2 valve on fire

[PHS]

In Luxembourg, 2 weeks ago.

Throttle hung and while braking the bike hard, my pal stepped off, missing me by inches.
Bike and driver went into the railing with app. 60km/h.
Most importantly: he only suffered bruises (and was of course wearing full gear despite the 32 degrees Celcius).

 

[Hermann (aus E)]

Oh, God...

 

[ehemaliges Mitglied]

Hi
Was it an Animal?
Is Not so good.
The Driver is okay?

HPMaggus

 

[SRalf]

Interessant ist daran, dass gefilmt wird, aber keinerlei Löschversuche erkennbar sind

 

[juekl]

Interessant ist daran, dass gefilmt wird, aber keinerlei Löschversuche erkennbar sind

passierte nach der Pinkelpause

 

[PHS]

Hi
Was it an Animal?
Is Not so good.
The Driver is okay?

HPMaggus

It was a defect from the throttle.
The driver is ook!

 

[PHS]

Interessant ist daran, dass gefilmt wird, aber keinerlei Löschversuche erkennbar sind

With what should we try to do that? Pee on it?
I don't carry a fire extinguisher with me. Do you?

This was 2 minutes after the crash.
A passing car put on al full powder extinghuiser. No effect.

Also, with still some 20 liters of fuel in the tank, it was not very safe being near.
Firebrigade had us stand away before putting water on it.
After a minute or 10, the tank blew....then they put water on it.

I wouldn't want be peeing on it when that happened.

 

[ehemaliges Mitglied]

Interessant ist daran, dass gefilmt wird, aber keinerlei Löschversuche erkennbar sind

Ich möchte dir nicht zu nahe treten.
ABER DAS PINCKELST DU NICHT GRAD MAL AUS
und dein plastik Jäckchen als löschdecke?
Mach dich nicht lächerlich.
Das ist verdammt heiß.

 

[SRalf]

Also erstmal: Ich wollte niemandem zu nahe treten.
Es ist mir vollkommen klar, dass so ein Brand schwer zu löschen ist. Reifen, Sprit ... da würde ich auch einen möglichst grossen Abstand halten!
Die Bilder und der Kommentar von gestern waren eindrücklich.

 

[Gast 23088]

Holy crap!

Luck for the driver, but what a pity for the nice G/S!

Hope the insurance will pay the bill - including the extras (look like an USD-Fork and longer swinging arm, for example)

 

[PHS]

Holy crap!

Luck for the driver, but what a pity for the nice G/S!

Hope the insurance will pay the bill - including the extras (look like an USD-Fork and longer swinging arm, for example)

Money is not unimportant, but he'll survive the cash out (with all the modifications, the ones you very sharply noticed, but also Siebenrock etc etc, you could buy a new LC....).

It's more that he has built it up from the ground.
It has seen a lot of action. you can see the reports in my footnote.
It was his "wind down" bike.
He also owns a R9T which was not his favourite....

Anyway. He's going to rebuild it with the frame as startingpoint!

 

[Gast 23088]

It's more that he has built it up from the ground.
It has seen a lot of action.

I know exactly what you`re talking about!

For similar reasons my R80GS still has it`s place in my garage (beside the R80G/S I bought 2016 and my beloved 1200 GS)