Interesting. How did the locking mechanism work?
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Filling up while sitting on the bike
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It was a latch that was keyless. Anyone could open it.
So, I'll get an extra 500km if I fill on the center stand?
another myth
Petrol lit with a cigarette? Only in the movies
From Hitchcock's The Birds to The Usual Suspects, it has been one of the staple cliches of Hollywood: the cigarette butt tumbling in slow motion into a pool of petrol unleashing a conflagration.www.theguardian.com
Great. Can we test this theory on your bike?
Keyless cap on my Thruxton, too!
There is no lock! Simply unscrew and remove!
Three to six fuel stops a day if I am touring. A bit more in every tank can turn six into five.
Don't smoke but it was done in an occupied court room. Can't find that link but.Great. Can we test this theory on your bike?
Holy smoke! A cigarette end simply can't set petrol alight
TESTS by US government experts have shattered one of the most dramatic Hollywood film plotlines - it is virtually impossible to cause a fire by dropping a lit cigarette into a puddle of petrol.
www.scotsman.com
Argue with the physics all you want
....a flung cigarette WILL light up a forest especially here as gums are so flammable just needs an ember and a little wind.
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Priller
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I'm kind of surprised you can still pump before you pay here. They changed the law in BC a few years ago to pre-pay only, after a station attendant was killed trying to stop a runner (happened not far from where we lived in Maple Ridge). I always pre-pay with card now, so hadn't noticed you could pump first...
There have been a lot of those here too. IIRC a bad one in Mississauga/Brampton where the poor attendant got hit/dragged and run over. I don't see many downsides to pre-pay. It is annoying if you are paying cash to go in twice but that can't be too many people anymore.
Local gas station requires you to go in to get pumps on if the card readers aren't working. Today they were out of regular and premium was 1.59. Cough. Will get gas tomorrow somewhere cheaper. Glad the price is on the pump so we could roll on through. If I had gone in to get a pump turned on, I probably would have gotten some ridiculously expensive gas.
DoubleDonut
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Don't get too personal about it. Rules are of course created to deal with morons. If everyone is careful, smart and kind we won't need any rule.
So yeah probably some moron spilled gas on his pants and decided to sue someone to pay for his new pants. Our justice system agreed with him and Cdn Tires ended up losing a handsome amount to the guy and the lawyers. Hence the new rule.
The above are all based on my spectation.
DoubleDonut
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Oh one more thing...
If you don't like the rule of the company please don't direct your angry toward the employee. The guy at the cashier probably hate the rule as much as you do.
Back when i was young i worked at a corner store. Company rule said we can't accept large bill. One day tough guy came in with a big bill wanted a pack of cigarettes. I told him politely we can't take his money. The guy left and came back with 20 other guys and pretty much destroyed everything in the store. I hid in the backroom just in time and called the police. Unfortunately they came back the next day and i barely escaped. Needless to say i quitted on that day.
If you don't like the rule of the company please don't direct your angry toward the employee. The guy at the cashier probably hate the rule as much as you do.
Back when i was young i worked at a corner store. Company rule said we can't accept large bill. One day tough guy came in with a big bill wanted a pack of cigarettes. I told him politely we can't take his money. The guy left and came back with 20 other guys and pretty much destroyed everything in the store. I hid in the backroom just in time and called the police. Unfortunately they came back the next day and i barely escaped. Needless to say i quitted on that day.
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I get ****** when on rare occasions asked to remove my helmet over the loudspeakers.
Given I'm wearing a convertible where my face is fully visible sufficiently to cross a border without removable. They don't get my business.
Most places here, pump the gas and wander in to pay for it. Way it should be.
Given I'm wearing a convertible where my face is fully visible sufficiently to cross a border without removable. They don't get my business.
Most places here, pump the gas and wander in to pay for it. Way it should be.
Riceburner
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Used to throw lit matches into little containers(bottle lids, etc.) of gas......nothing....match went out. This was outside where the fumes/vapors dissipate.
Why would they ask to remove your helmet outside?
Malks
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I've never witnessed a fire at a pump either, but it happens quite a bit. Remember the nice new Porsche 918 that went up at the Esso station on Highway 10 and King a few years ago. $900K gone in a flash!
I also dismount and put the bike on the centre stand. That way I can get more fuel into the tank.
Get his face on camera in case he splits.
I'm not sure if that was a fueling issue or just a general supercar burning itself to the ground issue. If the companies/regulatory authorities were worried about that, they would make all passengers get out before fueling. Bike fires are probably even more rare as we can't even point to a single incident.
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