The proper-est way to fill your tank is many miles before you see a sign that reads ‘GAS-COLD BEER NEXT EXIT 200-miles’
OK... How do you pump gas.
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Yup. I forgot to mention have your own towel for clean up. The stations often have paper towels but wouldn’t count on it.
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Actually you’ll want to fill it as close to seeing that sign as possible. Feel free to click “useful” on this post everyone.
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In NJ the gas station attendants often pitch a fit if you try to pump gas for your car. But the great majority assume you will pump your own gas for your MC. And they let you do so with no issues. Guess they would pump for a MC if you asked though.
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All true, and like most NJ riders, I would never let a gas station attendant pump my gas. There is a gas-filling zen for every bike. They will not have found it. Guaranteed to cause spills.
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In PA they have both types, with and without that annoying rubber thing. I know pretty much which ones to go to without it. But when I do get stuck, just lift the rubber up with your left hand, then it will let you proceed.
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That's not being rude I don't believe. I think that's called knowing better!
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No, not rude at all, didn’t mean that. In fact trying to pump gas into my bike would be the rude thing to do.
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Just curious guys, what is the rationale for NJ's gas pumping law/policy?
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While I haven't tried it, this looks like it has some merit . . . looks like it's easy to use, convenient to stow away and inexpensive.
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Like most laws it’s just the government taking care of us. To quote the statute:
Because of the fire hazards directly associated with dispensing fuel, it is in the public interest that gasoline station operators have the control needed over that activity to ensure compliance with appropriate safety procedures, including turning off vehicle engines and refraining from smoking while fuel is dispensed.
Also remember it’s jersey - we don’t need no stinkin “rationales”....
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@gilroychief Not to hijack this thread, what is the protocol with NJ gas station attendants? Do you tip them or not? I always try to fill up when I 'cross a bridge' from PA, since gas prices are so much cheaper in NJ. However, I realize whatever money I save I'm usually back to PA prices once I tip the attendant.
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L O L. If you’re tipping the attendants you must be a right popular guy at the gas stations. Certainly no Jersey residents do so. (I Never tip in a car, and though I’ll tell them to keep the change when filling up I’m referring to the ¢ents not dollar$ because they’d have to go back to the booth to get the coins and it’s not worth the wait). But otherwise nobody tips.
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I'm popular with the gas station attendants and all the ladies at the State Hospital's mental ward.
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I agree. As a New Jersey resident, but one who moved here in 1997, tipping has never once crossed my mind.
Could be since the first few years of my driving were when all pumps were attended.
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Well that begs the question - do they have to be crazy to like you, or has being with you driven them all crazy?
While smoking and talking on a cell phone was my first thought... Glad I’m not the only wiseass!
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@MarkS I decided to attend the State Hospital's mixers. I figured instead of wondering if the women I date are crazy I might as well just go to the source and remove all doubt.
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