Service station helmet removal??

[vifferman]

I normally take my helmet off, its no real biggy, but then have the problem of where to put it. Don't like to put it on the flimsy aftermarket rear vision mirror ( must change them some day ) as it cost a not insignificant amount of money and a fall onto a concrete forecourt is likely to be terminal and every other flat surface in the vicinity is covered in diesel etc

There's not just the risk of a fall - parking it on your mirror can potentially damage the impact-absorbing materials inside.
(Incidentally, the 'manual' that came with my last helmet said to park the helmet on the ground, on top of the gloves, when taking it off. I guess it usually can't fall any further than that, and the gloves stop the bottom of the shell getting nicks that could turn into cracks.)
The lack of somewhere suitable to park my helmet is one good reason why I leave it on unless I have to take it off. It's unlikely to get damaged on my head. Unless I fall off my bike onto it.
Or ride into the gargre before the door's high enough to clear the top of my helmet...

[rallybug]

Do you have to remove your lid while filling your bike in your fine land?

I ask this as for the first time EVER I was asked to remove my lid when paying for fuel Have spoken to the head man of Total oil in the IOM and he says it is to help his staff to feel safer in thier jobs....

I pretty much always get my petrol in the Shell? on Peel Road at the Milestone if going out of town, or the Total by ATS if coming back in, haven't taken my helmet off yet and never been asked to either. If I get petrol in Peel it tends to be at the Total, and not been asked there either

[Goddess of Goof]

[QUOTE=FEINT[b]]I wear a balaclava under the helmet and if I was asked to remove the helmet, I would be wearing a balaclava, I don't know if that is much better... Might be even scarier![/[/b]QUOTE]

Aha.... this is a very good point!

I usually dont mind taking off my helmet, and shaking out my hair, and fluffing it up a bit, before slowly walking into the shop to pay Gives the cager guys something to lust after Oh yes they're bored....

.....BUT in the Winter when its cold ..... I wear a helmet liner, and it looks so Medieval and I look scary-ier even still... like a baad Nun

No guys, you don't want to see me in my helmet liner...... not even spotty arrogant teenaged attendants, so I usually push that down as well.

Bloody nuisance : put away wallet, put ear plugs back in properly, helmet liner up again, helmet on smoothly, fringe out of eyes, check bike, gloves on, key in -

[speights_bud]

I worked at a servo for 5 months, between Napier and wairoa/taupo. Had heaps of bikers through; never had a problem with helmets on. Making eye contact is enough for the bloke behind the counter to realise that you wont to cause any problems.
As for not being able to sit on the bike while re-fuelling, just tell the attendant that there a self closing valve unless the bike is upright in the tank to prevent it from leaking should you come unstuck 'on road'.
Some Bp servo's have chucked in the 'no sitting rule'

[Gremlin]

Having filled up a grand total of 2 times , and my bike seems to love wanting to run on reserve just before a Mobil, I just go there.

Gloves off, eftpos card from breast pocket, fill, card back in, gloves on, go. Sometimes I then realise that I put the keys in a breast pocket, so its glove off again.

Don't think I would bother to take off helmet, simply takes too long. Don't want to scare anybody, but I'd get huffy, and pay outside to make a point. If I had to go inside, the gloves would be under arm, with card in hand. Eye contact is useless with sunnies. I'll have to see how I fare.

Somebody declare this to the police if I end up getting jumped as a potential thief OK??

[Wolf]

Somebody declare this to the police if I end up getting jumped as a potential thief OK??

Better than that, we'll have it put on your headstone after some paranoid forecourt attendant ventilates your armour with both barrels of the twelve-gauge...

[crazyxr250rider]

hahahahahahahahahahahahaha

[Gremlin]

Better than that, we'll have it put on your headstone after some paranoid forecourt attendant ventilates your armour with both barrels of the twelve-gauge...

hmmmmmmm OK, I was thinking before I received some "breathing holes"