I'm kind of leaning towards the latter. I'll fill up again in a few days and see. If it happens again, I'll probably not use it. What's the point?
Sweet...I found the McCuff locally, now I just need to chew off half a tank of gas so I can see how well it works. It looks like it will do the job...I have high hopes.
The dealer wants to know how it works, too; apparently this is the first one they've ever sold. So I need to ride this weekend, because people are relying on me.
Shuddup.
They are.
Finally, a break in the heat...I haven't ridden in about a week because of the 100+ temps (I'm a wimp) and because of some personal aggravation. Hot and ticked off is no way to ride...
But today...very nice temps. I needed to gas up, but I had enough to go a good 60 miles if I was so inclined, so I took the nice day and low gas tank as an excuse to go looking for a McCuff Fill Spill Protector. I hit up all the places near here that were listed on their website, but for the most part I got blank stares when I asked if they had one in. Only one guy knew what I was talking about, and he suggested I order it online.
I headed for a gas station I knew wouldn't be busy and would be on the cheaper side. I didn't want a line of cars behind me because I wanted to take my helmet off to see if I could hear the gas going in, and see if I could hear the changes in sound as it neared full.
No luck.
But...I was able to see the digital readout of how much gas was going in, stopped at 2.3, and then trickled the rest in. No spillover this time. If I don't get the McCuff, this may become my new gas station...
Before I took off I checked the air pressure in my tires (wise person warned me I might need to check the tires on the MP3 more often) and they were down several pounds. Since it felt squishy when I had the Spouse Thingy on back I decided to add a little more air than suggested for just the driver alone; I shot for getting it in between that and driver + passenger. It made for a much nicer ride--apparently my ass weighs more than driver alone PSI recommendations... ;)
A first for us...we rode 2 up the other day, and decided to try it on the MP3. Overall, the scooter handled it well; me...not as much. I could definitely feel the extra weight on the back (I didn't increase the load on the shocks...didn't occur to me until afterward) and the needed increased stopping distance bothered me a bit. I had a couple of moments of chanting "please don't change, please don't change" under my breath while approaching stoplights.
I also had this irrational fear the Spouse Thingy was going to fly off the back of the scooter. Not sure where that came from.
I think most of my discomfort came from the unfamiliarity of riding 2 up and I can get over that with practice (presuming he'll be willing to ride as my passenger again.) I did have a little bit of trouble making right turns with him on the back--going wide--where I normally don't, and after backing out of a parking space I nearly dumped the scooter when the front wheels unlocked. The parking lot surface was not completely level, with the wheels suddenly unlocked the balance shifted, and I had to work to keep it from going over.
He complained that there's not enough space for the passenger's feet; he has size 9 shoes and the footrests look like they're made for someone with toddler size 3 feet. I didn't appreciate that much, either, since his feet kept jabbing into my calves, leaving some nice bruises. The seat seemed all right for 2 up; the grab bar is a nice touch, and while I felt like I was too far forward, I think that was because I didn't want to sit too far back. The whole him flying off and all...
(And if none of this makes sense, it's 3 a.m. and I can't sleep...)