NWI INGO General Post part 16

[mmpsteve]

So I ran out of gas on my bike today on 149 because I had the fuel switch set to reserve instead of just on. Pushed it about ¼ mile before a good samaritan gave me a half gallon he had left over in a gas can. Otherwise I would have had to push it another ¾ of a mile. 

So was there actually gas still in it, but you just had the gas switch wrong?

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[tv1217]

Negative. The "main" and "reserve" are actually the same tank. Switching to reserve just pumps fuel from a lower part of the tank. Since it was already on reserve, it was already pumping from the lowest part of the tank.

 

[2A_Tom]

You are a trip.

 

[tv1217]

It's just as possible that it started out in the wrong position as it is that the switch caught on my pants while mounting or dismounting at some point. Again, have to question the engineers at Honda on where they decided to put things.

 

[2A_Tom]

 

[tv1217]

Also a riding shirt I ordered from RevZilla that was supposed to include shoulder and elbow armor arrived today with the armor missing. They're sending me a set of similar armor with the same CE rating to replace it. So +1 to RevZilla customer service.

 

[actaeon277]

That's a long way to push a bike.

Figure out some way to make sure that switch don't move.

Or, check your tank more often.

 

[chef larry]

Aww, Larry's not a bad looking guy. I believe I am older by about 4-5 years.

Glad to see your older than me also.

 

[chef larry]

Sounds like a crush, waiting for the invitations. Perfect match, both wheel gun lovers.

In other news, trekking to Jesse Brown tomorrow for shots in knee and check up on eye.

Time for the goat dance again.

 

[lonehoosier]

My three neighbors across the street are still without power, going on 36 1/2 hours now.

 

[chef larry]

My three neighbors across the street are still without power, going on 36 1/2 hours now.

Hope they didn't lose all their food and NIPSCO has their power back on soon.

 

[jedi]

My three neighbors across the street are still without power, going on 36 1/2 hours now.

Have they actually reported it.
Seems strange that it's still not resolved.

 

[tv1217]

That's a long way to push a bike.

Figure out some way to make sure that switch don't move.

Or, check your tank more often.

Yeah it doesn't have a light or any gauges for the fuel so I try to remember to reset my trip mileage when I fuel up to give me an idea of when I'm getting close, but I forgot to reset it the last couple times. I usually use 110 miles as an upper limit to be safe but generally fill well before that. I guessed I had about 20 to go but I was obviously wrong lol. I ordered a 1L fuel bottle to carry backup gas so I won't have to work about doing that ever again.

 

[lonehoosier]

Hope they didn't lose all their food and NIPSCO has their power back on soon.

The one in the middle has been using my generator. The other two keep
to them selves.

Have they actually reported it.
Seems strange that it's still not resolved.

Multiple times. They were told since it’s just three homes in this area it would be awhile because their working on bigger block outages. Make since but still sucks for them. I don’t see any damage to the lines so I’m sure nipsco just needs to reset the transformer.

 

[actaeon277]

Maybe they'll think about a generator now.

 

[Ballstater98]

My three neighbors across the street are still without power, going on 36 1/2 hours now.

I assume there are extension cords laying on the road or gennys being utilized. This just be major. That windstorm wasn't that catastrophic IMO.

 

[jedi]

Maybe they'll think about a generator now.

Nah.. what for when they have lonehoosier.
These peeps never learn

 

[mmpsteve]

I assume there are extension cords laying on the road or gennys being utilized. This just be major. That windstorm wasn't that catastrophic IMO.

I didn't think it was that bad either, but we had some kind of micro-burst or something around here. There was a debri field with large limbs down, etc ...

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[chef larry]

Hump day.

 

[lonehoosier]

Maybe they'll think about a generator now.

I doubt it. I’ve leaved here for 18 years now, if I add up all the times we’ve lost power it would not come close to the time that their power has been out. The only reason I have the two generators is because one was given to me and the other one was given to me for some work I did. Also still no power for them.