How much gasoline?

[Rob S.]

Is too much gasoline? When you spill it on your living room floor?

Several times a year, I hop on Suzi (11EZ). "If I get a heel-toe shifter, why can't I go for one last ride? I know I couldn't pick her up if she falls, but I could still steer her around the block. O well, back to the present."

Make sure the key turns. I even checked the operation of the fork lock tonight (A-OK). Gas cap? Fine. Hmm...some dirt around the edge. Let me put the cap on the entertainment center on the right side of the bike before I dismount to get a paper towel.

Too close to the edge...it might roll off. Let me lean off the right side of Suzi to push the cap farther from the edge.

It was hardly even a spill. More of a splash. As I put my shoes on to fetch a security guard to help me pick up Suzi, I thought, "It could be a lot worse. Could have been an open flame. The entertainment center might not have been there to catch Suzi before she was totally horizontal (she was close). And I really didn't spill too much gasoline." Which returns us to my original question:

How much gasoline, is too much gasoline...?

While we're at it, how much wood, could a woodchuck...?

Gotta go now. I'm needed at the shyte-for-brains reading room.

[marvinsc]

Per my wife, ANY gasoline spilled in the house is To much..........

[Rich82GS750TZ]

Rob, your bike is trying to kill you just sitting in your living room. As much as I’d like to see you riding again, maybe it’s time to let Suzi go. Not much you can do to clean up the gas beyond what wetness you could get up with a rag. Probably soaked into whatever flooring you have.

On the other hand, if you’re still hoping to ride it again I would like to meet you sometime for lunch. Maybe meet in the Poconos somewhere. I’d even go most of the way thru NJ. But I have no wish to ever ride in NYC.

[Rob S.]

Per my wife, ANY gasoline spilled in the house is To much..........

Wives...go figure. Where do they get these crazy notions?

[Rob S.]

Rich - just missed the carpet, stayed on the hardwood. And the smell doesn't bother me a bit. It's the betrayal.

I stare at her everyday. It's like sitting on the opposite end of a couch from a dangerous woman you know you shouldn't touch. "What are you doing all the way over there?" she says. "Come closer!"

I've never trusted women so I've never been badly burned by them. But motorcycles?!?

She probably feels betrayed by me. My bruises will heal. But what if her forks or bars are just slightly off center now? She'll stay that way for the rest of my life.

I'm sure we'll reconcile. I mean, she KNOWS she's really just a stand-in for the great love of my life (1973 Kawasaki Z1) and she's always handled it well.

I hope $50 was enough of a thanks to also ensure the security guard's silence. I only told him I needed help picking up something heavy. When we got to my apartment and he saw Suzi lying there, he said, "It's beautiful." I was like, "Yes, but let's get her up first."

[Rob S.]

I just can't stay mad at motorcycles. My '73 Z1 was a genuine widowmaker (I bought it from my cousin's widow). She tried to kill me at least once. So did Suzi.

I'm like that nut who kept Komodo dragons in his home. One day...(you know what happened).

[dpep]

Here's a thought. If the motorcycle isn't going to be ridden for the foreseeable future why not drain the tank and the carbs? Many riders in the north do it annually.

[Nessism]

Here's a thought. If the motorcycle isn't going to be ridden for the foreseeable future why not drain the tank and the carbs? Many riders in the north do it annually.

My thought exactly! Drain the tank, spray fogging oil inside so it doesn't rust. Drain carbs, and spray down with something like WD-40.

[Sandy]

Maybe it's the irony of calling the 1100 "her". They always get even, especially when you don't get them out regularly.

[gustovh]

That’s the truth Sandy, Susie Q’s vacuum is back again and kicking my buttttt

[Jethro]

Here's a thought. If the motorcycle isn't going to be ridden for the foreseeable future why not drain the tank and the carbs? Many riders in the north do it annually.

If it's going to live in the living room, I agree!