what a dick

[BubbleHead]

got to own up... done that a few too many times myself. Usually like when I'm on 17th at Myrtle Beach right in front of the Suck Bang Blow. Know that commercial... "Want to get away"... They should have used me in one of those Never happens when no one is looking, does it?

 

[mlb2992]

What the Hell....I just got my first BD in 03'....used to the 200 miles on my HD so I ran the SOB out of gas...then proceeded to run the battery down to nothing, thinking ....well not thinking, it still has plenty of gas...from then on...100 miles to a tank...or less!

Here's to ya'

 

[Gas Man]

Shit I ran out at the race track once... pushed it into the pit... that was embarrassing... then my buds started to call me NO Gas Man... :roll: :lol:

 

[Chopper Dave]

Shit I ran out at the race track once... pushed it into the pit... that was embarrassing... then my buds started to call me NO Gas Man... :roll: :lol:

:roll: :roll: :roll: :roll:

 

[Gas Man]

Hey we've all bad moments, but if you can't even laugh at yourself when it is funny... well then maybe you're a bit too unstable for real life. Ya know... :lol: And perhaps maybe you should pay to talk to somebody...

 

[scubaman15]

Funny stuff hear .... First ride om my 07 chop had it in the wind "75 in a 55" got pulled over and talked shit about speedo jumpin around and fat tire not stock etc he let me go ....wow I'm thinking I;m the luckest SOB and that I'm getting good at bullshittin .. 10miles down the road sputt sputt nothing I knew I was out of gas reached down and the bike was already on reserve "dumb ass" good two miles from station .... late and dark at this point started pushin good 1/4 mile and thought what if I lean it over real far to the left ?? It worked refired it blasted to 70 till it died "did not learn my lesson" coasted for.......... ? then did it again !! at this point I was 1/4 mile to station and started to push again ...gave up just parked it and walked to station found water bottle and payed for .35 cents of 93 LOL and rescued my bike hell of a first ride

 

[Cephus]

I've run out of gas once and luckily it was 100 yards from the gas station that of course I passed. I checked the trip before I left work and I only had 94 miles on the tank. I figured I was good for another 20-30 miles before topping off. The kicker was a guy I worked with was talking about how he needed to get gas in the morning because he put his bike on reserve on the way in. He left before I did, and I watched him drive the opposite way of the gas station. Funny I thought, then when I ran out I now know it was cheaper for him to steal gas from me then to pay for it himself. :angry:

 

[RRRUFF]

Yea I need to fess up also. Never ran out of gas just forgot to turn in on once well maybe a couple of times. Also done the don't hit the run button and wonder what the &^%*&^, after a couple of minutes of trying to look cool while checking the bike over I realize, oh yea. What a dummy.

 

[Fibersnake]

Ran out gas twice also. Both times I had hit the reserve and the first time I swear I must have not went more than 200m yards on reserve before it quit. Lucikly I was right next to the gas station and only had to push it in to the driveway.

The second time, I got like 4 miles on reserve before she started the sputter, but was able to get her into the nearest gas station and fill her before she totally died. Since then it is 100 mile regardless of how far I may be able to go. 100 mile and fill.

 

[reloaderbmg]

just ran out of gas once so far! at a stop sign "she died" check tank ,flip to revs, down the road, i think ill just drive it home [ 10 miles] siting at a six lane by six lane intersection just putting away at idle, in the center lane ,things go very quiet!
"again" light is about to change , lay over at 45 degres to left, lights goes
green, hit start & between the car to the gas station, .this running out of gas will get you killed!! ian :loony:

 

[hoat]

well me and my boys went on a short ride yesterday to the international motorcyle show and had a hat trick.

hammer laid down his brand new FLHTC at 3 miles an hour (crash bars are great no damage) wet leaves suck :2thumbs:

Lenny messed up big and did not put locktight on the bolts that hold the air cleaner on the carb and sucked a bolt into a cylinder.:bang: :bang: :bang: :angry:

I ran out of gas on the 14th street bridge:bang:

the worst part of it is now I HAVE TO FIX HIS BIKE.

sucks being the wrench of the group:loony: :loony:

we had to go down to dc and pick his bike up (with a great buz) at night.

long day

 

[seatmaker]

I hope I never have one of those daysanic2:

 

[chucktx]

well me and my boys went on a short ride yesterday to the international motorcyle show and had a hat trick.

hammer laid down his brand new FLHTC at 3 miles an hour (crash bars are great no damage) wet leaves suck :2thumbs:

Lenny messed up big and did not put locktight on the bolts that hold the air cleaner on the carb and sucked a bolt into a cylinder.:bang: :bang: :bang: :angry:

I ran out of gas on the 14th street bridge:bang:

the worst part of it is now I HAVE TO FIX HIS BIKE.

sucks being the wrench of the group:loony: :loony:

we had to go down to dc and pick his bike up (with a great buz) at night.

long day

wow, that does suck.....guess the black cloud decided to follow y'all yesterday........

 

[Gas Man]

I have noticed with all bikes... you have to get the petcock "just right" the alignment is very tricky. Could this be the problem that some of you have had???

 

[RRRUFF]

Yea, me too, 100 miles and I am looking for a gas pump.

 

[P8RIOT]

Well, call me anal, but after a few similar embarassments, I fell back on my old aviator training and thought up a simple start checklist. I actually count "one-two-three..." through this every time I start it. I even touch the petcock when I think "one," to force myself to really look at it. Maybe I learned something from all that navy experience after all.

1. Petcock on
2. Key on
3. Clutch pulled in
4. Green light indicating neutral
5. Depress RUN button
6. Twist throttle once or twice, depending on how warm it is
7. Pust START button

 

[woodysan]

Its unanimous!

:flag: HA HA! laugh guys I've done ALL of those things more than once. Should I really admit that? HA HA! Woodysan

 

[jwoolf]

Damn, Hoat. Of all three things in your hat trick, I'd have preferred to be you. LOL

 

[lee]

I was at the local Harley dealer once on an open day - car park was packed with bikers - anyway, Im on the Dog getting a lot of looks - I start the bike to leave and all of a sudden it was as though I had 3 heads with all the people staring at me (these Dogs sure are loud). Anyway, as I turn to pull out of the car park the engine cuts out cus I didn't let it warm up enough - in mid lean - how I held the fuckin thing up I don't know - very embarrassing, close to humiliating

 

[TSDAWG]

I'm the pro at running the chopper out to nothing. I can find my reserve on the fly in 1.1 seconds. The first weekend that I had that bike, we'd set out on an interstate bound for that-a-way and in the midst of a one lane construction zone at 70 mph with cars solid for miles, she started cutting out and sputtering. The person on the bike following me about shit as he thought I was a gonner. I found the reserve just in time and had only lost about 10 mph in the process. Since then, I truly can find it in seconds and use it about every other time I go out. Why fill up when it's handy, when I can freak myself out looking for reserve in heavy traffic?!! Live it on the edge baby!

But then there was that time at Bikes, Blues and BBQ this October that I ran out after traveling thru BFE Arkansas, flipped to reserve, ran that dry and pulled over on the side of the road. Listened to the banjos play for about an hour while my friends Harleyed on up another 15 miles to the gas station and brought gas back to me. Won't ever live that one down!!! Thank God for good buddies! :2thumbs: