Ran out of gas...

Harrison89 · June 2nd, 2012, 11:42 AM

Thought I would give some of you a laugh. Me and a friend went out for a little ride to see how some new leathers I got felt. We had about an hour and half before we had to go to work. We take off and I thought I would have plenty of gas to get there and back...well I was wrong! We hoped on the interstate to head back and save some time, my friend took the first exit and as I watched him go down the off ramp....my bike shut off. So I pull to the side and sure enough Im out of gas...standing on the side of the interstate in a bright yellow one piece suit behind the local cracker barrel. Im sure the tour bus of people who were looking and pointing had a good laugh!

Any way bored at work and I thought I would share happy Saturday!

Alex · June 2nd, 2012, 11:49 AM

Oops.

/moved to ride reports

xSean13 · June 2nd, 2012, 01:05 PM

Mmmm cracker barrel, couldn't have chosen a better place to be out of gas behind. Except maybe a Hooters convention.

alex.s · June 2nd, 2012, 01:32 PM

welcome to the club

Motofool · June 2nd, 2012, 02:46 PM

If you lean the bike onto the left side, enough of the gas remaining on the right half of the tank may flow into the left half as to make it to the next exit.

toua70 · June 2nd, 2012, 09:29 PM

That happened to me last weekend. I went to Fresno for the long weekend to visit some family and on my way back, I ran out of gas on the 5 with no gas stations for miles. I was literally stuck in the middle of nowhere. Not to mention, I dropped my helmet as I was walking my bike along the side of the interstate so now my brand new helmet has scratches

Nothing but farmlands for miles and miles. I passed by this creepy looking gas station but didn't want to stop there. I knew that there were nice gas stations right before heading up the mountains. I usually fill up every 180 miles on the trip but I ran out of gas when I barely rode 147 miles!

anyway, luckily for me, some guy on a hayabusa saw me and pulled over. He went out of his way to buy me gas (he put it in a water bottle) it was just enough to get me to the nice gas station I was talking about. So I offered to pay for his gas for helping me out and was offering to give him money for his time but he kindly declined the cash and I only paid for his gas.... I was very thankful. So yeah, was not fun pushing my bike in the hot sun in the middle of nowhere

mustang5.0 · June 2nd, 2012, 09:54 PM

i wouldnt trip about it.. except the 1 piece yellow suit..lol
my bike doesnt have a gas gauge but has a 1 gallon warning light.. and then another .5 gal warning light

akima · June 3rd, 2012, 01:26 AM

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Originally Posted by toua70

I passed by this creepy looking gas station but didn't want to stop there.

You narrowly avoided being the star of a horror movie!

Harrison89 · June 3rd, 2012, 01:54 PM

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Originally Posted by mustang5.0

i wouldnt trip about it.. except the 1 piece yellow suit..lol
my bike doesnt have a gas gauge but has a 1 gallon warning light.. and then another .5 gal warning light

Haha. Ya just a funny story I thought I would share..Glad I wasnt stuck in the middle of no where! I have only been riding for about 2 months now but love the comradery all the bikers have with one another. You just don't find that any other way!

etiainen · June 3rd, 2012, 01:56 PM

What was your trip mileage when your gas shut off?

mustang5.0 · June 3rd, 2012, 01:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Harrison89

Haha. Ya just a funny story I thought I would share..Glad I wasnt stuck in the middle of no where! I have only been riding for about 2 months now but love the comradery all the bikers have with one another. You just don't find that any other way!

yeah.. almost makes me want to join a club/crew.. "just a riding club, not a patched in club"

Harrison89 · June 3rd, 2012, 02:15 PM

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Originally Posted by mustang5.0

yeah.. almost makes me want to join a club/crew.. "just a riding club, not a patched in club"

We have about 12 of us in town and were pretty much our own little club ha not a patched in thing like Sons of Anarchy hahaha!

As far as the trip milage.....I didnt reset it hahaha. It was bound to happen from the get go haha.

ninjakidd · June 3rd, 2012, 02:48 PM

next time get a big mommas breakfast at cracker barrel lol

Ptdoughnut · June 4th, 2012, 01:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Harrison89

I have only been riding for about 2 months now but love the comradery all the bikers have with one another. You just don't find that any other way!

that was something that suprised me too. I feel like I am in some sort of secret association everyone waves and or gives me the nod.

Except one guy who decided to do a wheelie and show off. but i learned a couple days ago he flipped and totalled the bike doing that.

akima · June 4th, 2012, 01:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Ptdoughnut

that was something that suprised me too. I feel like I am in some sort of secret association everyone waves and or gives me the nod.

Except one guy who decided to do a wheelie and show off. but i learned a couple days ago he flipped and totalled the bike doing that.

Your initiation ritual is being planned as we speak. We already have the goats, the industrial lube and the whips ready.

toua70 · June 4th, 2012, 01:50 PM

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Originally Posted by akima

You narrowly avoided being the star of a horror movie!

lmao... its cool. I just don't trust places like that.. if crap happens, I can rely on my awesome jiu jitsu skills to save my life haha unless its like a zombie or something.. then i'll have to start running

Ptdoughnut · June 4th, 2012, 01:58 PM

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Originally Posted by akima

Your initiation ritual is being planned as we speak. We already have the goats, the industrial lube and the whips ready.

sounds like a party to me!

akima · June 4th, 2012, 02:17 PM

^ I think I have an over-active [and slightly messed up] imagination

akima · June 4th, 2012, 02:20 PM

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Originally Posted by toua70

unless its like a zombie or something.. then i'll have to start running

An understated benefit of being ATGATT is that your pretty much zombie proof. Full leathers and helmet means that only your neck is exposed. Compare that to your average flip-flop wearing squid, I'd say your chances are pretty high. The zombies will go for the fleshy squid, not the smelly biker whose been sweating in their leathers all day.

edxmon · June 6th, 2012, 08:57 AM

the gas gauge on my bike sucks any ways, some times it shows half a tank when warming up on the stand, then as soon as I straighten it out it reads EMPTY. Some other times I have just filled it up and it stills marks empty. I dk what the form is up with this bike, but I put what ever spare change I have in gas every few days.

