How do Oregon riders handle this?

[bigbadbrucie]

Well...I learned something new today. :yes:

I did not know that there are still two "they pump it" states.

Brings back memories of the 60's and earlier. I was a gas jockey, and we used to fill, check the oil, and the air in the tires on most every vehicle served.

You left out the fan belt...I had been taught to always check the fan belt as well. That was my first “paying” job after school. Pumping gas and checking under the hood.

 

[RICZ]

I was the lone evening attendant and not only had to pump gas and check EVERYTHING and clean the outsides of ALL THE WINDOWS -- I also had to do oil changes and lube jobs. Here's a list of what I had to do in addition to the oil and lube work:
+ Clean all the windows, inside and out.
+ Polish the dashboard - this was the 50s, no padded dashes then.
+ Paint the tires with tire blackener'
+ Of the tires were blackwalls, spin the wheel and with a silver crayon of sorts, make a silver circle on the sidewall.
+ Vacuum the interior and trunk - boot to you blokes.
+ Air up the tires.
+ And, of course, check everything under the hood - bonnet to you blokes.
+ Inevitably, as soon as I had a car on the rack, cars came out of the woodwork to get gas and it could have been ghostly quiet for an hour or more before the car went on the rack.

 

[gkamer]

Just a word of caution Gkamer since you have a Ryker. DO NOT let any fuel spill (not even one drop) on the matte plastic panels. The fuel will discolor them. I wrap a paper towel (usually found buy the window wash near the pump) around the end of the nozzle until the nozzle is over the gas fill. Then when done pumping I pull the nozzle out to just above the gas fill (slowly), wrap the towel back around it before I move the nozzle over the bike.

Yeah, I picked that caution up off a U-Tube video. Lady dropped a few drops on the side of her Ryker. She tried several different cleaners, but none really did much good, so I've been OCD when it comes to filling my tank.

 

[gkamer]

Well...I learned something new today. :yes:

I did not know that there are still two "they pump it" states.

Brings back memories of the 60's and earlier. I was a gas jockey, and we used to fill, check the oil, and the air in the tires on most every vehicle served.

Plus a windshield wash.... All for a quarter tip. That was my first Big Boy job too....

 

[teninospyder]

I think that bike owners have the option of putting their gas in themselves. Car owners do not have that option.

That's always been my experience. Never had an issue anywhere in Oregon. They do like to be the one to put your credit card in to start it though. No biggy there.

 

[ned64]

Same here whenever I rode my motorcycle into Oregon, I was given the handle to pump my gas.
Now the last couple of yrs when I go to Vancover WA where I bought mine an the wife Spydeers, across from Portland Oregon. I turn off hwy 97 an go hwy 14 along the Wa side of the Columbia river. So much more enjoyable ride an takes just about the same amount of time. Couple little towns to eat at an gas up or cruise right on thru them to my destination And yes I 5 going north or south is a bitch at the wrong time of day, but a lot better on 3 wheels than on 2 wheels.

 

[BajaRon]

Very stupid law. Stopped in to get fuel in a 'No Pump' state on my 1971 Honda CB750. I didn't know that they would not let the customer pump fuel. So I was surprised when the attendant told me I could not pump my own fuel. I tried to talk him out of it. But I was out of fuel and he was steadfast, so I caved.

I kept that bike immaculate! The attendant proceeded to overfill the tank, fuel running all down both sides of the tank onto my very hot engine. He then fumbled with the nozzle and smacked the tank, chipping the paint. That was the very last time I allowed anyone to put fuel in any motorcycle.

 

[ARtraveler]

Very stupid law. Stopped in to get fuel in a 'No Pump' state on my 1971 Honda CB750. I didn't know that they would not let the customer pump fuel. So I was surprised when the attendant told me I could not pump my own fuel. I tried to talk him out of it. But I was out of fuel and he was steadfast, so I caved.

I kept that bike immaculate! The attendant proceeded to overfill the tank, fuel running all down both sides of the tank onto my very hot engine. He then fumbled with the nozzle and smacked the tank, chipping the paint. That was the very last time I allowed anyone to put fuel in any motorcycle.

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Beautiful CB 750. That was the machine that started the big bike and tourer craze. Vetter up and you had a pre-Gold Wing.

 

[RideOn]

Beautiful CB 750. That was the machine that started the big bike and tourer craze. Vetter up and you had a pre-Gold Wing.

My first street bike too, 1973 CB750K3 in metallic brown with black and gold striping. Tried to make it work for long distance, but more than an hour on that seat was like sitting on the thin edge of a 2x4. Quick, well-finished and trouble-free but after a couple of years I sold it and bought a 1975 BMW R90S. Not as quick, but higher top end and even more beautiful (Daytona Orange); the 22-year-old me could ride it forever. It's still in my garage 45 years later but needs some fixing. My brother is going to restore it completely over the coming months.

 

[ColumbiaSpyder]

I live in Oregon, they always hand me the nozzle to fill it myself.

 

[RICZ]

I live in Oregon, they always hand me the nozzle to fill it myself.

I get off the bike and all they say is; "You got it?" Yup. And I do it all myself. That way, I can check for a skimmer before inserting my card.

 

[easysuper]

In the Portland Metro area they have a law that the attendant needs to hand you the nozzle and you can do the rest, they can get a hefty fine if they get caught ignoring the stupid law. Almost all of them ignore it, but still can get fined. Everywhere else in the state you can do it all by yourself .

 

[IdahoMtnSpyder]

Very stupid law.

Not necessarily back in the day it was passed. I believe it was passed during the early days of transitioning to self-serve, which was being done to cut costs. Of course cutting costs meant cutting jobs. The law was passed in an attempt to save jobs. It also may have been passed as a safety measure. Keep in mind gas pumps 70+ years ago weren't designed to enable any idiot to use them. But it definitely is out of step with the way gasoline distribution methods have evolved. So it's not so much a stupid law as one that long ago outlived it original purpose.

 

[bigbadbrucie]

Not necessarily back in the day it was passed. I believe it was passed during the early days of transitioning to self-serve, which was being done to cut costs. Of course cutting costs meant cutting jobs. The law was passed in an attempt to save jobs. It also may have been passed as a safety measure. Keep in mind gas pumps 70+ years ago weren't designed to enable any idiot to use them. But it definitely is out of step with the way gasoline distribution methods have evolved. So it's not so much a stupid law as one that long ago outlived it original purpose.

You’ve also got to remember back in the day, a lot of the older women (my mother among them) refused to pump gas into their own cars. They would keep looking for a station that advertised “Full Service”. There have been times when I have wanted a “Full Service” station, but alas, there are NONE (at least not here).

 

[IdahoMtnSpyder]

You’ve also got to remember back in the day, a lot of the older women (my mother among them) refused to pump gas into their own cars. They would keep looking for a station that advertised “Full Service”. There have been times when I have wanted a “Full Service” station, but alas, there are NONE (at least not here).

But with most all self service stations, if not all that have attendants, you can still get the gas pumped for you if you have a handicapped sticker or license plate and honk your horn! I'm pretty sure ADA regulations require it.