That is really bad news man, glad you're still here to tell the tale though.

If the aftermarket parts were listed on your insurance they need to stay on.

Be careful about jumping in and replacing things. An assessor can see when things have been replaced and that kind of thing will not bode well for you. Do it if you want, just letting you know it might be frowned upon.

Michael

Everything was sadly listed on my insurance at retail value, and I'm covered for up to 3k for parts, accessories, and add-ons (including my gear) so, I wont be saving the community and striping the bike for ya'll...

You dont want it anyway. The fire was so hot, it melted all the aluminum into a ball. The bracker for the left engine guard is warped, as is the frame, rim, tank (its like it melted).

The petcock, all the wiring, and that stuff just kinda burnt away. Ill take a pic of the pig-iron rear brake cylinder and gas cap. Shattered.

Unfortunatly, besides the front end which even has some melting, there isn't much on this bike I'd want to give back to the community.

Even my shiney freshly painted clip on's, the left side is bent up, and forward. Probably isn't safe anymore. 

I cried like a little Buddha Loves You when I was telling steph.

Quote from: xunedeinx on April 21, 2012, 04:29:25 AM
Everything was sadly listed on my insurance at retail value, and I'm covered for up to 3k for parts, accessories, and add-ons (including my gear) so, I wont be saving the community and striping the bike for ya'll...

You dont want it anyway. The fire was so hot, it melted all the aluminum into a ball. The bracker for the left engine guard is warped, as is the frame, rim, tank (its like it melted).

The petcock, all the wiring, and that stuff just kinda burnt away. Ill take a pic of the pig-iron rear brake cylinder and gas cap. Shattered.

Unfortunatly, besides the front end which even has some melting, there isn't much on this bike I'd want to give back to the community.

Even my shiney freshly painted clip on's, the left side is bent up, and forward. Probably isn't safe anymore. 

I cried like a little Buddha Loves You when I was telling steph.

Man I feel for you BUT as I stated before the bike can be replaced and YOU cannot. It might not be much comfort to you but to everyone else its great you are here to tell us.

Usually on a total the buy back from insurance first rights are yours - not to the salvage yard the ins company has contracted with, and and the buy back is usually a % of the amount they pay out. In NC it was 10% if older than 10 years and 15% if newer than 10.
I got both a savage and my GS back that way from crashes.
Cool.
Buddha.

Ouch!  As they teach in MSF, always have an emergency plan..."If a dog runs out in front of me, ramp off of the little SOB and land in the lake to prevent spontaneous combustion."  How's that?

You are going to get enough money from insurance to get a new bike, and you are ok.  This is good news man.  You had a high side and you Were well enough to try to get back on her afterwards.  That's a great story in itself.  Do you have any injuries at all?

Condolences , dude, that was a nice lookin bike ... depending on the ordinances where u live, that dog's owner may have some legal culpability; your account indicates the fire dept may be good witnesses if ya wanna pursue it.

Wow, that is the craziest ride I have ever heard of.  Normally you here about a crash but not 2 with an end result of fire.  Im very sorry as well my friend.  I really, really hope that you get another GS and stay on the board with us.  It would be a shame to lose you over a freakin off leash Dog.  Keep us posted on how the insurance thing goes for you.  Hang in there buddy.  You WILL RIDE AGAIN!  Peace.

Ahh, you're still a 'twinner.

Glad you're not hurt bad.  Hope you get back on two wheels soon.

Glad you're okay man!!

Sucks about the bike.

but hopefully the insurance payout lets you smile 

Damn! Definitely glad you were able to walk away from that one. Good luck with you next steps!

Holy hell!!!!

You are alive and OK. That is most important.
Everything else is trivial.

Take some time and whatever you do, stay with the forum.

Can anyone explain what caused the fire?

"It blew, guess a gass line" Even so, you still need spark to make the fuel burn so I don't understand what happened 

Maybe a flash fire from the surface heat of the motor? Or maybe some steel grinding a rock on it's way down? Either way, where there's a combustible liquid there's a potential fire.

First off I am glad you're ok and you will be getting another bike. Definitely should have run the dog over it would have been much less fiery.

Anything could have caused the fire. Remember there is also a battery in there that could have shorted in one thousand different ways.

Anyway, glad you're ok. Now go bike shopping.

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I'll ride on, and I'll always be on here, as I am with redpepperracing.com and thirdgen.com.

Doubt I'll get another gs500 anytime soon, int he future, most likely.

used my friends 2003 R6 today for 200 miles, actually more comfortable for me than the gs.

He made me promise not to detail it cause he felt bad, I promised him I wouldn't.

And I lied.



Polished the AL bits so bright they look like chrome. Bike looks almost brand spanking new.

It has 38k miles.

Wow, glad ur ok. that fire, holyyyy shaZam! dude, good thing the bike wasnt on top of u

damn dude, glad you made it out ok. darwin called, and said you should just let nature take its course and take the damn dog out.


this is quite sad.

wow. I just saw this thread.

that r6 DOES look nice though!