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Penders_xb12r
Posted on Thursday, May 03, 2007 - 09:13 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
My xb caught on fire. Its an '06 xb12r with 2200 miles. The dealership is quoted me $4500 to fix it. Will the insurance company total the bike?
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Kowpow225
Posted on Thursday, May 03, 2007 - 09:22 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
If it's worth more than the $4500 they probably won't. I dunno. I prefer to avoid the insurance scam *ahem* man.

What was the problem? Frame rupture or something?

(Message edited by kowpow225 on May 03, 2007)
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Buellshyter
Posted on Thursday, May 03, 2007 - 09:22 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
Damn, that sucks
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Penders_xb12r
Posted on Thursday, May 03, 2007 - 09:33 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
I need a new wiring harness, alot of sensors, fuel lines, oil lines, primary cover(or paint), swingarm(or powder coat), rear subframe, rear shock, and lots of different hoses and stuff.
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Lost_in_ohio
Posted on Thursday, May 03, 2007 - 09:33 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
A guess at what happened??????
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Spiderman
Posted on Thursday, May 03, 2007 - 09:43 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
oh, oh, oh, Mr. Carter, Mr. Carter...

Headlights?
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Ft_bstrd
Posted on Thursday, May 03, 2007 - 10:14 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
See! Your bike was so hot with the extended swing arm, it spontaneously combusted.

Dude, that sucks. Fires are tricky things from an insurance standpoint. It's very difficult to get everything back in shape. How long was it on fire? Where did the fire start? Do you know for certain that the frame didn't buckle from the fire? Was there any engine damage?
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Penders_xb12r
Posted on Friday, May 04, 2007 - 04:13 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
Fuel line broke and started spraying gas directly towards the exhaust, it was on fire for like 3 min, until i got a fire extinguisher
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Gentleman_jon
Posted on Friday, May 04, 2007 - 05:52 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
A cynic might observe that perhaps you put the fire out too soon.

The thing is to total the bike without burning down the garage.

Tricky bit of business, of course, and rather difficult to practice properly, if you follow me.

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Kowpow225
Posted on Sunday, May 06, 2007 - 03:37 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)


The question then becomes how long can you let 'er roast before the neighbors notice. *HONESTY AHEAD* I've had a fascination with fire since I was a kid.
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Firemanjim
Posted on Monday, May 07, 2007 - 02:15 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
"I've had a fascination with fire since I was a kid."--look where that got me---
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Blake
Posted on Monday, May 07, 2007 - 03:43 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
Any idea what might have caused the full line to" break"?
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Toona
Posted on Tuesday, May 08, 2007 - 10:23 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
hmmm, aluminum frame----fire----heat removing temper from aluminum frame, frame flex/warp.....sounds like a road I wouldn't want to go down (pun intended)
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Fullpower
Posted on Wednesday, May 09, 2007 - 06:37 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
UHHHMMMMMM What do you suppose caused the fuel line to break? was this a stock installation? who and what service work was last performed in that region?
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