictatorial - marketing and corporate might hold sway where there should be true service.

Support the little guys if you can...

[250learna]

Look out side & see this Young guy trying to move my bike out of the way of my pump to get his shit box Honda Prelude closer to the pump . What the Fuck .

see this is the kind of thing i hate. How can someone asume that they can touch sit or even move your bike without your permission?
Imagin this, some guy pulls up in his jaguar, fills up and goes to pay. You come along and you see he has filled up so you go to his car, put it in neutral, and take the handbreak off and give the car a push so that you can fill up!?! Is that ok?
Or say you see a 360 spyder park up down the street, the guy hops out and goes to put money in the parking thingymabob. You see that the roof is off so you hop in to see how it feels to sit in a ferrari, what kind of reaction would you expect to get?
a) owner comes back and sees you admireing his car and has a good talk to you about it
b) he calls the cops
c) he bitchslaps you
d) both b and c

[John]

You see guy get out of enzo ferrari, you stab him and take the keys and drive off, I mean whats really wrong with that?

:lol:

[inlinefour]

There are just more and more wankers out there and its nice to know that fate is giving it back to them...

[750Y]

lol, that was a funny story sensei 8-).
I've had a bit of a tussle over the petrol pump before but lets just say that although the other guy eventually lost, we both got petrol all over ourselves(f****ng imbeciles lol)
i ran into a guy with a new harley that had a big dent in the tank. he only just imported it from overseas & because they have to empty the tank to ship them, when he picked it up from wgn airport he had pushed it to the airport gasso where the attendant had knocked it off it's stand trying to fill it up.

[vifferman]

Ahh, nostalgia trip time. A service station, not a supermarket or cafe (or both) with petrol. I remember those. Haven't seen many of late. ....

So it's not just me that mourns the passing of real motoring-related service stations? I really hate that you can't buy even the commonest of motoring necessities from a service station now. :mad:
Progress...

By the way - I can't remember ever having someone try to fill my bike or move it. (The latter is helped by the fact I always fill it on the centrestand, I guess.)

[250learna]

I've had a bit of a tussle over the petrol pump before but lets just say that although the other guy eventually lost, we both got petrol all over ourselves...
sound like a scene out of zoolander, are you a male model :yes:
be careful, just because you have perfect features and chizzeld abbs doesnt mean you cnt die in a freak gasoline fight accident :msn-wink:

[Pixie]

If it's a cager that's trying to move your bike,reach into his car ,let the brake off and give it a good push.He'll forget what he's doing pretty smartly,works better still if the forecourt slopes :devil2:

[Lou Girardin]

Don't we just love waiting to pay for our gas while some wanker does their weekly grocery shopping.
Or having a dozen people queueing when there's only one till jockey on. Yet there's two or three people selling f'ing coffee.

[Sniper]

Well done Sensei. I might have to learn those tricks

[750Y]

sound like a scene out of zoolander, are you a male model :yes:
be careful, just because you have perfect features and chizzeld abbs doesnt mean you cnt die in a freak gasoline fight accident :msn-wink:

lol, i definitely aint no oil painting bud, although my features are chiselled from genuine blubber & i have a 12 pack lol...

[Wolf]

i have a 12 pack lol...
Enough about your chins, already!