Posted by saddlebag on July 8, 2011, 7:25 pm
http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/dayton-news/man-dogs-escape-after-harley-backfire-starts-blaze-1202863.html
Posted by The Older Gentleman on July 8, 2011, 10:02 pm
> For the mechanically challenged, would someone pls explain how
> that could happen? Is it more likely with carbs or fuel injection?
Never heard of it happening with FI, but I know two people whose carbed
bikes have gone up in flames from backfires. A Ducati 900SS (bevel
drive), and a Triumph TR6R, to be precise. The Triumph went up twice,
believe it or not.
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Posted by Rob Kleinschmidt on July 8, 2011, 11:21 pm
On Jul 8, 6:02 pm, totallydeadmail...@yahoo.co.uk (The Older
Gentleman) wrote:
> > For the mechanically challenged, would someone pls explain how
> > that could happen? Is it more likely with carbs or fuel injection?
> Never heard of it happening with FI, but I know two people whose carbed
> bikes have gone up in flames from backfires. A Ducati 900SS (bevel
> drive), and a Triumph TR6R, to be precise. The Triumph went up twice,
> believe it or not.
Same owner both times on the Triumph ? Amazing !! Second
time, I'd have been tempted to let it burn.
Posted by Rob Kleinschmidt on July 9, 2011, 2:17 am
> On 7/8/2011 7:21 PM, Rob Kleinschmidt wrote:
> > Same owner both times on the Triumph ? Amazing !! Second
> > time, I'd have been tempted to let it burn.
> As Triumph owner [but not yet a rider], I take umbrage
> with that comment!
So I'm really curious. How many times would it have to
catch fire before you would also let it burn ? At some
point, I'd figure that it was fulfilling some karmic mission
that it was put on the earth to execute.
Posted by The Older Gentleman on July 9, 2011, 10:35 am
> > On 7/8/2011 7:21 PM, Rob Kleinschmidt wrote:
> >
> > > Same owner both times on the Triumph ? Amazing !! Second
> > > time, I'd have been tempted to let it burn.
> >
> > As Triumph owner [but not yet a rider], I take umbrage
> > with that comment!
>
> So I'm really curious. How many times would it have to
> catch fire before you would also let it burn ? At some
> point, I'd figure that it was fulfilling some karmic mission
> that it was put on the earth to execute.
This is making me giggle. I have a mental image of some shonky old
Trumpet committing ritual suttee, while high priests (men in brown
coats) gesture with Whitworth spanners and throw cupfuls of dirty old
straight 50 grade oil on the flames.
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BMW K1100LT Ducati 750SS Triumph Street Triple Honda CB400F
Suzuki TS250 Suzuki GN250 chateaudotmurrayatidnetdotcom
Nothing damages a machine more than an ignoramus with a manual, a
can-do attitude and a set of cheap tools
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> that could happen? Is it more likely with carbs or fuel injection?