a new record for me

alex.s · December 16th, 2011, 01:52 PM

ran out of gas on the way to work (not uncommon for me), pushed it into work and went with a coworker to the gas station, filled up a bottle full of gas, put the gas in the bike and rode to go get more gas... but i ran out of gas for a second time on the way to the gas station! faaaaaail. pushed it to the gas station.

i need to push that thing more. its such a great workout

Nemesis · December 16th, 2011, 01:53 PM

LOL

So, do you pour gas into a soda bottle or carry a gas jug around ATT?

alex.s · December 16th, 2011, 01:56 PM

water bottle

but i do carry siphon tubes att. i dont have an odometer or gas gauge... or speedometer.... or temp gauge... so i have to look in there before each ride... went to the gas station by my house this morning but their pumps werent working so i said **** it until i got to the gas station by work... well... didnt have that much gas apparently

i need to install a petcock with a reserve

Nemesis · December 16th, 2011, 02:01 PM

Why don't you have an odometer/speedometer/gas gauge on your street bike? My bike's a race bike and I still have those. LOL.

alex.s · December 16th, 2011, 02:16 PM

its... complicated.

speedo/odo because the spline in my fork that connects to the speedo cable is stripped and i havent replaced it yet so i took the speedo and cable off.

the bike never had a gas gauge, and the previous owner cut the tubes for the reserve so it has no reserve.... or rather "on" is the same as reserve.

it has working temp stuff but i need to get a very specific screw for the temp gauge to work, havent gotten arouund to finding it.

it does have a tach! but i never look at the tach when riding... i go by sound, so i moved it to where it was more useful to me when im working on the bike and off of it so its on top of the tank pointing to the sideish

Nemesis · December 16th, 2011, 02:29 PM

Sounds like someone too lazy to fix those easy fixes.

Havok · December 16th, 2011, 02:35 PM

Only you can run out of gas twice at the same time. My god man.

CynicalC · December 16th, 2011, 02:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by alex.s

the previous owner cut the tubes for the reserve so it has no reserve.... or rather "on" is the same as reserve.

Makes no sense, unless you mean he cut down the regular pickup to match the reserve one...

alex.s · December 16th, 2011, 02:47 PM

hehehehehe

its not that i'm lazy, there is just so many other things to do to that bike before something as unimportant as gauges are done.

like... keeping all 4 cylinders firing, and maybe a real intake... oh and headers that arent rusted through... and i donno maybe... some body work.

it will be ready before chuckwalla though. xmas is going to be good for that bike. new intake, exhaust, all-metal gas tank, new suspension in the rear, and a rebuild up front, a tail (...maybe), and lots of tuning love from a mechanic friend of mine who works at a place with a dyno.

alex.s · December 16th, 2011, 02:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CynicalC

Makes no sense, unless you mean he cut down the regular pickup to match the reserve one...

which is why i added the "or rather" part

Yasko · December 16th, 2011, 03:00 PM

Living on the edge.

I have a friend that had a Jeep CJ5 with no gas gauge. He had a stick to dip and 2liter bottle at all times. It was a great adventure every time we went out.

akima · December 16th, 2011, 03:08 PM

LMAO. I can picture you pushing your bike all over. I can also picture onlookers watching and thinking "him again!"

Quote:

Originally Posted by alex.s

it does have a tach! but i never look at the tach when riding... i go by sound, so i moved it to where it was more useful to me when im working on the bike and off of it so its on top of the tank pointing to the sideish

It has a tachikoma?

Cool! I agree that you don't need to look at your tach. They're noisy robots: you should be able to judge it's position on the road by sound.

00NissanNinja · December 16th, 2011, 04:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by akima

It has a tachikoma?

Having one of those around would be annoying, they talk so much. Actually alex could use one, it would constantly talk to him about running low on a gas and how he should refill.

alex.s · December 16th, 2011, 04:35 PM

there's already a voice in my head that says these things.

it has been placed on my permanent ignore list.

Cazper · December 16th, 2011, 05:54 PM

Imagine that... you ran out of gas... and then ran out of gas trying to get more gas... I love you bro...

Trailerboy531 · December 16th, 2011, 05:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cazper

Imagine that... you ran out of gas... and then ran out of gas trying to get more gas... I love you bro...

God I love Alex's fzr....

KawiKid860 · December 17th, 2011, 12:33 PM

Yo dog, I heard that you like to run out of gas...

