Refuelling whilst still mounted

[kwaka_crasher]

I'll make my own judgements as to risk. I don't need some minimum-wage fuckwit telling me what to do. If they were smarter than me, they wouldn't be working there at 30 years of age.

How many people have been incinerated directly due to sitting on their bike while filling it with petrol from a petrol station nozzle? I'll wager ye that it's fuck all. I like that convenience:risk ratio.

[Genie]

Can't see any harm in it, who cares where they sit when they fill her up? They are there to present money to the the non-service station, they should be grateful for the business and stfu.

Makes no difference to my day, In fact I can't think of anything or anyone it could make a difference to.

the harm...harm!!! Think of the bike, you could very well scratch the tank!!!

[steve_t]

This is really just the helmets in the service station thread again. If you don't like the policy of the business, let your money do the talking and go elsewhere. Simple

[quickbuck]

filling up while astride, is that like eating while making love???
Just doesn't work. ........it's easier to do it from a standing postion, .......

Wow, Really??

[Hitcher]

What if it were someone else calling you a wanker for something you did?

Who gives a fuck what anyone else does. It doesn't affect you. Or me. Go and do whatever you choose.

You're missing the point, Mr Barsteward. These sexually self-contained folks are moaning about being told by service station attendants to cease and desist, and wrapping this up in a whole bunch of tosh about filling their tanks to the brim.

[nosebleed]

Meh. I always gas up while sitting on my bike(s). Just something I did when I started riding, and now it's just habit.
So far the only area I've found that enforces the dismount rule - is Tauranga.

The extra fuel that is 'squeezed' into the area below the cap is contained when the cap is closed and the tank is sealed, just like filling a fuel can for the lawnmower, closing the cap, and tilting the container on it's side.
No complications, and my crotch hasn't caught fire.

As for the masties, no set rules there, but I'm not going tp stop just because a forecourt attendant thinks it's a H+S issue

[Hitcher]

I'll make my own judgements as to risk. I don't need some minimum-wage fuckwit telling me what to do. If they were smarter than me, they wouldn't be working there at 30 years of age.

How many people have been incinerated directly due to sitting on their bike while filling it with petrol from a petrol station nozzle? I'll wager ye that it's fuck all. I like that convenience:risk ratio.

You buy gas from somebody, you do it on their terms. And in many cases people's intellect isn't a function of how much they get paid, ask any PhD.

[red mermaid]

Its there petrol stn.

If you dont like there rules, go somewhere else.

[Hitcher]

The extra fuel that is 'squeezed' into the area at the cap is contained when the cap is closed and the tank is sealed, just like filling a fuel can for the lawnmower, closing the cap, and tilting the container on it's side.
No complications, and my crotch hasn't caught fire.

As a matter of scientific interest, what's the longest distance you routinely travel in one trip?

[Edbear]

Interesting thread. I think I have always sat astride while filling from my first bike way back in '73. My C50T only has a sidestand and I lean it on that while I fill as the filler is on the right side of the tank and it won't fill to the top unless it's on the stand.

I guess the point about safety is valid and I'll try hopping off the bike next time to see if it makes any difference to the ease of use. I haven't ever been asked to get off the bike in all the years I've ridden, although it has crossed my mind as to whether the attendant may think I was going to do a runner by staying seated...

[peasea]

filling up while astride, is that like eating while making love???

Let me explain..............................

[Ixion]

The issue of filling capacity when on the sidestand is certainly a valid one. And more so on bikes with a left hand side filler cap. One of mine will take about an extra 3 litres if I gently coax it into the level tank.

That three litres is important. Three litres is over 30km. The difference between pushing 30km and riding 30 km is no small matter (and my riding distance on almost all bikes is dictated by fuel capacity).

Of course, if modern bikes did not have such absurdly small fuel tanks (NONE of mine are more than a measly 24 litre) ; and if modern bikes did not have such nonsensically high fuel consumption, then the probalme would be less press ing (passant, I am pleased to report that my scrap iron collection has finally settled down to a reasonable 80mpg. I think this not too bad in modern traffic, at highish speeds)

Seldom however does any of this cause me much worry. One word. Centrestands, FTW.

[peasea]

As a matter of scientific interest, what's the longest distance you routinely travel in one trip?

For me a trip would mean leaving home for a w/e or longer. In which case I'd easily go 4-600k's each way, whatever. I often use more than one tank in a day-trip too.

For the record though, I have filled up while sitting on my bike and did it not so long ago but generally speaking it's actually easier to see what's going on if I stand to the right with the bars tipped to the left. I do this for my own peace of mind (to prevent spillage) not because the pump jockeys have issues. I do, however, understand that it would be a lot easier for someone to do a runner if they were still sitting on the bike. It's like the 'helmet on when you pay' thing. Sometimes I do, if I'm in a hurry and have cash in hand, either they want my money or they don't. I wouldn't EFT/POS a tankful in my lid though.

[Subike]

Next time you go into a SHELL SHOP
have a look at the list of things posted on a plackard next to the pumps.
Along with cell phones, ciggys. non regulation containers, is a pic of a bike with the rider astride it.
I know what Ixon states re the last three liters is true,
So because it is a point of sale, and it is posted not to do it, they can request you to dismount or move on.
Personally, I dismount, I have had petrol burns from spilt fuel in the past on tender skin....( ex car dismantler)
You do not want to have a pair of very very uncomfortable balls under your leathers whilst you make an quick run to the dunny to try and wash away the irritation.

[peasea]

I'll make my own judgements as to risk. I don't need some minimum-wage fuckwit telling me what to do. If they were smarter than me, they wouldn't be working there at 30 years of age.

How many people have been incinerated directly due to sitting on their bike while filling it with petrol from a petrol station nozzle? I'll wager ye that it's fuck all. I like that convenience:risk ratio.

I think the petrol companies would be more worried about riders doing a runner than setting themselves on fire.