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Offline LandRocket

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Bike catches fire at the pump, rider saved but not the bike
« on: October 09, 2015, 07:13:33 PM »
Thought this was an interesting article for discussion. How would this happen?

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3266373/Motorbike-burst-flames-Georgia-gas-station-rider-saved-bystanders.html
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Re: Bike catches fire at the pump, rider saved but not the bike
« Reply #1 on: October 09, 2015, 07:39:34 PM »
Quote from: LandRocket on October 09, 2015, 07:13:33 PM
Thought this was an interesting article for discussion. How would this happen?

"it overflowed and suddenly burst into flames" - not a good situation.
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Re: Bike catches fire at the pump, rider saved but not the bike
« Reply #2 on: October 09, 2015, 07:49:37 PM »
Maybe he was afraid that the bike wouldn't start again if he turned it off.
Can't really think of another reason for him to keep it running while filling up.
And what caught his attention so as to overfill the tank?  A pretty girl?  Who knows?

Maybe the pump failed to shut off as most of them do around here.

Bet he won't do that again.
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Re: Bike catches fire at the pump, rider saved but not the bike
« Reply #3 on: October 09, 2015, 10:15:56 PM »
That sucks.  I'm not afraid of much, but fire is at the top of my list.  Kudos for the guys who ran into it to help, not sure I'd have the balls to do that.  There is a reason they have those signs that say "Shut off the engine".

One more reason to NOT sit on your bike while refueling.  We have a thread about that.

http://www.zggtr.org/index.php?topic=20109.0
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Re: Bike catches fire at the pump, rider saved but not the bike
« Reply #4 on: October 10, 2015, 06:19:09 AM »
Was there jihadi spiders involved?
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Re: Bike catches fire at the pump, rider saved but not the bike
« Reply #5 on: October 10, 2015, 06:59:56 AM »
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The story on CNN has the witnesses saying that the guy not only left his bike running while fueling but that he had his music cranked so loud that he couldn't hear anyone yelling a warning to him that the fuel was overflowing or that the fire had started.  :o
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Re: Bike catches fire at the pump, rider saved but not the bike
« Reply #6 on: October 10, 2015, 07:03:08 AM »
Quote from: gPink on October 10, 2015, 06:19:09 AM
Was there jihadi spiders involved?

Spiders flicking their BICs, not good!
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Re: Bike catches fire at the pump, rider saved but not the bike
« Reply #7 on: October 10, 2015, 09:31:16 AM »
Quote from: Nosmo on October 09, 2015, 10:15:56 PM

One more reason to NOT sit on your bike while refueling. 


I looked at the videos a few times and I could be wrong BUT I don't think he was sitting on it.
The engine was running and he overfilled it.  Then fell on the ground and other rushed in.
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Re: Bike catches fire at the pump, rider saved but not the bike
« Reply #8 on: October 10, 2015, 10:37:16 AM »
Saw it once on the local news after my wife told me about it. Looked like he was off the bike and holding the nozzle at arms length with the engine running. No way he could see it approaching full from arms' length. He was lucky.
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Re: Bike catches fire at the pump, rider saved but not the bike
« Reply #9 on: October 10, 2015, 08:59:40 PM »
No, I realize he wasn't sitting on it, just saying that if you need another reason not to, this would be it.
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Re: Bike catches fire at the pump, rider saved but not the bike
« Reply #10 on: October 10, 2015, 10:39:25 PM »
Quote from: Nosmo on October 10, 2015, 08:59:40 PM
No, I realize he wasn't sitting on it, just saying that if you need another reason not to, this would be it.

He wasn't really sitting "on" it. He was leaning on it while it was on the side stand. Yeah I fill up while on the bike. As careful as I can and always turn the bike off. It's a thing I have to have a level tank when filling it. On the stand it's not level. MY OCD WON"T ALLOW IT!!!  :loco:
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Re: Bike catches fire at the pump, rider saved but not the bike
« Reply #11 on: October 11, 2015, 01:22:01 PM »
I think someone figured out a way to get out from under some payments.  ;)
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Re: Bike catches fire at the pump, rider saved but not the bike
« Reply #12 on: October 11, 2015, 03:16:03 PM »
Paging Strawboss..... paging Strawboss: Dave, we need you in this thread STAT!

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Where is that Ebola epidemic when you need it?  ;) ;D

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Re: Bike catches fire at the pump, rider saved but not the bike
« Reply #13 on: October 12, 2015, 08:47:36 AM »
Poor guy. Tough way to learn a lesson.
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