Lamonster
SpyderLovers Founder
Well this just moved to the top of my list. While traveling I like to carry some octane boost because you never know when the gas station you pull into is going to be out of high test or maybe you just want to use the cheaper fuel and you want to give a little boost to the octane.
I also like to carry some 5 hour energy drink if I need a little kick in the pants during a long day in the saddle. I never drink this stuff other than on my trips so please don't tell me how bad it is for me like my mom did last night. Running off the road because you're beat is bad for you too and this helps me with that.
So here's where the stupid part of the story comes to play. When I was packing I wanted to keep both my octane boost and my energy drink handy so I put them in the rear trunk of the RT. I knew this could be a problem because they were both in little red bottles so I put the octane boost in a bag by itself and the energy drink in the bottom of the trunk so I wouldn't get them mixed up. Now I'm not sure what 5 hour energy drink would do to the RT if I poured that in the tank but I knew that the octane boost was not going to give me the desired results if I drank it.
After two 15 hour days in the saddle it happened, I was getting fuel in Gila Bend AZ when I decided to take a hit of some 5 hour energy drink for the last leg of the ride into San Diego. I reached in the bottom of my trunk and pulled out the red bottle and took a big swig and waited for the strong taste of the energy drink before swallowing. I was surprised that not only did I not have that taste but I now have a very strong fuel taste in my mouth. :shocked: I look at the bottle and then it hit me like a ton of bricks, I just chugged a mouthful of octane boost. :yikes: I spit it out as fast as I could and grabbed a bottle of water to rinse my mouth. This stuff was nasty. I guess one of the bottles fell out of my bag and mixed with the energy drink and I didn't even stop to look when I popped the cap. Man that was bad.
I pour the rest of the bottle in the tank and try and rinse the rest of the fuel taste out of my mouth. I grab the bottle that I was suppose to drink and drink it hoping it will get rid of the nasty taste in my mouth. As I'm driving down the road I can still taste the stuff and my lips are getting a little numb. Now I'm thinking oh great I got some kind of octane poisoning, that's going to be a great 911 call. :helpsmilie:
I make it in to San Diego with no more ill effects but I still have a little tingling in my lips and a slight bad taste in my mouth. I hope it will be gone by today. nojoke
So that's my stupid story for the day. How about you? Got a stupid/funny stories like that? Please tell yours and help me feel better about myself.
I also like to carry some 5 hour energy drink if I need a little kick in the pants during a long day in the saddle. I never drink this stuff other than on my trips so please don't tell me how bad it is for me like my mom did last night. Running off the road because you're beat is bad for you too and this helps me with that.
So here's where the stupid part of the story comes to play. When I was packing I wanted to keep both my octane boost and my energy drink handy so I put them in the rear trunk of the RT. I knew this could be a problem because they were both in little red bottles so I put the octane boost in a bag by itself and the energy drink in the bottom of the trunk so I wouldn't get them mixed up. Now I'm not sure what 5 hour energy drink would do to the RT if I poured that in the tank but I knew that the octane boost was not going to give me the desired results if I drank it.
After two 15 hour days in the saddle it happened, I was getting fuel in Gila Bend AZ when I decided to take a hit of some 5 hour energy drink for the last leg of the ride into San Diego. I reached in the bottom of my trunk and pulled out the red bottle and took a big swig and waited for the strong taste of the energy drink before swallowing. I was surprised that not only did I not have that taste but I now have a very strong fuel taste in my mouth. :shocked: I look at the bottle and then it hit me like a ton of bricks, I just chugged a mouthful of octane boost. :yikes: I spit it out as fast as I could and grabbed a bottle of water to rinse my mouth. This stuff was nasty. I guess one of the bottles fell out of my bag and mixed with the energy drink and I didn't even stop to look when I popped the cap. Man that was bad.
I pour the rest of the bottle in the tank and try and rinse the rest of the fuel taste out of my mouth. I grab the bottle that I was suppose to drink and drink it hoping it will get rid of the nasty taste in my mouth. As I'm driving down the road I can still taste the stuff and my lips are getting a little numb. Now I'm thinking oh great I got some kind of octane poisoning, that's going to be a great 911 call. :helpsmilie:
I make it in to San Diego with no more ill effects but I still have a little tingling in my lips and a slight bad taste in my mouth. I hope it will be gone by today. nojoke
So that's my stupid story for the day. How about you? Got a stupid/funny stories like that? Please tell yours and help me feel better about myself.
