Thumbs up for UJMs

[kerrfunk]

So I went to the gas station today, a full-service place a few blocks from my house. The attendant comes up to fill my tank, and says "Man I used to have a bike looked just like this... an 86 Yamaha [somethingorother], 550... looked just like this. I been a veteran of two US wars and I'll always buy an American car, but only Japanese bikes."

[Larry D]

I was visiting a friend in NJ a few years ago and was astounded when we stopped at the gas station and the guy came out to fill the tank. I hadn't seen that in many years.

Get used to the compliments on these wonderful bikes and enjoy the holidays.

[earlfor]

I was visiting a friend in NJ a few years ago and was astounded when we stopped at the gas station and the guy came out to fill the tank. I hadn't seen that in many years.

Get used to the compliments on these wonderful bikes and enjoy the holidays.

Yeah, I havent seen a gas station with an attendent in over 20 years. :-)
The last one I remember was a Shell station and I think they only came out to fill the bike up to get a better look at it. I had a new 74 Kawasaki H1E two stroke, triple then. heh

Earl

[tkent02]

Oregon still has the professional Gasoline sprayers too.
They will spill that **** anywhere.
Government mandated job security for absolute morons.

[rudy]

Oregon still has the professional Gasoline sprayers too.
They will spill that **** anywhere.
Government mandated job security for absolute morons.

Kinda hit and miss around here whether it's full serve or not. The one's I've been to that are full serve know well enough NOT to pump gas for bikers. They always turn the pump on and hand me the nozzle. Smart way to do it, if the owner spills it, it's his/her fault. Never know when there's gonna be a rattle can paint jobber coming through.

As for the point of the thread, intersections, gas stations and grocery stores are where I get most of the attention. The 650 is the grocery getter all summer! Timmie's coffee shops are for posers though, usually Hardley "tough guys".

[kerrfunk]

State law in New Jersey, you can't pump your own gas.

I live in PA, and PA is mostly DIY. There's two gas stations across the street from each other about four blocks from my house. I go to whichever one is more convenient, and today, the full-serve one was more convenient.

The guy knows that bikers like to pump their own, and I was fine doing that, but it has one of those environmental safety hoods on it and you have to hold the hood with one hand while dispensing with the other. Now I know. This particular station you can't pay at the pump anyway.

[Paul_IOFJS]

Around NE you can still find full service stations once in a while. I think there are 2 or 3 here in Lincoln. Around here though it's usually full service at a couple pumps and self-serve at a couple others. I've never pulled up to full service anyway, so I don't know if they pump for bikers or not. The only station in town where the law requires the attendant to pump it is the one that sells race fuel.

As far as people admiring my bike. I haven't experianced any of that yet, but I didn't get to ride much before the weather turned to crap. Hopefully that will come this spring.

Paul

[82Shafty]

State law in New Jersey, you can't pump your own gas.

I live in PA, and PA is mostly DIY. There's two gas stations across the street from each other about four blocks from my house. I go to whichever one is more convenient, and today, the full-serve one was more convenient.

The guy knows that bikers like to pump their own, and I was fine doing that, but it has one of those environmental safety hoods on it and you have to hold the hood with one hand while dispensing with the other. Now I know. This particular station you can't pay at the pump anyway.

Remind me to stay out of Jersey.

What brought that law on?

[skreemer]

When I lived in Illinois I used to hit the "Full Moon Cafe" off 41 near Great Lakes Naval Station. My little ratty '83 GS550E used to get a bunch of attention. A bunch of mid to older guys used to come up to me and tell me they used to club race thier bike and it looked exactly like mine... Ratty/tatty E model with no side covers, removed airbox and a Vance&Hines 4 -1...

[SqDancerLynn1]

Their are some stations in Cal that will pump for you. It is a program for the senior citizens, They also need to have a special windshield sticker I think. Otherwise PRE PAY self serve

[sharpy]

Whats a service station?. Over here you cant buy a fanbelt or whatever but u can but a loaf of bread. Pump ure own fuel, run across the pavement in the rain then stand in line while everyone else buys crap. And all i want to do is hand over $20 in cash for fuel and leave, Arghhhh the good old days are mostly gone.

[Bert Patterson]

I don’t think there’s a station anywhere around here where you don't pump. A few years ago, I was in Plattsburgh, NY and needed gas, pulled into a station near the old AFB and had to wait for the attendant, a very slow, very fat guy. He waddled out, filled my tank, took my card and was gone forever trying to figure out how to ring it up.

[Tarbash 27]

There's about 15 gas stations in a 1 mile radius from me. Most are self serve, about 4 have attendant's. Some of the self serve's will pump if you pay an extra 30-50 cents per gallon, ripoff.

[gustovh]

Well I like living in Oregon where you can't pump your own gas by law. I don't mind not getting out in a rain and wind storm to pump fuel, let some other nucklehead get paid minimum wage to do it. Haven't found one yet that doesn't hand over the nozel to me when I'm on my bike though.
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