My bike is ticking...

[His Dudeness]

Maybe the sander overheated or the motor was a bit sparky. Was turned on for a long time? Was crap luck that it spread over to the bike.

[Fazerider]

I was scrolling slowly down those horrific pics thinking this must be a wind-up... truly sorry that it wasn't. :'(


Was the dryer in use at the time? Just wondering if that might've been the start of it rather than your ultrasonic(ish) cleaning contraption.

[richfzs]

Nightmare! Any chance fluid splashed onto the sander? water and leccy don't go too well...

[Dead Eye]

@His Dudeness - Potentially yes, but it wasn't on for long at all. I had the system running for over an hour and a half the day before and there were no electrical smells and the box and sander weren't hot at all.

@Fazerider - Unfortunately not a wind up I'm fairly certain the dryer wasn't in operation, but its not something I'd thought of - potentially a road worth investigating.

@richfzs - The box had a lid on it that was sealed so I would be surprised if any fluid got out...

[phillywilly]

So everything has gone horribly horribly wrong I was cleaning the carb bodies yesterday ready for reassembly and then this happened











My poor 600 is gone  :'( :'( :'( :'(

Not likely to be getting another one any time soon - the excess on my insurance policy is half of what the bike is insured for, plus there is the no claims discount that will disappear and cost me more money in the future - long story short is that even if I did claim I wouldn't be able to afford to buy another.

Oh and I'm not certain what started the fire, but the leading guess is that it was the home made ultrasonic bath - so [size=1.35em]DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME[/size]

what  a screwed up system this country has when multi billion pound insurance companies charge  you so much for excess that its not worth claiming on an item when you really need their help !!!
feel really bad for you dead eye
p.s couldnt you say the fire started with the tumble drier and claim off your landlords insurance ?  :eek :eek

[His Dudeness]

phillywilly has a point there. if the garage is technically part of the house then you might be able to claim for the bike under the contents cover of the house.

[Dead Eye]

The contents cover is arranged by us (the tenants) for which the bike isn't covered unfortunately. It's under the same section saying that no vehicle accessories or tools are covered either which again sucks.

Just going to have to save my pennys (the few I have remaining) and take it from there... I think the exhaust might be salvageable so I'll take a stab at removing it and cleaning it up but I don't hold much hope.

[richfzs]

Frame & logbook worth money?

[Fazerider]

The front end may be salvageable. Obviously it's a bit messy having had the fairing melt all over it, but it doesn't look like it got particularly hot. Forks may be fine after a cleanup and new seals, likewise the wheel and brake calipers.
Was second gear good? Engine internals like the drum, selector forks and gears should have survived the heat.

[red98]

bl**dy hell deadeye  .......iam glad you were not in there....gutted for you mate,absolutly gutted  ......i think you might be supprised at the amount of parts you can salvage,not a nice situation to be in but if you get yourself back out to the garage and strip the bike down theres probs quite a few parts that are still useable   could offer them on here or ebay 






really sorry for you matey  [size=78%]  [/size]

[marksfazer]

Real bad luck Dead Eye, i think we all do work on our bikes in the garage & Could of happen to any of us.


Quite intrigued as to why the fire started, was there any ventilation whilst working on the bike, such as door open?


You should post this on some other bike forums and see if anyone can shed light on to why?


Mark.

[Dead Eye]

Yeah, its a bit of a mystery

The door to the garage was closed because the sander makes a fair bit of noise...

[richfzs]

@richfzs - The box had a lid on it that was sealed so I would be surprised if any fluid got out...

A sealed lid? How tight a seal? and you've got a fizzy drink in it, that's being shaken round?

[Dead Eye]

It was a relatively tight seal. I had the system in operation for an hour and a half the previous day after the drink had just been poured and there were no leaks. The drink was subsequently left overnight so was likely fairly flat in the afternoon when I set it up for the second time. I think thats the most annoying aspect - it worked fine the day before with no signs of malfunction etc and then suddenly it all went to sh!t

[HarryHornby]

Holy shit!  :eek  Glad no one was hurt.  Gutted for you.


Just a thought, you said the bike was ticking......maybe it was a bomb?....could explain both the ticking and the fire.  :b

[Dead Eye]

If only that was the case just to make more sense of it