No helmets on forecourts

**Max Preload** · 30th January 2009, 15:41

I'll be damned if I'm going to put my helmet or gloves on the filthy forecourt when I can wear it safely on my head out of harm's way.

**The Stranger:Me** · 30th January 2009, 15:42

Originally Posted by Ixion

Point is , "service" stations have not just long since ceased to have any perspective of "service", they are now becoming actively ANTI-service. Where not merely do they fail to make the process of the transaction painless, they deliberately go out of their way to make it as painful as possible.

Of course you are correct there. Gone are the days of popping into the local for a beer and a chat.

The local Shell used to keep the beer at the back of the Coke on the bottom shelf.

Mind you, I guess you can't take crates of beer into the cinemas these days either.

**The Stranger:Me** · 30th January 2009, 15:43

Originally Posted by Bonez

True but someone could trip over it

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Fuck em, if they can't watch where they're going that's their problem.

**Bonez** · 30th January 2009, 15:46

Originally Posted by The Stranger

Fuck em, if they can't watch where they're going that's their problem.

But but its usually the rider that trips....

**Ixion** · 30th January 2009, 15:50

Originally Posted by Bonez

Bull shit. Anyway helmets sit nicely on early K series tanks and seats.

The indicators are flush with the fairing. And the mirrors are streamlined into the fairing and point downwards. And whilst the tank is reasonably safe, pray tell me how you would rest your helmet on the tank whilst at the same time filling the tank?

**Bonez** · 30th January 2009, 16:01

Originally Posted by Ixion

The indicators are flush with the fairing. And the mirrors are streamlined into the fairing and point downwards. And whilst the tank is reasonably safe, pray tell me how you would rest your helmet on the tank whilst at the same time filling the tank?

You open the visor.

**Squid** · 30th January 2009, 16:02

Cant say I've had any problems wh filling up ay, even on the lame pre-pay (cmon whos knows EXACTLY how much the bike will take till its properly full)

Usally a wave at the kid inside who waves back and ya fill it up. Wander in to pay wh your lid under you arm like a indy driver
(maybe a slight swagger if your REALL cool) and your sorted

**The Stranger:Me** · 30th January 2009, 16:03

Originally Posted by Ixion

pray tell me how you would rest your helmet on the tank whilst at the same time filling the tank?

Place the helmet central on the filler, open the visor and feed the nozzle over the chin bar?

**Headbanger** · 30th January 2009, 16:17

Originally Posted by NordieBoy

You must be a Harley rider.

You probably don't wave either

Do you want the "Just for Kiwibiker" answer or the real answer?

**MIXONE** · 30th January 2009, 16:26

Originally Posted by Bonez

Bull shit. Anyway helmets sit nicely on early K series tanks and seats.

You don't live in Wellington do you?

**Bonez** · 30th January 2009, 16:32

Originally Posted by MIXONE

You don't live in Wellington do you?

Last time I was there al the fortcourts where reasonably flat. Has anything changed in 2 months? Oh the slight breeze you mean? Had no problems when I worked in the Freyberge building for three years.

**Ixion** · 30th January 2009, 16:35

Originally Posted by Bonez

You open the visor.

Originally Posted by Wozzanmae

Place the helmet central on the filler, open the visor and feed the nozzle over the chin bar?

Epic FAIL

I just went round to the servo and TRIED this. Because of the angle of the visor , even when open, when you stick the nozzle, AND your hand/arm gripping the squeezy trigger thing in through the opening, you can't rotate enough to stick the nozzle down the filler hole. Your arm hits the visor.

**Bonez** · 30th January 2009, 16:40

Originally Posted by Ixion

Epic FAIL

I just went round to the servo and TRIED this. Because of the angle of the visor , even when open, when you stick the nozzle, AND your hand/arm gripping the squeezy trigger thing in through the opening, you can't rotate enough to stick the nozzle down the filler hole. Your arm hits the visor.

Don't all BMW owners have those flip top heads?