How full is full

Hi,

How full do people fill their petrol tanks?

I'm a little wary after an incident many years ago when I filled my gpz up
while on the centre stand to the very top. I then left it in the sun for
many hours on the side stand, and loads of petrol came out, taking the
paintwork with it.

I now fill quite full on the centre stand at the beginning of the trip, so
by the time I get there, the side stand is fine...

So how full?

 

Personally I only fill on the sidestand. But then I've never owned a bike
with a centre stand.
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I fill my FJ until the fuel is lapping over the edges

But then I usually do 22 miles straight after filling up.

 

Why stop at just the one question? I'd also like to know

a) which is everyone's favourite junction

b) which is everyone's favourite motorway exit

c) what's everyone's favourite scooter

d) how many seconds before a turning does everyone like to indicate

e) is it best to get into neutral before the bike comes to a halt or
after

f) do people prefer the standard arrangement of indicators or the BMW
one

 

Mmm. Tough one. There's a few in the running.

M25 -> M11. Firstly because it's a superb corner, and secondly
because it might mean I'm on my way to Cane's house, where I'm certain
to get pissed.

Whatever comes in a Rossi colourscheme.

"some". Definitely.

Both.

 

M42 to M5 northbound.

As above.

One on fire.

Never seen the BMW one but the normal one seems pretty intuitive to
me.

 

there are a few in London that are a hoot.

end of M11 to A406 w/b - up and over via the flyover.

one that is broken down.

after I reckon.

I don't care - I adapt instantaneously between my bikes.

 

You seem to have a monopoly on silly questions.

The paintwork wasn't petrol-proof??? paint it with a brush and poster
paint, did you?

 

There is no limit to my range of questions.

Surprised me a little as well.

 

Hmmm, tough one. The one at the end of the A1169 or whatever it is, is
quite a blast.

M11 J7, cos I are nearly home

A broken one

Depends on how fast I'm moving. I tend to indicat ASAP whilst not leaving
my indication open to mis-interpretation. 300yds before the juntions on
motorways at crusing speed.

After IMHO

Never ridden a beamer
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If you have a hornet the answer is never bloody full enough.

 

Colin Irvine wrote:

A448/A441 cloverleaf in Redditch.

M50 Junction 3.

A little orange one I had when I was three.

Seven Seconds by Youssou N'Dour & Neneh Cherry.

No.

 

Colin Irvine wrote

Top of the thighs.

The one I use.

It is never a good idea to be in neutral, this implies the bike has/will
stopped moving which is A Bad Thing.

Eh?

 

Never mind, Steve, at least you tried.

Tell you what, when I saw all the replies to my post I felt humbled.
Ukrm is truly more than just a ng.

<wipes moistness from eyes>

 

Colin Irvine wrote

It was the least I could do, think nothing of it.

 

Anything leading to a tunnel.

M60 -> A580. Twisty, sweepy, and the bend at the end has some bumps to
make it interesting.

Can't remember riding one.

Depends how fast I'm going.

After. If the conditions change and you can carry on you're fucked if
you're in neutral.

Never ridden a beemer.

 

What? How can anyone have a favourite junction? They're necessary, but
they just get in the way of a good ride.

Any exit taking you off the motorway is a good one.

The one in the canal.

Standard, I guess. But see "d" above.

 

That's the fella. Unless it is a hot day and I'm on my way home
directly after filling up (about a mile) in which case I'll fill it to
the bottom of the filler neck - where, mysteriously, there is a
horizontal line with an arrow pointing down at the line - this
indicates Mr Suzuki's "maximum fill level".

I believe the actuating stalks to be optional fitments, much like
ashtrays; for at least half of the BMW drivers I see apparently have
no means of actuating their indicators and prefer to use body language
to show their intention.