helped out an airhead last night

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  • GARTHXS
    XS-XJ Guru
    • Nov 2007
    • 1631
    • Seattle

    #1

    helped out an airhead last night

    So I went out to the store last night to get some supplies and when I got home there was a guy parked across the street messing around with his bike , he has a used rs1100 bmw , it wouldn"t start e said he got water in the tank when he washed it and like a typicall bmw owner he had no idea on what to do and discharged his battery trying to start it . I told him he should drain his tank and refill with fresh gas and recharge his battery , he didnt want to do this even though I offered him a gas can and the use of my battery charger . he just wanted help moving his bike , so I helped him push his bike 2 blocks away where he had his storage unit and we parked it there . Any way I did my good deed for the day in hopes that I ever break down somewheres on the road some other kind motorcylist would lend a hand too
    91 kwaka kz1000p
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  • Crazcnuk
    XS-XJ Guru
    • Aug 2006
    • 2980
    • Hinton, AB, Canada

    #2
    He didn't have to drain the gas, just the water!

    Water is heavier than gas so it sits right at the bottom. You just take off your fuel line at the petock, open the petcock and drain a cup or so, into a clear container so you can tell when your getting just gas.

    You would have to drain the float bowls, too, but also easy, for ours.

    Basically, you would have to open the gascap to get that much water in there. If you think about it, you'd have to get about a gallon of water in, to fill all 4 float bowls, if your not on reserve! Water would just displace the reserve gas until it got high enough to go in with the regular fuel.
    Nice day, if it doesn't rain...

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    '83 502/502 Monte Carlo for sale/trade

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    • Big Daddy Funk
      XSive Maximus
      • Nov 2008
      • 639
      • Brantford, Ontario, Canada.

      #3
      Sounds Suspicious

      Maybe it was stolen.
      I May Be Crazy, But I Have A Good Time.

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      • GARTHXS
        XS-XJ Guru
        • Nov 2007
        • 1631
        • Seattle

        #4
        too bad

        He's not an xsive, and he did have keys
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        • cywelchjr
          XS-XJ Super Guru(Deceased)
          • Oct 2008
          • 4450
          • Sacramento, CA

          #5
          Originally posted by garthxs
          He's not an xsive, and he did have keys
          Even for us XSives that's ride it like you stole it, not ride in when you've stole it. (sorry for the bad grammer but it didn't work with proper grammer)
          Cy

          1980 XS1100G (Brutus) w/81H Engine
          Duplicolor Mirage Paint Job (Purple/Green)
          Vetter Windjammer IV
          Vetter hard bags & Trunk
          OEM Luggage Rack
          Jardine Spaghetti 4-2 exhaust system
          Spade Fuse Box
          Turn Signal Auto Cancel Mod
          750 FD Mod
          TC Spin on Oil Filter Adapter (temp removed)
          XJ1100 Front Footpegs
          XJ1100 Shocks

          I was always taught to respect my elders, but it keeps getting harder to find one.

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          • Bigfoot
            XS-XJ GURU
            • Sep 2005
            • 1422
            • Kansas City, Missouri

            #6
            Maybe he thought it was a good idea to wash the inside of the tank while he was at it.
            Harry

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            '79 Standard
            '82 XJ1100
            '84 FJ1100


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            • wa407mpp
              XSive Maximus
              • Jul 2007
              • 717

              #7
              Sounds more like water in the electrics then in the tank.
              Fastmover
              "Just plant us in the damn garden with the stupid
              lion". SHL
              78 XS1100e

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