Quote from: qcbaker on August 08, 2017, 12:25:38 PM
This strikes me as a great way to set your bike/self on fire. Much easier to use the tampon method.

Without context, this is a pretty hilarious statement.



Carry on... FWIW I subscribe to the "let the fuel evaporate" method but a tampon attached to a string would have been a pretty good idea to get that last ounce of fuel out of a tank prior to painting.

Quote from: mr72 on August 08, 2017, 12:58:48 PM

Quote from: qcbaker on August 08, 2017, 12:25:38 PM
This strikes me as a great way to set your bike/self on fire. Much easier to use the tampon method.

Without context, this is a pretty hilarious statement.



Carry on... FWIW I subscribe to the "let the fuel evaporate" method but a tampon attached to a string would have been a pretty good idea to get that last ounce of fuel out of a tank prior to painting.

My good sir, they have strings on them already. 

okay ill plug up and stop making tampon jokes.

He meant it'd need a lonnnnggerrrr string to reach into corners of a fuel tank lololololololol

This is hilarious!!

Many years ago, when I was working at Hartman's Yamaha in Tallahassee, FL, I set a 400 Enduro on fire. The crankcase was full of gas, so I pulled the plug and started pushing. I had left the ignition on, so the spark ignited the gas. I ran inside the shop only to find that the fire extinguisher was empty. Then I went up front to the parts department to get theirs. I am a calm person by nature and especially calm in emergencies, so the parts manager at first refused to believe that there was a motorcycle burning up in the parking lot. I finally convinced him to give me the fire extinguisher, and he followed me to the flaming 400. I think he was surprised to the point of panic. Unbelievably, there was almost no damage, so I just cleaned the bike up, replaced the fuel line, and kick started the engine. The owner never knew, but I learned a good lesson.