Whilst trying to get gas at a local station yesterday, I was confounded and irritated to see that the pump would not pump fuel into my bike. I left without buying any.
Went to a second station and the same thing happened.
On closer examination I saw that the pump now has a pressure switch affixed to the nozzle, about 4" from the end. This is, I guess, a way of making sure that when a car is being filled up, the nozzle is completely inserted into the filler opening.
But my motorcycle is a cruiser, and the "floor" of the tank is less than three inches from the filler opening. So the only way I was able to pump gas was to manually hold the pressure switch with one hand, while depressing the lever with the other. And with the normal gasoline splashing characteristic, my hand smelled like gas for the rest of the day.
This is the first time I've encountered this type of nozzle, but I would not be surprised if all of them were converted over the next year or so.
Pain in the ass.
Went to a second station and the same thing happened.
On closer examination I saw that the pump now has a pressure switch affixed to the nozzle, about 4" from the end. This is, I guess, a way of making sure that when a car is being filled up, the nozzle is completely inserted into the filler opening.
But my motorcycle is a cruiser, and the "floor" of the tank is less than three inches from the filler opening. So the only way I was able to pump gas was to manually hold the pressure switch with one hand, while depressing the lever with the other. And with the normal gasoline splashing characteristic, my hand smelled like gas for the rest of the day.
This is the first time I've encountered this type of nozzle, but I would not be surprised if all of them were converted over the next year or so.
Pain in the ass.