• 4 Stroke Husqvarna Motorcycles Made In Italy - About 1989 to 2014
     TE = 4st Enduro & TC = 4st Cross

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TE 511 caught Fire ... Fueltank position ?

9880sts

9880sts

Husqvarna
AA Class
on my ride this weekend with my TE511 , i probably didn't do up my Fuel cap tight enough. On a small uphill section , i stalled the bike and dropped it on the right side.
The bike was on the ground for about 5 sec.
I lifted bike back up and hit the start button. Well it didn't start right away but through the Muffler i ignited the fuel which spelled over the Muffler and plastics..

after a bit stuffing around and using my camel-bag , which didn't really help , i turn'd the bike around with its front downhill to stop the leak through the cap..

another few moments later i had it under control ... but for one second i thought " it's gone"

My honest opinion... The fuel tank is in a shit location. When you ride in muddy conditions which we have constantly here, the back is covered in mud and you have to be very careful opening the Fuel tank. It's just not suited for those Conditions. And the fact that fuel could leak again on the muffler and ignite worries me.
If this would have happened here in high summer 35-40 degrees in these Australian woods.... don't even want to think about.
This was a riding area near Kinglake Victoria. More then 100 people died in 2009 on black Saturday

Over the Engine is less complicated and you will see right away what's happening. Plus with this Design, on a long Downhill track fuel always comes out of the breather because the Fuel level is higher then the breather hose .... So many times i had fuel coming out.

It's a good bike , but refuelling is a pain in the butt in the mud...

They should have gone Mainstream design with the bikes.. Cant go wrong. Husqvarna was not in a good position to come up and take over this design from BMW after they failed pretty bad in the Off-road marked ...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Saturday_bush fires



View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ike1AARjGY4


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Damn, good thing you are not hurt ... Good luck with the fix or what ever your outcome with your bike ..

Gotta say, nothing will surprise me with this bike ... (I mean nothing negative here ... I just happen to remember this bike since the bwm days ... From its World championship to this day... Its been written on alot here, both good and bad ... More than 1 world class rider on this bike also.)

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Not sure I'm ready for a bike fire after watching these videos ... And I don't always carry any water ...
 
Yeah, so glad you were ok mate!! That would be pretty scary.

You can see a fuel leak on a front tank better for sure, but if it did leak onto the hot engine, not sure it would be better.
The cap is a pain when it is muddy, that's for sure, I've taken to pouring the service station's windscreen bucket on mine when I fuel up to clean it.

Not sure about the tank breather though, yours must be different to mine.
I routinely over-fill mine at home from a jerry can 'cause you can't see the level, but even like that, once the cap is on I've never lost fuel from the bike.
 
Holy shit... Good on you for dealing with it. Some people would run in that situation.
When I was a teenager, my car (1964 falcon) caught alight around the carby. I tried to put it out but a passenger with me went nuts and tried to drag everyone away... hysterical. I eventually stopped it.
Found out later that mate who went nuts has been in the situation before and his car got engulfed and exploded. Fair enough.

Have you seen the post on Kellys goofy thread? Here: http://www.cafehusky.com/threads/kellys-ongoing-goofy-thread.31094/page-137#post-436995

Yep in a dry Vic summer that could have been tragic. I was in Lakes Entrance on Black Saturday and woke up Sunday with car covered in ash... (the closest fire was still a good distance away!) It was 42°C.
 
I've seen many bikes catch on fire, has nothing to do with that particular bike. DRZ, lots of KTMs, street bikes etc. Hot motor and exhaust and leaking gas = fire.
 
That factory plastic cap is a big part of the problem. It's almost impossible to get on properly after it's been used a few times.
 
sometimespush said:
Thats a weird place to have a fuel cap ? What happens when you loop the bike and tear off the rear mudguard ?
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Nothing. The tank is separate from the fender and inside the subframe. The real and well known issue is the gas cap on these warps after about a year, becomes hard to fit and does not seal well. ZipTy makes a really nice cap with a huge o-ring that spins on and eliminates this issue completely. As you can see below it is way more protected than a typical tank in an aluminum cage (the subframe).

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9880sts said:
Where can i get a New proper fuel cap from to Australia within a week ??
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Gonna be hard, it takes Zip Ty a week to sort out the emails before you can get it sent.
They are looking at fixing the webstore freight issues, then us international customers will be sweet.

Maybe we need to set up a local agency....
 
9880sts said:
got it,

We have a Bill's Motorcycle plus here in Australia too.. Based in South Australia.
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After another search I found someone talking about Husqvarna caps from R&D and Trooper Lu in AUS. Maybe somewhere to start while you email BMP (here) and Zip-Ty.
 
I was out riding with another group of guys in the same location, and came across the burnt Husky!
Thankfully only some plastic got melted and some metal was blackened and no one got hurt, it could have been really nasty.
I have heard of the plastic fuel caps distorting over time, making them hard to fit. Maybe this is what happened to your fuel cap.
I had the billet cap from day one on my 449 and never had a problem with it.
Once again glad you got away un hurt.
 
I was watching these fire VIDS ... I could remove the 1 allen bolt that holds the tank on any of my 5 Huskies and remove the tank quicker that the loose dirt was putting that fire out. That would at least get the source of the fire away ... No ELECT on these bikes ... Seat comes off very easy also ...And my backpack is getting old ... I'll use it to smother the flames ... I've got a clue now if my bike lites up :)
 
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