TE 511 caught Fire ... Fueltank position ?

[Mr Ford40]

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CH husky MMA action. Danger -v- Tinken... Kelly -v- Ray... bring it Winners get a new husky.

And Mr Ford 40 rides opps v's Big Timmy's avatar and not the bike.

 

[Mr Ford40]

Like him or not Tinken / ZipTy have enhanced my ride experience and made my bikes a good bit better thought testing and providing info. I have zero issues paying $10 more if thats a case as they have more than earned it for me. I like to support those that have helped me. I know what a huge cost it is to bring something new into the states and all the issues in doing so. My guess is they make very little to nothing on these.

Motosportz , the price you pay for these items I believe is a good price and even shipping to Australia from zipty is fine aswell, I have no complains to any of there service , the products are A1 and pricing 10/10 . Also there items look great , fit well , and design and the time taken to machine and manufactor as you said there would be little or no profit in these items.

 

[JRW]

I don't particularly care for those Bell helmets. But the rest of the gear works for me.

 

[Tinken]

Motosportz , the price you pay for these items I believe is a good price and even shipping to Australia from zipty is fine aswell, I have no complains to any of there service , the products are A1 and pricing 10/10 . Also there items look great , fit well , and design and the time taken to machine and manufactor as you said there would be little or no profit in these items.

I appreciate the complements.

 

[Mr Ford40]

I appreciate the complements.

Tinken they are well deserved.

 

[Mr Ford40]

I don't particularly care for those Bell helmets. But the rest of the gear works for me.

Sorry Guys this should get our minds back on the bikes , and away from them bell helmets.

 

[firecrotch]

If I could find of these bikes with low hrs i would buy in an instant. They are great bikes and you cn find them cheap. I would however probably make some custom mud flap cover over the fender and seat held on by say velcro or something.

 

[Huskynoobee]

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My God man!

 

[ray_ray]

I gotta re-nig on my comment above about yanking the tank off to stop a fire or to remove the source from the flames... I managed to set my TXC on fire when I was preparing it for a customer ride ... I don't think it has any real damage to the essential wiring and should be runnable and will verify this later this week ...

That bandana I keep on my bars probably saved my bike ... I used it to smoother the flames down till I got a jug of water to put out the flames ...

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I gotta replace those screw valves on the tank for shutting off the fuel coming out of the tank .. My actions were pretty ignorant and caused the flames but that shut-off valve played a part also ...

 

[LandofMotards]

I thought for sure you were going to pull off the seat, shut off the fuel, and pull out tools to pull the tank .

So how did it happen? Were those valves leaking on the hot engine? Wild stuff, guess I should add a fire extinguisher to my packing list from now on lol. Hope everything's ok with the bike

 

[Big Timmy]

Sorry to hear about your motorcycle fire you had Ray.



On another note, the word would be "Compliments" when being used in the context above.

Not "Complements".

They have different spellings and meanings entirely.

 

[LandofMotards]

Sorry to hear about your motorcycle fire you had Ray.



On another note, the word would be "Compliments" when being used in the context above.

Not "Complements".

They have different spellings and meanings entirely.

Not tracking. What are you referring to?

 

[Big Timmy]

Apparently not. I just made a simple spelling correction.

A few posts earlier, Tinken said, "I appreciate the complements".

The spelling of the word is incorrect when used in that context.

It would be spelled "compliments".

 

[ray_ray]

This is painful to tell ... It shows how little some of us know about mechanics and how big a dumb-a$$ I can be, at any time of the day ... But I kept my cool and that probably saved the bike ... I'm sure this is an old story and again, painful to admit to but sometimes you gotta put the ~ego aside and tell the sad story so maybe someone will learn something beneficial ...

Seat and tank removal was plan A but just did not seem like the thing to do at the moment of crisis ...

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The needle valve inside the CARB was not sealing off the fuel flow into the CARB 100% and I had a small drip of gas coming out the overflow ... That screw shut-off valve on the tank just will not shut off the flow to the CARB 100% so, I turned the over-flow line upward to stop the flow of fuel (Wrong Idea) ... This stopped the fuel flow out the line but this does not stop the fuel flowing into the CARB (as we all know) and the engine filled up with fuel apparently ...I removed the plug and pushed the kicker down and gas shot out the plug hole and ignited ... The muck around the exhaust and the oil seepage from the valve cover caught fire. Just a small slow burner really but kicking the engine over was very dangerous (and dumb) as the compression shot that fuel mist everywhere and could have even got on me and caught my shirt or whatever on fire.

