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Title: had an O shaZam! moment today on the freeway
Post by: homeyjosey on September 22, 2009, 09:05:16 PM
..riding home after chillin with the gf...im on the freeway not paying attention to how many miles my tripometer says....and next thing u know tank runs out...im like o shaZam! wtf...pull off to the side takes me a minute to figure out that i ran out of gas so put it in reserve and off i go.... :icon_rolleyes:
Title: Re: had an O oh my goodness moment today on the freeway
Post by: yamahonkawazuki on September 22, 2009, 09:37:10 PM
LMAO been there my friend, been there. ( on my sportster,  and one my gs as well)
Title: Re: had an O oh my goodness moment today on the freeway
Post by: Markca on September 23, 2009, 07:57:02 AM
Happened to me just last week while I was trying to pass a truck.  I was able to pull back, switch to reverse, and moved on, but I strained muscle a bit doing so, the switch is so way back, and hard to reach.  Need practice on that i guess.
Title: Re: had an O oh my goodness moment today on the freeway
Post by: dmanben on September 23, 2009, 10:00:03 AM
Similar happened to me- I was going up a bridge and it started to bog. I go to switch to reserve.....IT'S ALREADY THERE!!!! I forgot to switch back after filling up!  I make my way to the peak of the bridge and toss it into neutral but I was only doing about 30mph and it was a shaZam! my pants moment until I was about halfway down the other side.  I was slowing down the entire time.  Pulled off the road, took a moment then hopped off  and started hiking it to the gas station.