December 16th, 2011, 01:52 PM	#1
alex.s wat Name: wat Location: tustin/long beach Join Date: Sep 2009 Motorcycle(s): wat Posts: Too much. Blog Entries: 5 MOTM - Oct '12, Feb '14	a new record for me ran out of gas on the way to work (not uncommon for me), pushed it into work and went with a coworker to the gas station, filled up a bottle full of gas, put the gas in the bike and rode to go get more gas... but i ran out of gas for a second time on the way to the gas station! faaaaaail. pushed it to the gas station. i need to push that thing more. its such a great workout __________________________________________________

December 16th, 2011, 01:53 PM	#2
Nemesis CVMA #74 WSMC #750 Name: Nemesis Location: On the track Join Date: Oct 2009 Motorcycle(s): All of them Posts: A lot.	LOL So, do you pour gas into a soda bottle or carry a gas jug around ATT? __________________________________________________

December 16th, 2011, 01:56 PM	#3
alex.s wat Name: wat Location: tustin/long beach Join Date: Sep 2009 Motorcycle(s): wat Posts: Too much. Blog Entries: 5 MOTM - Oct '12, Feb '14	water bottle but i do carry siphon tubes att. i dont have an odometer or gas gauge... or speedometer.... or temp gauge... so i have to look in there before each ride... went to the gas station by my house this morning but their pumps werent working so i said **** it until i got to the gas station by work... well... didnt have that much gas apparently i need to install a petcock with a reserve __________________________________________________

December 16th, 2011, 02:01 PM	#4
Nemesis CVMA #74 WSMC #750 Name: Nemesis Location: On the track Join Date: Oct 2009 Motorcycle(s): All of them Posts: A lot.	Why don't you have an odometer/speedometer/gas gauge on your street bike? My bike's a race bike and I still have those. LOL. __________________________________________________

December 16th, 2011, 02:16 PM	#5
alex.s wat Name: wat Location: tustin/long beach Join Date: Sep 2009 Motorcycle(s): wat Posts: Too much. Blog Entries: 5 MOTM - Oct '12, Feb '14	its... complicated. speedo/odo because the spline in my fork that connects to the speedo cable is stripped and i havent replaced it yet so i took the speedo and cable off. the bike never had a gas gauge, and the previous owner cut the tubes for the reserve so it has no reserve.... or rather "on" is the same as reserve. it has working temp stuff but i need to get a very specific screw for the temp gauge to work, havent gotten arouund to finding it. it does have a tach! but i never look at the tach when riding... i go by sound, so i moved it to where it was more useful to me when im working on the bike and off of it so its on top of the tank pointing to the sideish __________________________________________________

December 16th, 2011, 02:29 PM	#6
Nemesis CVMA #74 WSMC #750 Name: Nemesis Location: On the track Join Date: Oct 2009 Motorcycle(s): All of them Posts: A lot.	Sounds like someone too lazy to fix those easy fixes. __________________________________________________

December 16th, 2011, 02:35 PM	#7
Havok Internet Slut Name: Jeff Location: L.A. Join Date: Sep 2010 Motorcycle(s): 04 FZ1, 07 FZ6 Posts: A lot.	Only you can run out of gas twice at the same time. My god man.

December 16th, 2011, 02:47 PM	#9
alex.s wat Name: wat Location: tustin/long beach Join Date: Sep 2009 Motorcycle(s): wat Posts: Too much. Blog Entries: 5 MOTM - Oct '12, Feb '14	hehehehehe its not that i'm lazy, there is just so many other things to do to that bike before something as unimportant as gauges are done. like... keeping all 4 cylinders firing, and maybe a real intake... oh and headers that arent rusted through... and i donno maybe... some body work. it will be ready before chuckwalla though. xmas is going to be good for that bike. new intake, exhaust, all-metal gas tank, new suspension in the rear, and a rebuild up front, a tail (...maybe), and lots of tuning love from a mechanic friend of mine who works at a place with a dyno. __________________________________________________

December 16th, 2011, 03:00 PM	#11
Yasko Texas Newbie Name: John Location: D/FW Texas Join Date: Sep 2010 Motorcycle(s): 07 Ninja EX250, 07 FZ6 Posts: A lot.	Living on the edge. I have a friend that had a Jeep CJ5 with no gas gauge. He had a stick to dip and 2liter bottle at all times. It was a great adventure every time we went out.

December 16th, 2011, 04:35 PM	#14
alex.s wat Name: wat Location: tustin/long beach Join Date: Sep 2009 Motorcycle(s): wat Posts: Too much. Blog Entries: 5 MOTM - Oct '12, Feb '14	there's already a voice in my head that says these things. it has been placed on my permanent ignore list. __________________________________________________

December 16th, 2011, 05:54 PM	#15
Cazper ninjaholic Name: Dustin Location: Oceanside, CA Join Date: Jun 2010 Motorcycle(s): 09' SE 250R (sold), 03' ZX-6R, 99' XL1200C SP Posts: A lot. Blog Entries: 3	Imagine that... you ran out of gas... and then ran out of gas trying to get more gas... I love you bro... __________________________________________________ 09' SE Ninja 250R $2,547.83 worth of mods installed... come on Unregistered, you know you want to know what? Check my Blog "Modification List"

December 17th, 2011, 12:33 PM	#17
KawiKid860 ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Murphey Location: Eastern Washington Join Date: Apr 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2002 Honda 919, 2004 Ninja 500R NAKED Posts: A lot.	Yo dog, I heard that you like to run out of gas...

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