So I grabbed my rag off the bars that I usually carry to clean my glasses with when riding and almost smothered the fire out within ~3 seconds ... But not quite out and the flame was trying to grow as that oil\grease on the engine got hotter and maybe plastic on some headlight wires melted ... I gave 1 quick thought to removing the tank but said F..k that and ran into the outside garage and turned on the water hose, but I was bitten here by the 3rd world and the water was off for some reason ... I was standing there with an empty water hose so I grabbed the rag again.. This was working, but not 100% and now I was getting afraid of the tank blowing or some other horrific event...

Now, I chose to run all the way into the house and get a bucket and was gonna use it to dip water out of my neighbors small cement fish tank that is outside by the bike ... I was gonna restock his fish as needed and I think he would understand my dilemma ..

Anyway, my GF, being from here, always keeps spare water around because she and everyone else here knows the water can go off about anytime and nobody wants to be out of water for hand-washing and such... I grabbed her water jug that was beside the bucket, ran back outside and dosed the flame out ... She indirectly helped save my bike and the small fish because by this time, it was getting a little hot around the bike .. This all happened in about a minute I'd guess.

I thought for sure you were going to pull off the seat, shut off the fuel, and pull out tools to pull the tank .

So how did it happen? Were those valves leaking on the hot engine? Wild stuff, guess I should add a fire extinguisher to my packing list from now on lol. Hope everything's ok with the bike

Sorry to hear about your motorcycle fire you had Ray.

Thanks and it was just an event that should have never happened, yet did happen. If that bike had a shut-off valve on the tank that worked, I would have left the overflow hose alone and just shut the fuel off at the tank instead of the elevating-overflow-line-trick. Probably a little riding the next day and the needle valve would have seated properly ...

Fire and plastics are just a losing combination ... I'm thinking only my headlight wiring harness is toast along with the new engine oil I just poured into the bike ... I was just riding this bike again lately and it feels really fast .. I'm a 6-speed transmission guy from way back ...

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Ok, enough work, now, back to suggestions for making the Bell helmet gal shown above a chest protestor for her ~somewhat priceless treasure chest

 

[LandofMotards]

I'm not a carb guy but probably would have thought the same way. Hell mines insured, I'd probably just watch and then upgrade . Some crap luck with the water shut off, what are the freaking odds lol. If it turns out to just be a headlight harness that's easy enough, I'd imagine there are quite a few guys that have that sitting in the garage somewhere because they're racing. After market headlights are relatively cheap and they'll have what you need, anything past that is a PIA to repair but can be done cheap. Again, glad you're alright. You're a PITA sometimes but I'd miss the videos/pictures

 

[LandofMotards]

Apparently not. I just made a simple spelling correction.

A few posts earlier, Tinken said, "I appreciate the complements".

The spelling of the word is incorrect when used in that context.

It would be spelled "compliments".

Ok, read Ray and my posts over several times . Quote next time lol. In Tinkens defense, English isn't his major .

 

[Big Timmy]

Its not my major either. I try not to ever quote at all. It usually gets blown out of context when I do and is then used against me.

I myself got hammered once giving Habanero Hot Sauce away at the Drag Races with my Race Car Operation years ago, when the labels on that product said "Compliments of Big Timmy's Chile Products". It should have said "Complements of Big Timmy's Chile Products". Wait a minute, or was it the other way around??? LOL!

No, I don't market hot sauce anymore. Only knock myself out a 5 to 7 gallon batch for personal stash every 5 years or so now.

Back in the late 90s it was like 50 to 75 gallons every month. It kept myself pretty busy running a business and doing the Hot Sauce thing on the side. I even grew all my own Chiles. It always kept race gas in the 8 second 70' Challenger though.

 

[9880sts]

I have the BMP gas cap, works well. A 1/8 turn to loosen it, then spin it out with one finger. When you tighten it, it stays in place:


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How did you install the Tugger strap on the back ??? any more pictures ?? Thanks

 

[Mr Ford40]

Its not my major either. I try not to ever quote at all. It usually gets blown out of context when I do and is then used against me.

I myself got hammered once giving Habanero Hot Sauce away at the Drag Races with my Race Car Operation years ago, when the labels on that product said "Compliments of Big Timmy's Chile Products". It should have said "Complements of Big Timmy's Chile Products". Wait a minute, or was it the other way around??? LOL!

No, I don't market hot sauce anymore. Only knock myself out a 5 to 7 gallon batch for personal stash every 5 years or so now.

Back in the late 90s it was like 50 to 75 gallons every month. It kept myself pretty busy running a business and doing the Hot Sauce thing on the side. I even grew all my own Chiles. It always kept race gas in the 8 second 70' Challenger though.

Big Timmy A man of my own hart . Those chili's a bloody good (Ghost Chilli) not the night before you ride though , knee braces , boots , and mx pants dont make for a quick stop.