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OK.... so what's the speed of dark?
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Well for one,..I know the agony of the zippo burn, and have a constant rash to prove it... Yikes!... Safety wise,.... I think staying on the bike actually reduces the chance of static spark, being that you remain grounded to the bike,... and a hot engine mishap, is almost impossible because gasoline is not volatile enough to ignite from heat,(learned that on Mythbusters on Discovery channel, they tried to light gas with a lit cigarette and couldn't)...it needs spark...and since filling to the edge of the filler tube, while on the stand, will nearly always cause overfill, which seems equally dangerous to spilling while sitting....
Also, I'm admittedly somewhat lazy......so,... I take the easy way out.
So, I always fill sitting down,... Then I get off, and go pee,...stretch my old bones,.. have a smoke,... pick the bugs off my faceshield,... scratch my itchy head,...pull my shorts out of,....etc....
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