Author Topic: FREE FZS 600 '99 - Fire Damage (Read 8994 times)

Dead Eye · « **on:** 14 November 2012, 11:08:50 am »

This is very much a long shot and just in case anyone can see anything of worth. My bike had a bit of an incident with fire whilst in a garage and it didn't survive

I have no intention on claiming on the insurance since the excess is at least half of what they would pay out and I can't afford to add anything to that to replace it. So, if you want to pick the bike clean be my guest, I'm not charging anything but obviously if you want it posted then that's up to you to arrange. The bike is in Chelmsford so if anyone is local you are welcome to come round

Parts that are Unavailable
Downpipes
Exhaust End Can
Brake Callipers (Lawrence)
Front Sprocket (Lawrence)
Cam Cover Ends (Lawrence)
Right Crank Case Cover (bmseven)
Front wheel (Fuzzy)
Clutch Cover (Stedman8)
Generator Cover (Stedman8)

So if any foccer is mad enough, there might be something of use here?

spoonlamp · « **Reply #1 on:** 14 November 2012, 12:07:20 pm »

That is a real shame, sorry to see that

redrat · « **Reply #2 on:** 14 November 2012, 12:57:03 pm »

gutted for you fella !

caretaker · « **Reply #3 on:** 14 November 2012, 07:11:32 pm »

bit of t-cut should sort that out!!

bm · « **Reply #4 on:** 14 November 2012, 07:30:04 pm »

pity your not closer as could do with engine parts

andy352299 · « **Reply #5 on:** 14 November 2012, 08:23:25 pm »

gutted for you
i am in chelmsford but at the moment i dont see anything i need, but you can guarentee as soom as you get shot of it i will need something.
if you are having difficulty getting rid of it i could probably borrow a van

hope everything works out o.k

paulchucky · « **Reply #6 on:** 14 November 2012, 10:00:35 pm »

wow thats a real shame there matey im gutted for you !

there be some dead people if that ever happen here

Lawrence · « **Reply #7 on:** 15 November 2012, 08:50:03 am »

Hi mate, what sort of condition are the brake (front and rear) calipers in? Did the seals survive ok? Also how old were the sprockets?

Any idea what caused it?

HarryHornby · « **Reply #8 on:** 15 November 2012, 09:06:31 am »

Could always speak to Deefer about plastic welding the fairing back together!

Did you narrow the fire down to the coke bath in the end?

ponkster · « **Reply #9 on:** 15 November 2012, 09:22:58 am »

Did you find out what caused the fire?

Lazarus · « **Reply #10 on:** 15 November 2012, 01:23:33 pm »

absolute bastard m8 - gutted for you.

surprised the tyres survived that fire tbh

Dead Eye · « **Reply #11 on:** 15 November 2012, 01:57:33 pm »

Wasn't expecting any replies... wow...

Quote from: andy352299 on 14 November 2012, 08:23:25 pm

gutted for you
i am in chelmsford but at the moment i dont see anything i need, but you can guarentee as soom as you get shot of it i will need something.
if you are having difficulty getting rid of it i could probably borrow a van

hope everything works out o.k

I haven't really tried to get rid of it, just figured I'd give you guys a first crack it. You are more than welcome to come and take it away if you want

Quote from: Lawrence on 15 November 2012, 08:50:03 am

Hi mate, what sort of condition are the brake (front and rear) calipers in? Did the seals survive ok? Also how old were the sprockets?

Any idea what caused it?

Calipers weren't too bad before - I'd scrubbed them up less than a month before this happened. Not too sure on the seals, I'll try and get the callipers off and take some photos for you. The sprockets are about a year old and covered about 3 - 4k miles.

As for the cause, nothing confirmed but leading suspicion is still the ultrasonic bath. I don't think the house insurance company are bothering to investigate or anything

Quote from: Lazarus on 15 November 2012, 01:23:33 pm

absolute bastard m8 - gutted for you.

surprised the tyres survived that fire tbh

Well the rear tyre certainly didn't, but the front managed to - not sure if the plastic well come off though...

bmseven · « **Reply #12 on:** 22 November 2012, 02:58:03 pm »

Shit that's not good, claiming on your house insurance?
Any chance I could have the little engine cover on the right hand side only down the road in Tiptree

Dead Eye · « **Reply #13 on:** 22 November 2012, 03:17:08 pm »

The house insurance won't cover the bike and the contents insurance rejected the claim for everything else which is ridiculous, not impressed.

I'll see about getting the engine cover off for you and get some pictures for you

bmseven · « **Reply #14 on:** 22 November 2012, 10:36:55 pm »

No worries happy to come and remove it myself.
Why was the contents claim rejected?

Dead Eye · « **Reply #15 on:** 23 November 2012, 01:35:37 am »

Because the white goods don't belong to us, they belong to the landlord. Bloody stupid but there we are

Lawrence · « **Reply #16 on:** 23 November 2012, 01:06:35 pm »

Just thought, could I get those four things off the ends of the cam covers and the things bolted onto the ends of the radiator too please?

Previous owner decided to paint mine (along with the caliper and fuel flap, including lock

) with bright red gloss paint.

Dead Eye · « **Reply #17 on:** 23 November 2012, 01:20:57 pm »

Sure, they should whip off fairly easily

Lawrence · « **Reply #18 on:** 23 November 2012, 01:54:28 pm »

Quote from: Dead Eye on 23 November 2012, 01:20:57 pm

Sure, they should whip off fairly easily

Are you around this evening? 7-8ish?

Kosmic Kartman · « **Reply #19 on:** 23 November 2012, 08:54:01 pm »

That's absolutely rotton. Feel for ya.

Did you find out what started the fire?

cable tie · « **Reply #20 on:** 24 November 2012, 09:19:50 am »

Oh feck that must have been some blaze, I bet your landlord nearly had a heart attack when you told them.

Dead Eye · « **Reply #21 on:** 24 November 2012, 10:47:36 am »

Luckily the landlord has been pretty cool about it and said something along the lines of "well, I needed a new garage anyways" :P

Fuzzy · « **Reply #22 on:** 24 November 2012, 10:22:27 pm »

What condition are the front brake discs in?

Sorry to see this Dead Eye

Hope it all works out in the end, will you replace it?

Dead Eye · « **Reply #23 on:** 25 November 2012, 12:32:51 am »

Discs may have survived since they can take the high temperatures but will definitely need a clean up. They were fine before the incident with no sign of pitting or warping etc

As for replacing it, I fully intend to as I loved my bike

I'd have bought a replacement already if I had the money but that's where things have gotten very very tight for me and although I can afford to run it, I can't afford to replace it. My focus at the moment is to get my cage back up and running (gearbox swap on an MG ZS) then hopefully save up some money after christmas and potentially be able to afford one before summer? But even that's optimistic I expect... I miss it

Fuzzy · « **Reply #24 on:** 26 November 2012, 01:50:48 pm »

Thanks for getting back to me - having thought about it properly though, I imagine getting the discs off the wheel would not be straight forward! Not sure about carrying the whole wheel on my bike even if you were willing to part with it...

At least you have a car to see you through winter, believe me you're not missing much thanks to the weather. Maybe another Fazer or something different? At least you have the fun of bike shopping to look forward to next year