Old Lemon · June 6th, 2012, 12:34 PM

If the bike shuts off in gear wont the rear tire stop rotating? like when its parked? or if the bike is moving and the engine shuts off it will keep rolling even if you dont have the clutch pulled in?

Harrison89 · June 6th, 2012, 12:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Old Lemon

If the bike shuts off in gear wont the rear tire stop rotating? like when its parked? or if the bike is moving and the engine shuts off it will keep rolling even if you dont have the clutch pulled in?

Mine kept going thankfully. I didnt even think of this until you said something.

Fijilight08 · June 11th, 2012, 05:09 PM

I'm pretty sure the tire continues.

June 2nd, 2012, 11:42 AM	#1
Harrison89 ninjette.org member Name: Harrison Location: Cookeville TN Join Date: May 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2012 Ninja 250 Posts: 67	Ran out of gas... Thought I would give some of you a laugh. Me and a friend went out for a little ride to see how some new leathers I got felt. We had about an hour and half before we had to go to work. We take off and I thought I would have plenty of gas to get there and back...well I was wrong! We hoped on the interstate to head back and save some time, my friend took the first exit and as I watched him go down the off ramp....my bike shut off. So I pull to the side and sure enough Im out of gas...standing on the side of the interstate in a bright yellow one piece suit behind the local cracker barrel. Im sure the tour bus of people who were looking and pointing had a good laugh! Any way bored at work and I thought I would share happy Saturday!

June 2nd, 2012, 11:49 AM	#2
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June 2nd, 2012, 01:32 PM	#4
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June 2nd, 2012, 02:46 PM	#5
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June 2nd, 2012, 09:54 PM	#7
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June 2nd, 2012, 01:05 PM	#3
xSean13 ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Sean Location: Middle TN Join Date: Apr 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2010 Ninja 250r (sold) / '03 CBR 600RR Posts: A lot.	Mmmm cracker barrel, couldn't have chosen a better place to be out of gas behind. Except maybe a Hooters convention.

June 2nd, 2012, 09:29 PM	#6
toua70 ninjette.org guru Name: Toua Location: Long Beach Join Date: May 2012 Motorcycle(s): Ninja 250 and Gsx-R 750 k8 (out of commission) Posts: 482	That happened to me last weekend. I went to Fresno for the long weekend to visit some family and on my way back, I ran out of gas on the 5 with no gas stations for miles. I was literally stuck in the middle of nowhere. Not to mention, I dropped my helmet as I was walking my bike along the side of the interstate so now my brand new helmet has scratches Nothing but farmlands for miles and miles. I passed by this creepy looking gas station but didn't want to stop there. I knew that there were nice gas stations right before heading up the mountains. I usually fill up every 180 miles on the trip but I ran out of gas when I barely rode 147 miles! anyway, luckily for me, some guy on a hayabusa saw me and pulled over. He went out of his way to buy me gas (he put it in a water bottle) it was just enough to get me to the nice gas station I was talking about. So I offered to pay for his gas for helping me out and was offering to give him money for his time but he kindly declined the cash and I only paid for his gas.... I was very thankful. So yeah, was not fun pushing my bike in the hot sun in the middle of nowhere

June 3rd, 2012, 01:56 PM	#10
etiainen CBR250R Traitor Name: Jon Location: Greater Philadelphia Area Join Date: Jun 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2011 Red CBR250R 2009 Ninja 250r SE(With 2008 Fairings)(sold) Posts: 924	What was your trip mileage when your gas shut off?

June 3rd, 2012, 02:48 PM	#13
ninjakidd ninjette.org newbie Name: alex Location: methuen ma Join Date: Jun 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2010 ninja EX250 Posts: 3	next time get a big mommas breakfast at cracker barrel lol

June 4th, 2012, 02:17 PM	#18
akima Nooblet Name: Akima Location: England Join Date: Jul 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2011 Ninja 250R FI Posts: A lot. Blog Entries: 5 MOTM - Oct '13	^ I think I have an over-active [and slightly messed up] imagination

June 6th, 2012, 08:57 AM	#20
edxmon ninjette.org guru Name: Ed Location: San Diego Join Date: Mar 2012 Motorcycle(s): '08 Ninja 250R (SOLD - 2/16/2013) Posts: 492	the gas gauge on my bike sucks any ways, some times it shows half a tank when warming up on the stand, then as soon as I straighten it out it reads EMPTY. Some other times I have just filled it up and it stills marks empty. I dk what the form is up with this bike, but I put what ever spare change I have in gas every few days. __________________________________________________ Mods/Add-on list: DanMoto Jisu, Snorkel delete, Shimmed needles, K&N Drop-In filter, T-Rex frame sliders, Shogun swing-arm spools, CBR250 Rear Hugger, Buell XB Pegs. DIY polished rim lips

June 6th, 2012, 12:34 PM	#21
Old Lemon Lays er down Name: Michael Location: Maryland Join Date: Apr 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2008 Lime green Ninja 250R Posts: A lot.	If the bike shuts off in gear wont the rear tire stop rotating? like when its parked? or if the bike is moving and the engine shuts off it will keep rolling even if you dont have the clutch pulled in?

June 11th, 2012, 05:09 PM	#23
Fijilight08 ninjette.org member Name: Gabe Location: NOVA Join Date: May 2012 Motorcycle(s): 250r Posts: 29	I'm pretty sure the tire continues.

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