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Message started by DesertRat on 11/14/15 at 12:49:39

Title: Did it AGAIN ... doh
Post by DesertRat on 11/14/15 at 12:49:39

cruising down the freeway at 75+ and bike dies without a hiccup, like instantly.

WTH?

pull over, first glance is at the fuel filter: BONE DRY

at this point I'm laughing hard, flipped to reserve and pulled into the nearest gas station.

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Post by old.indian on 11/14/15 at 12:53:13

Silly Goose.... My favorite is filling up, pulling into traffic and ... TURN the petcock ON dummy....... :-[

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Post by DesertRat on 11/14/15 at 13:04:22

it's becoming a habit for me. I just need to fill up every week or something

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Post by Art Webb on 11/14/15 at 16:45:29

[quote author=0C0F074D0A0D070A020D630 link=1447534179/0#1 date=1447534393]Silly Goose.... My favorite is filling up, pulling into traffic and ... TURN the petcock ON dummy....... :-[/quote]
I do that every time I turn the petcock off ;D

Title: Re: Did it AGAIN ... doh
Post by Kris01 on 11/15/15 at 06:34:35

That's one of thse moments where you don't know whether to laugh at yourself or be mad at yourself! ;D

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Post by Serowbot on 11/15/15 at 06:55:04

Keep it up.... you'll earn a nickname... ;D...

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Post by MMRanch on 11/15/15 at 19:38:52

The little combination locks made for suitcases have three number combinations and fit on the cables in the handle-bar area. They are great for keeping track of when ya filled up last. I refill about every 100 miles or so . ;)

Not as much fun as running out of fuel once in a while --- but it works . :)

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Post by BigBob on 11/16/15 at 00:10:54

Been there done that... LOL ;D

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Post by Gus on 11/16/15 at 08:34:37

Excellent idea![ch55357][ch56842]

6C7E6C7E73606F6269210 wrote:

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Post by Art Webb on 11/16/15 at 08:56:30

I generally just start looking for gas when I see 00 on the odo- 100 - 200 - 300, you get the idea

Title: Re: Did it AGAIN ... doh
Post by DesertRat on 11/16/15 at 13:13:43

my problem is that I get caught up in just riding, not much attention paid to the speedo or even remembering the last time I filled up.

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Post by justin_o_guy2 on 11/16/15 at 16:15:34

They sell precut letters,, self adhesive.
You look at something, helmet, rear view, Anything, just a period, on a mirror, Heck, a piece of black tape, cut a tiny piece off, stick it on your mirror, every time you see it, you'll think
Gas.

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Post by DesertRat on 11/16/15 at 18:37:43

maybe this one Justin:

Title: Re: Did it AGAIN ... doh
Post by DesertRat on 11/16/15 at 18:38:08

or this:

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Post by justin_o_guy2 on 11/16/15 at 18:46:01

either or, good stuff..

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Post by Art Webb on 11/17/15 at 14:24:44

both
and if you still run outta gas, well, you just proved you got a sense of humor
personally, by the time I get close to 100 miles, my butt hurts so bad I'm looking for an excuse ;D

Title: Re: Did it AGAIN ... doh
Post by Kris01 on 11/17/15 at 18:24:32

Even with a 5 gallon tank and getting 100 mpg, once you make it to the 100 mile mark, you really should get off and stretch a little. It's always better to stay sharp and alert and not fatigued.

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Post by old_rider on 11/17/15 at 18:24:50

well you could go the cheesy route like I did

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-Bm5q9LKfk [/media]

Title: Re: Did it AGAIN ... doh
Post by DesertRat on 11/17/15 at 18:38:06

these are some good "reminder" ideas

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Post by HondaLavis on 11/18/15 at 03:04:07

Old Rider, you think YOU'RE cheesy? I use a grease pencil to write the odo miles of the last fillup on the R/H switch housing, right under the kill switch.

I didn't even buy the pencil; I nabbed it at work! Talk about CHEAP! ;D

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Post by LANCER on 11/18/15 at 05:51:51

5275747E7B567B6C73691A0 wrote:

Writing on the windshield with a grease pencil is a helicopter pilots best notepad for everything ! ;) ;D

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Post by Dave on 11/18/15 at 06:29:26

7C717E7375622227100 wrote:

Writing on the windshield with a grease pencil is a helicopter pilots best notepad for everything ! ;) ;D

Seriously?

Stuff like......Check Fuel? Keep scarf out of whirly parts? :o

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Post by LANCER on 11/18/15 at 08:42:46

1C272A3D2C203B3D262E233C4F0 wrote:

[quote author=7C717E7375622227100 link=1447534179/15#20 date=1447854711]

Writing on the windshield with a grease pencil is a helicopter pilots best notepad for everything ! ;) ;D

Seriously?

Stuff like......Check Fuel? Keep scarf out of whirly parts? :o[/quote]

Little tid-bits like coordinates of & call signs for contacts, radio frequencies, and other nice to know stuff like that so you can get to where you need to go and can talk to the correct contact on the ground or in the air.
Things like that come in handy.
You can get a lot of info like that while you are trucking around and being able to write it down quickly and have it right in front of you for easy reference is very handy, especially when things get very busy ... like dodging bullets and rockets while going about your mundane job of flying around delivering food, bullets and people ... oh, and checking fuel and keeping stuff out of whirly parts.

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Post by Art Webb on 11/18/15 at 09:35:11

that would be the first thing I'd write on the shield of a helo (could I fly one) "keep things out of whirly bits"
seems sort of high priority

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Post by old_rider on 11/18/15 at 10:04:55

When in the air force as a weapons troup, we had to test the armament systems to ensure they would work when needed.
After each test was completed, for a "me" reminder (we always documented in the aircraft forms, but sometimes the forms were under review and were not on the plane) I would put a blue oyster cult symbol on the lower left side of the switch panel with a grease pencil, small, but visable, so if I climbed in I would see that the test had been completed.
Well, the symbol is kinda like a cross with a dot in the middle and the bottom leg is a backward/upside down question mark.
I got a complaint from the flight chief, and was told to stop putting the mark on the panel anymore.... they thought it was some kind of evil cult sign....
After telling the crew chiefs of the planes what it was, and that the band sang "Don't fear the reaper", they told the pilots, what it was and why I did it.
A month later, the flight chief told me there were four right ups in the forums that said "no reaper sign on weapons panel".... LOL :)
I had to check to make sure we had tested the planes ......

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Post by Art Webb on 11/18/15 at 10:07:44

LOL, I'da recognized it right away, and approved

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Post by Kris01 on 11/18/15 at 17:42:00

3B3830263D303126540 wrote:

A month later, the flight chief told me there were four right ups in the forums that said "no reaper sign on weapons panel".... LOL :)

That's funny! ;D