Shell's motorcycle fuel up policy.....
#161
05-30-2011, 03:07 AM
Wow! I guess the message we should get here is
http://www.heraldtribune.com/article...5/-1/NEWSSITEM
http://www.southfloridainjuryattorne...cle_accidents/
http://keysnews.com/node/17385
http://www.ehow.com/how_4595978_fill...gas-tanks.html
http://www.wpbf.com/news/21602372/detail.html
static electricity fires... (next three)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b3x-8...tailpage#t=13s
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1tYO4...tailpage#t=10s
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gct1B...tailpage#t=58s
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1E46...tailpage#t=50s
Just for fun! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRn0d...tailpage#t=88s
Jim aka kiltiemon
http://www.southfloridainjuryattorne...cle_accidents/
http://keysnews.com/node/17385
http://www.ehow.com/how_4595978_fill...gas-tanks.html
http://www.wpbf.com/news/21602372/detail.html
static electricity fires... (next three)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b3x-8...tailpage#t=13s
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1tYO4...tailpage#t=10s
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gct1B...tailpage#t=58s
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1E46...tailpage#t=50s
Just for fun! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRn0d...tailpage#t=88s
Jim aka kiltiemon
#162
05-30-2011, 06:12 PM
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No actually, he clearly called it an ignition source, which it is not. I wasn't busting his ***** just pointing out that furthering an internet fallacy doesn't serve any purpose.
We in the fire service have studied ignition sources such as cell phones, static discharge from truck bed liners, plastic fuel cans etc etc etc.
#163
05-30-2011, 06:47 PM
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You Know Harley tried to take care of this for us all with the V-Rod , I can't sit on my Bike to refuel as the Cap is under the seat .
I knew a guy that smoked while refueling ,back when I was little ,my fathers car and I always thought he was crazy.Some of them so called Filling fires were do to Faulty grounds on the Pumps and sparking when removed from a ground source .
There are many factors that go into and I for 1 will try to eliminate as many as I can , I have also been shocked bad during the winter getting in and out of the car so I always ground myself on the Door and keep contact until I reach the Pump with other hand .
I have also ran the car plenty of times while filling but I know it only takes that one time.
Shell is most likely saving it self from lawsuits and nothing more they really don't care as long as your paying so don't anyone think they have your safety in mind at all.
I knew a guy that smoked while refueling ,back when I was little ,my fathers car and I always thought he was crazy.Some of them so called Filling fires were do to Faulty grounds on the Pumps and sparking when removed from a ground source .
There are many factors that go into and I for 1 will try to eliminate as many as I can , I have also been shocked bad during the winter getting in and out of the car so I always ground myself on the Door and keep contact until I reach the Pump with other hand .
I have also ran the car plenty of times while filling but I know it only takes that one time.
Shell is most likely saving it self from lawsuits and nothing more they really don't care as long as your paying so don't anyone think they have your safety in mind at all.
#164
05-30-2011, 09:03 PM
I am gonna go with hardly measureable!!! A quick check of the interweb estimates around 7 million motorcycles registered in the US. Figure a million get fuel every day. 1% would be 1000 fires per day. Not likely. Lets say there are ten fires per day. Probably not very likely either but for the sake of argument lets go with it. .001% chance of a fire every day. More likely 10 fires per year. I don't even want to use that many zeros. I'll feel pretty comfortable astradle my bike. Or get off of it who give a ****.
God I can't stop looking at this thread. Like a horrible car wreck!!!
God I can't stop looking at this thread. Like a horrible car wreck!!!
Me too, it's a train wreck.... I think I've had enough--over and out to all.
#165
05-30-2011, 09:08 PM
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Always stay on the bike, probably always will. I don't fully squeeze the trigger on the pump handle and stop when it is at the tippy top.
#166
05-30-2011, 09:10 PM
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Oh and I've been to plenty of Shell stations while fueling on the bike and have never been approached by attendants.
#167
05-30-2011, 09:17 PM
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Yea Around here the only way they are coming out is if the Building is on Fire lol
#168
05-31-2011, 08:59 AM
Correct me if I am wrong, but I'm calling bullshit on the fire.....unless you are lighting up a cigarette or somehow creating a spark, there is no way a fire is going to start from a hot engine. Has your lawnmower ever caught on fire after spilling fuel on that hot engine?
Last edited by Just Dave; 05-31-2011 at 09:01 AM.
#169
06-17-2011, 09:14 PM
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Did the same thing in the 60's. I found mom's hairpin, saw an electrical socket and thought I could pretend it was a car and I was putting my key (the hairpin) into the ignition (the electrical socket). Never did that again.
#170
06-17-2011, 09:35 PM
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To bad this guy did not know that it was impossible for a fuel spill on hot exhaust would not ignite. I personally talked to this guy and he still had all the bandages on his arms and hands and around his neck from the flames. He said it happened so quick that he was already on fire before he could budge out of the seat. I always dismount before fueling. Its just common sense. Notice the logo on the pump. This happened in Sarasota, Fl Just before the north bridge to Siesta Key.