My bike was on fire ...
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My bike was on fire ...
And that is not figuratively - literally it was! Well, not the bike exactly, but the dry stick that got stuck between the engine and the header pipe was burning pretty good. Flames were beginning to wick up to the radiator shroud and gas tank before I noticed. No damage was done, but that's just one more thing to be careful of if you ride in an area where dried sticks, grass, leaves, etc, might get snagged on your bike and come in contact with the hot head pipe.
That made my short ride today a bit more exciting that I wanted. And you thought you only had to worry about the backfire screen ...
That made my short ride today a bit more exciting that I wanted. And you thought you only had to worry about the backfire screen ...
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RE: My bike was on fire ...
Yikes!
Now if the fire had been in the airbox, I wonder how long it would take someone to notice. Especially if they're busy with some technical portion of a trail or the likes.
Now if the fire had been in the airbox, I wonder how long it would take someone to notice. Especially if they're busy with some technical portion of a trail or the likes.
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And that is not figuratively - literally it was! Well, not the bike exactly, but the dry stick that got stuck between the engine and the header pipe was burning pretty good. Flames were beginning to wick up to the radiator shroud and gas tank before I noticed. No damage was done, but that's just one more thing to be careful of if you ride in an area where dried sticks, grass, leaves, etc, might get snagged on your bike and come in contact with the hot head pipe.
That made my short ride today a bit more exciting that I wanted. And you thought you only had to worry about the backfire screen ...
And that is not figuratively - literally it was! Well, not the bike exactly, but the dry stick that got stuck between the engine and the header pipe was burning pretty good. Flames were beginning to wick up to the radiator shroud and gas tank before I noticed. No damage was done, but that's just one more thing to be careful of if you ride in an area where dried sticks, grass, leaves, etc, might get snagged on your bike and come in contact with the hot head pipe.
That made my short ride today a bit more exciting that I wanted. And you thought you only had to worry about the backfire screen ...
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RE: My bike was on fire ...
Yeah, I happened to smell the smoke when I slowed down. At first I thought it was someone burning a brush pile or just a fireplace chimney. Then I looked down and saw the flames and was just stunned at seeing fire!
Sorry no photos, I was too busy $hitting bricks [&:]
Sorry no photos, I was too busy $hitting bricks [&:]
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RE: My bike was on fire ...
Could be a creative way to warm up your engine head on those cold mornings when its harder to start. Guess you just need to set the branch just right and light it....
Seriously, that sounds pritty scary.. It's not every day you look down and see FLAMES coming up from the underside of your bike.. And where there were, right near the gas tank YIKES!!!!
Glad you cought it in time!!!
Seriously, that sounds pritty scary.. It's not every day you look down and see FLAMES coming up from the underside of your bike.. And where there were, right near the gas tank YIKES!!!!
Glad you cought it in time!!!
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RE: My bike was on fire ...
This happened to me a couple times this summer. First time I was riding in a field in waist high grass and brush, I could smell smoke and looked down see a bunch of grass cought in the head pipe, no flames but it was smoking lol.
