Argument about motorcycle helmets....

[Tilt]

Do tell....

Was re sitting on the bike whilst re fuelling. (Morrisons Leominster)......

Was being done two abreast at the pump.

But she was behaving like an arse threatening all sort s of toejam.

Actually it is a bit dumb as it usually drains away as soon as you put it on the side stand. Plus petrol spilt over the croch is not fun.

It got posted across a few boards ( to discover she was somewhat infamous) and the shell garage next to the diner down the road enjoyed exclusive biker business for a while afterwards.

[Swoop]

Swoop your attitude is unreasonable. I myself would have you sat their without the pump on until you comply or go home an never came back.

I really don't think it's unreasonable to ignore a daft rule made by people who've never ridden a bike and have no clue of the effect it has.  10% less tank range is a noticeable effect.  Plus it's actually more difficult to fill a bike when not sat on it, I'd explain why but I have a feeling it'll be dismissed by anyone who has never done it and doesn't know.  Imagine a rule was introduced insisting all car drivers had to pull up to the pump with the petrol filler cap on the far side of the car by someone who only rides a bicycle, yeah that'd get obeyed.



Tilt.....in 25 years of biking I have never spilt petrol over my crotch.  Be honest now....it's a fetish, right?

[caldera]

In the state of Pennsylvania, a man can ride on a motorcycle without a helmet. 




But a man on a bicycle is legally required to wear one.   

[Tilt]

Plus it's actually more difficult to fill a bike when not sat on it, I'd explain why but I have a feeling it'll be dismissed by anyone who has never done it and doesn't

Tilt.....in 25 years of biking I have never spilt petrol over my crotch.  Be honest now....it's a fetish, right?

I always get off. I think the ease of filling is bike dependant. On my Speed Triple the cap is literally 4" from my crotch and yes I have had blow back whilst filling more than once. Once on a biking holiday in Portugal a faulty nozzle blew back and sprayed my ( then) near new Halvarssons..... I spent the rest of the day riding in 30 degree heat stinking of petrol......... And had them stink out the bathroom of the hotel where I showered them down.  If I'd been sitting on the bike it would have been soaking my crotch which is seriously not funny.

I have seen many bikes filled when vertical, dribble on the forecourt when the rider goes to pay. I think from a safety view point it's a more reasonable "rule" than being pedantic over flip front helmets.

Would be better if there was just a 50p surcharge when a driver or rider wets the forecourt with fuel.

[Rob52240]

Here in Iowa most of us just leave our helmets in the garage (if we own one at all).  Unless it's cold out.  When I rode I rarely wore one unless it was too cold out to be comfortable without one.

[captain1ma]

i was surprised the last time i went to Germany and had to pay for gas at the counter. This whole thread is based on the fact that most Europeans don't use credit cards and are more paranoid then the US. of course living in a semi-police state helps. personally, i never take my helmet off when i pay for gas on my motorcycle, but then again, i dont live in europe.

[Scherf]

Has Pennsylvania motorcycle man signed his donor card? Least he can do, as some folks value life more than he does.

"Can we have your liver?"

[caldera]

Has Pennsylvania motorcycle man signed his donor card? Least he can do, as some folks value life more than he does.

"Can we have your liver?"

"But I'm using it."

[guncrasher]

Has Pennsylvania motorcycle man signed his donor card? Least he can do, as some folks value life more than he does.

"Can we have your liver?"

ever been to PA?  seen how much they drink?  not much of liver left.


semp

[Scherf]

"But I'm using it."

Heheheh, that's the one.


Doesn't have to be liver, plenty of other bits and pieces to be used.

The whole thing's sad really: as I understand it, simply smashing one's head open on the pavement doesn't allow one's organs to be donated, they have to be able to get you to the hospital before you expire, hook you up to life support, then get life support turned off before they can check for uninjured organs which can be used. Grieving family, worst decision in the world, "at least he'll be helping someone." All for the wind in the hair.

<shrug> what do I know, I feel about a thousand years old.

[Swoop]

This whole thread is based on the fact that most Europeans don't use credit cards and are more paranoid then the US.

It is?

Strange that cos I haven't paid for petrol with cash since around 1994....

What it's more about is that I've only ever found 1 garage in Britain that has a pay-at-the-pump system working.  The reason for that is not cos Britain is a technological backwater....but garages don't make that much of a margin on petrol, the real money is in all the things inside the garage (hence why most garages have mini-supermarkets tacked on these days).  The garage owner *wants* you to go inside to pay.....and also buy a magazine....and a sandwich....and this 4 speed hedge trimmer on special offer....etc.

[MiloMorai]

So GB is part of Europe now.

[Swoop]

So GB is part of Europe now.

What are you talking about?  It always has been....we've been invaded by most of em over the years, although not for the last 1000.  The British are made up of Romans (Italians), Saxons (from Saxony - Germany), Angles (somewhere close), Normans (Viking tribe that invaded France), Danish and Celts (indiginous population). 

We're European whether we like it or not.

[morfiend]

 Swoop,face it you didnt want to take the helmet off because you didnt want anyone to see your helmet head hair!

  Carly Simon did a song about that!


  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PY1N40fN7e0


  Ok so I thought Carly was alittle too old school!




    

[Swoop]

Swoop,face it you didnt want to take the helmet off because you didnt want anyone to see your helmet head hair!

That is absolutely a contributing factor....