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Well, after a day of working on bikes ( changed the oil in Sonya's America and installed new brake and shifter pedals from Kuryakyn ). Also installed shims on the needles of my speedy. Well, just a reminder to those out there. After putting the tank back on. Ensure that you re-attach the gas line to the petcock. If not when you get on to go for a ride, you just might end up with an engine getting a bath of petrol like I did. ( whoops ) Good thing my hand wasnt far from the knob on the petcock. but bike got a good douse of fuel. Oh well, if that is all that happens then it wasnt a bad day LOL... Mark 
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AND folks...if you happen to be one of those among us who indulge themselves with the occassional cigarette, PLEASE take EXTRA NOTE of Mark's helpful little suggestion here!!!  
Yep! Just like a good Single Malt Scotch, you might call me "an acquired taste" TOO.(among the many OTHER things you may care to call me, of course)
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While in CT I pull a really stupid move that ended up in a spill too. I was gassing Wendys bike and watching the pump not the tank and must have pumped about a quart or more all over the engine and tank. I think it pi$$ed me off more than it did her! Really really stupid, the auto shut off didn't work but no excuse for not watching the tank.
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Wait 'till you're in the middle of an oil change and the OL opens the shop door to ask you something, then the dog runs in behind her and dumps over the drain pan.
Let's hope there's intelligent life somewhere in space 'cause it's buggar all down here. -- Monte Python
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i think we all have a story of bein stupid at 1 time or another years ago i pulled in to a servo to get fuel had a look inside of the tank to see how much was in their to dark to see so out with the trusty lighter,held it above the inlet yep you guess it fumes burning nicely outta the top of the tank  even more dumb was the act of blowing on it to try and put it out all i secedded in doin was burn the beard on my face hand over the fuel cap hole put it out 
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Well, just a reminder to those out there. After putting the tank back on. Ensure that you re-attach the gas line to the petcock. If not when you get on to go for a ride, you just might end up with an engine getting a bath of petrol like I did.
I something similar to that before. After putting the tank on, I reached for the petcock and started to walk away and heard a water running noise, turned around and probably lost half a gallon of gas.
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Yep, and always remember to put the sump plug back in before filling engine with expensive oil. 
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Nothing to do with bikes but don't get a stuck bit of toast out of the toaster with a metal fork.
You only do it once!
Before the war on terror, if I saw an unattended package I used to think "I'll be having that!"
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Jeez you guys!!  I'm amazed half of you are still here reading through those posts. You guys should take more care and don't be so clumsy ... me, I'd never remove my America tank and forget to turn off the petcock first ...... That would just be plain stoopid!
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OK, I'll throw mine in. Not bike-related, but still stoopid. Many years ago, I was taking a friend and a a couple of girls out on our motorboat over spring break. Being cool to impress the girls, I backed the trailer in, launched the boat, and putted around to the dock before I realized that I forgot to put in the drain plug. Then, it took what seemed like ten frantic minutes for me to actually find the plug. Just about sank my dad's boat that day...and never saw the girls again.
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I"ll throw mine in. Washing my dirt bike as a teenager one day and when I got done jumped on the bike and took off. problem was that the hose cas caught on the center stand. They made those hoses tougher back in the 70s and when I hit the end of that hose it ripped the faucet and about 3 feet of pipe out of the house. Of course my dad happened to be in the basement at the time and he was not a happy camper when he finally got the water stopped.
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i think we all have a story of bein stupid at 1 time or another
I havent. I have never done any thing stupid. NEVER I TELL YOU!
Oh no, know hang on, there was that time i did that. Oh and lets not forget that little episode. Oh bugger. The more i think about, the more i realize.........I've never done anything sensible
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Of course my dad happened to be in the basement at the time and he was not a happy camper when he finally got the water stopped.
Funny thing. You think back to the little "oppsies" that you did as a kid, and got a slipper across the back side for your efforts.
But now, when your dads telling his grand children of some of the things their dad did when he was little. Now he laughs his head off at it.
What gives, if it was so darn funny how come you tanned my arrse for it. 
Arsenalfan. AKA Mark Able
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Of course my dad happened to be in the basement at the time and he was not a happy camper when he finally got the water stopped.
Funny thing. You think back to the little "oppsies" that you did as a kid, and got a slipper across the back side for your efforts.
But now, when your dads telling his grand children of some of the things their dad did when he was little. Now he laughs his head off at it.
What gives, if it was so darn funny how come you tanned my arrse for it.
Slipper? My dad had one of those barbers sharpening straps.
Or did they call it a strop? cant remember.
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