I never sit on my bike to fill - but always do that in the car...consistancy,that's all we want....
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I never sit on my bike to fill - but always do that in the car...consistancy,that's all we want....
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You sit on your bike to fill in the car, or you sit on your bike in the car to fill the car? Ambiguity, that's all we want...Originally Posted by Motu
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me too... after the fact... gunna have a look at lunchtime at the mobil when I fill up! (astride my bike due to the fact if i straighten it up during filling without me on it the stand will do its thing and I'll have a bike in one hand and a nozzle in the other... and if I catch fire then, everyones fucked!)
parting of the sensory
I've seen one sign of the "no helmets" variety, and that's all.
... and that's what I think.
Or summat.
Or maybe not...
Dunno really....
Scooter boy
I agree, they'd at least have the decency to put signs up or something, so someone doesn't have to trudge up and whine at you. Personally I've always taken off my helmet and dismounted (hee hee) before filling up the bike, but I'm one to take my time (and piss the hell out of other people at the station
)
Reminds me of the munter in the nissan patrol filling up behind me at BP last week. He had the engine running. The "turn off your motor" sign was in plain view but he ignored it, despite me pointing it out. Idiotic thing is, no one employed at the petrol station told him to turn it off. Ah well, you see idiots like that every day. And that particular BP is the only place with 98 in Lower Hutt. Two strokes don't like the sulphur loaded low octane fuel NZ gets.
Stalked by a yellow piece of plastic
f*sakes.Putsomeclotheson!
never have that problem... not at a BP anyway, cos i've never been back after pulling in one morning for a coffee, and being told (in exact words) "you'll have to wait while i stock these shelves...". The girl in question was putting Sushi in the cabinet, at 8:30 on a Sunday morning.
Aside from the customer first issue, how many people are going to roll in and order sushi at that time of day on a sunday? So i waited, considered not paying and driving off (i'd explain when they called me after tracing my rego), waited some more, gave her the evils, finally got served. She couldn't make coffee to save herself either.
Looking back, some constructive criticism relayed to her boss might've helped, but probably not. Most managers these days seem to back their staff even when they obviously require a kick up the arse. Instead i've voted with my wallet - not that they'll ever miss me.
back on topic
if they informed me why they were asking me to remove helmet / get off bike when i gassed up, i'd be happy to comply, but if it was outta the blue "do this or else" sort of approach - nah mate. catch ya later.....
Hardcore Biker
I'm sure this has been in other threads but most stations have little stickers warning not to sit astride a bike while fueling. Have been told off for talking on a cell phone at the door into the service station but that was at Gore.
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Auckland Motorcycles & Power Sports
Welcome to the club ajturbo, they did the same to me only they turned the pump off too.
Now stand by to be told by all and sundry how dangerous it is to sit on your bike.
Funny how gas stations don't warn customers about back-flow from the filler. a splash of premium over the goolies isn't healthy either.
Here's an idea, fuel companies hire enough staff to do full service just like the old days.
Lou
Last edited by AMPS; 25th November 2004 at 11:55.
Deus ex ukulele
All I will say is that I agree with the forecourt attendant.
Anybody who sits on their bike while they fill it with petrol is, at the very least, a feckin idiot.
Why?
How much extra gas do you get in your bike while it's upright? 200mL??
How fast do you reckon you could get off if it caught fire?
Would you be wearing flammable clothing (e.g. cordura)?
Would you have remembered to put down the side stand?
Would you remember not to drop the gun?
Forecourt fires happen more regularly than people may think, particularly in cool, calm weather. The flash that sets everything off may not come from you or your bike (most likely from the cow on the cellphone in the Pajero), but the result will still be spectacular.
So for 200mL worth of gas, market value 20 cents, you're prepared to put in danger yourself, your bike, anybody else in the vicinity and god-knows how much worth of vehicles and service station hardware, than you are a feckin dickhead.
"Standing on your mother's corpse you told me that you'd wait forever." [Bryan Adams: Summer of 69]
an antithesis
Oh so *THATS* what all the duc owners mean by "suicide stands"
I was thinking it might drop while you do a left hand turn and prevent you from leaning...
Thankies :-P
parting of the sensory
Same here.
The most convenient place for me to fill up is the Caltex at the end of our street, and I used it almost exclusively until some eedjit who worked there said he couldn't give me any cash on my EFTPOS because he'd just balanced the till or somesuch (shifts ended at 8 AM, I think, which is about the time I went past each day). And that's my problem, how...?
The second time he did this, I never went back, but I also told them what a dumb policy it was. Furthermore, I never use Caltex stations now unless I have to.
... and that's what I think.
Or summat.
Or maybe not...
Dunno really....
Hardcore Biker
Whatever the message (don't sit on your bike when you fill it, or take off your helmet), it always helps to have it delivered in a friendly way. And if service station attendants are constantly having to help people then maybe they need more, or clearer, signage.
The signage I saw advising not to sit in the bike while filling it was clear enough when I was directed to look at it, but wouldn't have seen it if it wasn't pointed out.
Hardcore Biker
BP in Wellington Central have never bothered me about my helmet, but they don't let me fill up sitting on the bike (bit of a pain, since I can't fill aaaaaall the way up).
They're most likely afraid some twat will spill petrol/drop the bike/otherwise self-immolate and then blame BP for it somehow being their fault.
Look, it's an itsy bitsy Bandit.
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Lol... ahh..yeah... auto-retraction is scary
Went to the Mobil...no signs about bikes ANYWHERE!!!! they've got the standard ones but no mention of bikes...even on the "saftey" pamphlet i read while I waited for someone to buy milk etc...
btw... due to the angle of my stand, i got half a litre in when i stood the bike up on my CBR and 400mls on the Duc just then (even tho i sat on it, I had it on its stand so I could tell)
more noise than speed
You never know what danger lurks. Me for example.
My solenoid is rooted so I just short it out with my keyring when I want to start the beast. However, I am slightly considerate - I wheel my bike about 50m from the petrol station when I do it. What I don't need is petrol all over my tank when I do it. That's why noone but me fills my bike - I think this is a common theme, even if there is some service in a service station, they would rarely offer to fill up a bike.
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