Petrol stations and helmets again.

A spill can ignite on the hot exhaust, you jump of the bike it falls and spills the tank which spreads the fire. Rather than your bike being stood up on the stand.

Not the best vid but you get the idea

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1X0BzGHCugc

Edit this one is better. Plus the guy in the black Tshirt should probably give up riding lol

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=VLuPVoLpNUM

[Dipper]

With the thought even the slightest chance of a petrol spill anywhere near my bo11ock$ I'd rather get off tbh...

[Matt-EUC]

I refuse to remove my helmet or get off the bike.

If they tell me to do either, I simply ride away.

There is a shell garage along the a3 where they ask me to do it two out of five occasions. I keep going there just to prove a point.

I never remove my helmet. And if sais assistants don't turn the pump on I remove all nozzles from pump and ride off. And just to point out that using the habib isn't a racist argument. It's worse. It's religion!, lol

[Matt-EUC]

Hmm, removing all the pumps seems fun.

I have only been asked a couple of times to take my lid off on refueling. Once I just said sure i will if you take off your ugly mask!! This didn't seem to go down so well with the old bint behind the desk so i got fuel elsewhere.

There seems to be no clear policy on this and it very much boils down to the mood of the cashier on the day, it certainly isn't law.

[Red ones]

Once got told to remove my helmet in the station when I paid. TBH I understand and I did take it off, but I did point out that it's intimidating filtering between 2 lanes on BMWs - just because the guy behind me has been a d**k a few moments earlier.

[Bibio]

i honestly dont know why people make so much fuss about it.

take lid and gloves off ermm about 20 seconds.
put petrol in bike
take lid into shop and put on counter then pay for fuel
while walking out shop put lid and gloves back on
jump on bike and go

whats the big fuss?

[ophic]

It's annoying. Especially in winter when you've got lots of gear on and don't want to get cold. I think Jayne explained it quite well in her OP. I don't have long hair problems any more tho

[Bibio]

i can understand when there is nowhere to put your lid down but i always hang my lid form my mirror so no problem there. and when walking in the shop i stuff my gloves in my lid.

ok i'll admit i dont take my lid off unless i'm asked but it see no point in moaning about it any more. sometimes at my local depending who is on the counter i'll take lid gloves off and leave them on the bike then go in to pay as i know i'll be in there for a wee while chatting.

ermm as for winter.. do you walk about the streets with your lid on..

i think this is nothing but the fact some people dont like to be told to do something by what they class as minions.