Has anyone here heard of RT-P fires

[Djstephens]

Has anyone here heard of RT-P fires due to the crash bars and the tank? I've got two, but this is the first I had ever read about such. Are there any other incedents out there?
<br /> http://home.comcast.n...s/Firebike.htm (http://home.comcast.net/~photoburg1/)


http://bmwsporttouring.com/ubbthreads/showflat.php/Cat/0/Number/311608/an/0/page/0

http://bmwsporttouring.com/files/311608-Fireweb1.jpg

[PUDGYPAINTGUY]

Looks like a scene from Detroit on a Saturday evening Phot Shopped onto a forest background...lol. I have not heard of a fire specific to an RT-P though.

[Easy]

Sounds like one of the Harley Dealerships bought a digital camera with Photoshop or should I say Photocrop. BMW must be doing well. See http://www.statesman.com/news/content/news/stories/local/12/04/4motorofficers.html

News to me. No govt. recalls either.

Easy :german

"A lie told often enough becomes the truth."
Lenin (1870 - 1924)

[Motor31]

I haven't heard or seen anything regarding RT-P fires but there were a couple RT fires that were posted here a while back. They were the result of the harness shorting out and specific to the 2000 models in the examples I saw IIRC. I might be wrong about the year of the bike.

[CTHalk]

I think if you crashed your RT-P hard enough for the crash bars to puncture the tank......fire would be the least of your worries. This based on my seeing the bracing under the tupperware. I think the tank would pop loose from it's mounts before the guard would puncture it. H.

[FredRydr]

Could be an angry defendant.

Fred

[CTHalk]

WoW! After reading the posts about the accident...... wow. At a time like that adrenalin helps one move..fast! And the knowledge of ignition probably makes one move a little faster! And that fire...the fuel lines are near the right side bottom of the tank, maybe they got ripped off as the crash bar mounting arm got forced by the tank? The tank is just a blob now, so it will never be known. Maybe the crash bar also protected his knee? Tough to tell when things happen in a split second. Heal well, and don't lament the bike.

As a side note, My home was saved from an early morning basement fire by some firefighters. As I was awakened at 5:15 AM the smoke was gushing out from under the basement door like high pressure water. I'll never forget the sight. I'll never forget the fact that there was a thin layer of smoke at the ceiling as I ran uptairs to get my family, and thirty seconds (if that) later, as we ran down the stairs, the smoke was at head level. Ten seconds after I ran out the door, I ran back in to get our cherished pet. Ten seconds later, the smoke was at my waist, and I ducked and ran outside. When I turned around, the house was filled with solid black smoke. I mean solid. Smoke that would kill in an instant if breathed in. So, in one minute, it went from a thin layer at the ceiling to solid black and deadly. The firefighters showed up, and charged right in (and down that basement stairway). That is courage on the level of Iwo Jima! The Chief told me that If I had not gotten up when I did, another minute, and we never would have gotten up! Needless to say, every time I see a fire fighter, I quietly thank God. Sounds kind of cliche, but if you ever had a brush with fire, when you realize just how close you came, you realize just how special fire fighters are. What woke me up? The barking stray dog I had taken home the afternoon before! Yes, I believe in karma. Hal

[The_Veg]

Don't forget that the RTP has tallish bars that go way up the side of the fairing. That would be far easier to smash into the tank than the lower 'civilian' type that just make a loop near the cylinders.

[Djstephens]

Yeah the article was eye opening, but I still like the crash protection offered by them. I had seen soo many photo's of motorcycle wrecks, and worked more than my fair share of vehicle wrecks, but had never seen a bike burn. Most of the wrecks I've worked were pretty traumatic, but nothing like what you see on TV. It's always a risk though.

[Djstephens]

I'm pretty talented with photoshop manipulation myself, but must say based on the post in the links, and close observation of the photo it looks pretty real to me. But then I've only been a graphic artist just a few years longer than I had been an EMT-P. No kidding though, Kinda freaky

Thanks for the info on the RT wiring fires Moto31. I'll see what I can find there. It's always something in the back of my mind.

[Fritzc]

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<br /> http://home.comcast.n...s/Firebike.htm (http://home.comcast.net/~photoburg1/)

I really enjoyed the photos of A to Z firehouse pics with your firebike.

Too bad you couldn't have followed up on the picture of Intercourse PA with Colon, and Climax, Michigan.

[lkchris]

So far, data indicates ONE RT-P fire.

Suppose there's been at least one Harley and one Kawasaki fire?

I would.

[Motor31]

With sufficient impact damage ANY motorvehicle with a fuel leak can have a fire. It would only be a real concern if the fire broke out without any collision, such as the already reported wiring fires on a couple 02's.