I have encountered the same at a few garages. TBH after owning an M1100evo that used to build up pressure in the fuel tank to such an extent that when you opened the filler cap you'd get a fuel fountain I got into the habit of filling up whist not sat on the bike so that I could run away quickly if the bike went up in flames after I'd opened the filler cap.
Don't get that one, I use the centre stand. mine is the helmet removal one! Recently was refused service at a local petrol station until I removed my crash helmet. It was cold and wet and I really couldn't be bothered, but I obliged and after Filling up I politely asked the Indian/ Pakistani attendant what the case would be if I had been a female wearing a burka, would the same be asked of her? It was like lighting the blue touch paper, He went proper ballistic mental, and told me I was barred from using the petrol station ever again. I was so taken aback that I asked to speak to his manager who then appeared and said they had some local lads on dirt bikes, without plates, filling up and riding off without paying for the fuel so they wanted to see my face on cctv, and I wasn't of course barred. So many months later I invested in a flip front schuberth, thinking it was more user friendly, and went to the post office..with the front up and scarf away from my chin I asked for some first class stamps.. The guy, who has served my for years, asked me to remove my helmet saying if the security guys were around they wouldn't think twice about knocking me over the head with whatever was at hand! Shit I thought, better keep it on then just in case! Again I obliged and after he recognised me he and all the staff and some customers had a big old laugh about me be knocked over the head! Biking.... It's not just about bikes!
Load of bollox, and that rider at the top of the page is not only on the wrong side of the road he has crossed double whites
Got to be American. No other country in the world would think it was necessary to tell people not to smoke near a filling station!
I've always filled up on the side stand as I find it very awkward while sat on the bike, so never had an issue, but one thing though - you will get exactly the same amount if fuel in on the side stand as you will on the centre stand, its a very common misconception.
Not true I've tested the idea. The angle means it looks full when you can actually get a little more in when upright.
odds are you may be over filling - my manual states the tank should not be filled to more than 50mm from the filler neck, the SS has a rubber 'snoot' in the filler neck at this level, though I don't know if this applies to other models.
And you go back?! Fuck em. They will soon be out of busienss and deserve peolpe nicking stuff if thats their attitude.
In that case then it makes no difference However you can get a lot more fuel in than what you are mate. I brim mine, I have to especially when abroad. I can usually get a quid or even a few quid more in than I'd otherwise get in. Never had a single issue on any of my bikes.
Fair comment, on the SS wrists and arse need a break before the fuel, even if the bike doesn't need a break, I do by 100 miles, so the rubber tube in the filler is more than full enough. Coincidentally when I first bought the bike I filled right up, only to find fuel would come out of the cap lock under heavy braking. At this point I didn't know about the snoot as a previous 'mechanic' had knocked it off while changing the fuel filter. When I changed the pump and filter last year I found the snoot sitting in the bottom of the tank. [emoji15]
I can't help feeling that not getting off the bike to fill it, when asked, or not removing a helmet, when asked, is just being awkward to prove a point... Why cause an argument? It just reinforces the general perception that all bike riders are stroppy hooligans... Personally - the first things I do when I get to the petrol station are get off the bike and remove my helmet. Unless you're parked so close that you can reach the "pay at pump" buttons you're going to have to get off anyway to pay, so what's the big deal? And I can't stand walking around with a lid on; I don't understand why anyone would want to. It's been publicised and argued about enough over the past few years - everyone knows that some. if not most, petrol stations, shops, post offices or whatever will ask you to remove your helmet. Is it really that inconvenient to just take it off ? Just my opinion, obviously...
