Never Run Out Of Gas Again! Be A Bandana-Bandit:

E-Z Fill Up Reminder for memory-challenged bikers:

After a 50 mile ride along some of Florida's most beautiful beaches, the chop was running on fumes, so was the rider.. (that'd be me), due to 90 degrees & 90% humidity. Decided to fill 'er up this morning instead of last night. Having had to walk for a gas can on more than one occasion over the years, when the bike's on reserve these days, a bandana is tied onto the right handlebar grip. It looks so out of place, that the first thought in my mind this morning was.. "oh yeah, the tank's on reserve, got 'ta fill 'er up."

You don't carry a bandana, or a shop rag? Why not? Having soft cotton to wipe up a gas spill sure beats scratching your paint by wiping the tank down with one of those nasty paper towels at the gas pump, worse yet, your sleeve.

Carb'ed bikes are more forgiving than injected models when it comes to actually running the tank dry. In either case, you'll still have that long, embarrasing walk to the station and back. Hopefully, your steed will be there upon your return. Once, out int the middle of nowhere, I had to walk back a pint of gas in a soda can, with my thumb in the hole. It worked. Best to not run out of petrol in the first place, right? Embrace the bandana, it beats the crap out of walking!